MANCHESTER, England, (Reuters) – Javier Hernandez enhanced his burgeoning reputation with two predatory goals to lift Manchester United into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-1 win over Olympique Marseille yesterday.
Known as “Chicharito”, and wearing the nickname “Little Pea” on his shirt, the Mexican striker tapped in from close range in the fifth minute and again in the 75th as United beat the French champions 2-1 on aggregate.
His lively combinations with Wayne Rooney, winger Nani and substitute Antonio Valencia made up for United’s frailties in a makeshift defence where