Man Utd 4
Ronaldo 17 Tevez 33 Rooney 53,70
Aston Villa 0
Manchester United 4 Aston Villa 0 March 29 2008
Wayne Rooney returned to goalscoring form by grabbing a brace as Manchester United cruised to a 4-0 win over Aston Villa at Old Trafford.
First half strikes from Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez put United in control before Rooney added a brace in the second period.
The Portuguese winger put United in the lead with the most audacious of flicks (17).
After Villa failed to deal with a United corner, Ronaldo flicked the ball behind his standing foot, through the legs of Martin Laursen and into the Villa net.
Ronaldo turned provider on 33 minutes, crossing for Tevez to head home from close range.
Wilfred Bouma deflected Ronaldo's volley onto the bar before Rooney rounded Carson to grab United's third (53).
The England striker grabbed the fourth, sweeping home to round off a one-touch move involving Michael Carrick, Tevez and Ronaldo (70).