▁table ▁to ▁a ▁single ▁point . ▁ ▁United ' s ▁next ▁game ▁was ▁at ▁Good ison ▁Park ▁against ▁Ever ton ▁who ▁had ▁be aten ▁Ch else a ▁the ▁previous ▁week . ▁United ▁f ared ▁no ▁better , ▁ultimately ▁losing ▁ 3 – 1 , ▁despite ▁going ▁in ▁front ▁through ▁a ▁Dim itar ▁Ber bat ov ▁goal ▁after ▁ 1 6 ▁minutes . ▁However ▁a ▁D ini yar ▁B ily ale td in ov ▁goal ▁three ▁minutes ▁later , ▁followed ▁by ▁second - half ▁goals ▁from ▁Dan ▁G os ling ▁and ▁Jack ▁Rod well ▁gave ▁United ▁their ▁sixth ▁Premier ▁League ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁A ▁win ▁would ▁have ▁returned ▁United ▁to ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁table , ▁since ▁they ▁played ▁before ▁Ch else a , ▁but ▁this ▁defeat , ▁couple d ▁with ▁Ch else as ' ▁victory ▁over ▁Wol ver ham pton ▁W ander ers ▁later ▁in ▁the ▁day ▁increased ▁the ▁gap ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁to ▁four ▁points . ▁ ▁Due ▁to ▁League ▁Cup ▁commit ments , ▁United ▁had ▁an ▁early ▁mid week ▁fi xture ▁against ▁West ▁Ham ▁United . ▁The ▁game ▁saw ▁the ▁return ▁of ▁Ben ▁F oster ▁in ▁goal ▁but ▁no ▁change ▁in ▁goals cor ing ▁service ▁as ▁Wayne ▁Ro oney ▁scored ▁two ▁headers ▁and ▁Michael ▁O wen ' s ▁first ▁league ▁goal ▁since ▁the ▁Manchester ▁der by ▁saw ▁United ▁cru ise ▁to ▁a ▁ 3 – 0 ▁win . ▁ ▁United ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁Wol ver ham pton ▁W ander ers ▁where ▁a ▁tight , ▁poor ▁game ▁was ▁decided ▁by