Full-Time: MAN UTD 1-0 AS ROMA.

It looks like yet another 1-0 win for United.

United look set to finish the game with ten men as Ronaldo is still off the pitch having his head wound looked at.

A great chance for an equaliser goes begging as Totti sets up Espositio who should find the target but only succeeds in powering a shot inches wide.

Ronaldo gets a whack in the face and play is held up as blood pours from his forehead.

Rooney makes way for Anderson.

Tevez wriggles into the area but can't get any power into his shot.

An almightly scramble in the United area ends with Carrick saving the day.

Ryan Giggs comes on for the last ten minutes - Nani ambles off.

Scholes drags a shot wide after good play by Nani.

AS Roma make their final change as Mauro Esposito replaces Giuly.

Pizarro's deflected shot is safely gathered by Kuszczak as AS Roma press for an equaliser.

The lively Tevez wins some room on the edge of the area but slices his shot narrowly wide.

Another change by the Italians - Mirko Vucinic comes on for Mancini.

Rooney tries his luck from 35 yards but his shot is nearer the corner flag than the goal this time.

It was a crisp shot by the former Everton man and came at just the right time for United.

MAN UTD 1-0 AS ROMA. It's a first goal of the season for ROONEY as he takes Nani's pass in his stride and drives his shot beyond Curci and into the back of the net off the post.

Ronaldo's cheeky back-heel flies into the net, but the Portuguese star is clearly offside.

Carrick is perhaps fortunate not to concede a penalty after tangling with Mancini.

United bring on Tevez for Saha.

Rooney springs forward and his crisp shot is flicked behind by Curci.

Saha tries to find some space for himself on the edge of the AS Roma area but Daniele de Rossi snuffs out any danger.

Totti's corner is headed clear by the imperious Rio Ferdinand.

Aquilani is stretchered from the pitch, David Pizarro comes on to replace him.

Aquilani requires treatment after winning a corner.

AS Roma appear increasingly confident at the back and have been the likelier side to break the deadlock since half-time.

Nani's cross-cum-shot rolls along the top of the crossbar with Curci stranded.

It's been a lively opening to the second period, in sharp contrast to the grim first half.

Nani's error gifts possession to AS Roma, but after Giuly and Totti had created the opening Alberto Aquilani blasts his shot over the bar - another warning for United though.

Totti almost opens the scoring after being found by Ludovic Giuly but spoons his close-range shot over the bar.

Mancini has been AS Roma's liveliest attacking outlet, Totti has been very quiet.

Ronaldo gets down the right but his cross fails to find Rooney, at least it's a positive start to the second half by United though.

United get the second half underway, no changes at the interval.

Half-Time: MAN UTD 0-0 AS ROMA.

Evra wins a stoppage-time corner but it comes to nothing.

Mancini and Cicinho combine well but there's no end product to the flowing move.

Rooney is caught offside to add to United's frustration.

United continue to probe but there's no way through a tight AS Roma defence.

Michael Carrick gets under his 25-yard effort and the ball flies harmlessly over the bar.

Philippe Mexes becomes the first player to be booked after a rash challenge on Rooney.

Totti's free-kick is deflected for a corner with Kuszcaz struggling.

Nemanja Vidic is penalised just outside the penalty area for a high challenge on Mancini.

Curci is in trouble after punching Nani's corner away, play stops so the young keeper can have some treatment.

The first real opening as Nani crosses for Rooney to blast his first-time effort over the bar.

Ronaldo's ambitious 40-yard free-kick is dipping but Curci gathers it easily.

No goals, hardly any shots, no yellow cards. It's not exactly riveting stuff at Old Trafford.

Totti's deflected 30-yard free-kick is gathered by Kuszczak at the second attempt.

AS Roma are going to take some breaking down, although a rare error allows Saha a shot on goal. However, the Frenchman's effort is straight at Curci.

Curci is forced to turn away a curling cross but he's still not really had a save to make.

Nani's corner comes to nothing but at least United are trying to step the pace up.

Juan concedes a corner as Saha threatens to get to the byline.

Over a quarter of the match gone, and not even a sniff of a goal.

AS Roma appear to be very disciplined and organised - there's no chance of a repeat of last season's thrashing.

Perrotta's excellent defensive header denies Saha as Patrice Evra whips in a dangerous cross.

Ronaldo blasts his 30-yard free-kick into the centre of the AS Roma wall.

Nani and Ronaldo combine well and the former wins a free-kick after a poor attempt at a tackle by Perrotta.

The crowd are briefly lifted by Nani as he chases a lost cause to keep the ball in play, but no-one can profit from his lofted pass across goal.

Nani's misplaced pass gifts possession back to AS Roma.

The Old Trafford crowd is very subdued as the match fails to take off.

Rooney tries to lift United with a burst through the middle, but Saha's return pass to him is inaccurate.

Paul Scholes' pass goes out for a throw-in - indicative of the poor start to the match.

It's all very cagey with openings at a premium.

O'Shea clatters into Simone Perrotta and is fortunate not to be handed a yellow card.

AS Roma try to launch their first attack but John O'Shea is too powerful for Alessandro Amantino Mancini.

Saha shows great skill to bring the ball down, but his cross just evades the onrushing United players.

Cristiano Ronaldo's teasing corner is taken confidently by Curci.

On current form a 1-0 United win rather than another 7-1 victory, is on the cards.

The Italians, in black shirts, get the match underway.

Francesco Totti starts as AS Roma's lone striker while Gianluca Curci is in goal.

Edwin van der Sar's injury means Tomasz Kuszczak starts in goal for United while Louis Saha and Wayne Rooney are in attack with Ryan Giggs and Carlos Tevez on the bench.

Domestically United are second in the Premier League after beating Birmingham City 1-0 at the weekend while AS Roma were knocked off the top of the Serie A table when they crashed to a 4-1 home defeat to Internazionale.

Both sides won their opening Group F games - United 1-0 at Sp Lisbon and AS Roma 2-0 against Dynamo Kiev.

Manchester United entertain AS AS Roma in a repeat of April's amazing Champions League quarter-final encounter that Sir Alex Ferguson's side won 7-1.