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00:00At the height of their powers, 7 points clear in the Premier League
00:03Sir Alex Ferguson's men were well set to retain their title
00:06And were planning a 10th successive home victory over Harry Redknapp's West Ham United
00:11If past results were anything to go by, a United victory was a formality
00:15The Hammers had never beaten them in the Premier League
00:18With the Champions League quarter-final against Real Madrid in mind, Sir Alex rested Ryan Giggs
00:23So Quinton Fortune started, otherwise Ferguson went with most of his first-choice line-up
00:29The awards kept coming for him, this was for being manager of the decade
00:34He'd also been named the greatest manager ever by his peers
00:40With Paolo Di Canio out, Paolo Wanchot came in for West Ham to partner Freddy Canuti
00:46Croatian Igor Stimac was suspended
00:49South African international Quinton Fortune also received an award as the most promising international player
00:54Your match commentator is John Champion
00:581st of April, Manchester United 14-1 on
01:03To lift the Premier League title
01:057 points clear of Leeds at kick-off
01:07West Ham also going well by their own standards, 8th in the table
01:15Manchester United's home form overwhelmingly better than West Ham's away
01:21They've only won three times on their travels, at Bradford, at Watford and at Leicester
01:28This is, didn't matter altogether coming here
01:35Up goes Dwight York
01:38There's Irwin
01:41Winning it a second time and taking on Lomas
01:46With a big old kick
01:50It's been a long season for West Ham, it began in the Intertoto Cup back on the 17th of July
01:56It's their 45th game
01:59Harry Redknapp has only ever enjoyed one victory over Manchester United as a manager
02:03And that was famously in the FA Cup 16 years ago
02:07When he was in charge of Bournemouth
02:16Rio Ferdinand's header
02:18Will give Manchester United a throw
02:25Gary Neville
02:28Beckham
02:31Nice ball
02:33Neville
02:36Kicked behind by Steve Potts
02:47And forward comes Jepp Stam for this
02:56Cole
02:59Through the legs of Lomas
03:02But not past Craig Forrest
03:09A nice trick
03:12Manchester United have opened up very brightly
03:15I think the manager Kevin Keegan
03:17Having a chat with former referee Don Shaw in front there
03:25Manchester United are top scorers in the English Premier League with 69 goals
03:31They do give the opposition a chance, they've conceded more
03:34Than any other member of the top six, they've let in 35
03:38All in all it's made for great entertainment
03:55Off goes Wanchop
03:57And he's got goal side
03:59Of Sylvestre
04:01And he has scored
04:06Echoes of his derby debut
04:11Oh and he bagged that wonderful individual effort here to announce himself in English football
04:17Bosnich can't believe it
04:19Bosnich should have stopped it
04:21But Paulo Wanchop
04:23Has repeated his trick
04:27Three years ago this weekend he scored that goal here for the Rams
04:32And now he's staged another raid
04:36How about this for a scoreline
04:37Manchester United 0
04:39West Ham 1
04:42United 1 goal
04:51Keane
04:52To Beckham
04:56Gary Neville
05:00Cole
05:01Couldn't turn on it
05:02Beckham tries one
05:12This is a turn up
05:15West Ham really disappointed that Paulo De Canio
05:18Pulled out after injuring himself in training on Thursday
05:22There are one or two in their camp that feel that when the big games come up away from Upton Park
05:27He's not always up for the task
05:30Here's Wanchop
05:36It's not the first time that De Canio has made himself unavailable
05:39For a difficult away fixture
05:57Gary Neville
06:02Keane
06:04Keane
06:09Beckham
06:12On it's way by Steve Lomas
06:18Beckham will go across to take this corner
06:25It's taken short for him
06:26Comes out to Paul Scholes
06:291-1
06:42Manchester United were behind for just 13 minutes
06:57You can see Forrest struggling to see the ball
07:01By the time he did see it, it was too late
07:16Scholes
07:26Keane
07:27Keane
07:28Keane
07:29Keane
07:30Keane
07:31Keane
07:32Keane
07:34Wanchop
07:38Now Beckham
07:44Keane
07:49And again Roy Keane
07:51Down he goes
07:52And Mike Riley points to the spot
07:56For the foul by Steve Potts
08:02West Ham's most experienced defender
08:05Caught out by Roy Keane
08:07Keane
08:08Keane
08:09Keane
08:10Keane
08:11Keane
08:12Keane
08:13Eight games short of 500 for the Hammers
08:18Was unable to halt Keane
08:20With a legal challenge
08:23He's claiming that he got a toe end to the ball
08:26Another referee saw it
08:34Dennis Irwin has converted 10 of his 11 penalties
08:38For Manchester United
08:41Make that 10 of 12
08:43But he'll score from the rebound
08:53More comfortably, more obligingly for him
08:56As it rebounded off poor Craig Forrest
09:04This is not the West Ham goalkeeper's favourite stadium
09:09Five years ago here, he conceded nine
09:12Playing for Ipswich
09:14And it was a good penalty save but it was helpless
09:17As the loose ball
09:19Was lashed in
09:20By the man whose penalty he just saved
09:26York
09:30Manchester United unbeaten in the last 13 games against West Ham
09:34Since a very costly defeat at Upton Park eight years ago
09:43Scores!
09:45Good save Forrest
09:51He knew it was going to be busy
09:54And it's proving to be that way
10:04So Alec Ferguson has a huge testimonial dinner in Manchester planned for tonight
10:10Guests arriving from all over Europe
10:20One curve
10:26Mid-turn
10:28West Ham free kick
10:40There's Foe
10:44It wasn't the finest moment for Mark Bosnich was it?
10:51If you come as the goalkeeper you have to collect or get a punch on it
11:00John Moncur
11:11Lomas
11:14Foe
11:20Foe
11:24Lampard
11:27Minto
11:30He's got past two
11:32And then goes down under the challenge of Keane
11:34Although in fairness Minto didn't appeal
11:39It's Beckham
11:41How about that provision?
11:45Quinton Fortune
11:50Foe
11:57Moncur
12:04Kanute
12:07Was on loan from Lyon
12:10Sorted by Roger Cross
12:16Prominent member of the West Ham coaching staff
12:21Come on Freddie!
12:30Beckham
12:37Beckham's ball in
12:38And Cole!
12:42Out jumped Lomas
12:44And makes it 3-1
12:453-1
12:49In first half stoppage time
13:02It's a ripping ball in
13:03On the run
13:04Delivered by Beckham
13:08It's the sort of service on which Cole has thrived for a decade
13:16Manchester United are going to head in happily
13:19For their half-time words of wisdom
13:27There's the whistle
13:30And Manchester United lead by three goals to one
13:34Which fairly accurately reflects the balance of the play that we've seen
13:39Scholes
13:40Irwin
13:41And Cole with the goals
13:42Manchester United 3
13:44West Ham United
13:461
13:53Fank does task for West Ham or
13:55Is there realistic hope?
13:59Manchester United
14:01Not it seems to be denied at the moment
14:04They've won nine games in a row here
14:06Against West Ham
14:10And they're unbeaten
14:12On this ground in 36 games in all competitions
14:1624 in the Premier League
14:18Last visiting team to win here
14:20Middlesbrough in December
14:221998
14:26Here's Scholes
14:31Cole
14:36Lomas is laying down the law to his colleagues at the back
14:39For West Ham
14:42He's concerned with what
14:44He views as a lack of application
14:46And of concentration
14:56York
15:02Keane
15:03For Irwin
15:07Now Fortune
15:10Letting fly
15:11And it's well held
15:13By Forrest
15:30Beckham
15:33Rio Ferdinand slipped
15:35Cole was in
15:36Here's Beckham
15:37Three waiting
15:38There's Scholes
15:41That's a beauty
15:52Very dainty
15:54Very dexterous
15:56Very galling for West Ham
16:01A backheeled second for Paul Scholes
16:04Manchester United
16:06Lead by four goals to one now
16:11What's most worrying of all for the visitors
16:13Is that
16:14There are still 40 minutes to play
16:21That's terrific
16:32Cameroon International
16:38Scott Minton
16:42Trevor Sinclair
16:55This was
16:56A hopeful effort, shall we say
16:59Not a threatening one
17:02West Ham have never beaten Manchester United
17:04In the English Premier League
17:11York
17:14York
17:23This is just the sort of game that Manchester United
17:25Would have wanted ahead of that trip to the Bernabeu
17:28On Tuesday for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final
17:31Against Real Madrid
17:33It's not proving to be too challenging
17:36They're not suffering from resting key players
17:38Like Ryan Giggs
17:41Beckham
17:47Beckham
17:50Here's Butt
17:51Around the goalkeeper
17:52Goes down
17:54Mike Riley has awarded another penalty
18:02And West Ham are far from happy
18:05Particularly John Moncur
18:08Referee says that
18:09Moncur clipped the heel of Nicky Butt
18:12Interesting to see who takes this
18:15Dennis Irwin
18:16Missed
18:18In the first half
18:19From the spot
18:20Scored for the rebound
18:22Well that's why West Ham are unhappy
18:24He tripped himself
18:27It's going to be Paul Scholes
18:29Who now has a hat-trick
18:41The home-grown
18:42Home-spun talent
18:46Born nearby in Salford
18:49Becoming a prolific Manchester United scorer
18:51From midfield
18:54Three today
19:00Fortune
19:05Lomas was with him stride for stride
19:12This sort of form is worrying
19:15For those who must face Manchester United
19:17In the coming days
19:20Real Madrid scouts can't fail to have been impressed
19:24Here's Beckham
19:26Came off Foe
19:28Fortune
19:32Look at the desire of Stam to get there first
19:35He's already won
19:38Neville
19:39York
19:42They're all playing for places
19:43In Madrid
19:47Free kick
19:51Now this is
19:52Within range for you-know-who
19:59Manchester United's number seven
20:01Quickly on the scene to tear it up
20:09It's Beckham
20:10Oh it's fantastic
20:14His speciality
20:27Six for Manchester United
20:31And some of the goals have been beauties
20:33Six of the best
20:36West Ham just having to grin and bear it
20:40It's a familiar feeling for them on this ground
20:44And certainly for Craig Forrest
20:45Remember beaten nine times here
20:48Keeping goal for Ipswich
20:50And he's let in six today
20:55He had no chance with that
21:00How about this for a luxury
21:01You lead by six goals to one
21:04You take off
21:05Andy Cole
21:07And Paul Scholes
21:08And replace them with Teddy Sheringham
21:10And Ole Gunnar Solskjaer
21:12Whose goals won the European Cup
21:32Come on, come on
21:34Still that gun being chewed vigorously
21:39Can he go super?
21:47Great man power
21:50Can he take?
21:53That was fair weight
22:02I don't think West Ham have had as many chances
22:04As Manchester United have had goals
22:15It's been a canter
22:17Despite the concession of the early goal to one shot
22:20It's been a breeze
22:27Beckham
22:31Come on, come on
22:35Come on, come on
22:36Potts slow to react
22:38Solskjaer wasn't
22:46Seven goals now
22:49Sixteen in two visits to Old Trafford
22:52Let in by Craig Forrest
22:53It's no great reflection on him
22:56Difficult to fault him really
22:58Andy's made some good saves
22:59It could have been double figures
23:00But for the Canadian
23:04But he's been badly let down
23:05By those in front of him
23:15Yes chaps, you're next
23:16Middlesbrough in nine days time
23:24York
23:27Solskjaer
23:30Good play by Forrest
23:31To get the loose ball away
23:35Inches away from being 8-1
23:42This is going to be West Ham's
23:43Worst defeat at the hands of Manchester United
23:48This was how close Solskjaer was to his second and United's eighth
24:01Beckham
24:09Fairway
24:10It's academic now for West Ham
24:13They'll be so relieved when the whistle goes
24:17Kanuta
24:27Who can stop them now?
24:29Manchester United go ten points clear
24:32In the English Premier League
24:33With just seven games to play
24:37A hat-trick for Paul Scholes
24:39Goals from Beckham, Cole, Irwin
24:42And latterly Solskjaer
24:44A comprehensive win
24:47That word barely does it justice
24:48And poor Craig Forrest
24:50Beaten 16 times now in two games here
24:53April Fool's Day
24:55No, this was for real
24:567-1
24:58So another great day for Manchester United
25:01And Paul Scholes in particular
25:03With 15 goals conceded in three games
25:05West Ham must have been sick of the side of United
25:08Then again, such was their dominance
25:10That most clubs dreaded coming up against them
25:13This emphatic display brought United a step closer
25:16To another Premier League title
25:18Which they eventually took by 18 points
25:21West Ham finished in ninth