▁a ▁Paul ▁Sch oles ▁goal ▁around ▁ten ▁minutes ▁from ▁time . ▁ ▁United ▁then ▁played ▁at ▁home ▁to ▁Ful ham ▁where ▁they ▁exact ed ▁direct ▁reven ge ▁for ▁the ▁ 3 – 0 ▁defeat ▁at ▁Cra ven ▁C ott age ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁season ▁after ▁two ▁goals ▁from ▁Wayne ▁Ro oney , ▁from ▁cross es ▁by ▁N ani ▁and ▁Ber bat ov ▁and ▁a ▁late ▁third ▁from ▁Dim itar ▁Ber bat ov ▁himself ▁gave ▁United ▁a ▁win ▁as ▁comfortable ▁as ▁the ▁sc or eline ▁suggested . ▁ ▁United s ' ▁next ▁league ▁game ▁was ▁at ▁home ▁against ▁bitter ▁riv als , ▁Liverpool . ▁The ▁Mer se ys ide ▁team ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁last ▁three ▁games ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁sides , ▁including ▁the ▁ 2 – 0 ▁win ▁at ▁An field ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁season . ▁It ▁looked ▁like ▁a ▁fourth ▁straight ▁league ▁win ▁might ▁be ▁on ▁the ▁cards ▁when ▁Fernando ▁Tor res ▁scored ▁after ▁just ▁four ▁minutes ▁from ▁a ▁D irk ▁Ku yt ▁cross . ▁However , ▁the ▁lead ▁last ed ▁only ▁a ▁few ▁minutes ▁before ▁J avier ▁Mas cher ano ▁pulled ▁down ▁Antonio ▁Val encia . ▁The ▁challenge ▁began ▁outside ▁the ▁penalty ▁area , ▁but ▁– ▁on ▁the ▁advice ▁of ▁his ▁assistant ▁ref eree ▁– ▁official ▁Howard ▁Web b ▁gave ▁a ▁penalty . ▁Pe pe ▁Re ina ▁saved ▁the ▁kick ▁from ▁Wayne ▁Ro oney , ▁but ▁could ▁only ▁par ry ▁the ▁ball ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁forward ▁who ▁buried ▁the ▁re bound . ▁The ▁game ▁remained ▁at ▁ 1 – 1 ▁until