Wayne Rooney may have been absent as he celebrated his 25th birthday,
but his presence loomed large at the Britannia Stadium as Manchester
United's faltering Premier League title challenge stuttered back
into life.
Rooney was persuaded this week that Sir Alex Ferguson's men remain
the team to beat, but an extraordinary few days at Old Trafford
looked set for a miserable finish when Stoke substitute Tuncay hit
a sublime 82nd-minute equaliser to cancel out Javier Hernandez's
first-half header.
However, summer acquisition Hernandez found time to sweep in a
late winner which ended a long wait for an away league victory and
closed the gap on leaders Chelsea to five points.
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