United roar back,Arsenal sail again

Wayne Rooney reached the 100-goal milestone for Manchester United and Michael Owen opened his account for the Premier League champions...

Wayne Rooney reached the 100-goal milestone for Manchester United and Michael Owen opened his account for the Premier League champions who roared back to form with a 5-0 away thrashing of Wigan Athletic on Saturday.

United,surprisingly beaten at newly promoted Burnley in midweek,were frustrated before the break but Rooneys header early in the second half opened the floodgates as Wigan caved in.

Goal glut

Abou Diaby helped free-scoring Arsenal to the top of the embryonic table,scoring twice in a 4-1 win over Portsmouth to take the Gunners tally to 10 in their opening two matches after they won 6-1 at Everton last week.

Manchester City joined Arsenal and United on six points with a 1-0 home win against promoted Wolverhampton Wanderers while Sunderland also earned their second win of the season,2-1 over Blackburn Rovers.

Hull City beat Bolton Wanderers 1-0,while Birmingham Citys 0-0 stalemate with Stoke City marked the first draw of the new season.

United finally clicked into gear after a stuttering start to the season,although it took a while for their superiority to convert into goals.

Former Wigan winger Antonio Valencia,the man handed the task of trying to fill the gap left by Cristiano Ronaldos transfer,unlocked the defence of his old club after 56 minutes. With time and space to cross,he picked out England striker Rooney who made no mistake with a header to notch a century of goals for the club he joined from Everton in 2004.

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Rooneys second,a deflected shot,killed off Wigan before Owen,who missed chances in both Uniteds opening games,finally struck with a shot off the post. Nani made it 5-0 in stoppage time.