A LOOK at the key moments from the game against Manchester United.
ROVERS:
BRAD FRIEDEL: Made a couple of crucial saves at vital times to keep Rovers in the hunt....7
LUCAS NEILL: Had his best game for some time. Snuffed out Ryan Giggs and was a real driving force going forward....8
JAY McEVELEY: What a performance from the youngster! Did an outstanding job on David Beckham....9
ANDY TODD: An absolute revelation at the back. Read the game fantastically well and his distribution was superb, too....8
MARTIN TAYLOR: Colossus or man-mountain? Take your pick! But Rovers' gentle giant didn't put a foot wrong all night....9
GARRY FLITCROFT: Rattled a few cages in the centre of the park with some bone-crunching challenges. It's no wonder Veron didn't fancy it....7
DAVID DUNN: Limped off in the 19th minute after his injury jinx struck again.
DAVID THOMPSON: Cometh the hour, cometh the man! Grabbed a goal with a clinical header before departing the scene through injury...8
TUGAY: Proved he's a world class player with some touches of genius. Kept the ball moving with plenty of one-touch stuff....8
ANDY COLE: Quiet in front of goal by his standards but more than played his part for the team by holding the ball up well....7
DWIGHT YORKE: Like Cole, he was a more-than-handy outlet up front but rarely looked like scoring against his old club....7
SUBS: GILLESPIE (for Dunn, 19)...7
JANSEN (for Thompson, 66)...7
NOT USED: OSTENSTAD, JOHANSSON, KELLY (GK)
OPPOSITION:
BARTHEZ...Can't kick 6
G NEVILLE...Steady 6
SILVESTRE...Pacey defender 7
FERDINAND...Oozed class 8
BROWN...On the way back 7
SCHOLES...Looked bright 7
VERON...A poor man's Tugay 5
P NEVILLE...Limited 6
BECKHAM...Creative but petulant 7
VAN NISTELROOY...Out of sorts 6
GIGGS...Had a stinker 5
SUBS: SOLKSJAER (for Giggs, 74) 6
FORLAN (for P Neville, 83)
NOT USED: BLANC, O'SHEA, RICARDO
STATS:
Goal attempts: Rovers 7 United 10
Shots on target: Rovers 3 United 3
Woodwork: Rovers 0 United 0
Offsides: Rovers 12 United 2
Corners: Rovers 4 United 12
Free kicks: Rovers 10 United 16
REFEREE: Mr U Rennie (Sheffield)...6
BOOKINGS: Rovers - McEveley (foul), Neill (diving), United - P Neville (foul)
SENDINGS OFF: None
Old Trafford Att...62,740
TIME FOR ACTION:
10 Seba Veron lets fly from 20 yards but his effort flashes just wide of the post
14 Veron pulls the trigger again but his shot is deflected for a corner
29 Fabien Barthez is tested for the first time when Lucas Neill lets rip from 20 yards but the Frenchman is equal to it
41 Andy Cole tries his luck with an instinctive snapshot but he's just off target
45 Ruud Van Nistelrooy bursts through the centre but Brad Friedel stands tall and makes a crucial save
55 Van Nistelrooy hangs his head in shame after blazing over from six yards
58 United break the deadlock as Paul Scholes bundles the ball home at the far post
61 Get in! It's 1-1 as David Thompson stoops to head home Keith Gillespie's cross
84 Wes Brown heads Gillespie's cross-shot off the line
87 Uriah Rennie books Neill for diving after the Rovers defender goes down in the box following a challenge by Mikael Silvestre
90 Ole Solksjaer curls a shot beyond Friedel but Jay McEveley gets back to make a priceless goal-line clearance
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