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Chelsea suffered their worst Old Trafford defeat in 15 years as United eased to a thoroughly deserved success after Nemanja Vidic had broken the deadlock in first-half stoppage time.

Wayne Rooney added another just after the hour mark before Dimitar Berbatov completed victory for Sir Alex Ferguson's men near the end.

United thought they had gone in front following a corner which will still be debated years from now. Rooney seemed to know exactly what he was doing when he rolled the ball into, then out of the quadrant. Ryan Giggs ambled over, crossed and Cristiano Ronaldo powered home a near-post header.

Referee Howard Webb said no and United reacted with fury at the perceived injustice of it all, surrounding the linesman who had made the decision. Chelsea were merely bemused.

Amazingly, Chelsea were still trying to take it in as Giggs swung over the re-take. This time Berbatov got there first, flicking the ball on towards the far post where Vidic arrived to power home.

Chelsea's goal should not have been under threat after the break once Patrice Evra exchanged passes with Ronaldo, but the Portugal star's left-wing cross skimmed Berbatov's head.

Ashley Cole seemed to be in control of the situation but Rooney had other ideas as he pushed his leg between the England full-back's and got enough power into a shot to divert it past a startled Petr Cech.

And when Ronaldo picked out Berbatov with a low free-kick four minutes from time the Bulgarian was left with an easy finish, Scolari could probably feel Mourinho's eyes burning into him from above.