Tuesday October 21, 2008 Finished
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Berbatov leads United stroll
Manchester United eased to a comfortable 3-0 victory over Celtic at Old Trafford to remain top of Champions League Group E. More
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Live Commentary
Time:90'- Manchester United
- Celtic
90+2' All over at Old Trafford and United emerge deserving 3-0 winners. Berbatov's two goals were both offside, but Rooney got one and should have had another but for a mistake by the referee's assistant. Celtic were poor.- 90' Celtic have a corner on the right, but Rooney is there to head clear. Strachan does not look a happy man on the touchline.
- 80' Celtic continue to toil fruitlessly all over the park. United are strolling around, treating the closing minutes like a practice match.
76' ROOOOONEYYY!!!!!! Tevez plays the ball across the edge of the penalty area and Rooney engineers enough space to shoot low into the bottom left. It's been coming!!!
73' Hartley fouls Nani and reacts petulantly to the referee's award of a free-kick by kicking the ball against the Portuguese winger. A booking ensues.
72' ROONEY!!! What a hit from the England striker, and it takes a fine save from Boruc to deny him.- 70' It's all United. Celtic have offered virtually nothing in the second half and it's been little more than a damage-limitation exercise.
- 64' Tevez immediately into the action, cutting in from the left and firing low just past the right post. Boruc got a touch and United have a corner.
61' Strachan follows Ferguson's lead. Paul Hartley and Shaun Maloney replace Nakamura and Barry Robson.- 60' Double change for United. Berbatov and Neville make way for Wes Brown and Tevez. No hat-trick for the Bulgarian tonight then!!
57' Rooney goes through to put United 3-0 up!! But he's offside!!! No goal.- 50' GOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL!!! Ronaldo absolute crashes a shot from 30 yards and Zaza can only parry the ball into the path of BERBATOV...WHO TAPS HOME!!!
- 48' O'Shea concedes a corner on Celtic's right. The big men come forward...Nakamura swings it over, but Berbatov heads clear.
- 46' The second half is underway at Old Trafford. No changes to report.
- 45' Half-time at Old Trafford and United take a 1-0 lead into the break, courtesy of Berbatov's disputed goal. Back in 15!
- 45' Rooney chips the ball diagonally into the box and it falls for FLETCHER...WHO MAKES SPACE FOR THE SHOT BUT BLASTS WOEFULLY OVER!!
- 43' Free-kick to Celtic on the left and O'Shea almost brings the match level with a sliced clearance that forces Van der Sar to make a save.
- 39' Rooney has a long-range effort for United, before Nani cuts inside to try his luck moments later. Confidence is flowing.
- 37' Ronaldo, Berbatov and Nani link superbly on the right, teasing Celtic with intricate inter-play, before Nani finally sends over a poor cross.
- 30' GOOOOOOAAAALLL!!! Nani swings over a corner from the left, O'Shea pokes it goalwards and BERBATOV stabs it home!! The replays show Berbatov in a suspiciously offside position, but United lead nonetheless.
- 27' Anderson wins the ball in midfield and plays in Berbatov, who finds RONALDO...just wide with a fierce left-foot drive from just inside the box.
- 25' Celtic just cannot keep the ball. United are stronger and sharper all over the pitch and closing down their opponents relentlessly.
- 22' Free-kick to United, fully 35 yards out and central. Guess who? Ronaldo steps up...not his best effort. Celtic clear.
- 19' Gary Caldwell ABSOLUTELY SMASHES A SHOT FROM JUST OUTSIDE THE BOX!! Fine save from van der Sar!!!
- 18' Nani down the right and he reaches the touchline before pulling back a fine cross to ROOOONEYY!!!! The England striker hits the target with an acrobatic volley, but Artur Boruc copes comfortably.
- 14' Gary Neville is released by Rooney on the right and his cross is just too long for Berbatov.
- 12' Aiden McGeady picks up possession for Celtic and draws a sharp save from Edwin van der Sar with a firm drive from just outside the box.
- 9' Nice ball forward from Shunsuke Nakamura to find Scott Brown, but John O'Shea is on hand to make the interception.
- 6' United are quickly into their stride, pinging passes around with real verve and looking very much in the mood. Ronaldo tries one from 30 yards, but it's high and wide. Celtic have barely had a touch.
- 4' McDonald chases a long ball over the top, possibly the first of many, but Nemanja Vidic cleans up.
- 2' Ronaldo involved early on and he links up with Berbatov on the right, who wins a free-kick. Nani whips it over, but Celtic clear.
- 1' Game on in Manchester!! Celtic in their away strip of yellow shirts and socks with green shorts. United in red and white - but you knew that already. What an atmosphere!!
- - TEAM NEWS: Celtic are without the injured strikers Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink and Georgios Samaras, as well as central defender Gary Caldwell and midfielder Marc Crosas. Scott McDonald will start up front on his own.
- - TEAM NEWS: Rio Ferdinand is OUT for United. The club captain is injured and will be replaced by Jonny Evans at the back.
- - TEAM NEWS: Cristiano Ronaldo starts for United, as do Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov. Anderson and Fletcher will occupy central midfield, with Ryan Giggs relegated to the bench. Carlos Tevez is also named among the substitutes.
- - Good evening all and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Manchester United v Celtic from Old Trafford.
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Team Stats
Manchester United Stats Celtic 65% Possession 34% 23 Shots 7 6 Shots on target 2 1 Saves 0 12 Corners 5 17 Fouls 13 1 Offsides 1 0 Yellow cards 2 0 Red cards 0 15 Tackles 20 497 Accurate passes 247 81 Bad passes 48 -
Player Stats
- G =
- Goals
- S =
- Shots
- SoT =
- Shot on Target
- F =
- Fouls
- FW =
- Fouls Won
- O =
- Offsides
- A =
- Assists
- AP =
- Accurate Passes
- BP =
- Bad Passes
- T =
- Tackles
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Manchester United G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 1 Edwin Van der Sar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 1 0 23 Jonny Evans 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 49 1 3 22 John O'Shea 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 55 25 1 2 Gary Neville 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 40 1 2 15 Nemanja Vidic 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 70 12 0 24 Darren Fletcher 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 58 4 3 8 Anderson Oliveira 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 46 10 2 7 Cristiano Ronaldo 0 6 1 1 4 0 0 31 5 0 17 Luís Almeida da Cunha 0 4 0 1 3 0 0 26 8 1 10 Wayne Rooney 1 5 3 0 0 1 0 44 6 1 9 Dimitar Berbatov 2 3 2 3 1 0 0 18 3 1 28 Darron Gibson 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Ryan Giggs 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Rafael Pereira da Silva 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Wes Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0 1 13 Ji-sung Park 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 2 0 32 Carlos Tevez 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 17 3 0 29 Tomasz Kuszczak 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
Celtic G S SoT F FW O A AP BP T 1 Artur Boruc 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 22 Glenn Loovens 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 1 5 Gary Caldwell 0 1 1 2 0 0 0 47 9 1 3 Lee Naylor 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 21 8 1 12 Mark Wilson 0 0 0 1 3 0 0 21 1 3 4 Stephen McManus 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11 2 5 19 Barry Robson 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 15 6 0 8 Scott Brown 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 32 2 3 25 Shunsuke Nakamura 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 23 4 0 46 Aiden McGeady 0 4 1 1 1 0 0 29 5 4 7 Scott McDonald 0 1 0 3 3 0 0 14 3 0 18 Massimo Donati 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Paul Hartley 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 10 4 1 48 Darren O'Dea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Andreas Hinkel 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 Cillian Sheridan 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 13 Shaun Maloney 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 21 Mark Brown 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Summary
- 76' ROOOOONEYYY!!!!!! Tevez plays the ball across the edge of the penalty area and Rooney engineers enough space to shoot low into the bottom left. It's been coming!!!
- 72' ROONEY!!! What a hit from the England striker, and it takes a fine save from Boruc to deny him.
- 57' Rooney goes through to put United 3-0 up!! But he's offside!!! No goal.
- 50' GOOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL!!! Ronaldo absolute crashes a shot from 30 yards and Zaza can only parry the ball into the path of BERBATOV...WHO TAPS HOME!!!
- 45' Rooney chips the ball diagonally into the box and it falls for FLETCHER...WHO MAKES SPACE FOR THE SHOT BUT BLASTS WOEFULLY OVER!!
- 30' GOOOOOOAAAALLL!!! Nani swings over a corner from the left, O'Shea pokes it goalwards and BERBATOV stabs it home!! The replays show Berbatov in a suspiciously offside position, but United lead nonetheless.
- 19' Gary Caldwell ABSOLUTELY SMASHES A SHOT FROM JUST OUTSIDE THE BOX!! Fine save from van der Sar!!!
- 12' Aiden McGeady picks up possession for Celtic and draws a sharp save from Edwin van der Sar with a firm drive from just outside the box.
- - Good evening all and welcome to our LIVE coverage of Manchester United v Celtic from Old Trafford.
Live Team Line-Up
- Referee: Franck de Bleeckere
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Manchester UnitedManager: Alex Ferguson
Starting line-up
- E. van der Sar
- G. Neville
- J. Evans
- N. Vidic
- J. O'Shea
- C. Ronaldo
- D. Fletcher
- O. Anderson
- .. Nani
- W. Rooney
- D. Berbatov ×2
Subs
- W. Brown
60′ - R. Giggs
- T. Kuszczak
- C. Tevez 60′
- J. Park 82′
- D. Gibson
Injured
- P. Scholes
- O. Hargreaves
- M. Carrick
- P. Evra
Suspended
None
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CelticManager: Gordon Strachan
Captain: Stephen McManus
Starting line-up
- A. Boruc
- G. Loovens
- G. Caldwell
- S. McManus
- L. Naylor
- M. Wilson
- S. Nakamura
- S. Brown
- B. Robson
- A. McGeady
- S. McDonald
Subs
- A. Hinkel
- M. Donati
- M. Brown
- S. Maloney 61′
- P. Hartley 61′
- D. O'Dea
- C. Sheridan
Injured
- J. Vennegoor of Hesselink
- C. Killen
- G. Samaras
- M. Crosas
Suspended
None
i loved that game it was 1 day before my b d 3-0 to da champions
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