London, March 7:

An own-goal by Pascal Chimbonda two minutes into second-half injury time rallied Manchester United to a 2-1 victory over Wigan on Monday.

The victory lifted Man United into second place in the Premier League with 57 points — two ahead of Liverpool. Wigan stayed on 40 points in the middle of the pack.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored for United in the 74th minute, equalising for Manchester United. It was Ronaldo’s sixth goal in his last five games.

Wigan went ahead on the 60th minutes on Paul Scharner’s goal. Scharner knocked a loose ball into the net after it was cleared off the line by Ryan Giggs.