An injury ravaged United crashed out of the FA Cup when Liverpool scored with 5 min remaining in this 4th round encounter at Anfield. The reds were without several key players  but matched the merseysiders for most of the game. Liverpool lead after 21 min through a Agger header allthough David De Gea should of done better with Gerrards corner. United equalised on 39 min through Ju-sung Park (pictured left). As the game seamed to be heading to a replay. Dirk Kuyt latched on to a Carrol's flick to put United out of the Cup.

United kept on the shirt tails of City at the top of the table with this hard earned 2-1 win against Arsenal at the Emirates. United had the better of the 1st half  but took till a min before half time when Valencia (pictured left) met a Ryan Giggs cross to head the reds in front. The gunners improved in the 2nd half and Robert Van Persie got a deserved equaliser 71 min but United were not to be denied and when Valencia  set up Danny Welbeck to score the winner with 9 min remaining.The result was a little hard on Arsenal who on the 2nd half performance deseved something from the game.United trail City by 3 points at the top of the table

Paul Scholes scored on his Old Trafford comeback (pictured left) as United went level with City at the top of the table with this comfortable win over Bolton at Old Trafford. United created loads of chances but were wastefull in front of goal .Wayne Rooney had a penalty  brilliantly saved by Bogdan after Danny Welbeck was brought down, before Scholes broke the deadlock just before half time. Danny Welbeck added a 2nd on 74 min before Micheal Carrick completed the scoring with 7 min remaining.