Congratulations to Year 9 pupil Chris Coughlin who wins a day with the players at Manchester City having won a budding Sports Journalist award with the following report .Unfourgettable Hull City 0- 4 Manchester Utd.Who would have thought that mid-way through January, Chelsea would be looking over their shoulders with United and Arsenal gaining ground? With Chelsea away to Preston in the cup, United had to take advantage against struggling Hull and they duly obliged...and none more so than Wayne Rooney. The England No. 10 has been in inspirational form all season for Manchester United. He made the breakthrough against Hull after only 8 minutes. The Hull ‘keeper Boaz Myhill could only parry Paul Scholes’ effort into the path of Rooney who coolly slotted in his 16th league goal of the season. Hull City weren’t expected to go to Old Trafford and come away with anything, they did very little to suggest otherwise...apart from a Nicky Barmby effort that was turned away by Van Der Sar. The former Everton and Liverpool man is still searching for his 100th career goal. Sir Alex Ferguson’s men had to wait until the 82nd minute to double their advantage. United worked the ball to Rooney after Nani’s free-kick was pushed onto the bar and the England international smashed the ball home.Rooney’s hat-trick was completed 4 minutes later when he met Nani’s cross with a well-placed header past the hopeless Myhill. His goal-scoring never looked like ceasing. Wazza emphatically ended his man of the match performance as he fired a shot into the bottom corner to score United’s 4th of the game and his 19th Premier League goal this season in stoppage time.
