JUST GR-EIGHT FOR UNITED

Michael Owen scored twice and Ryan Giggs slotted home a second-half hat-trick as Manchester United ended their Asian adventure by beating Hangzhou Greentown 8-2.

It was maybe not the strenuous test Sir Alex Ferguson would have wanted but, in maintaining a 100 per cent record in four games so far, at least United are heading towards their quest to land an unprecedented fourth consecutive league title in confident mood.

Dimitar Berbatov, Zoran Tosic and Nani bagged the other three goals for the Premier League champions.