Manchester United against Charlton Athletic

On comes Jonatan Johansson, complete with bottle-blond streak, replacing Lisbie

...Played back to Keane, who hammers over the top

Van Nistelrooy drops wide to the right before crossing for Forlan, who is shepherded away from danger but wins a corner nonetheless...

Jensen expasperated by ref Halsey's decision to award a freekick against him as Forlan tumbles. United play it around until Keane surges forward, looking for Van Nistelrooy but Young is back

Brown slides in to halt Lisbie's break down the Charlton left. United, enjoying the continual chorus from their supporters, content to sit back

Butt overhits looking for Beckham down the inside right

Double change for United as Forlan and Butt replace Giggs and Solskjaer... as Bart-Williams comes on for Euell

Giggs' driven cross is just too high for Van Nistelrooy

On comes Charlton youngster Sankofa as Curbishley rings the changes

Kiely collects Beckham's corner...

Beckham leads the break, but Solskjaer dallies. Keane arrives in support, unleashing a ferocious drive which Kiely has to palm over

Brown penalised for a shove on Powell wide on the Charlton left. Jensen clips in the freekick but Ferdinand is up to head clear

Silvestre cuts out Euell's chipped ball towards the United box. United counter through Giggs and Van Nistelrooy but Veron is crowded out

Veron replaces Scholes

Konchesky steps in to deny Keane as he runs onto Giggs' return ball into the box

Fortune heads clear after Scholes feeds Solskjaer on the right

Bartlett is the target at the far post but Brown is up to win it. Charlton probe again before teh South African is beaten in the air a second time

Lisbie clais handball against O'Shea - not given - but he wins a corner nonetheless

Silvestre dances his way out of trouble. Keane-to-Beckham-to-Scholes through midfield before Solskjaer completes the counter with a low right-footer that Kiely does well to gather at the second attempt

Giggs is at the near post but fails to get a decent touch before the ball is hoofed away from the far post

Parker back to block O'Shea's cross from the byeline. Corner to United

Euell's loose pass allows Brown to start another United counter. Beckham finds Van Nistelrooy, who takes on defenders before driving the ball wide of the far post.

Giggs battles with Koncheskey to win a throw deep in Charlton territory. O'Shea drives in a cross but Jensen is back to intercept

...which drifts out of play before Carroll claims is his six-yard box

Jensen takes. Fortune rises at the far post but Brown is first to it. Another corner though

Persistent Lisbie wins a corner, Charlton's first, off Brown

Old Trafford in party mood as Scholes' seizes on Kishishev's failure to clear. Brown's cross is poor but United press on with Van Nistelrooy hammering another effort, for once high and wide

Charlton have threatened but a three-goal deficit is surely beyond them...

Van Nistelrooy loses his marker to take Beckham's pin-point ball from wide on the right. One touch and the Dutchman rams his hat-trick goal low past Kiely's right hand. 4-1 United

Scholes is the target but Euell clears

Powell forced to concede a corner under pressure... Aimed at the far post but Jensen can clear. Keane picks up and United win another corner

Giggs picks out Solskjaer in the box. The Norwegian shifts it onto his left foot but blasts wide

Now Koncheskey breaks down the left flank, but his cross is aimless

Silvestre fails to clear and Euell presses. Charlton up in numbers but Carroll is up to claim Jensen's high cross

Scholes finds Giggs with his back to goal, but an over-elaborate flick allows Charlton to counter...

Now O'Shea beats Lisbie in the air to launch another United attack, but Fortune then slides in to deny Van Nistelrooy

Charlton go long Euell is offside

United probe around midfield before O'Shea seeks out Van Nistelrooy with a prod forward - but just too strong for the Dutchman. Kiely collects

No changes on either side as United restart...

Little time for stoppages as referee Halsey blows for half-time. 3-1 United

Ferdinand tidies up wide out under the close attention of Jensen

O'Shea charges in - smashing a shot into Parker's face after rising to head Beckham's initial ball in. That was nearly four...

Fortune back to concede a corner as Solskjaer eyes goal

Jensen clears as Giggs' control lets him down

Now Bartlett beats Ferdinand in the air but can't get the direction on the ball. Carroll watches it drift wide.

O'Shea surges forward and only last-ditch defending brings the visitors some respite.... Carroll out to collect as Bartlett rises in the box

'We shall not be moved...' sing the triumphal Old Trafford crowd. Charlton being blown away by the sheer force of United's will to win (and Van Nistelrooy's finishing)

Here it is. Solkjaer flicks on into the path of Van Nistelrooy who spins away from Fortune to lob over the advancing Kiely. 3-1 United

But the Addicks can clear their lines... breathless stuff with the home side relentlessly chasing the third goal

Solskjaer cuts in from the right to smash right-footed against the far post from the tightest of angles. Keane picks up the loose ball to hit at goal - deflected just wide for a corner with Kiely beaten

Oohs and aahs from the Charlton fans as Carroll clears under pressure...

This time O'Shea rises at the near post but his header glances wide

Emphatic finish from the Dutchman, who came from his goalline position to pivot and hammer it into the top corner... as United force another corner

Beckham takes from the left, Silvestre rises and Van Nistelrooy pounces on the loose to blast United's second from close range. 2-1 United

Konchesky hacks away - throw to United, who work the ball across field where Lisbie is back in defence. United maintain the pressure, Keane firing off a defender for another corner...

Keane has to hurry back as the back-pedalling Silvestre fails to clear with Jensen bursting forward, supported by Euell and Bartlett

Young heads it clear for Charlton

Powell does well to beat Beckham to Giggs' clipped cross. Corner to United

United providing most of the pressure, but Charlton always dangerous going forward

Fortune relieved to hear the whistle as he heads into his own net - Beckham had already been penalised for fouling Kiely as the two contested a looping ball from Scholes' miscue.

Konchesky finds space down the left but his cross is poor and Brown, out of position briefly, can recover it for United

Solskjaer cuts in from the left to hammer at goal, but Charlton have numbers there to block

Parker steps in as Giggs looks to spin towards goal after Silvestre's long ball

Now the Charlton keeper does better with a second cross from the left, gathering low at Van Nistelrooy's feet

United break and Kiely has to dribble out of his area to clear after spilling Giggs' cross

Brown heads clear as Young goes long in search of Euell

Beckham beats Powell to another high ball, but the linesman flags for a foul by the England captain as he sprints into the box - dubious decision

Keane looks to drive United forward, combining with Giggs on the left, but Young's pace brings the attack to an end. Good defending

Barthez-esque error from the goalkeeper who failed to get any distance or height on Keane's backpass from wide out. Great finish from the Dane though - no sign of panic as he stroked it home from range

Short-lived joy as Carroll makes a hash of clearing, allowing Jensen to hit first-time into the empty net from 25 yards. 1-1!!

1-0 United! Powell fails to control Silvestre's longball and Beckham seizes on it - a deflected left-footer loops past Kiley to the delight of the home crowd.

Powell beats Keane to the ball out wide but United win a throw. Koncheskey can't clear and Scholes is there to lash at goal from outside th box - but rising over the bar

Ferdinand hooks clear under pressure from Euell

Play goes into midfield - a 50-50 ball for Scholes and Parker to contest on the floor and it's the Charlton man who comes off worse with Scholes' studs connecting with his shoulder... Curbishley not happy, but no freekick given

Euell dwells on the ball allowing Scholes to intercept

Strong break from Parker out defence but United regroup and clear

First threat from the visitors as Lisbie latches onto a loose header from Silvestre - but the volley from 25 yards is well wide

Kiely out sharply to collect Beckham's high ball under considerable pressure

Scholes goes up for the header but Euell rises to it first

Fortune penalised for pushing into the back of Van Nistelrooy after Beckham's ball forward

Jensen picks up after Van Nistelrooy is forced to check his run at the box following Giggs' flick

United break typically fast and the Addicks have to get numbers there to deny Giggs, racing into the box

Powell aims for Bartlett - but offside against the South African

Ref Mark Halsey calls the teams up and the visitors, in black today, kick off

The Addicks, 12-1 to win at Old Trafford, are also unchanged from their win over Southampton with defenders Rufus, Fish and Rowett all out

Goalkeeper Roy Carroll retains his place ahead of Fabien Barthez in a United line-up unchanged from the 2-0 win over Spurs last Sunday...

Man Utd: Carroll, O'Shea, Brown, Ferdinand, Silvestre, Beckham, Keane, Scholes, Giggs, van Nistelrooy, Solskjaer. Subs: Barthez, Phil Neville, Veron, Butt, Forlan.

Charlton: Kiely, Kishishev, Young, Fortune, Powell, Lisbie, Jensen, Parker, Konchesky, Bartlett, Euell. Subs: Rachubka, Stuart, Bart-Williams, Johansson, Sankofa.

Fortune heads clear after Scholes feeds Solskjaer on the right

Bartlett is the target at the far post but Brown is up to win it. Charlton probe again before teh South African is beaten in the air a second time

Lisbie clais handball against O'Shea - not given - but he wins a corner nonetheless

Silvestre dances his way out of trouble. Keane-to-Beckham-to-Scholes through midfield before Solskjaer completes the counter with a low right-footer that Kiely does well to gather at the second attempt

Giggs is at the near post but fails to get a decent touch before the ball is hoofed away from the far post

Parker back to block O'Shea's cross from the byeline. Corner to United

Euell's loose pass allows Brown to start another United counter. Beckham finds Van Nistelrooy, who takes on defenders before driving the ball wide of the far post.

Giggs battles with Koncheskey to win a throw deep in Charlton territory. O'Shea drives in a cross but Jensen is back to intercept

...which drifts out of play before Carroll claims is his six-yard box

Jensen takes. Fortune rises at the far post but Brown is first to it. Another corner though

Persistent Lisbie wins a corner, Charlton's first, off Brown

Old Trafford in party mood as Scholes' seizes on Kishishev's failure to clear. Brown's cross is poor but United press on with Van Nistelrooy hammering another effort, for once high and wide

Charlton have threatened but a three-goal deficit is surely beyond them...

Van Nistelrooy loses his marker to take Beckham's pin-point ball from wide on the right. One touch and the Dutchman rams his hat-trick goal low past Kiely's right hand. 4-1 United

Scholes is the target but Euell clears

Powell forced to concede a corner under pressure... Aimed at the far post but Jensen can clear. Keane picks up and United win another corner

Giggs picks out Solskjaer in the box. The Norwegian shifts it onto his left foot but blasts wide

Now Koncheskey breaks down the left flank, but his cross is aimless

Silvestre fails to clear and Euell presses. Charlton up in numbers but Carroll is up to claim Jensen's high cross

Scholes finds Giggs with his back to goal, but an over-elaborate flick allows Charlton to counter...

Now O'Shea beats Lisbie in the air to launch another United attack, but Fortune then slides in to deny Van Nistelrooy

Charlton go long Euell is offside

United probe around midfield before O'Shea seeks out Van Nistelrooy with a prod forward - but just too strong for the Dutchman. Kiely collects

No changes on either side as United restart...

Little time for stoppages as referee Halsey blows for half-time. 3-1 United

Ferdinand tidies up wide out under the close attention of Jensen

O'Shea charges in - smashing a shot into Parker's face after rising to head Beckham's initial ball in. That was nearly four...

Fortune back to concede a corner as Solskjaer eyes goal

Jensen clears as Giggs' control lets him down

Now Bartlett beats Ferdinand in the air but can't get the direction on the ball. Carroll watches it drift wide.

O'Shea surges forward and only last-ditch defending brings the visitors some respite.... Carroll out to collect as Bartlett rises in the box

'We shall not be moved...' sing the triumphal Old Trafford crowd. Charlton being blown away by the sheer force of United's will to win (and Van Nistelrooy's finishing)

Here it is. Solkjaer flicks on into the path of Van Nistelrooy who spins away from Fortune to lob over the advancing Kiely. 3-1 United

But the Addicks can clear their lines... breathless stuff with the home side relentlessly chasing the third goal

Solskjaer cuts in from the right to smash right-footed against the far post from the tightest of angles. Keane picks up the loose ball to hit at goal - deflected just wide for a corner with Kiely beaten

Oohs and aahs from the Charlton fans as Carroll clears under pressure...

This time O'Shea rises at the near post but his header glances wide

Emphatic finish from the Dutchman, who came from his goalline position to pivot and hammer it into the top corner... as United force another corner

Beckham takes from the left, Silvestre rises and Van Nistelrooy pounces on the loose to blast United's second from close range. 2-1 United

Konchesky hacks away - throw to United, who work the ball across field where Lisbie is back in defence. United maintain the pressure, Keane firing off a defender for another corner...

Keane has to hurry back as the back-pedalling Silvestre fails to clear with Jensen bursting forward, supported by Euell and Bartlett

Young heads it clear for Charlton

Powell does well to beat Beckham to Giggs' clipped cross. Corner to United

United providing most of the pressure, but Charlton always dangerous going forward

Fortune relieved to hear the whistle as he heads into his own net - Beckham had already been penalised for fouling Kiely as the two contested a looping ball from Scholes' miscue.

Konchesky finds space down the left but his cross is poor and Brown, out of position briefly, can recover it for United

Solskjaer cuts in from the left to hammer at goal, but Charlton have numbers there to block

Parker steps in as Giggs looks to spin towards goal after Silvestre's long ball

Now the Charlton keeper does better with a second cross from the left, gathering low at Van Nistelrooy's feet

United break and Kiely has to dribble out of his area to clear after spilling Giggs' cross

Brown heads clear as Young goes long in search of Euell

Beckham beats Powell to another high ball, but the linesman flags for a foul by the England captain as he sprints into the box - dubious decision

Keane looks to drive United forward, combining with Giggs on the left, but Young's pace brings the attack to an end. Good defending

Barthez-esque error from the goalkeeper who failed to get any distance or height on Keane's backpass from wide out. Great finish from the Dane though - no sign of panic as he stroked it home from range

Short-lived joy as Carroll makes a hash of clearing, allowing Jensen to hit first-time into the empty net from 25 yards. 1-1!!

1-0 United! Powell fails to control Silvestre's longball and Beckham seizes on it - a deflected left-footer loops past Kiley to the delight of the home crowd.

Powell beats Keane to the ball out wide but United win a throw. Koncheskey can't clear and Scholes is there to lash at goal from outside th box - but rising over the bar

Ferdinand hooks clear under pressure from Euell

Play goes into midfield - a 50-50 ball for Scholes and Parker to contest on the floor and it's the Charlton man who comes off worse with Scholes' studs connecting with his shoulder... Curbishley not happy, but no freekick given

Euell dwells on the ball allowing Scholes to intercept

Strong break from Parker out defence but United regroup and clear

First threat from the visitors as Lisbie latches onto a loose header from Silvestre - but the volley from 25 yards is well wide

Kiely out sharply to collect Beckham's high ball under considerable pressure

Scholes goes up for the header but Euell rises to it first

Fortune penalised for pushing into the back of Van Nistelrooy after Beckham's ball forward

Jensen picks up after Van Nistelrooy is forced to check his run at the box following Giggs' flick

United break typically fast and the Addicks have to get numbers there to deny Giggs, racing into the box

Powell aims for Bartlett - but offside against the South African

Ref Mark Halsey calls the teams up and the visitors, in black today, kick off

The Addicks, 12-1 to win at Old Trafford, are also unchanged from their win over Southampton with defenders Rufus, Fish and Rowett all out

Goalkeeper Roy Carroll retains his place ahead of Fabien Barthez in a United line-up unchanged from the 2-0 win over Spurs last Sunday...

Man Utd: Carroll, O'Shea, Brown, Ferdinand, Silvestre, Beckham, Keane, Scholes, Giggs, van Nistelrooy, Solskjaer. Subs: Barthez, Phil Neville, Veron, Butt, Forlan.

Charlton: Kiely, Kishishev, Young, Fortune, Powell, Lisbie, Jensen, Parker, Konchesky, Bartlett, Euell. Subs: Rachubka, Stuart, Bart-Williams, Johansson, Sankofa.