United return to Premier League peak
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Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates scoring against Wigan with Wayne Rooney (©Getty Images)
English Champions Manchester United FC went top of the Premier League for the first time this season after scoring four times in the second half to crush Wigan Athletic FC 4-0 at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Ronaldo double
Two goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and one each from Carlos Tévez and Wayne Rooney secured United's sixth successive league win without conceding a goal and took them above Arsenal FC into first place. United have 20 points from nine games but Arsenal, who have 19 from seven games, will reclaim the lead if they overcome Sunderland AFC at home on Sunday.
Tévez breakthrough
United, who had been struggling for goals this season, dominated the match against their near neighbours but did not make the breakthrough until the 54th minute when Tévez opened the scoring with a superbly-taken effort, firing low past goalkeeper Chris Kirkland. Ronaldo added the second five minutes later with a header after Kirkland had parried and the Portuguese international made it 3-0 (76) when he met Rooney's inviting, low cross from the left. Rooney rounded off the scoring with his first league goal of the season - a header - eight minutes from time.
Villa victory
Aston Villa FC defeated West Ham United FC 1-0 in the only other Premier League fixture on Saturday to climb up to fifth, Craig Gardner's deflected free-kick midway through the first half separating the teams. Eight further matches are played on Sunday.
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Manchester United have moved to the top of the table after beating Wigan Athletic 4–0 today. The goals came from Carlos Tévez, Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney in the second half.

United lost Nemanja Vidić to a concussion and John O'Shea to a dead leg in first half. Louis Saha injured himself in the warm-up. A patched-up Reds defence saw Gerard Piqué and Danny Simpson included alongside Rio Ferdinand and Patrice Evra.