Sir Alex
Ferguson might not have been too bothered to see Hernandez, who
played for United in the second half, on the scoresheet, but the
result would not have been so pleasing in his side's final match on
their North American tour.
Hernandez made an immediate impact as he netted after just eight
minutes, to the delight of the crowd at the new Estadio Omnilife.
Chris
Smalling, another United new boy, levelled two minutes later
but Adolfo
Bautista re-established the lead for the hosts after 38 minutes
and Hector Reynoso made it 3-1 just before the hour mark, before
Nani pulled one back in the 79th minute.
Hernandez, who has been given a hero's reception on his return
to Mexico, was the centre of attention from the start and was given
a standing ovation when his name was read out. And he rewarded the
fans who had come to cheer him by becoming the first player to
score at Chivas' new stadium, striking left-footed first time from
Adolfo Bautista's chest-down to send it into the bottom right
corner.
But just two minutes later, Smalling rose at a corner to head
the ball home and draw United level with his first goal for the
club. United's players had surely been told to go easy on their new
team-mate but they were not entirely reverent, as John
O'Shea showed when he fouled Hernandez in midfield.
Fabio had an effort well saved by Luis Michel
after 23 minutes, but on the whole it was the Mexicans who were
playing the better football. And they went ahead when Alberto
Medina's centre was played Reynoso to Bautista who finished
right-footed. Paul Scholes
ensured his own little bit of history five minutes before the break
as, fittingly, he picked up the first booking in the life of the
new stadium.
Hernandez swapped teams at half-time, replacing Dimitar
Berbatov in the United line-up. But he could do nothing to
improve their fortunes as Reynoso headed home from Michel Vazquez's
corner. Nani did pull one back late on after good work from Tom
Cleverley, but there was still time for Juan Antonio Ocampo to
hit the post.