Penalty points for United

With Wayne Rooney — with all his current problems from the penalty spot — watching from the stands, a penalty kick each from Javier Hernandez and Dimitar Berbatov were enough to lift Manchester United joint top of the Premier League in this most unpredictable of title races.

Defeat for Manchester City at Goodison Park, courtesy of former United midfielder Darron Gibson, was enough to lift the defending champions into a share of first place with their noisy neighbours from across town.

Never the most popular of figures in his time with United, it was probably the only time that Gibson’s name had rung out around Old Trafford but an indication of just what a breathtakingly topsy-turvy campaign this has become.