Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson’s men demonstrated their ability to rise from the ashes yet again and registered three points at the expense of the struggling visitors.
With mid-week trip to Galatasaray yielding a positive result in terms of the performance by his youngsters, Fergie resumed business as normal after naming Wayne Rooney, Robin Van Persie and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rio-Ferdinand-c31173 in the starting line-up.
Meanwhile, on the other end, relegation battlers Queens Park http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Rangers-c40314, were effectively manager less, as coach Mark Hughes was sacked and his successor Harry Redknapp watched from the stands.
Considering their home advantage, United were always going to dominate from the start and almost had their noses in front within fifteen minutes.
Rafael collected the ball on the wing and when most QPR defenders expected him to launch a high cross, the right-back played a cheeky pass to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Robin-van-Persie-c31380.
The Dutchman looked up and found http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Paul-Scholes-c29394 in space, but the midfielder failed to threaten the goal and struggled to get the ball out of his feet.
That was about as good as it got for the 19-time English champions in the first half and Ferguson made no changes during the break either.
With the crowd against them and their fate tested to the limit, the R’s somehow managed to get the opening goal of the night and celebrated with all their might.
Jamie Mackie’s intricate finish from close was enough to beat http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Anders-Lindegaard-c5553, as Sir Alex’s men went behind.
Nonetheless, the tactician responded in kind and sent on Anderson alongside Chicharito to change things.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Jonny-Evans-c19085, who manage to turn it in on his 100th Premier League game.
If that wasn’t enough for a fairytale goal, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Darren-Fletcher-c10361, set the Theatre of Dreams alight in a befitting manner after giving his side the lead from yet another Rooney corner.
The Scot battled injury throughout the season and it was a special moment, as he netted the crucial goal exactly a year after his last Premiership outing.
Substitutes Hernandez and Anderson showcased their quality shortly after, as the duo combined to great effect and gave United some much needed breathing space.
For all their defensive frailties, QPR deserved credit for their efforts, but unfortunately it wasn’t enough, as Ferguson’s troops ran out comfortable winners at the end.
The Scottish coach, fresh from his statue unveiling, looked sombre after United conceded but was all praise for his players, particularly Anderson, after managing to secure yet another three points.
"http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Anderson-c5565 made a difference, there's no doubt about that. We expected that QPR would have a sudden surge of determination and enthusiasm. It happens all the time when a team loses its manager. That's exactly what we saw today. There were very determined, they worked hard. They played good football at times and had some good counterattacking play but I thought we were a little lethargic.
Continuing, the former Aberdeen boss reiterated that until the introduction of Anderson, the Reds had failed to get into top gear and could have succumbed to defeat had it not been for his impact.
"It was too easy to give away possession in the first half in particular but when they scored, Anderson came on and we came to life,” Ferguson was quoted as saying to the media.
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