Two penalties from Wayne Rooney brought Manchester United back from the dead to draw 3-3 with Chelsea in a thriller at Stamford Bridge.
The hosts were riding high on a three-goal lead shortly before the hour mark, with an own goal from Jonny Evans and a David Luiz header either side of a Juan Mata stunner giving the Blues the advantage.
But United unleashed a second-half onslaught to rescue a point, with Rooney and Javier Hernandez the heroes for the Red Devils.
United went into the game having failed to win in their past nine visits to Stamford Bridge in the Premier League, and looked to the returning duo of Rooney and Ashley Young to spearhead the attack along with Danny Welbeck.
Chelsea, meanwhile, handed a first start to new signing Gary Cahill, with skipper John Terry ruled out through injury.
United had the lions' share of possession in the opening exchanges, and looked the more likely to break the deadlock as Rooney and Welbeck began to combine well up top. The visitors were left to feel aggrieved with referee Howard Webb as they had two strong penalty appeals turned down within the space of 10 minutes.
First, Young went over under a nudge from Jose Bosingwa, then Welbeck was felled by Cahill as he ran through on goal, but neither decision went the way of the Red Devils.
The game remained fairly balanced towards the end of the half, but then out of the blue, the Blues struck the first blow.
Mata and Fernando Torres worked the space to the left of United's penalty area, and Daniel Sturridge wove his way in behind Patrice Evra before running at the near post. His cut-back took a nick of David De Gea's outstretched leg before striking Evans in the chest and nestling in the back of the net.
The goal brought the game to life, as Sturridge then tested De Gea from distance before a United onslaught closed out the first half, with Petr Cech denying Rooney on two occasions and Welbeck from close range.
Sir Alex Ferguson's side looked the most likely to grab the next goal, but just 40 seconds after the restart, Chelsea doubled their lead in emphatic style.
Torres got the ball in space on the right flank, and picked out Mata with a pin-point cross before the former Valencia man rifled home a sumptuous volley from inside the area.
And just five minutes later, Andre Villas-Boas' side had a third, after Mata's free-kick was flicked on by Luiz and turned home by Rio Ferdinand's shoulder.
It was further insult to the England international, as he suffered a torrent of abuse from the home fans throughout due to the ongoing race row between his brother Anton and Chelsea's Terry.
Desperate for a way back in to the game, Ferguson threw on Hernandez to bolster the attack, and shortly before the hour mark, United grabbed a lifeline.
Sturridge brought down Evra inside the Chelsea box, and it was third time lucky for the visitors as referee Webb pointed to the spot. Rooney crashed home the ensuing penalty in to the top right-hand corner to keep his side in the game.
With such an open game, chances were coming thick and fast. De Gea had to get down low to save from Florent Malouda, while Cech denied Rooney from the edge of the area after