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  • Ronaldo (3), Carrick (29), Ronaldo (44), Vidic (57)
  • Cousin (23), Mendy (69), Geovanni (82 pen)
  • Date:2008-11-01
  • Kick-off:15:00
  • Venue:Old Trafford
  • Attendance:75398
  • Referee:Dean, M

Live Commentary

90mins

Full time and United manage to hang on for the win, but what a game that was at Old Trafford.

90mins

Giggs and Berbatov both have efforts, Giggs is saved Berbatov gets the rebound but shoots wide.

90mins

Two minutes left now, Dawson sends a long ball but Vidic makes a vital clearing header.

90mins

Ferdinand is beaten by Mendy on the left hand side but Vidic manages to clear his cross, what a game.

89mins

Three minutes of added time, United rocking and Hull have time to nick a point here.

88mins

Hull dominating possesion now, Folan tries to flick a ball on but Rio Ferdinand clears for United.

86mins

Luis de Abreu Anderson replaced by John O'Shea for United, United trying to kill the game off perhaps with this substitution.

85mins

George Boateng is replaced by Caleb Folan for the Tigers.

85mins

Carlos Tevez is cautioned.

84mins

City goalscorer Bernard Mendy goes into the book.

84mins

Its all gone a bit crazy here, Hull really pressing for an equaliser and dare I say it but United look like they're panicking.

83mins

Wayne Rooney booked after a challenge on Dawson.

81mins

MAN UTD 4-3 HULL CITY. GEOVANNI converts from the penalty spot after Rio Ferdinand brough down Bernard Mendy in the United penalty area. Absolute gift from Ferdinand as he didn't need to make that challenge.

80mins

Berbatov tries to play in Tevez but Zayatte blocks, United win another corner but it comes to nothing.

79mins

United win their third corner in a row, Giggs takes and Vidic meets it but Myhill catches it easily in the Hull goal.

79mins

Berbatov plays in Rooney but Turner gets in the way to give United a corner. Ryan Giggs takes but despite a good delivery it comes to nothing.

78mins

Dawson crosses towards Geovanni but he just doesn't connect with the header and Wayne Rooney of all people clears for United.

76mins

Ronaldo's cross is met by Wayne Rooney but his shot is just wide of Boaz Myhill's goal.

74mins

Cousin wins a free kick after being brough down by Rooney. Dawson chips it up but United clear.

72mins

Ryan Giggs is introduced for Michael Carrick in the United midfield.

72mins

Geovanni takes a low drive but Van der Sar is equal to the task and saves well.

71mins

Anderson smashes a free kick way over the Hull City bar and into the Old Trafford crowd.

69mins

MAN UTD 4-2 HULL CITY. Bernard MENDY chips the ball over Van der Sar to give Hull a glimmer of hope, Vidic looked to have cleared it but the linesman ruled it to be a goal.

67mins

United in crusie control here now, Hull look ragged and just can't keep a hold of the ball.

63mins

Peter Halmosi replaces for Marlon King Hull. Luis Carlos Nani replaced by Carlos Tevez for Man United.

61mins

Hull win a corner, Dawson sends it in and Turner gets his head on it but Van der Sar catches it easily.

60mins

Cousin's left footed cross is cut out by Evra, Hull still trying here but I can't see United relinquishing a three goal lead.

58mins

Bryan Hughes is replaced by Bernard Mendy for Hull.

56mins

MAN UTD 4-1 HULL CITY. Nemanja VIDIC volleys the ball into the Hull goal from 5 yards out after Rio Ferdinand missed Rooney's corner.

55mins

Zayatte makes a brilliant last ditch challenge on Ronaldo to deny him his hat trick, United corner but it's wasted.

55mins

Good tackle from Michael Turner to take the ball off Berbatov in the Hull penalty area.

54mins

Tevez warming up for United, Bernard Mendy is doing the same for Hull. Both managers could be thinking about making a change.

53mins

United pressing, Berbatov plays a ball through for Ronaldo and he takes a left-footed shot but it's just wide.

52mins

Rooney plays a ball towards Berbatov but the Bulgarian striker has drifted offside and Hull win a free kick.

51mins

Cheeky ball over the top from Ronaldo towards Rooney but Zayatte cuts it out and clears for Hull.

50mins

Hull free kick about 25 yards out, Geovanni steps up to take it but it's well wide.

49mins

Berbatov shoots just wide of the Hull goal, the crowd let out a huge groan as Berbatov really should have scored from there.

49mins

Rio Ferdinand confidently cuts out a cross that was heading towards Marlon King.

48mins

Nani crosses towards Berbatov but it's no where near him and Berbatov gives a little shake of the head to show he wasn't happy with that ball.

46mins

Hull in possesion, just probeing here but they can't find a way through and the ball eventually goes back to Myhill.

45mins

Hull get the second half underway, they've got a big task on their hands here and it remains to be seen if they can do it.

45mins

Half-time at Old Trafford and United have a 3-1 lead, the champions deserve to be ahead but Hull are no pushovers and have given a very good account of themselves so far today.

45mins

MAN UTD 3-1 HULL CITY. RONALDO rises highest to meet Nani's corner and send the ball past Boaz Myhill in the Hull City goal.

45mins

Rooney looks for a penalty after being tackled by Dawson, it was never a penalty and not good too see this from Rooney, it's a United corner.

43mins

Boateng makes space to play a ball to Cousin but after doing all the hard work he couldn't find the pass and Anderson blocks his pass.

41mins

Rooney shows great awareness to get an opportunity with a loose ball in the penalty area but his instinctive header goes just over the bar.

40mins

Rooney put the ball into the net but he's judged to be offside.

39mins

Daniel Cousin takes an audacious pop from 35 yards out but it's high and wide.

39mins

Anderson makes a surging run and carries the ball 40 yards before being dispossed by Michael Turner.

36mins

Carrick takes the corner short to Neville, the ball is played in by Carrick and Nani shoots from distance but it's well over.

35mins

Rio Ferdinand making a rare appearance in the United attack, he plays the ball to Ronaldo but Zayatte does well and blocks the ball for a United corner.

34mins

Ronaldo steaming towards the Hull box but Myhill runs out of his goal to smother the ball before Ronaldo can get to it.

33mins

Cousin flicks on Myhill's goal kick to Geovanni but he just can't get to it and Vidic gets the ball away.

29mins

Could have been 3-1 United, Ronaldo's shot is excellently saved by Myhill in the City goal.

28mins

MAN UTD 2-1 HULL CITY. Michael CARRICK runs from deep to smash a shot past Boaz Myhill, nothing the Hull keeper could do there it was a fine effort.

27mins

Rooney picks up a loose ball but his cross is cut out by Zayatte, could have done a lot better there Rooney and he looks suitably dissapointed in himself.

25mins

Rooney drills the ball in but Myhill sends it back up towards the Man United half.

24mins

United try to get the lead back straight away, Ronaldo wins a free kick for United. Nani sends it in but Zayatte clears.

22mins

MAN UTD 1-1 HULL CITY. Hull win a free-kick about 25 yards out on the right-hand side, a perfect position for a cross. Marney crosses and COUSIN scores for Hull. One all!

20mins

Michael Turner goes into the book for a heavy challenge on Nani.

20mins

Turner intercepts a ball meant for Rooney and plays it forward, Hull seeing a bit of the ball now but just can't seem to do it in the final thrid.

19mins

Anderson pulls down compatriot Geovanni and it really should have been a free kick but referee Mike Dean waves play on.

17mins

Rooney pings a shot over the bar from outside the Hull penalty area, nice try but the shot was always rising and never looked like going in.

16mins

Nice cut out by Boateng from an Anderson pass but the Brazilian gets the ball back, Hull putting themselves about a bit more now.

15mins

United corner, taken quickly to Nani who plays it to Carrick but his cross is cut out by Daniel Cousin.

14mins

No one seems to have told the Hull fans they're losing, the away contingent are out-singing the home fans at the moment.

13mins

United in possession here, they haven't been troubled at all apart from that Geovanni free kick and it could be an easy day for Fergie's men.

9mins

Neville sends a long ball down the right towards Rooney but it's a bit too long, Hull well under the kosh here and really need to get into this game.

6mins

Nani's cross is met by Rooney but his shot is poor and the ball goes for a Goal Kick.

5mins

Hull have a chance to reply straight away with a free kick but Geovanni hits it high and wide, United goal kick.

4mins

Ronaldo tries to put a cross into the Hull box but McShane makes an excellent block to pit the ball to safety.

3mins

MAN UTD 1-0 HULL CITY. Ronaldo picks the ball up on the halfway line and passes it to Berbatov. The Bulgarian holds it up and plays it back to RONALDO who fires past Myhill in the Hull goal.

2mins

Marlon King does well to hold the ball up on the halfway line and plays the ball to Geovanni, he tries a bit of magic but Ferdinand cuts the ball out for United.

1mins

Ferdinand plays the ball back to Van der Sar as King (Hull) runs at him.

1mins

United get us underway here at Old Trafford, can Hull rock the apple cart yet again or will United prove too much of a test for the Tigers? The away fans are well up for it and we could have a good game on our hands at the theatre if dreams..

0mins

Sir Alex Ferguson is taking no chances here, the United boss is starting with Rooney, Ronaldo and Berbatov showing high-flying Hull the respect they deserve.

Match Preview

A week after their worst performance of the season, Manchester United have to contend with the visit of high-flying Hull City this Saturday.

A bitterly disappointing 1-1 draw with Everton was made all the more controversial when Wayne Rooney, returning to his former club, kissed his United badge in response to taunts from the crowd.

"I think with the crowd egging him on, there was every chance he was going to get sent off. It wasn't his doing, I thought he did nothing wrong in the game. I thought he behaved well," said United boss Alex Ferguson.

There is at least no chance of grudges being held between the Red Devils and Hull City, as the two clubs haven't met since two 1987 League Cup matches went United's way - at which point City were playing in the old Second Division.

Hull will be up against the official FifPro World Footballer of the Year, Cristiano Ronaldo, although the Portuguese winger has not yet played up to his form of last season.

"Sir Alex has been a big inspiration to me," Ronaldo said after receiving the award earlier this week, adding: "He was the main factor in keeping me here. But what happened in the summer is finished. Now my head is on the club."

Michael Carrick may join Ronaldo in the United midfield, although a string of excellent performances by Darren Fletcher has allowed Ferguson to delay Carrick's return from an ankle injury.

Third-placed Hull are hoping they can rely on the fitness of left-back Andy Dawson after he suffered a dead leg last weekend, although he played the all 90 minutes of Wednesday's 3-0 defeat to Chelsea without appearing to seriously struggle.

There is no chance of the Tigers feeling inferior despite a far smaller trophy cabinet, not to mention wage bill, and captain Ian Ashbee believes European football is a realistic aim for the club.

"I watched bits and bobs from Europe last week - mainly from the Chelsea game. Wouldn't it be great? Leading Hull out at Roma," Ashbee said this week.

However, manager Phil Brown is more concerned that his side get back on track after a 3-0 midweek home defeat by Chelsea.

He said after that loss: "We came up against a quality side and we didn't bring our best game to the table, even though we caused them problems in the first half.


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Match Report

Manchester United almost paid the penalty for taking their foot off the pedal as Hull City gave the Premier League champions the fright of their lives at Old Trafford.

Leading 4-1, with a shade over 20 minutes of the game remaining, it looked as if United were heeding manager Sir Alex Ferguson's exhortations to improve their goal difference.

But Hull's never-say-die attitude, combined with United's complacency, made for a tense and thrilling finale which saw Ferguson's side scrape home by the odd goal in seven.

United got off to a flying start when they scored after only three minutes. Gary Neville, making his 550th appearance for United crossed the ball in from the right.

Cristiano Ronaldo produced an audacious flick back to Dimitar Berbatov who was hovering on the right corner of the Hull penalty area.

Berbatov touched the ball back to Ronaldo, who scored with a low left-foot shot from 15 yards which went in off the post.

Hull's height and strength caused United defensive problems as was apparent with the Tigers equaliser in the 23rd minute.

Andy Dawson floated in a free-kick from the right side of the United box and Daniel Cousin out-jumped Patrice Evra in an uneven contest on the nearside of the six-yard box to send his glancing header beyond goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar and into the far corner of the net.

United restored their lead courtesy of a glorious move in the 29th minute. Nemanja Vidic's pass out of defence found Wayne Rooney, who touched the ball off to Berbatov.

The Bulgarian found Michael Carrick racing in on the left side of the Hull box and his crisp low left-foot shot from 15 yards went in off the foot of the far post.

With the game moving towards first-half stoppage time, United made it 3-1. Nani's corner to the near post saw Ronaldo jump above three Hull defenders to head in from ten yards.

When Vidic made it 4-1 after 57 minutes - shooting home Rooney's corner right footed from seven yards, it looked as if it was going to be the second thrashing in a week for Hull.

But the Tigers roared back as the pressure they applied on United, together with the champions' lethargy, started to produce mistakes.

One such came in the 69th minute when Cousin drove a ball from the left towards Bernard Mendy on the right side of the United penalty area.

Evra was favourite to clear but, under pressure from Mendy, he headed the ball into the Hull substitute's path and his excellent chip beat van der Sar and crossed the line, despite Vidic's heroic effort to clear.

Then, in the 82nd minute, Rio Ferdinand brought down Mendy on the left side of the United box.

Referee Mike Dean pointed to the spot and Geovanni stepped up to blast his right-footed penalty beyond van der Sar and into the top right corner of the net.

Manchester United

Hull City

Corners

91

Fouls

1213

Goal attempts

2012

Shots off target

94

Offsides

31

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