The speed at which City launched their attacks was still causing Aalborg problems, however, and Zaza had to deny Richards from a tight angle after Robinho's precise pass found the full-back rampaging down the right.
The pair then switched roles and Kalou teed up a one-on-one chance for his fellow Ivorian with a glorious pass but Foster narrowed the angle expertly to pull off the first of a series of impressive saves.
Finally, the home side found the breakthrough their dominance deserved, Martyn Williams checking the Quins defence before his pop-pass found Hewitt cutting a superb angle.
And Adam Johnson ensured England made the most of their numerical advantage as he scored a superbly taken second after 69 minutes, taking Gerrard's precise pass around Benaglio before turning the ball in from an angle.
Leroy Lita had a shot from a tight angle saved and was later played clean through by a sensational curved pass from Johnson - only for the striker to once again see his effort denied by the alert Lewis.
Latching on to a pass down the right from Elano but at a seemingly impossible angle trapped against the byeline, he produced a swerving screamer that bent in with goalkeeper Ri Myong-guk standing a fraction too far off his post.
Rooney was fit to return to United's line-up after missing two games with an ankle injury - and he was in the thick of the action right away as he raced on to Dimitar Berbatov's pass only to send a presentable finish wide from an acute angle.
But Bolton took the lead soon after the break when Gretar Steinsson collected a Kevin Davies pass and shot through Mark Bunn's legs from a narrow angle.
But Fuller put Stoke ahead with a turn of pace fellow Jamaican Usain Bolt would have admired, as he moved on to Lawrence's pass, neatly flicked the ball round Laursen and outpaced the Villa defender to score from a tight angle.
Quinn shot over from a tight angle following a neat, flowing move and Fitzpatrick narrowly missed the target from 20 yards after pouncing on a loose pass before David Clarkson made the pressure count on the 43 minutes.
Spurs were given a lifeline when Jermaine Jenas produced a surging run, found Bentley and his pass teed-up Campbell, who calmly slotted in first time with his right foot from an acute angle on the edge of the area.
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