Manchester United against Deportivo

Giggs, now at left back, charges forward in support of Forlan but the Uruguayan delays his pass too long and Capdevila blocks

Beckham, more dead balls than Golden Balls. First a freekick and then a corner from the left are headed clear

On come Beckham and Forlan to great cheers. Phil Neville and O'Shea are the men withdrawn

Now Giggs pokes it through to the Dutchman who goes down very easily again. Referee Hauge is having none of it though

Romero loses out and Gary Neville launches an immediate counter. Scholes is up for the long ball, finding van Nistelrooy, who loses control before falling down in an embarrassing attempt to claim a penalty

Taken short but Giggs and Veron get muddled and Depor can regroup

Scholes lobs over the top for Solskjaer who tumbles under Capdevila's challenge. Giggs whips the freekick in from the right and Juanmi has to palm away for a corner

Striker Luque replaces Victor as Depor make their final substitution

This time Brown gets the applause as he skips away from Victor

Silvestre clears up as Makaay crosses from wide on the right

Scholes tracks back to rob Acuna and it's 'Oles' around Old Trafford as United enjoy possession

The France defender is up again though, if a little groggy

United forced to do a little dfending as Neville (G) clears from the near post. Victor crosses and Silevstre goes down after a clash of heads with Cesar

van Nistelrooy's cross glances off Romero's head. The corner is headed clear by Mauro but United press further. Silvestre takes aim from 35 yards but his left-footer is destined for Row Z

Giggs continuing to run the show. This time he finds van Nistelrooy, whose holds it up for Solskjaer arriving on the far side for the shot from the corner of the box. Juanmi gets down well

Hopeful long ball from Victor only finds Barthez

Phil Neville chops down Sergio in midfield. Depor look to play it through the midfield but Scholes and Veron repel the attack

Paraguyan Acuna replaces Valeron up front for Depor

Now Phil Neville finds Giggs with a precise ball though the inside left. The Welshman is through on goal but a little nudge from Scaloni in the back is enough to disrupt his strike and Juanmi can gather at his feet

United playing with increasing authority, as befits a side two goals up. Solskjaer fires a cross from deep but Scaloni gets in front of Giggs to clear the danger

Head tennis in and around the box before van Nistelrooy is ruled offside

Then superb build-up play involving Scholes, Veron and Solskjaer releases Gary Neville hurtling towards goal. Juanmi dives in as Neville's touch lets him down and the ball ricochets away for a corner

Classic end-to-end stuff and United come off the better to the delight of their home support

United breathe again. A high ball towards Solskjaer into the box has Juanmi struggling. Inside the six-yard box the Norwegian mamanges to drag it back from the goalline and van Nistelrooy arrives to smash it past the despairing keeper into the net. 2-0

Depor immediately counter. Makaay is clean through but Barthez stands firm to block a rasping shot at the near post

Mesmeric run from Giggs, fooling half the defence as he scuttles across the edge of the box. Juanmi is beaten as the shot rebounds off the post for van Nistelrooy to finish - but the flag's up again

Depor break at pace and Victor tests Barthez from range with a fizzing left-footer. Tipped over the bar for a corner which United only half clear but Valeron blasts high and wide

Scholes feeds van Nistelrooy with a slide-rule ball. One touch and the striker lets rip from the edge of the box but Juanmi gathers at the second attempt

Giggs makes a third dangerous run in as many minutes, this time wider on the left. Solskjaer collects his cross at the far post but Campdevila is strong in defence

Another great run from the Welshman takes him past Scaloni but the blue-and-white shirts are there in numbers this time. United rebuild but van Nistelrooy is offside

Giggs cuts in from the left to stab the ball towards van Nistelrooy, who fails to control

The substitute makes an immediate imapact, latching on to Valeron's through-ball. O'Shea slides in and Old Trafford holds its breath with Depor looking for a penalty, but referee Hauge waves play on

Tristan is on for Amavisca, who had a good first half, as Depor restart

And that's all for the first half as referee Hauge blows for the break. United deservedly in front in an increasingly tetchy game, although at least two further clear chances went begging and van Nistelrooy was unfortunate to have another disallowed

One minute to be added... A quick free-kick from Depor finds Scaloni haring towards the box. Phil Neville and O'Shea scramble for it and eventually Silvestre clears

United break down the right to win a throw. It's inside to Scholes who looks for Gary Neville on the overlap but the flag's up for offside. Not sure about that one...

Nice touch from Makaay allows Valeron to blast from the edge of the box. Awkward for Barthez, who has to rely on Silvestre to clear

Now the Norwegian makes a lunging challenge on Amavisca - and he too sees a yellow

Solskjaer's driven ball from deep almost releases van Nistelrooy but Romero is across to cut it out

Another great run from O'Shea takes him beyond three men but his touch finally lets him down and Romero can marshal the ball back to Juanmi

Veron finds Solskjaer - this time on the left. A shimmy from teh Norwegian before a devillish low cross that Scholes fails to connect with at the 'D' of the penalty box

Campdevila gets a yellow card as he halts van Nistelrooy run on the outside right with a well-placed forearm

Juventus now two goals up against Basle, meanwhile

Now Brown forced into conceding a throw under pressure from Makaay but Campdevila is immediately offside.

Makaay, breaking to the left, is flagged for offside

Veron slides in on Amavisca, who takes to the air rather theatrically. Yellow card for the United man who won the ball, but will be suspended for the next match against Juve after the winter break

Phil Neville concedes a corner - this time Cesar is beaten to it and Silvestre clears

Juanmi has to scoop up another cross before Depor break down the left. Valeron finds Amavisca overlapping for a left-footed shot that only finds the side-netting

The disappointment seems to be short-lived as the Dutchman beats Juanmi to a highball to head in - but referee Hauge blows for a foul on the keeper. Pretty marginal but van Nistelrooy's arms were up

Great ball over the top from Silvestre finds Solskjaer on the right. A superb cross from the byeline but van Nistelrooy's header glances across goal. A waste

Scholes looks for Giggs at the edge of the box but Capdevila is there to hook it away

Excellent play from Sergio and Victor down the right flank. The cross comes in from Sergio and Barthez has to be alert

Depor force another corner on the right. Cesar pulls away from the United defence again to send another poor header over the bar

United break swiftly. Giggs beats Scaloni and pulls the ball back for Scholes who, incredibly, scuffs his right-footed shot wide from ten yards. A gilt-edged chance that the England midfielder normally thrives on

Depor beginning to control possession in midfield, Mauro becoming influential. His ball is just too long for Victor who can only hook an easy cross for Barthez

Makaay does well to shrug off two defenders and cross from Amavisca arriving at the far post, but Gary Neville does enough to avert any danger. United clear

Good work from Valeron earns Depor another corner on the right. This time a free header from defender Cesar Martin fires over the bar - he should have done better with that from 12 yards

Van Nistelrooy tries an ambitious effort from 45 yards, hooking the ball up with his back to goal, but Juanmi is alert

Old Trafford strangely muted... Mauro gets away from O'Shea on the Depor right and Brown has to lunge to clear a dangerous low cross. United can clear the corner more easily though

Repeat dose from Amavisca - this time cleared at the near post

First real threat from the visitors comes through Amavisca's fizzing cross from the left. United only half clear and the ball reaches Victor on the far side, but his lofted shot finds only the roof of the net

Victor looks for Makaay with a quick freekick from the Depor right but Silvestre is there to intercept

The goalscorer goes down in midfield under Sergio's challenge. Scholes' freekick finds Giggs hurtling into the box, van Nistelrooy in support, but Juanmi gets to the ball first

United rebuild - Solskjaer dinks it to Scholes whose first-time cross is headed in magnificently from six yards by van Nistelrooy. 1-0 United

O'Shea runs beyond Victor to deliver a good cross, but Solskjaer is beaten at the far post

Makaay ruled offside as he looks to run onto a ball over the top

Early goal from Trezeguet has Juventus one up against Basle.

The Depor keeper hesitates with Veron's corner from the left but the ball is just too strong. Goal kick

Superb inter-play between Van Nistelrooy ends with the Dutchman bringing a flying save from Juanmi

Good tussle between Veron and Victor on the United left leads to another throw for the home side. Played out to Gary Neville whose instant cross causes problems, but Mauro clears again

Scholes goes in hard on Mauro Silva in midfield. Depor freekick

Head tennis in midfield leads to a throw for the home side. Ball over the top for Van Nistelrooy, who can't quite control, and Capdevila hooks it clear

A shrill whistle from Referee Hauge and United kick off

Depor go with Makaay alone up front with fit-again Valeron restored in a withdrawn role. Aldo Duscher, last season's Old Trafford villain, remained at home in the interests of diplomacy

Early team news indicates that United retain the starting line-up from Saturday's victory over Arsenal, meaning the fit-again Beckham starts on the bench. All the action here from 19.45 GMT

This match petering out to such an extent that van Nistelrooy is withdrawn - youngster Richardson takes his place

Acuna stabs at goal after a Depor freekick, but straight at Barthez

Undettered, Forlan has a crack at goal but Juanmi has one of his more convincing moments in gathering the shot two-handed

Giggs, now at left back, charges forward in support of Forlan but the Uruguayan delays his pass too long and Capdevila blocks

Beckham, more dead balls than Golden Balls. First a freekick and then a corner from the left are headed clear

On come Beckham and Forlan to great cheers. Phil Neville and O'Shea are the men withdrawn

Now Giggs pokes it through to the Dutchman who goes down very easily again. Referee Hauge is having none of it though

Romero loses out and Gary Neville launches an immediate counter. Scholes is up for the long ball, finding van Nistelrooy, who loses control before falling down in an embarrassing attempt to claim a penalty

Taken short but Giggs and Veron get muddled and Depor can regroup

Scholes lobs over the top for Solskjaer who tumbles under Capdevila's challenge. Giggs whips the freekick in from the right and Juanmi has to palm away for a corner