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Commentary
14¹A header by ARSHAVIN at the far post was easily collected by the 'keeper.
20¹ARSHAVIN scuffed an easy chance.
25¹ARSHAVIN's shot beat the 'keeper but rebounded off the Middlesbrough crossbar.
36¹BOATENG beat a number of Middlesbrough players and slammed an effort over the bar.
39¹VERMAELEN booked by the ref.
39¹GOAL!! Manchester United were awarded a penalty after a foul on BOATENG and CAVENAGHI put it past LASTÙVKA. (1-0 Manchester United)
40¹Uncertainty in the Manchester United defence enabled ADEBAYOR to hit an effort over.
43¹A bad challenge gets LASTÙVKA a yellow card.
45¹GRADEL receives a yellow card by the referee for a cynical tackle.
0²A fine ball from VERMAELEN on the left bobbled toward ADEBAYOR who mishit his shot just beyond the far post.
2²GOAL!! A long shot from SAHIN deflected off the legs of VERMAELEN and into his own net. (2-0 Manchester United)
9²The referee yellow cards BROWN for violent conduct against BASSONG.
14²PIZARRO shot over.
16²GRADEL touched the ball through a crowd of players but the Manchester United 'keeper was a match for it as he dived to his right.
22²FÜLOP stopped a clever shot from GRADEL.
24²A cynical foul on ADEBAYOR by PIZARRO results in a booking.
25²GRADEL was put clear by STURRIDGE and he beat the 'keeper but struck his shot wide.
26²GOAL!! A swerving outswinging corner was headed in at the near post by VERMAELEN. (2-1 Manchester United)
29²An exceptional effort from JÔNATAS scraped the outside of the post.
32²A great shot from GRADEL was dealt with by a good parry from the 'keeper.
38²GOAL!! After being forced wide CAVENAGHI was able to ram the ball in from the narrowest of angles. (3-1 Manchester United)
43²The 'keeper managed to block an amazing shot.

 
Manchester United
 
League position: 19
Home league form: WWXL
Overall league form: WWWWWLXL
Formation: 4-3-3
Line-ups
Márton FÜLOP7 17 Jan LASTÙVKA
Chris SMALLING7 28 Martin KELLY
Joleon LESCOTT7 37½Ashley YOUNG
Kevin-Prince BOATENG7½48 Hatem BEN ARFA
Jonny EVANS6½57 Thomas VERMAELEN
Sébastien BASSONG6 67 Wes BROWN(c)
Nuri SAHIN5½77½JÔNATAS Domingos
Andrei ARSHAVIN6½86½Max GRADEL
(p)Fernando CAVENAGHI7½97 Emmanuel ADEBAYOR(p)
(c,f)Claudio PIZARRO5½106½Marouane CHAMAKH(f)
Freddy ADU5½117 Daniel STURRIDGE
Manager
Vurnon ANITA  12  Emiliano INSÚA
Mladen BOZOVIC  13  Scott CARSON
Salvatore FOTI6½14  Samuel ETO'O
Andy JOHNSON6 15  Charlie MULGREW
Zafer YELEN  16  JONATHAN Jackson
 
Middlesbrough
 
League position: 9
Away league form: LWLW
Overall league form: XLWWWWLW
Formation: 4-3-3

Statistics
Manchester United 3 Middlesbrough 1
(Half-time: 1-0, Attendance: 47,098, Stadium: Old Trafford, Referee: Hartmut Strampe 7½)

Cavenaghi 39¹ (pen), Vermaelen 2² (og), Cavenaghi 38²
Scorers
Substitutions
Sent off
Bookings
Corners
Fouls
Offsides
Shots on
Shots off
Total shots
Shots saved
Possession
Vermaelen 26²
SahinóFoti 9², ArshavinóJohnson 30² 
  
Pizarro 24²Vermaelen 39¹, Lastùvka 43¹, Gradel 45¹, Brown 9²
42
1613
23
85
67
1412
54
42%58%
Man of the match: Hatem Ben Arfa