▁excellent ▁ac rob atic ▁save ▁to ▁den y ▁Jam ie ▁O ' H ara . ▁It ▁took ▁nearly ▁half ▁an ▁hour ▁before ▁United ▁had ▁found ▁the ▁net . ▁Ro oney ▁won ▁a ▁penalty ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁fou led ▁by ▁Michael ▁Brown ▁inside ▁the ▁penalty ▁area ; ▁he ▁himself ▁stepped ▁up ▁to ▁slot ▁the ▁resulting ▁penalty ▁home ▁despite ▁As mir ▁Beg ović ▁t ipping ▁the ▁cur ling ▁ball . ▁Par ity ▁was ▁short - l ived ▁as ▁Kevin - Pr ince ▁Bo at eng ▁equal ised ▁for ▁the ▁hosts ▁just ▁eight ▁minutes ▁later ▁via ▁another ▁penalty ▁goal ▁after ▁Ser bian ▁international ▁N eman ja ▁V idi ć ▁cl ums ily ▁fou led ▁Fr éd éric ▁Pi qu ion ne . ▁Nevertheless , ▁United ▁put ▁on ▁a ▁master - class ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁Wayne ▁Ro oney ▁scoring ▁his ▁first ▁hat - tr ick ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁another ▁penalty ▁and ▁a ▁super b ▁tap - in . ▁Three ▁minutes ▁from ▁time , ▁G ig gs ▁bag ged ▁his ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁Premier ▁League ▁goal ▁with ▁a ▁cur ling ▁free ▁kick ▁on ▁the ▁e ve ▁of ▁his ▁ 3 6 th ▁birth day . ▁ ▁Three ▁days ▁after ▁a ▁shock ▁ 1 – 0 ▁home ▁defeat ▁by ▁A ston ▁Villa , ▁United ▁were ▁visited ▁by ▁Wol ver ham pton ▁W ander ers ▁on ▁ 1 5 ▁December . ▁Wol ves ▁last ed ▁ 3 0 ▁minutes ▁before ▁falling ▁behind ▁to ▁a ▁Wayne ▁Ro oney ▁penalty ▁which ▁was ▁awarded ▁after ▁Ron ald ▁Z