Wayne Rooney's hat-trick inspired Premier League leaders Manchester United to fight back from two goals down to beat West Ham.
The Hammers were excellent in the first half and launched a counter-attack with Thomas Hitzlsperger's long ball out of defence releasing striker Cole and he earned a penalty when an attempted chip over left-back Evra was handled by the defender.
Noble stepped up to confidently send keeper Tomasz Kusczsak the wrong way with the resultant penalty before another Hammers break gave him another chance to score from the spot.
This time Cole's nifty footwork deceived Vidic, who tripped the striker before suggesting that the offence took place marginally outside of the area.
Referee Lee Mason disagreed as he awarded another penalty for the home side which Noble again unerringly sent in as he went for power rather than placement.
Ferguson brought Hernandez on at the break before Berbatov also came of the bench as his side manufactured another comeback as they dominated the second half and were rewarded through the finishing prowess of Rooney.
The England striker brilliantly curled in a 25-yard free-kick before he controlled a pass, which took two defenders out of the game, and powered a drive past the despairing dive of Green.
Upson's handball from a Fabio Da Silva cross gave Rooney the opportunity to slot in a penalty for a 14-minute hat-trick as the Hammers, who would have at-least temporarily moved 13th with victory, capitulated to ensure they would close the day in the bottom three.
Hernandez also got in on the scoring for Ferguson's side as they completed only a fifth away win in 16 league games this season.
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