Middlesbrough against Manchester United

Boro break down the right before Zenden has a swipe. Well blocked at the edge of the box

Giggs corners Southgate, deep in Boro territory before conceding a freekick

Ferdinand heads clear again - this time from Mendieta's cross and the frustrated Spaniard brings Phil Neville down. United hoof the freekick long to buy more time

Down goes Keane under Zenden's challenge. United edging ever closer to victory

Zenden wasteful again with a cross that Howard can take under no pressure

United really under the cosh and Van Nistelrooy is withdrawn. On comes Nicky Butt, leaving Giggs as the lone man up front

Punched clear by Howard and United breathe again as Zenden crosses wildly out of play. Goalkick

Wrestlemania in the United box as Howard wraps his arms around Ricketts in collecting the ball. It's spilled away for a corner

Respite for United as Giggs takes it up field. Keane and Scholes shift it before Gary Neville loses out. Boro break and Keane is back to concede the throw

Ricketts climbs high at the far post but it's a poor header wide. That was perhaps Boro's best chance

Boro press on through Downing and this time Phil Neville concedes the corner

Ferdinand heads another Mendieta centre away

This one comes out to Zenden. Keane closes in but Juninho takes it up to chip a shot over Howard's crossbar

Keane heads clear at the near post but again Downing forces another corner off Neville G

Van Nistelrooy offside from Gary Neville chipped ball into the box. This is turning into a real test of United's possession play. Downing forces a corner at the other end

The intensity increasing as Fortune goes on a burst down the United left. Mills steps in

Downing looks for Maccarone with a left-wing cross but Ferdinand is first to the header, the ball eventually finding it's way back to Howard

At the far post, Ricketts climbs to head over the bar after superb work from Mendieta

And Parnaby also leaves the field. The more attack-minded Stewart Downing coming on to occupy the left

A second change for Boro, as Maccarone replaces Greening.

Similar quality in defence at the other end from Ferdinand, who jockeys Ricketts (with back to goal) out of a shooting position while support arrives

Superb sliding block by Mendieta denies Giggs a goal after great work from Scholes in the Boro box

Mills' cross is blocked with Ricketts' threatening

A short break for some treatment to Boateng, who's up again as Boro look to stretch their ten-strong opponents

Something of an atmosphere at the Riverside now, to say the least, with both sets of supporters exchanging some less than complimentary anthems.

Meanwhile Ricketts rises to head Mendieta's freekick over the bar

The young Scot is off and Gary Neville is spared a red card of his own as Southgate blocks his warpath towards the referee

Phil Neville goes into the book for a late challenge - and suddenly it's fireworks as Fletcher sees his second yellow for clipping Zenden

Giggs dwells horribly on another chance, allowing Ehiogu to step in. Boro break down the right through Mills, whose cross is cut out expertly by Ferdinand, calm in the storm

Keane bullies Zenden off the ball to launch another United counter. Giggs finds Scholes, whose shot loops off Southgate to Van Nistelrooy. The Dutchman turns but his shot also ricochets into Schwarzer's hands

Boateng robs Giggs to feed Mendieta. A slide-rule ball down the right side for Ricketts, but his cross is too far ahead of Greening, and Gary Neville can shepherd the ball away

Back to the other end, where Giggs cuts in from the right to send a left-footed curler narrowly over the bar. This game opening up nicely

Ricketts holds it up on the edge of the box but Juninho, arriving in support, is closed down

Superb build-up play from the champions there - warranted a goal really but Boro are still in it

United probe down the inside right. Giggs cuts it inside for Van Nistelrooy to lay off for Scholes, whose lightning volley crashes off the bar via Schwarzer's hand. Keeper knew nothing about that fearsome strike from 10 yards

Instant counter from United, Giggs zipping down the left, but Parnaby does well in defence for Boro

Keane chops Mills down. Hardly necessary with the Boro man going down a blind alley. Boro work the freekick for Mendieta to strike. Howard can savely comfortably

Ehiogu intercepts a Scholes ball intended for Van Nistelrooy

Howard comes out of his box to hoof the ball out of play. Mills throws long and Howard spills it in the six-yard box, but ref Messias comes to his rescue by blowing for a foul by Juninho

A little exchange of pleasantries before Boro push upfield to win a freekick. Mendieta takes - claims for handball against Scholes before Howard claims from Ehiogu's header

Mills backpedals but gets a foot in to end Giggs' weaving run.

The visitors sit back and absorb pressure before Zenden's ball into the box is cut out by Phil Neville

Greening and Zenden eager to get stuck in on Keane out wide but the United skipper wins a throw

Fortune looks long for Van Nistelrooy but Southgate nods back to Schwarzer

Mercifully some smiles among the players as they take the field again... Keane is fit to continue with no further changes to either side, Boro having replaced Queudrue with Parnaby already

Keane looked troubled by a possible hamstring problem, but his health was not top of Steve McClaren's agenda as he too had a word with ref Messias. Tea-cups a-flying in the dressing room, I imagine

The ref's getting a right-old ear-bashing from the Riverside fans as he brings the half to a close. They're not happy and their team is 1-0 down at the break

Keane limping as Juninho, still fuming, goes into the book for protesting at Keane's tackle

Into injury-time and Keane sides to dispossess Juninho, but goes down hurt. Boateng crashes in on Scholes - and that's a yellow card.

Juninho is furious as he is ruled offside. But Boro press through Parnaby before Mendieta is wasteful, turning to swipe at goal, left-footed. Well wide

Big chance missed there... United force a corner, which Schwarzer rises to claim

Keane slips but still finds Giggs, who hares past Ehigou. A chance to shoot but instead he cuts it back... behind Van Nistelrooy, whose touch takes it past Fletcher.

Fletcher goes into the book for a late challenge in midfield

Now the Spaniard looks for Juninho in the box - but the Brazilian is not known for his aerial power

...that being Boro's first effort on target

Mendieta has a go from 30 yards - but Howard has no trouble in taking a very soft strike

Another Zenden surge through the middle. In steps the 'Enforcer', Phil Neville. Freekick and the United man has to hobble off for treatment

Indeed the home fans seem to be getting their team back into this... Boateng tries a Cruyff turn, which - er - doesn't quite come off, to put it mildly

Scholes spins into Southgate - and gets a dead leg for his troubles. All very accidental but it doesn't stop the home support from indulging in some vocal allegations of cheating by the visitors

Giggs unhappy with a late challenge from Zenden as United looked to break. Probably a wise intervention from the Dutchman as United's progress was halted swiftly

Silvestre marshals Mendieta's ball back to Howard under pressure from Greening

The keeper looks to be alright to continue

Now Zenden looks long for Juninho - but Howard can watch it run out of play

Boro press, Greening crossing from the left but Scholes halts Zenden's run with a solid tackle

The US keeper might have suffered a twinge in following that ball though. He's struggling

Zenden curls it left-footed - over the wall but no dip on th eball to threaten Howard's goal

Boro get it back though and Mendieta threatens before being felled by Keane's challenge in the 'D'. Chance for Boro...

United resume their serene control of this game, Gary Neville even finding the time to chip left-footed for Scholes in midfield

Mills lurches forward, cutting in from the right, but failing to find Juninho's run into the box. Silvestre clears

And it's Giggs who takes, blasting high and wide to the glee of the home support. More boos for ref Messias

Howls of derision as Giggs goes down under the twin challenge of Ehiogu and Boateng. Freekick to United. 28.8 yards out it says on my telly...

A little home hope as Greening crosses, but Howard makes an easy catch in the United box

High foot from Phil Neville on Juninho. Freekick to Boro but they just can't hold onto the ball at all at the moment. It's all United

Giggs harries Mills and it's too much for the England fullback, who takes a swipe at the United man in the centre circle. Yellow card, even thgouh he didn't make any contact

Boro's problems continue as Queudrue, who was understood to be struggling with illness before the game, leaves the field. On comes Stuart Parnaby

Keane berates Van Nistelrooy for flicking on into the box, whereas he had wanted the short ball

Ricketts has a pop at goal - but well wide of Howard's right post

Mills does better this time in hooking Scholes's cross clear. United press on but Keane mis-hits from long range.

But United build again. Fortune cuts in from the left to swipe at goal - it's off Danny Mills and past Schwarzer for the opener. 1-0 United

Southgate intervenes to prevent Van Nistelrooy latching onto Giggs' ball into the box

Giggs goes down as he tries to slalom past Mills. Ref Messias again unimpressed with appeals for a freekick, this time from United.

Schwarzer rises high to collect from Fletcher's right-wing cross

A bright start at the Riverside... Ricketts chases a ball over the top but the flag is up for offside

Silvestre steps in as Mendieta has a dart at the United box. Boro fans and players want a freekick, but nothing is given

Good work again from Giggs, who finds Scholes - but his ball takes Van Nistelrooy and Queudrue can clear up

Van Nistelrooy takes on the Boro rearguard, winning a corner. Giggs takes from the right, Ehiogu half-clears before Mendieta does the rest on the far side

Southgate hoofs clear under pressure from Scholes - and wins a throw off the United midfielder

Giggs surges forward. A weaving run but his old team-mate Greening brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box

Fletcher finds space on the right but pulls his cross behind Van Nistelrooy and Giggs. Boro clear

Boateng takes on Phil Neville but Ferdinand intervenes

Scholes is brought down with Fletcher overlapping. United wanted an advantage but ref Messias blows instead. Freekick goes far post but Mills is there to clear

Juninho probes down the Boro right but mis-hits and it's out for a United goalkick

Hoofed straight to Schwarzer... Boro work it upfield through Boateng and Mendieta before Silvestre tidies up for United

United, in an unusual black and white, kick off

...As apparent United target Southgate and Keane shake hands in the tunnel before leading their teams out at the Riverside

Ehiogu replaces veteran Cameron (rested) in the Boro defence, while United bring back their big guns (Phil Neville, etc)... Silvestre is fit to start despite fears over his knee. O'Shea is out with a hamstring strain

Middlesbrough: Schwarzer, Queudrue, Mills, Southgate, Ehiogu, Zenden, Mendieta, Greening, Boateng, Juninho Paulista, Ricketts. Subs: Jones, Riggott, Maccarone, Downing, Parnaby.

Man Utd: Howard, Gary Neville, Ferdinand, Silvestre, Fortune, Fletcher, Phil Neville, Keane, Giggs, Scholes, van Nistelrooy. Subs: Carroll, Brown, Butt, Kleberson, Forlan.

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Downing looks for Maccarone with a left-wing cross but Ferdinand is first to the header, the ball eventually finding it's way back to Howard

At the far post, Ricketts climbs to head over the bar after superb work from Mendieta

And Parnaby also leaves the field. The more attack-minded Stewart Downing coming on to occupy the left

A second change for Boro, as Maccarone replaces Greening.

Similar quality in defence at the other end from Ferdinand, who jockeys Ricketts (with back to goal) out of a shooting position while support arrives

Superb sliding block by Mendieta denies Giggs a goal after great work from Scholes in the Boro box

Mills' cross is blocked with Ricketts' threatening

A short break for some treatment to Boateng, who's up again as Boro look to stretch their ten-strong opponents

Something of an atmosphere at the Riverside now, to say the least, with both sets of supporters exchanging some less than complimentary anthems.

Meanwhile Ricketts rises to head Mendieta's freekick over the bar

The young Scot is off and Gary Neville is spared a red card of his own as Southgate blocks his warpath towards the referee

Phil Neville goes into the book for a late challenge - and suddenly it's fireworks as Fletcher sees his second yellow for clipping Zenden

Giggs dwells horribly on another chance, allowing Ehiogu to step in. Boro break down the right through Mills, whose cross is cut out expertly by Ferdinand, calm in the storm

Keane bullies Zenden off the ball to launch another United counter. Giggs finds Scholes, whose shot loops off Southgate to Van Nistelrooy. The Dutchman turns but his shot also ricochets into Schwarzer's hands

Boateng robs Giggs to feed Mendieta. A slide-rule ball down the right side for Ricketts, but his cross is too far ahead of Greening, and Gary Neville can shepherd the ball away

Back to the other end, where Giggs cuts in from the right to send a left-footed curler narrowly over the bar. This game opening up nicely

Ricketts holds it up on the edge of the box but Juninho, arriving in support, is closed down

Superb build-up play from the champions there - warranted a goal really but Boro are still in it

United probe down the inside right. Giggs cuts it inside for Van Nistelrooy to lay off for Scholes, whose lightning volley crashes off the bar via Schwarzer's hand. Keeper knew nothing about that fearsome strike from 10 yards

Instant counter from United, Giggs zipping down the left, but Parnaby does well in defence for Boro

Keane chops Mills down. Hardly necessary with the Boro man going down a blind alley. Boro work the freekick for Mendieta to strike. Howard can savely comfortably

Ehiogu intercepts a Scholes ball intended for Van Nistelrooy

Howard comes out of his box to hoof the ball out of play. Mills throws long and Howard spills it in the six-yard box, but ref Messias comes to his rescue by blowing for a foul by Juninho

A little exchange of pleasantries before Boro push upfield to win a freekick. Mendieta takes - claims for handball against Scholes before Howard claims from Ehiogu's header

Mills backpedals but gets a foot in to end Giggs' weaving run.

The visitors sit back and absorb pressure before Zenden's ball into the box is cut out by Phil Neville

Greening and Zenden eager to get stuck in on Keane out wide but the United skipper wins a throw

Fortune looks long for Van Nistelrooy but Southgate nods back to Schwarzer

Mercifully some smiles among the players as they take the field again... Keane is fit to continue with no further changes to either side, Boro having replaced Queudrue with Parnaby already

Keane looked troubled by a possible hamstring problem, but his health was not top of Steve McClaren's agenda as he too had a word with ref Messias. Tea-cups a-flying in the dressing room, I imagine

The ref's getting a right-old ear-bashing from the Riverside fans as he brings the half to a close. They're not happy and their team is 1-0 down at the break

Keane limping as Juninho, still fuming, goes into the book for protesting at Keane's tackle

Into injury-time and Keane sides to dispossess Juninho, but goes down hurt. Boateng crashes in on Scholes - and that's a yellow card.

Juninho is furious as he is ruled offside. But Boro press through Parnaby before Mendieta is wasteful, turning to swipe at goal, left-footed. Well wide

Big chance missed there... United force a corner, which Schwarzer rises to claim

Keane slips but still finds Giggs, who hares past Ehigou. A chance to shoot but instead he cuts it back... behind Van Nistelrooy, whose touch takes it past Fletcher.

Fletcher goes into the book for a late challenge in midfield

Now the Spaniard looks for Juninho in the box - but the Brazilian is not known for his aerial power

...that being Boro's first effort on target

Mendieta has a go from 30 yards - but Howard has no trouble in taking a very soft strike

Another Zenden surge through the middle. In steps the 'Enforcer', Phil Neville. Freekick and the United man has to hobble off for treatment

Indeed the home fans seem to be getting their team back into this... Boateng tries a Cruyff turn, which - er - doesn't quite come off, to put it mildly

Scholes spins into Southgate - and gets a dead leg for his troubles. All very accidental but it doesn't stop the home support from indulging in some vocal allegations of cheating by the visitors

Giggs unhappy with a late challenge from Zenden as United looked to break. Probably a wise intervention from the Dutchman as United's progress was halted swiftly

Silvestre marshals Mendieta's ball back to Howard under pressure from Greening

The keeper looks to be alright to continue

Now Zenden looks long for Juninho - but Howard can watch it run out of play

Boro press, Greening crossing from the left but Scholes halts Zenden's run with a solid tackle

The US keeper might have suffered a twinge in following that ball though. He's struggling

Zenden curls it left-footed - over the wall but no dip on th eball to threaten Howard's goal

Boro get it back though and Mendieta threatens before being felled by Keane's challenge in the 'D'. Chance for Boro...

United resume their serene control of this game, Gary Neville even finding the time to chip left-footed for Scholes in midfield

Mills lurches forward, cutting in from the right, but failing to find Juninho's run into the box. Silvestre clears

And it's Giggs who takes, blasting high and wide to the glee of the home support. More boos for ref Messias

Howls of derision as Giggs goes down under the twin challenge of Ehiogu and Boateng. Freekick to United. 28.8 yards out it says on my telly...

A little home hope as Greening crosses, but Howard makes an easy catch in the United box

High foot from Phil Neville on Juninho. Freekick to Boro but they just can't hold onto the ball at all at the moment. It's all United

Giggs harries Mills and it's too much for the England fullback, who takes a swipe at the United man in the centre circle. Yellow card, even thgouh he didn't make any contact

Boro's problems continue as Queudrue, who was understood to be struggling with illness before the game, leaves the field. On comes Stuart Parnaby

Keane berates Van Nistelrooy for flicking on into the box, whereas he had wanted the short ball

Ricketts has a pop at goal - but well wide of Howard's right post

Mills does better this time in hooking Scholes's cross clear. United press on but Keane mis-hits from long range.

But United build again. Fortune cuts in from the left to swipe at goal - it's off Danny Mills and past Schwarzer for the opener. 1-0 United

Southgate intervenes to prevent Van Nistelrooy latching onto Giggs' ball into the box

Giggs goes down as he tries to slalom past Mills. Ref Messias again unimpressed with appeals for a freekick, this time from United.

Schwarzer rises high to collect from Fletcher's right-wing cross

A bright start at the Riverside... Ricketts chases a ball over the top but the flag is up for offside

Silvestre steps in as Mendieta has a dart at the United box. Boro fans and players want a freekick, but nothing is given

Good work again from Giggs, who finds Scholes - but his ball takes Van Nistelrooy and Queudrue can clear up

Van Nistelrooy takes on the Boro rearguard, winning a corner. Giggs takes from the right, Ehiogu half-clears before Mendieta does the rest on the far side

Southgate hoofs clear under pressure from Scholes - and wins a throw off the United midfielder

Giggs surges forward. A weaving run but his old team-mate Greening brings it to an end with a well-timed tackle on the edge of the box

Fletcher finds space on the right but pulls his cross behind Van Nistelrooy and Giggs. Boro clear

Boateng takes on Phil Neville but Ferdinand intervenes

Scholes is brought down with Fletcher overlapping. United wanted an advantage but ref Messias blows instead. Freekick goes far post but Mills is there to clear

Juninho probes down the Boro right but mis-hits and it's out for a United goalkick

Hoofed straight to Schwarzer... Boro work it upfield through Boateng and Mendieta before Silvestre tidies up for United

United, in an unusual black and white, kick off

...As apparent United target Southgate and Keane shake hands in the tunnel before leading their teams out at the Riverside

Ehiogu replaces veteran Cameron (rested) in the Boro defence, while United bring back their big guns (Phil Neville, etc)... Silvestre is fit to start despite fears over his knee. O'Shea is out with a hamstring strain

Middlesbrough: Schwarzer, Queudrue, Mills, Southgate, Ehiogu, Zenden, Mendieta, Greening, Boateng, Juninho Paulista, Ricketts. Subs: Jones, Riggott, Maccarone, Downing, Parnaby.

Man Utd: Howard, Gary Neville, Ferdinand, Silvestre, Fortune, Fletcher, Phil Neville, Keane, Giggs, Scholes, van Nistelrooy. Subs: Carroll, Brown, Butt, Kleberson, Forlan.

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