Fergie's men continued their excellent form from last weekend's fantastic 3-2 win at the Etihad stadium with a comfortable performance against Bolton, ending with a 3-0 victory to take the Reds level on top alongside Manchester City, who play against Wigan on Monday.
Despite the the scoreline being a formality in the end, United had a frustrating first half, with Wayne Rooney missing a penalty, smartly saved by Bolton keeper Bogdan, who refused to give up a clean sheet without a fight, thwarting the Reds' attacks on mutliple occasions.
But just before the break, it was the perfect scenario, as returning Paul Scholes, making his first Premier League appearance since coming out of retirement, smashed home a Rooney cut back to send the Old Trafford faithful wild. The midfield genius had a magnificent game, dominating the midfield, and minus a couple of mis-placed passes and a couple of typical fiery challenges, was almost flawless in his 70 minute cameo.
The second half saw Bolton open up in defence, and the Reds took full advantage, with Rooney sliding Danny Welbeck in for a well deserved goal. However, the tireless striker was injured in the process and replaced straight after giving United the 2-0 lead.
The players continued to attack without success, until Michael Carrick completed the scoring to secure an easy three points for the Champions.
The day, however, belongs to Scholes, who's retirement had caused much debate as to who would replace him. Instead of spending money, Sir Alex decided to end the speculation by bringing the 37 year old back until the end of the season. One player that might've been in with a chance of taking over was Darron Gibson, but he has now left to Everton on a four and a half year deal for a reported £1.5million, as a result of failing to catch the eye when given the opportunity.
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