United wins the derby mach

Giggs battles




Ronaldo's rocket





Finally Tevez scores

Man Utd 1-0 Arsenal

Ronaldo threatens






United's dominance soon results in the opening goal






Fergie patrols the touch line




It's disappointment for Arsenal

Porto 0-1 Man Utd

Cristiano Ronaldo, playing in his native Portugal, opens the scoring with a 39.6-yard thunderbolt in the sixth minute



The game gets tense with half-an-hour left, both teams knowing that a single goal will send Porto through



United hold firm and become the first English club to win at Porto in the competition, and secure an all-Premier League semi-final

Sunderland 1-2 Man Utd

Sunderland 1-2 Man Utd




The champions take an early lead when Paul Scholes heads home from Wayne Rooney's cross




Kenwyne Jones beats Ben Foster 10 minutes into the second half




Federico Macheda comes off the bench to score the winner as the Red Devils go back to the top

Man Utd 0-0 Tottenham (4-1 pens)

Spurs winger Aaron Lennon tries to get the better of Patrice Evra




Croatian midfielder Luka Modric becomes increasingly effective for Spurs but good chances are few as the first half ends goalless




Soon after the hour Ledley King appears to trip Cristiano Ronaldo but Chris Foy books the winger for diving rather than award a penalty



With the game in injury time, Ronaldo cracks a powerful shot against the post but it stays out and extra-time ensues




There are no goals during the following 30 minutes meaning a penalty shoot-out: Jamie O'Hara fails to convert Spurs' first kick



We are the Championssssssssssssss

Derby 1-4 Man Utd

Nani celebrates in style



Darron Gibson's strike just before the half-time interval





United look to have sealed the win as Cristiano Ronaldo scores just after the break with a brilliant header from Ryan Giggs' corner




United score a fourth through Danny Wellbeck who finishes off a delightful move by slotting home in the 81st minute at Pride Park

West Ham 0-1 Man Utd

Rio Ferdinand returns to Upton Park





Carlton Cole may be in this week's England squad but Nemanja Vidic's defence has yet to conceed to an Englishman this season




The first half has more industry than chances




Edwin van der Sar, recently setting an English record, is closing in on a variety of British league records for minutes without conceeding




Ryan Giggs beats two West Ham defenders before scoring the game's only goal

West Brom 0-5 Man Utd

Dimitar Berbatov slots United ahead after playing a delightful one-two with Michael Carrick in the 22nd minute




Baggies captain Paul Robinson is harshly sent off by referee Rob Styles after a challenge on Ji-Sung Park five minutes from the break




Scott Carson drops Ryan Giggs's free-kick allowing Carlos Tevez to fire into an empty net on the stroke of half-time





United move into a comfortable lead as Nemanja Vidic glances Ryan Giggs's corner into the West Brom net in the 60th minute





Cristiano Ronaldo scores twice in eight minutes to wrap up a comprehensive win that extends United's lead at the top of the table

Manchester United v Wigan:

Cristiano Ronaldo shows off his Fifa World Player of the Year award to the crowd before kick-off




Just 54 seconds of the game has elapsed and Wayne Rooney puts United ahead




Carlos Tevez replaces the injured Rooney and goes on to miss a great chance after having skipped past Wigan goalkeeper Chris Kirkland




Tevez's miss proves irrelevant as United struggle past Wigan to move within two points of league leaders Liverpool with a game in hand

Man Utd 3-0 Chelsea

Inter Milan boss Jose Mourinho is among the crowd as he undertakes a scouting mission to Old Trafford




Cristiano Ronaldo attempts to go on a dangerous run but gets upended by Frank Lampard




Tempers flare shortly before the half hour when Portuguese compatriots Carvalho and Ronaldo tangle and both get booked



The hosts appear to take the lead just before the break but a flag-waving assistant sees that Ronaldo's headed effort is ruled out




Fortunately for them the corner is re-taken and Nemanja Vidic arrives at the far post to head the Red Devils into a half-time lead




Rooney doubles United's advantage when he meets Patrice Evra's cross and volleys home from between Ashley Cole's legs




Dimitar Berbatov seals the win in the 87th minute as Man Utd go third

Man Utd v Middlesbrough as it happened

United parade the Fifa 2008 Club World Cup before kick-off




Middlesbrough look to hit United on the counter-attack





Ronaldo sends a dipping free-kick wide of Ross Turnbull's left-hand post as United probe for the opening goal




Emanuel Pogatetz and Ronaldo enjoy a running battle, and the United man gives as good as he gets





David Wheater fails to clear Michael Carrick's left-wing cross, Dimitar Berbatov is on hand to volley past Turnbull







Berbatov's 69th-minute strike is enough to give United all three points as Old Trafford breathes a sigh of relief