Coach Sami Hyypia was left pleased as Bayer Leverkusen bounced back from their Manchester United drubbing with South Korea's Son Heung-Min netting twice in their 3-0 win over Nuremberg.

Leverkusen stayed second in the Bundesliga by winning at home on Saturday, three days after their 5-0 defeat by United at their BayArena stadium -- their worst home result in Europe.

Son, 21, who hit his first Bundesliga hat-trick against Hamburg three weeks ago, struck as he twice blasted home crosses from team-mate Gonzalo Castro on 36 and 76 minutes.

The South Korean star now has six goals in 11 league games in his first season at Bayer.

Former Germany striker Stefan Kiessling hit Leverkusen's second after a superb back-heel from midfielder Jens Hegeler.

Hyypia's Leverkusen, who are four-points behind leaders Bayern Munich, face a key Bundesliga battle on Saturday when they travel to third-placed Borussia Dortmund.

"We took some time to get into the game and get our confidence back," said the ex-Liverpool defender.

"It was important to win. Preparing for the game wasn't so easy after the Man Utd game.

"We showed character after such a disappointment."

The win brought some cheer to Leverkusen's director of sport Rudi Voeller, the ex-Germany star, who is in hospital being treated for kidney stones.