Man United 4 Blackburn 1: A moment of genius from Paul Scholes sparked a magnificent second-half revival from Manchester United which allowed them move another stride closer to completing their Premiership title dream.
Trailing to Matt Derbyshire's close-range effort and with Nemanja Vidic carried off with what is thought to be a fractured collarbone, Alex Ferguson looked like suffering a sickening loss against favourite son Mark Hughes.
But not for the first time in his managerial career, Ferguson was able to toast Scholes' quick feet and impish skills.
In a week where England's acute limitations have been laid bare, the player whose services are denied to Steve McClaren because he refuses to come out of international retirement, showed exactly what is being missed.
Delivered possession just after the hour mark by Christopher Samba's attempt to rob Wayne Rooney, Scholes could have just taken aim and fired. Instead, he skipped sideways, beating Ryan Nelsen, then Stephen Warnock suddenly to find himself clean through.
Unlike Rooney, whose miserable fortnight continued with another depressing blank, Scholes left no room for doubt, drilling an unstoppable shot into the bottom corner that brought United back on level terms and eventually three more precious points.
Scholes' midfield partner, and man-of-the-match award rival, Michael Carrick, fired a crucial strike into the same corner to put United ahead before Park Ji-sung and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer finished the job off late on.
The result leaves United requiring a minimum 15 points from their last seven games to clinch a first Premiership trophy in four years, with Ferguson hoping Rooney's goal touch returns to help them.
