West Ham

2.96

• 
  36

  30

  3.00

  Robert Green

  Made fine first half saves from Vidic and Park but his positioning was slightly awry for Rooney's free-kick and did not look convincing during United's comeback.

• 
  16

  33

  3.00

  Lars Jacobsen

  Defended solidly although he offered little going forward.

• 
  22

  38

  3.00

  Da Costa

  A game of two contrasting halves. Outstanding before the break, he was an accident waiting to happen after it. Embarrassing error for Hernandez's goal.

• 
  13

  38

  3.00

  Matthew Upson

  Won a series of important headers and was unfortunate that he was responsible for conceding the crucial penalty at 2-2 when Fabio's crossing hit his low arm from point-blank range.

• 
  16

  29

  2.50

  Wayne Bridge

  Confronted by the trickiest attacker in the match, Bridge struggled to stunt Valencia's influence although he would have benefitted from greater protection from Ba.

• 
  13

  25

  2.50

  Gary O'Neil

  Provided balance to West Ham's narrow midfield on the right flank but his tenacity and energy were not enough for his team to remain in control.

• 
  46

  24

  3.50

  Scott Parker

  Can do no wrong at Upton Park. Even when he shoots miles over the bar, he gets cheered by the home fans. Harried United's midfield into endless errors and calmly instigated fresh attacks with neat passing.

• 
  23

  22

  3.00

  Mark Noble

  Despatched two penalties - one left, one right on the keeper - with all the elan of former West Ham spot-kick supremo Ray Stewart. He was also an industrious ally of Parker in the central acres before running out of puff.

• 
  36

  23

  3.00

  Thomas Hitzlsperger

  His excellent long passing provided a crucial outlet when West Ham were under the pump, including the more speculative punt that led to the first penalty. Were would the Hammers be in the table if 'Der Hammer' had been available all season?

• 
  57

  26

  3.50

  Carlton Cole

  Won two first half penalties by out-foxing first Evra and then, with some neat footwork, Vidic. Used his body strength to offer West Ham a crucial outlet when they were under the pump to vindicate his inclusion ahead of Keane.

• 
  23

  41

  2.50

  Demba Ba

  Struggled to get involved in a left-sided role as his pace was more of a potential threat than an actual threat.

Substitutions

• 
  10

  27

  3.00

  Frédéric Piquionne

  Replaced Cole in the centre-forward role for the last quarter of the game.

• 
  8

  25

  0.00

  Victor Nsofor Obinna

  Ran around to little effect as West Ham's substitutions did the opposite of what they were meant to do - by making the team worse.

• 
  11

  33

  0.00

  Robbie Keane

  Hardly touched the ball after coming on late on.

Man Utd.

3.00

• 
  154

  50

  3.00

  Tomasz Kuszczak

  A bizarre afternoon for the United No2, who twice picked the ball out of the net following penalties but otherwise had little to do.

• 
  303

  12

  3.50

  Fabio Da Silva

  Very fortunate to win the crucial third penalty of the afternoon when the score was 2-2 but he attacked vibrantly and was the most reliable of United's defenders on an afternoon when they threatend to implode.

• 
  138

  75

  2.50

  Chris Smalling

  Sloppy defending in the build-up to the first half, when he allowed a long punt to bounce through untouched to Cole. Spent long periods of the second half as an auxiliary attacker although it never amounted to much.

• 
  182

  193

  2.00

  Nemanja Vidic Flop of the Match

  The Serbian was the polar opposite of his oustanding form this season - nervy, error-prone and not in complete control. Couldn't resist pulling down Cole for the second penalty and nearly saw red when he hauled down Ba just outside the box at the end of the first half. There were doubts as to whether it was an obvious goalscoring opportunity so the decision was correct but one of football's truisms is that on the rare occasions Vidic is bad, he is terrible.

• 
  144

  82

  2.50

  Patrice Evra

  Conceded the early penalty when he was duped by Cole's attempted flick over his head and needlessly raised his right arm. Had an unconvincing first half and was replaced by Hernandez at half-time.

• 
  353

  19

  3.50

  Antonio Valencia

  Provided an endless stream of inviting crosses from the right flank to compensate for the speed that has not yet returned to his legs following that ankle injury. His presence also brought the best out of Rooney.

• 
  149

  113

  2.50

  Darron Gibson

  Has an army of critics - mostly United supporters -but never shirked his task, even if his passing was sloppy at times.

• 
  223

  51

  3.50

  Michael Carrick

  Kept United ticking over with his astute passing and enabled them to dominate possession after the break and eventually smash the home side's resilience.

• 
  171

  102

  2.50

  Ji-Sung Park

  Returning to the starting X1 for the first time since Boxing Day, the south Korean was typically tireless but made little impact, either behind Rooney in the first half or on left flank in the second. Subbed in the second half.

• 
  312

  23

  3.00

  Ryan Giggs

  Is there anything this man can't do. Left midfield in the first half, he dropped to left-back in the second following Evra's withdrawal and was an integral figure in the comeback.

• 
  620

  52

  4.00

  Wayne Rooney Top of the Match

  In the first half he struggled to get involved and seemed a million miles away from the centre-forward of 12 months ago. But a brilliant all-round hat-trick - one free-kick, one slick cross-shot and a penalty - answered the doubters emphatically. Took his League tally for the season to double figures and crept up behind Giggs and Scholes to become third United player to break 100-goal barrier in the Premier League.

Substitutions

• 
  178

  36

  0.00

  Nani

  Replaced Rooney in the final minutes.

• 
  537

  28

  3.50

  Dimitar Berbatov

  His velvet touch and general air of calmness was crucial to United's comeback as he linked the play brilliantly.

• 
  414

  56

  3.00

  Javier 'Chicharito' Hernandez

  Slid in United's fourth with yet another poacher's goal in a season full of them. Penny for Michael Owen's thoughts?