United's youth and reserves failed to take the opportunity to show their talent as they succumbed to defeat at the hands of Coventry and their Maltese striker, Mifsud.
Two goals at the end of each half gave Fergie's team just reward for a brilliant performance even if Chelsea had been disadvanted by Mikel's dismissal before half time.
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Cristiano Ronaldo returned to haunt his old club by scoring the only goal of the match to seperate the two teams. Thanks to some wonderful goalkeeping by Van Der Sar, United kept another cleansheet and the one goal was enough.
FMU gives you an all you need to know guide on Sporting Lisbon ahead of the group F match on Wednesday. We interview a Sporting fan, discover the true name of the club and point out the players to watch ahead of the tie.
A Nemanja Vidic header 7minutes from time gave United all 3 points in a scrappy early kick off. Fergie decided to leave Saha on the bench until midway through the second half but even his eventual introduction didn't seem to stop the two teams heading to a bore draw until Nani's corner and Vidic's interception got the crucial win.
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FMU gives you an all you need to know guide on Sporting Lisbon ahead of the group F match on Wednesday. We interview a Sporting fan, discover the true name of the club and point out the players to watch ahead of the tie. 
