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Manchester United (Berbatov 29′, 51′, Rooney 76′) 3-0 Celtic Stadium: Old Trafford, England UEFA Champions League, Group E Date: 21 October 2008 Kickoff: 19:45 BST, 14:45 ET Manchester United continued their winning ways, defeating Celtic, 3-0. 71′ Rooney and Tevez try a one-two inside the box. Manchester United vs Chelsea. Rooney tries to a move on McManus, but McManus knocks it away for a corner. The ball bounces to Berbatov, who is unmarked in front of the goal and pokes it past Boruc. The lone-goal for Fenerbache? That’s ironic, isn’t it? @seaningle Wed 5 Nov 2008 … Nani comes back and tries to cross it from the left flank. Meanwhile, Michael Carrick and Owen Hargreaves are still out. On the replay, it looked like Wilson got a piece of it, so it should have been a corner. Of course, he misses the target completely. To see all content on The Sun, please use the Site Map. What a cheater! 73′ Corner goes out to Rooney, and he unleashes a great shot on goal that forces Boruc to make a reflex save. Celtic will need a good result, otherwise they’ll be looking at the UEFA Cup. McManus has to knock it away to concede the corner. Ronaldo strikes a good free kick this time as he forces a great save from Boruc. There’s the whistle and we’re at halftime. Let’s see what they can do here. Unfortunately, his cross is long and goes out for a goal-kick. © 2006-2020. Ronaldo calls for the ball, but Tevez is determined to send a message and goes for goal. "You'll go on a holiday and you'll be just enjoying yourself and starting to get into the groove… and bang, you're taken back to this moment and that feeling. Upstart Celtic or the defending champs? His cross is off Caldwell for a corner. 29′ Nani with a nice move down the left to elude Wilson. kick off and we’re underway! The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). Rooney gets it on the right edge of the box and his cross strikes McManus’s elbow. United keep it and eventually, Ronaldo gets pushed by Wilson once again, but no foul this time. Evans gets it and tries to cross it from the left wing, but it’s out for a goal-kick. Nakamura will have a good chance from 25 yards out or so. Join me tomorrow as Atletico Madrid take on Liverpool! 85′ Sheridan makes a run towards goal, but Brown takes it away. 18′ Ronaldo tries to play the one-two with Rooney, but the return pass gets knocked away by McManus. Anderson lays it off to Ronaldo, who tries a long-range shot that is well off the mark. 65′ Ronaldo with a nice run down the left and he gets knocked down once again and wins a free kick. Celtic will have to do better if they want to get back into this match. 14′ Good through-ball from Rooney to Neville, who makes a great run towards the box. Still it was so close that a lot of refs would have missed that call. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. 26′ McGeady makes a move on the edge of the box and tries to elude his defender. 0′ Welcome to Soccerlens’ live coverage of the UEFA Champions League. Champions League 2008-09 Celtic v Manchester United: as it happened A late Ryan Giggs goal rescued a point for United in a game they should have easily won Sean Ingle. United had a 64%-36% edge in possession in the first half. Then he follows up with a nice entry pass to Berbatov in the box. 63′ Fletcher with a clever chip to Nani, but it’s long and goes out for a Celtic throw. Celtic have taken one point out of a possible 48 points during Champions League Group Stage road matches, and they’ll be decided underdogs against the reigning champions at Old Trafford. Celtic have had the better chances so far, can’t deny that. 24′ Naylor with a shot/cross towards the far post that makes Van der Sar work once again. He gets shoved down to the ground and wins the free kick. As expected, O’Shea will start for Evra on the left. 28′ Back the other way as Berbatov’s shot is nicely blocked. No dice, though, and Ronaldo’s free kicks continue to be mediocre. When you win, you get away with it.". Wes Brown is the captain right now. He’s always been a streaky player, but when he gets hot it seems like he can’t miss. Unfortunately, it’s the side net. Celtic seem to be putting all their eggs in their defensive basket. Global. The goal will probably be debated and disputed ad naseum, so United will have to score a couple more in order to prove that they deserve to win. 9′ McDonald draws the foul in the attacking half from O’Shea. Rooney sends a long pass to Tevez, who is all alone running down the right. With their 4-2-3-1 formation, it’s clear that defense will be the primary thing on Celtic’s mind. 68′ Tevez commits the foul as he buzzes around the box, trying to get something going. It’s out for a corner. Anderson and Carlos Tevez should be available, after missing out on the West Brom match. Wilson has played very well today. One of the scorers for Villarreal? News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Speaking of which, Ronaldo gets fouled by Brown in the attacking half for a free kick. Nani’s corner doesn’t get past the first defender, but United get another corner. That looks like it hurt. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Manchester United: Van der Sar, Neville (c), Evans, Vidic, O’Shea, Ronaldo, Fletcher, Anderson, Nani, Berbatov, Rooney. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. Stadium: Old Trafford, England 60′ Double substitution for Manchester United as Brown comes on for Neville and Tevez comes on for Berbatov. Should be an interesting match. Ball is played through to Berbatov who brings Boruc off his line. Ronaldo’s free kick bounces off the wall. Corner is taken short, and Fletcher gets it and is wide open in the box. United 1-1-21/05/2008. 22′ Looks like this is within Ronaldo’s range. ", Aguero slammed after grabbing assistant ref Sian Massey-Ellis on shoulder, Man Utd delete tweet over away fans 'climbing 14 flights of stairs' amid PPV angers, Timo Werner stars but Frank Lampard must tighten Chelsea's dodgy defence, Man Utd eye transfer for Real Madrid midfielder Federico Valverde, Caoimhin Kelleher appears to FALL ASLEEP on bench in Merseyside derby, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No.

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