ub ar ▁handled ▁Dar ron ▁Gib son ' s ▁corner ▁kick . ▁Two ▁minutes ▁before ▁the ▁interval , ▁N eman ja ▁V idi ć ▁– ▁ski pper ▁for ▁the ▁day ▁– ▁head ed ▁United ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁lead ▁despite ▁Marcus ▁H ahn emann ▁making ▁his ▁best ▁effort ▁to ▁stop ▁the ▁ball ▁crossing ▁the ▁line . ▁In ▁the ▁ 6 6 th ▁minute , ▁Antonio ▁Val encia ▁once ▁again ▁wrapped ▁up ▁another ▁ 3 – 0 ▁victory , ▁cur ling ▁his ▁effort ▁from ▁ 1 6 ▁yards ▁into ▁the ▁top ▁right - hand ▁corner ▁after ▁neat ▁play ▁from ▁Dim itar ▁Ber bat ov . ▁ ▁United ▁suffered ▁their ▁fifth ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁December , ▁losing ▁ 3 – 0 ▁to ▁Ful ham ▁at ▁Cra ven ▁C ott age . ▁This ▁was ▁their ▁heav iest ▁away ▁league ▁defeat ▁for ▁over ▁three - and - a - half ▁years , ▁when ▁Ch else a ▁cl inch ed ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 – 0 6 ▁title ▁by ▁be ating ▁United ▁by ▁the ▁same ▁sc or eline ▁at ▁St am ford ▁Bridge ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁ ▁United ▁followed ▁this ▁with ▁a ▁visit ▁to ▁the ▁K C ▁Stadium ▁to ▁play ▁H ull ▁City , ▁a ▁game ▁that ▁they ▁won ▁ 3 – 1 ▁following ▁goals ▁from ▁Wayne ▁Ro oney ▁and ▁Dim itar ▁Ber bat ov ▁either ▁side ▁of ▁an ▁own ▁goal ▁from ▁Andy ▁Daw son . ▁This ▁result ▁lifted ▁them ▁back