Rooney's double steers United to victory over Liverpool, Chelsea loss to Everton

The second half scorers Wayne Rooney and Luis Suárez walk off 
at the interval of a fractious and controversial 2-1 win for
Manchester United against Liverpool 

Wayne Rooney scored to goals in the second half thriller to guide Manchester United to a 2-1 victory over Liverpool.

Just after the half time break Manchester United took the lead. Giggs swung a corner towards near post, where Henderson could only flick the ball of his head for unmarked Rooney who hammered in a volley from close range that gave Reina no chance.

Minutes later Rooney scored the second goal when Jay Spearing gave the ball away to Valencia who released a quick pass to Rooney. He hammered a left foot effort under Reina to make it 2-0.

After Luis Suarez's 81 minutes goal the got interesting again. Adam' free kick into the box bounced off Ferdinand's thigh and presenting Suarez with an easy chance to poke it past De Gea.

Luis Suarez had rejected Patrice Evra's handshake during the formal handshake before the start of the match. Patrice Evra extended his hand towards the man who abused him at Liverpool back in November and was thus banned for eight matches, but Suarez refused to accept the gesture.

“I couldn’t believe it,” said the Manchester United manager. “Luis Suarez is a disgrace to Liverpool Football Club. He should never play for them again.”

Steven Pienaar marked his return to Goodison Park by scoring the opener in a 2-0 victory over Chelsea.

The South African midfielder, back at Everton from Tottenham, scored after 5 mintes after the start when the ball looped into the Chelsea box from the toe of Frank Lampard, where Pienaar slammed it past the advancing Cech.

Denis Stracqualursi added a second, his first for Everton, in the second half. His right footed shot from the right side of the box went to the bottom right corner

Chelsea fans ran out of patience with their Portuguese coach in the second half when they chanted, "You don’t know what you’re doing."

Chelsea dominated the possession but could not create much chances. Fernando Torres clearly lacked the confidence. With one opportunity he headed over, with another he ran straight into Marouane Fellaini, appealing for a penalty. The home crowd booed the Spaniard's every touch.

Without John Terry, the defence continued to look vulnerable, taking unnecessary risks. Only Juan Mata posed a genuine attacking threat but just in the first half.