Manchester United 1: Newcastle 1
18/08/2008 5:54 AM
problems.
Already short of numbers, Giggs had clearly been troubled by his hamstring before he was replaced by young Brazilian Rodrigo Possebon.
If Martins had been able to keep his header down from point-blank range after United had once again got its marking all wrong from a Milner corner, the hosts really would have been in trouble.
As it was, an increasingly tired-looking Campbell tried his luck before Vidic - who had earlier pulled off a superb tackle to deny Gutierrez a clear run at goal - saw his downward header bounce up on to the crossbar.
Rooney floated a cross-shot on to the roof of Given's net near the end and, having also been booked, bent a free-kick round the post in stoppage time.
But Newcastle was hardly under siege as it collected the point it deserved.
English Premier League
Manchester United 1 (Giggs 24)
Newcastle 1 (Martins 22)