Manchester United 2 - 1 Blackburn Rovers
Edwin van der Sar’s one man record-breaker show was put on hold as Alex Ferguson left the Dutchman on the bench for the visit of Blackburn Rovers.
However, his replacement Tomas Kuszczak had little to do early on as Rovers offered nothing concrete in the form of a threat. United gradually built up the pressure and following an early escape when Ryan Nelson managed to prevent Wayne Rooney opening the scoring, the deadlock ultimately was broken by Rooney capitalising on a Nelson’s failure to repeat his feat, only prodding Nani’s cross on towards the England striker.
The visitors shocked their hosts by grabbing a 32nd minute equaliser courtesy of the lethal Roque Santa Cruz who finished impressively, rounding both Rio Ferdinand and keeper Kuszczak before scoring. It was the first goal conceded by the champions in 1337 minutes of action.
Jonny Evans could have restored the Red Devil’s lead but his header was ruled out albeit controversially whilst Nelson could have made up for his earlier error had it not been foer the upright. Evans later limped off injured, a concern given United’s Champions League commitments in mid-week.
It was left to Cristiano Ronaldo to fire home another magical free-kick to give Manchester United the points. The win was not without further controversy as Morten Gamst Pedersen seemed to be pulled back late on by Da Silva inside the penalty area but Howard Webb waived away Rover’s protests.
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However, his replacement Tomas Kuszczak had little to do early on as Rovers offered nothing concrete in the form of a threat. United gradually built up the pressure and following an early escape when Ryan Nelson managed to prevent Wayne Rooney opening the scoring, the deadlock ultimately was broken by Rooney capitalising on a Nelson’s failure to repeat his feat, only prodding Nani’s cross on towards the England striker.
The visitors shocked their hosts by grabbing a 32nd minute equaliser courtesy of the lethal Roque Santa Cruz who finished impressively, rounding both Rio Ferdinand and keeper Kuszczak before scoring. It was the first goal conceded by the champions in 1337 minutes of action.
Jonny Evans could have restored the Red Devil’s lead but his header was ruled out albeit controversially whilst Nelson could have made up for his earlier error had it not been foer the upright. Evans later limped off injured, a concern given United’s Champions League commitments in mid-week.
It was left to Cristiano Ronaldo to fire home another magical free-kick to give Manchester United the points. The win was not without further controversy as Morten Gamst Pedersen seemed to be pulled back late on by Da Silva inside the penalty area but Howard Webb waived away Rover’s protests.
The game was available throughout live and online through our partner site Live Football. Sign up with them today to catch all major games on your pc or laptop.
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