Premier League - Macheda strikes again

Federico Macheda was again the hero as Manchester United beat Sunderland 2-1 at the Stadium of Light to regain top spot in the Premier League.

The Italian diverted Michael Carrick's drilled shot past Craig Gordon a minute after coming on as a substitute to take United a point ahead of Liverpool, who had earlier beaten Blackburn.

Paul Scholes had headed the opener in the first half before it was equalised after the break by Kenwyne Jones.

United are now a point ahead of their North West rivals with a game in hand, as they were at the start of the weekend.

It has been a week to remember for Macheda, who scored a last-minute winner against Aston Villa at Old Trafford in their last league game.

In Sunderland he replaced the injured Dimitar Berbatov with a quarter of an hour remaining - and his impact was immediate.

Ferguson rested Cristiano Ronaldo for the match, the Portuguese also appearing from the bench in the second half, as he started with Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney operating behind Bulgarian Berbatov.

The opening 30 minutes seemed a stroll for United, who passed the ball accurately in midfield and sought to create chances through the avenue of Rooney on the left.

The opening goal did indeed come courtesy of a Rooney cross, clipped in for Scholes to arrive and glance a lovely header into the far corner on 19 minutes.

Just before that Danny Collins had cleared a Nemanja Vidic header off the line, the Serb then sending an overhead kick wide of the post.

However United's recent frailties in defence were again in evidence minutes later as Vidic passed the ball beyond the advancing Ben Foster and past the post with Sunderland attackers lurking.

That seemed to serve as a call to arms for the Black Cats, who took the game to their opponents in the remainder of the half; Phil Bardsley repeatedly attacked from right-back, one cross finding the head of Calum Davenport - the ball dropping a foot wide - and Jones unable to control another in the six-yard box.

Foster, chosen to start ahead of Edwin van der Sar - who was not even on the bench - tipped over from Jones and Djibril Cisse also menaced before the half-time whistle.

The closest Ricky Sbragia's side came to scoring in the half was when Vidic deflected a Carlos Edwards cross on to the post.

United regained a measure of control in the second period before the equaliser, Rooney whistling a shot just wide; however they were dragged back on to level terms 10 minutes into the half.

Jones set the home fans celebrating as he finished from close range after his initial header from a Teemu Tainio cross was blocked by the head of Jonny Evans.

Sunderland were as desperate as United for the points, standing just one place and three points above local rivals Newcastle who occupied the uppermost relegation spot at the start of the day.

With that in mind perhaps they sat back and allowed United to come at them, Scholes going very close with a first-time strike and Tevez only denied by a last-ditch Bardsley block with Gordon struggling.

After Ronaldo appeared Cisse found the side-netting with an acrobatic volley; then Berbatov was replaced by 17-year-old Macheda, and he scored what proved to be the winning goal.

The home team could not find their attacking form again and United closed out the match.

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