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What a game tonite and what a comeback by Man United, Rooney was fantastic on his day he's one of the best strikers in the world frightening he's still only 218O i have to say United were caught napping in defence twice and Kaka who was immense took both goals brilliantly but you have to take you're hat off to United they kept plugging away and won it at the death, great comeback indeed.

Next weeks game in Milan now should be something else, United cant afford to allow Milan to score, mind you if they score Milan are well up against it.

Shouldbe a cracking game on Wednesday Chelsea v Liverpool im predicting a draw with Chelsea to nick it in extra time @ Anfield.
 
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Man Utd 3-2 AC Milan

By Phil McNulty
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Man Utd players celebrate Wayne Rooney's equaliser at Old Trafford

Wayne Rooney's stunning last-minute winner kept Manchester United's hopes of reaching the Champions League final alive after an Old Trafford classic.
Cristiano Ronaldo's fifth-minute header put United in front, only for AC Milan to draw level through Kaka's angled drive after 21 minutes.
Kaka put Milan ahead from close range before the interval, but Rooney turned in Paul Scholes' cool pass on the hour.
Rooney then lashed a glorious 20-yard finish past Dida in injury time.
It was a moment of magic that gave United a precious lead to defend going into the second leg in Milan next Wednesday.
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United opened in sparkling fashion, and it took a desperate intervention from Alessandro Nesta to divert Rooney's shot over the bar.
But they were soon ahead when Ronaldo met Ryan Giggs' corner with a firm header, which Dida palmed into the air and could then only divert into the net.
United were firing on all cylinders up front - but all the time Milan, in the shape of Kaka, were waiting to probe their suspect and under-strength rearguard.
And the strike they feared came after 21 minutes when Kaka took Clarence Seedorf's pass and accelerated away from Gabriel Heinze and fired a left-foot angled drive across Edwin van der Sar.
A high-quality encounter saw Rooney just fail to get on the end of Giggs' cross and Ronaldo bring a crucial block from Dida with a 25-yard power drive.
But Brazilian superstar Kaka was an ever-present threat, and he took advantage of shambolic United defending to grab a crucial second away goal for Milan after 36 minutes.
Kaka chased a long pass, and when Heinze and Patrice Evra collided, he moved smoothly into top gear to slide a perfect finish past Van der Sar.
Evra was then booked for dissent - a yellow card that rules him out of the second leg at the San Siro, an inconvenience United did not need given their lack of defensive resources.
Michael Carrick wasted a glorious opportunity to put United level after 47 minutes when he side-footed wide of an open goal when he arrived unmarked at the far post on the end of another dangerous Giggs corner.
Milan lost captain Paolo Maldini to a knee injury at half-time, then were robbed of Gennaro Gattuso with a knee problem - with the combative midfield man being replaced by Cristian Brocchi.
Kaka was giving a master-class, escaping the offside trap to shoot across the face of goal then playing a sumptuous one-two with Seedorf only to volley narrowly over.
United desperately needed inspiration, and a moment of genius from Scholes provided it as they drew level after 59 minutes.
Scholes instinctively lifted the ball into the path of Rooney, whose finish was half-stopped by Dida but rolled in.
United were suddenly buoyant again, and the unpredictable Dida saved brilliantly from Darren Fletcher after Rooney's cross was headed into his path.
Fletcher forced Dida into a save at his near post as United pressed for what would be a crucial lead to take to Italy.
Dida then finger-tipped Ronaldo's dipping drive inches wide as United mounted a spell of sustained pressure in the closing stages.
United's sheer courage was rewarded when Rooney ran on to Giggs' pass and fired past a startled Dida to send Old Trafford wild in celebration.

Man Utd: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Brown, Heinze, Evra, Fletcher, Carrick, Scholes, Ronaldo, Rooney, Giggs.
Subs Not Used: Kuszczak, Smith, Solskjaer, Dong, Richardson, Eagles, Lee.
Booked: Evra, Giggs.
Goals: Ronaldo 6, Rooney 59, 90.
AC Milan: Dida, Oddo, Nesta, Maldini (Bonera 46), Jankulovski, Gattuso (Brocchi 52), Pirlo, Ambrosini, Seedorf, Kaka, Gilardino (Gourcuff 84).
Subs Not Used: Kalac, Cafu, Inzaghi, Favalli.
Booked: Kaka, Bonera.
Goals: Kaka 22, 37.
Att: 73,820
Ref: Kyros Vassaras (Greece).



http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/europe/6582631.stm
 
Nights like this remind me why I LOVE football.

As soon as he dispossessed the fella on the half way line I was on my feet, and when he smashed it in it was nearly doing cartwheels!
 
Very exciting match. The second leg in Milan should be a cracker.

I think tomorrow's match will be a bit more subdued.
 
I was in fits last night at the "phil neville school of defending" for kakas 2nd!! :lol:

Until Gattuso went off you were looking at a 3 maybe 4.1 drubbing it really was men against boys!!!, only then did you get back into the game, had kaka took his 2 chances early 2nd half it would have been good night.

heres hoping the rags are on the receiving end a footballing masterclass at the san siro next week!!

FORZA ROSSONIERI!!!!

and another thing......whatb are the chances of the ginger little runt doing that for England any time soon???? yes exactly......NADA!!!!!!
 
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jjinit said:
I was in fits last night at the "phil neville school of defending" for kakas 2nd!! :lol:

Until Gattuso went off you were looking at a 3 maybe 4.1 drubbing it really was men against boys!!!, only then did you get back into the game, had kaka took his 2 chances early 2nd half it would have been good night.
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you're right, the turning point was gattuso going off, after that the pressure just mounted.

kaka is like a dream machine.

still could go either way in the san siro but the advantage is with united after the last goal.

when did scholes ever play well for england!:roll:

FORZA MILAN!
 
grego said:
you're right, the turning point was gattuso going off, after that the pressure just mounted.

kaka is like a dream machine.

still could go either way in the san siro but the advantage is with united after the last goal.

when did scholes ever play well for england!:roll:

FORZA MILAN!
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hmm im not sure it's enough, Milan need 1 goal, you know that Lippi is the master of defend in your own half, soak it up, hit em on the break, that man u back 4 (now without evra) can't sit on a lead.
 
jjinit said:
hmm im not sure it's enough, Milan need 1 goal, you know that Lippi is the master of defend in your own half, soak it up, hit em on the break, that man u back 4 (now without evra) can't sit on a lead.
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agreed, altho shame lippi's not the gaffer innit jj?;) :lol:

besides i think manure will score at least 1.
 
grego said:
agreed, altho shame lippi's not the gaffer innit jj?;) :lol:

besides i think manure will score at least 1.
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oops, mugged myself there, I meant Ancelotti!!

was having a conversation about Lippi hence the slip...leave me alone, it's early....and Im old!!! :lol:
 
grego said:
yeha right, your defence there was like evra slamdunking gaby heinze.;) :lol:
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tis true, I could';ve styled it out by saying I was referring to fact that nesta, maldini, gatusso, oddo, pirlo et al are all regulars for the Azzuri and therefore are influenced by Lippis tactics...but no I was honest!!! :lol:
 
jjinit said:
tis true, I could';ve styled it out by saying I was referring to fact that nesta, maldini, gatusso, oddo, pirlo et al are all regulars for the Azzuri and therefore are influenced by Lippis tactics...but no I was honest!!! :lol:
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altho seeing as he's not national coach.........that wouldn't hold much ground either.;) :lol:
 
grego said:
yeha right, your defence there was like evra slamdunking gaby heinze.;) :lol:
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For a second, I thought Evra was playing American football... put in a great block on Heinz so that the running back was clear through for a touchdown.. oh... wait...
 
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