al ▁trouble ▁and ▁five ▁minutes ▁into ▁the ▁second ▁half ▁Park ▁Ji - s ung ▁broke ▁away ▁from ▁within ▁his ▁own ▁half ▁and , ▁despite ▁having ▁Ro oney ▁and ▁N ani ▁in ▁support , ▁sl otted ▁past ▁Al mun ia ▁to ▁se al ▁the ▁three ▁points . ▁A ▁late ▁goal ▁from ▁Thomas ▁Ver ma elen ▁( def lect ed ▁off ▁Jon ny ▁Evans ▁gave ▁Ar sen al ▁hope , ▁but ▁they ▁failed ▁to ▁find ▁another ▁goal ▁and ▁– ▁after ▁missed ▁ch ances ▁from ▁N ani ▁and ▁Ro oney , ▁the ▁game ▁ended ▁ 3 – 1 , ▁leaving ▁United ▁second , ▁one ▁point ▁behind ▁Ch else a ▁having ▁played ▁a ▁game ▁more . ▁Ch else a ▁then ▁failed ▁to ▁beat ▁H ull ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁top ▁three ▁having ▁all ▁played ▁ 2 4 ▁games , ▁Ch else a ▁two ▁points ▁ahead ▁of ▁United ▁with ▁Ar sen al ▁a ▁further ▁four ▁points ▁behind . ▁ ▁United ▁returned ▁( br ief ly ) ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁table ▁following ▁a ▁ 5 – 0 ▁thr ash ing ▁of ▁bottom ▁club ▁Port sm outh ▁at ▁home . ▁Despite ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁early ▁opportun ities ▁for ▁the ▁visitors , ▁including ▁a ▁Jon ny ▁Evans ▁clear ance ▁off ▁the ▁line , ▁United ▁took ▁the ▁lead ▁five ▁minutes ▁before ▁half - time ▁when ▁Wayne ▁Ro oney ▁head ed ▁home ▁a ▁Dar ren ▁F let cher ▁cross . ▁United ▁were ▁two ▁up ▁before ▁half - time ▁when ▁N ani ' s ▁cross ▁was ▁turned ▁into ▁his ▁own ▁net ▁by ▁Anthony