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A late header by Ryan Giggs gave United a deserved point in this thoroughly entertaining Champions League match.
The home crowd were ecstatic when Scott McDonald’s delightful lob from 14 yards gave Celtic a 13th-minute lead.
United pinned Celtic back for much of the first half, but stout defending limited the Red Devils to half chances.
Giggs headed an 84th-minute equaliser when Artur Boruc could only parry a Cristiano Ronaldo shot, then Dimitar Berbatov missed a great late chance. 
Ronaldo opened the scoring with a low strike
before Daniel Cousin headed Hull level at the near post.
Michael Carrick struck from 20 yards,
Ronaldo headed in a corner and Nemanja Vidic volleyed home
as United led 4-1
But Bernard Mendy lobbed Edwin van der Sar,
and when Mendy was fouled by Rio Ferdinand,
Geovanni converted the penalty to set up a grandstand finish.
Hull started the match two points ahead of United
and defending an unbeaten away record in the Premier League
but they were outclassed by United for most of the game.
United have really started to find their form after a quiet start to the season
and have now won eight of their last nine fixtures
while playing with confidence style.
Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in the first-half to help United cruise to victory
over a poor West Ham at Old Trafford.
United raced into a 13th-minute lead when Nani cut the ball back for Ronaldo
to slot into the corner.
Followed by some Berbatov magic that saw him skip past James Collins,
allowing him to square for Ronaldo to tap in.
United created chance after chance as Nani fired just wide
and Anderson failed to register his first goal for the club
when presented with an easy opportunity.
Manchester United assistant manager Mike Phelan:
“We felt we should have attacked the game more and gone for more goals.
We weren’t as comfortable as we should have been in the second half.
“Berbatov showed his credentials and that piece of skill
was the highlight of the game.
“We need to keep the run going and the players realise that goal [difference]
could be important at the end of the season.”
I still don’t think we have seen the best from United yet
but they are working hard and digging in when it matters.
United dominated the first half and deservedly took the lead
when Darren Fletcher ran onto Ryan Giggs’ pass
to slot home after 22 minutes.
Everton were in serious danger of being totally over-run,
and keeper Howard was their saviour shortly after with three vital saves in the space of a minute.
Moyes’ side needed to do something
to at least to gain a foothold in the game,
and they understandably adopted a more physical approach at the start of the second half.
Everton’s renewed tactics paid off when Fellaini drew them level after 63 minutes.
Neville lofted a cross into area and the Belgian, who had troubled United with his aerial prowess, rose to beat Van der Sar with a downward header.
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson will see this as two points dropped after they dictated the first half – but his side became unsettled by Everton’s highly-combative approach in the second period.
Manchester United ran out comfortable winners
of their UEFA Champions Leage match with Celtic
thanks to a Dimitar Berbatov brace.
The Bulgarian netted poacher’s strikes either side of half-time
with Wayne Rooney adding the gloss late on
to give the holders a 3-0 win.
Both Berbatov’s goals looked suspiciously offside
but the English champions still fully deserved their win
against a Celtic outfit lacking injured strikers Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink,
Georgios Samaras and Chris Killen.
But any debate was ended with a trademark Rooney strike on 75 minutes
to leave United sitting top of Group E with seven points.
Sir Alex Ferguson believes Cristiano Ronaldo will win the coveted World and European Player of the Year awards this season.
The Manchester United superstar has been in sensational form over the past year, although ankle surgery over the summer meant he missed the start of the 2008/09 Premier League campaign.
AC Milan ace Kaka claimed the double award for 2007 with Ronaldo finishing third in the battle for the World crown and second in the European race.
However, Ferguson for one would be surprised if Ronaldo fails to emulate Kaka’s success of last year and should the 23-year-old miss out he would look into signing the player that pips his prized asset to the gongs.
Carlos Tevez is eager for Manchester United to quickly reach a permanent deal
as he looks to be reunited with Wayne Rooney in attack.
The Argentine attacker is currently on a two-year loan deal at Old Trafford,
which expires at the end of the season.
United boss Sir Alex Ferguson admitted over the weekend
that he is ‘quite confident’ the champions will conclude a permanent deal for Tevez.
Reports have suggested Real Madrid have shown an interest in Tevez,
but the player is keen to stay with United for the long term.
“All I’d like is that my rights are bought completely by the club
and that my family and I can be sure we are here for years to come,”
Tevez told The Sun.
Dimitar Berbatov is pleased with the way his and Wayne Rooney’s strike partnership is developing.
The duo were both on target in Saturday’s 4-0 Premier League triumph over West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford.
Rooney has been in emphatic form of late and summer signing Berbatov is hopeful the pair will continue to cause problems for backlines in the games to come.
“Our partnership is progressing well,” said the Bulgaria international.
“You can see it on the pitch. We have been working in training to try and understand each other and it is working. The result was really good.”
Rooney scored twice as England took a giant stride towards
World Cup qualification by beating Belarus
to make it maximum points from four games.
He has now scored five goals in England’s last three qualifiers
