Wayne Rooney's first-minute effort was enough to give Manchester United victory in a hard-fought north-west derby with Wigan Athletic at Old Trafford.
Dimitar Berbatov set the move going with a superb pass to Cristiano Ronaldo on the right flank.
The Portugal wide man then delivered a dangerous, low cross to the near post that was flicked on by Michael Carrick to leave Rooney with a three-yard tap-in.
It was Rooney's ninth goal of the season - and not long afterwards he was crossing for Ronaldo, who was unable to increase his own tally.
It proved to be a brief appearance for Rooney, who limped off after only six minutes with what appeared to be a hamstring injury.
For Carlos Tevez at least, it was good news as the Argentina striker was quickly introduced.
Nani's cross was just too long for Ronaldo; then Berbatov's inspired, long ball aimed for Tevez was just off target as well.
Yet if it had not been for the goal, Wigan would have been quite pleased with their start.
Steve Bruce's men were seeing plenty of the ball, with Emile Heskey drilling a long-range shot wide.
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