Wayne Rooney was involved in every goal as he atoned for an error to inspire Manchester United to a 3-1 victory over Hull City in the Premier League at the KC Stadium.
The England star scored his club's first before playing a disastrous back-pass in the build-up to Craig Fagan's penalty-spot equaliser, but he then assisted an Andy Dawson own goal and Dimitar Berbatov's tap-in as United returned to second in the table.
A drab first half had been marked by an overall wastefulness from both teams, however, Rooney punished Hull on the stroke of the interval as he converted a Darren Fletcher cross for his 13th league goal of the season.
But Phil Brown's Tigers drew level in the 60th minute as Craig Fagan slotted a penalty following Rafael da Silva's push on Jozy Altidore, which came as a result of a disastrously short back-pass from United's No.10.
Rooney was clearly motivated to make amends and his low cross forced Dawson to turn into his own net in the 73rd minute before Berbatov applied the finishing touch to a crafty 82nd minute pass to ensure Sir Alex Ferguson's side moved to within two points of Chelsea and back above Arsenal.
After last week's injury-influenced debacle at Fulham, United welcomed back a trio of defenders in Rafael, Wes Brown and Nemanja Vidic.
That gave United a much more familiar look as Darren Fletcher and Michael Carrick returned to midfield roles while Ryan Giggs and Berbatov also came back the champions.
United started patiently but burst into life after five minutes as Antonio Valencia charged down the right.
The Ecuador international picked out Giggs with a well-flighted cross but the Welshman's volley dipped just over Boaz Myhill's bar.
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