Bolton 0-5 Manchester United: Rooney grabs another hat-trick while Chicharito marks first start with two goals

United was really in the mood in the first half as its romped to a three-goal lead inside 25 minutes starting with a goal from Javier Hernandez, who returned to the starting lineup after recovering from a concussion suffered earlier in the summer.

Rooney, who scored three in an 8-2 win over Arsenal in the club's last game, scored twice during the opening stretch on his way to securing eight goals in four Premier League matches this season.

In the second period, both Hernandez and Rooney grabbed another goal each, but could have added several more as the match neared the heights of United’s last league match, the 8-2 victory against Arsenal.

It didn’t even take Chicharito five minutes into his first start of the season before he opened his account for the year as he flicked the ball home from the near post, but a lot of credit should be given to Nani, who delivered a brilliant low cross from the right.

United came close to extending its lead in the 12^th minute as the visitors hit Bolton on the counterattack, but Rooney couldn’t quite reach Hernandez’ cross from the right and Gary Cahill conceded a corner.

The Red Devils did, however, extend their lead just shy of the 20 minute mark as Rooney got on the end of a Phil Jones cross, poking the ball out of the reach of Jussi Jaaskelainen into the bottom far corner.

Minutes later, United had its third, owing much thanks to a sublime run from Jones as he skipped past several tackles as he charged down the right before eventually having a shot blocked. But Rooney was on hand to smash home the rebound from six yards.

Just a few minutes after, Hernandez thought he’d added a fourth before he was flagged offside and the score remained the same until the second half. Bolton barely registered a shot on the United goal in the first period.

The second half started with Bolton actually looking to put pressure on David De Gea in the United goal, but at first he was equal to Mark Davies’ shot from just outside the box, and soon after he rose well to catch a Kevin Davies header.

Hernandez should have got his second of the day as he gambled on Jaaskelainen to make a heavy first touch from De Gea’s clearance, but after getting the ball, instead of hitting it first time, Chicharito opted for a touch and when he eventually got a shot away, it was tame, allowing Bolton to find safety.

However, two minutes later, he did get his second as Michael Carrick shot from the edge of the box, but a deflection took it straight to the little Mexican was left with the simplest of finishes.

Still with 23 minutes to go, Rooney claimed his hat-trick, smashing a Nani pass into the bottom left corner after the Portuguese winger received a brilliant pass from Ryan Giggs and picked out the England international in the D of the penalty area.

United came close to adding a sixth five minutes from time as Nani found Hernandez in the box with a clver pass, but when through on goal, the Mexican tried to square the ball to Anderson, but the pass was just too far ahead of him.

Bolton was never really in the game with United's lightening quick start effectively ending the match as a contest minutes after starting as the Premier League champions completely outclassed their hosts.

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