00:00Siening, Gimarsson, Jagielka, Jobo and Richard Dunne, the only other outfield players not to have missed a minute of their
00:05team's premiership programme so far this season.
00:11So Fulham to kick off.
00:14On the whistle from Peter Walton.
00:17Aiming to the...
00:18As well, now Smatten.
00:20Hit it hard, but not straight enough.
00:24Now it wasn't easy to go across the goalkeeper.
00:26Ever and Vidic may be blocking that path.
00:29That's a bright start, it's an impressive start.
00:33It was always good.
00:34Injury, Frank Kudrup.
00:36Shouts that it was out, but the...
00:39That's the way Manchester United operate with his personnel in away matches.
00:42Here's Davis.
00:44And in the end, Edwin van der Sar wasn't too short.
00:50Goalkeeper's actions always give you a clue how worried they are.
00:53If van der Sar thinks this is going wide as he hits it, then he just walks and watches after
00:57it.
00:57But he's scrambling, he's a little concerned.
01:01Now Ronaldo.
01:04Just seem to miscalculate his arrival with the path of the ball.
01:09Just got in a lot.
01:10Narrow midfield might get called out for Fulham.
01:12And Ronaldo was pretty easily found.
01:14And Buba Jopp, who has the left-sided narrow role, only got across too late and concedes the free kick.
01:21He only eventually gets here, Buba Jopp, but just a little late.
01:26On the British side.
01:29And there goes Davis.
01:30And van der Sar hasn't dealt with it.
01:33Brian McBride is there.
01:35And scores for Fulham by the inside of the post.
01:38And a man on the line as well.
01:41And they're worth the lead in truth.
01:43It's been a sloppy start by Manchester United.
01:45And that's been typified by the goal they've considered.
01:49Well, this tells you everything about the opening 17 minutes for Alex Ferguson's side.
01:54Haven't played well.
01:55The control of the ball's been poor.
01:57They've been sloppy defensively.
01:59And even here, well, make your mind up for it.
02:01It's just put your foot through it.
02:02And when he does it, he's got a problem.
02:04But Fulham, Mastam McBride.
02:06He cannot, in my opinion, score anywhere else but where he does.
02:10Now, whether he's directing this right in here or whether he gets a little lucky, it threw the legs of
02:15Vidic, yes.
02:16But it was a firm, positive strike.
02:19I mean, Vidic has to deal with that.
02:21I don't care if the goalkeeper's coming.
02:23He's a defender.
02:24The ball's here.
02:25Hook your foot through it.
02:26And hook it out.
02:26Playing one striker in McBride.
02:28Well, of course, Radzinski is playing as a striker.
02:30And he doesn't seem to come to terms with that.
02:32But here comes Ronaldo.
02:33And they've got plenty of ways of replying here.
02:35Including Rooney.
02:36But he's off the side, as Andy says.
02:42Looked off even from here.
02:44Opposite the halfway line.
02:45This looks like quite an easy decision.
02:47They seem to just get out in time here.
02:49There you go.
02:50With Manchester City.
02:53Alex Ferguson.
02:55The chapter inverse.
02:56And here's Ronaldo running it.
02:57Rossinia.
02:58And it went across La Stoke.
03:00He just looked and hoped that there was no one knocking it over the line for Manchester United.
03:05Well, Liam Rossinia knows he can't tackle here because he's given away a penalty.
03:10But this is what this lad does.
03:12If he backs you into the penalty area, problems.
03:14And this is so, so close.
03:16Here's the difference.
03:17The other end, it hits the inside of the post and goes in.
03:20And this one.
03:21Oh, look at that.
03:22Yeah.
03:23Don't be concerned that Maurice Foltz has given it away here.
03:26And here's Rooney.
03:30Coming around the back is Giggs.
03:33Goal.
03:331-1.
03:35Rooney to Giggs.
03:36And this side, chock full of attacking options, has found an equaliser in the 29th minute.
03:43Not quite what he meant, I don't think, Ryan Giggs.
03:46Doesn't quite hit the volley.
03:48But it's effective.
03:50But Maurice Foltz here.
03:52I don't know why he doesn't just go and head up.
03:54Why he's trying to bring it down under pressure, I do not know.
03:57But it proves costly.
03:58They're looking.
03:59Comes out to Davis.
04:00But Bride's got away from Carrick.
04:03Wrong header.
04:05Wrong header.
04:06He has never, unless Van der Salle drops a clang, are going to beat him with a header like that
04:11from that angle.
04:12This has got to go back across.
04:14He's got a couple of options.
04:15He can go back to the edge of 18-yard box and across the six.
04:18United forward here from Scholes who's passed.
04:20Giggs on the run.
04:21Take it on, just a little bit wide.
04:27And neither one thing or the other, but it was a threatening break from Manchester United.
04:32That's what they have when you think of them breaking like this.
04:37Everett made that his.
04:39Oh, and could well have had a goal to reward his effort.
04:45Well, I thought it was a throw.
04:48Larson on Christian Valle.
04:49He just seems to ease Christian Valle out of this.
04:52As he wins the first end of Everett.
04:53Christian Valle comes over to make it his and then suddenly, there you go, Larson eases him out for Everett.
05:06Ferdinand and Radzynski.
05:08Andy, you saw a bit more of that than I did.
05:10Well.
05:11Problem for Rosinia, something trying to help him and has done by forcing Cristiano Ronaldo away.
05:17Manchester United do get a corner.
05:20I think another thing that's helped.
05:28Well, it was always Manchester United like that.
05:30Got a piece of a...
05:31Losing a lead that they thoroughly deserved.
05:33Alec Ferguson will be relieved.
05:36His stand-in skipper today.
05:38Ryan Giggs at home in the Premiership.
05:42Getting a cross in.
05:43Michael Brown going for it.
05:45He may be flunging himself head first.
05:49Well, they might be leading again.
05:51Maybe.
05:51I think Brown, Wes Brown does well.
05:53He knows he's a last...
05:56They've lost them.
06:02And for McBride.
06:04Davis.
06:05What a save.
06:08To stop Simon Davis.
06:11Putting him in front again.
06:13Well, Manchester United have stopped.
06:14There's been three kicks all over their place.
06:16That's another one they thought was a three kick.
06:17But this is just stunning football all round.
06:20The ability to Davis to flick it over his shoulder and volley it.
06:24With power in it.
06:27Here's Giggs.
06:28Ponce Coles going in.
06:29And Rosinia...
06:32Got it away.
06:33He's saying he's got it away for Ronaldo.
06:36Carrick.
06:38Good play from Manchester United.
06:39It skipped up.
06:41As Trudko wasn't fooled by the bounce.
06:48Supported by Brown.
06:50Radzinski!
06:51Against the bar!
06:53Super Fulham move.
06:56And here's Rooney.
06:58And within seconds of going...
07:00It seemed 2-1 down.
07:02Manchester United looking to go 2-1 up.
07:04As Larsson reverses...
07:05That's the player that's going to be the challenge for Fulham.
07:07Ronaldo.
07:10Ronaldo.
07:20He's right in front of the...
07:231-1.
07:24Just past the hour mark.
07:29And Roca Negra's penalised for the way he went in.
07:33On the say-so of the assist.
07:36Radzinski.
07:37Oh, Davis!
07:38He's in!
07:39Van der Sar thwarts him again.
07:41And again.
07:42Oh, that's brilliant football.
07:51Well, it's the Davies.
07:53Van der Sar show in the second half.
07:57He's got a side-tude from Fulham again.
08:00Oh, 20 minutes in.
08:01And I remember...
08:03Deggs.
08:07Huberjop has been booked.
08:09The referee's just pointed.
08:11He's not going to make an issue of this, Peter Walton,
08:12despite some Manchester United queries.
08:15Huberjop.
08:16Radzinski.
08:17McBride!
08:20More...
08:22Incisive for Lundpley.
08:23More work for Edwin van der Sar.
08:26Well, and more you've seen.
08:29Ronaldo.
08:31He got within range, but...
08:34It's a corner.
08:35He has a tent.
08:37Just a little neck.
08:39They think he's going to head this.
08:41Larson.
08:43Ronaldo.
08:44There's some space to run into.
08:52United.
08:54Oh, that was started to go.
08:57Checked out.
08:59Giggs.
09:00In goes Larson.
09:03So, finally, it has gone out.
09:04It might have gone out one side, it's gone out the other.
09:08Fell on the left.
09:11Still Ronaldo.
09:14And, uh...
09:14While we were watching the ball,
09:16Michael Foltz...
09:17just gets there.
09:19Come on, but...
09:20There's that sting in the tail.
09:23Ronaldo.
09:24Giggs.
09:26Came in the...
09:28half-post area, of course.
09:29to get the one Manchester United goal.
09:32Not this time.
09:33No, it's actually his decision in the end, I think, Simon Davies.
09:36Because it looks like he wants to take another little touch.
09:39He may well have been able to.
09:41But Ronaldo's away this time.
09:46And Manchester United get their noses in front, crucially.
09:52In the 88th minute, they've taken a bit of punishment here.
09:55But they've hit back, you have to say, like potential champions.
10:01Well, you know what can happen.
10:03And how you feel for Chris Coleman and his side.
10:06Who have put so, so much into this game.
10:09But when you possess a player like him,
10:12who's had an unbelievable season,
10:15who can do what he does,
10:17at this pace,
10:18this late in the game,
10:20when players are tired,
10:22then you know you've got an invaluable talent.
10:24Just watch this.
10:25It's all about Cristiano Ronaldo.
10:28No one else matters,
10:29apart from him.
10:30Magnificent ball
10:31for a magnificent player,
10:33Cristiano Ronaldo.
10:37Manchester United lead the Premiership by nine points.
10:42Cristiano Ronaldo
10:45ran through
10:46a gallant Fulham
10:48to make Alec Ferguson jump for joy.
10:53Fulham had done so much
10:55to do themselves and Chelsea a favour here.
10:57It was a terrific performance from Chris Coleman's men.
11:01They led through Brian McBride.
11:03Brian Giggs equalised...
11:04...
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