. ▁Burn ley ▁held ▁out ▁well ▁until ▁just ▁after ▁the ▁hour ▁mark ▁before ▁Dim itar ▁Ber bat ov ▁opened ▁the ▁scoring ▁from ▁close ▁range . ▁Five ▁minutes ▁later , ▁Wayne ▁Ro oney ▁sl otted ▁home ▁the ▁second ▁before ▁M ame ▁Bir am ▁Di ou f ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁United ▁goal ▁in ▁injury ▁time . ▁ ▁United ▁took ▁full ▁advantage ▁of ▁playing ▁their ▁home ▁game ▁against ▁H ull ▁before ▁Ch else a ▁played ▁to ▁go ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁table ▁( al beit ▁having ▁played ▁two ▁more ▁games ▁than ▁their ▁riv als ), ▁but ▁for ▁a ▁long ▁time ▁the ▁issue ▁was ▁in ▁doubt . ▁After ▁Wayne ▁Ro oney ▁scored ▁after ▁just ▁eight ▁minutes ▁both ▁teams ▁missed ▁a ▁ple th ora ▁of ▁ch ances ▁to ▁score . ▁Rio ▁Ferdinand ▁was ▁very ▁fort un ate ▁to ▁avoid ▁a ▁red ▁card ▁and ▁a ▁penalty ▁following ▁an ▁off - the - ball ▁incident ▁( for ▁which ▁he ▁would ▁later ▁be ▁ret ros pect ively ▁susp ended ▁for ▁three ▁games , ▁increased ▁to ▁four ▁after ▁his ▁appeal ▁was ▁turned ▁down ▁for ▁being ▁" f riv ol ous "). ▁With ▁just ▁eight ▁minutes ▁of ▁normal ▁time ▁remaining , ▁Ro oney ' s ▁early ▁goal ▁was ▁still ▁the ▁only ▁thing ▁separ ating ▁the ▁two ▁teams , ▁but ▁then ▁three ▁goals ▁in ▁quick ▁succession ▁– ▁all ▁from ▁Wayne ▁Ro oney ▁– ▁gave ▁United ▁a ▁ 4 – 0 ▁win . ▁It ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁that ▁Ro oney ▁had ▁scored ▁four ▁goals ▁in ▁a ▁professional ▁game ▁and ▁put ▁United ▁into ▁first ▁place ▁until