time , ▁but ▁Michael ▁Car rick ▁had ▁his ▁kick ▁saved ▁by ▁Brian ▁J ensen , ▁low ▁to ▁the ▁goal keeper ' s ▁right . ▁As ▁the ▁Red s ▁– ▁we aring ▁their ▁all - black ▁change ▁strip ▁– ▁searched ▁for ▁an ▁equal iser , ▁the ▁final ▁ball ▁kept ▁ev ading ▁them ▁and ▁several ▁moves ▁came ▁to ▁nothing , ▁leaving ▁United ▁to ▁end ure ▁a ▁defeat ▁by ▁the ▁newly ▁promoted ▁club . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁mid - week ▁set back , ▁United ▁returned ▁to ▁winning ▁ways ▁at ▁the ▁week end , ▁be ating ▁W igan ▁Athlet ic ▁ 5 – 0 ▁at ▁the ▁D W ▁Stadium ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁August . ▁Despite ▁a ▁go all ess ▁first ▁half , ▁Wayne ▁Ro oney ▁scored ▁his ▁ 1 0 0 th ▁and ▁ 1 0 1 st ▁goals ▁for ▁Manchester ▁United , ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁one ▁from ▁Dim itar ▁Ber bat ov . ▁Michael ▁O wen ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁compet itive ▁goal ▁for ▁the ▁club ▁five ▁minutes ▁from ▁full - time , ▁before ▁N ani ▁made ▁it ▁five ▁with ▁a ▁free - k ick ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁minute ▁of ▁injury ▁time . ▁ ▁United ▁faced ▁their ▁first ▁" big ▁four " ▁opposition ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁August , ▁when ▁they ▁hosted ▁Ar sen al ▁at ▁Old ▁Tra ff ord . ▁Ar sen al ▁opened ▁the ▁scoring ▁five ▁minutes ▁from ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁half ▁through ▁And rey ▁Ar sh av in ; ▁the ▁Russian ▁play maker ▁had ▁been ▁denied ▁a ▁penalty