^Michael Carrick was all smiles after scoring^Man United came into this match expecting a hostile environment because of the Ronaldo saga and everything else. Sir Alex decided to play Tevez; another player linked with Madrid, upfront with Rooney and chose Anderson over Hargreaves in the middle of the park.
Man United got just what they wanted in the first 5 minutes, an away goal. Tevez received the ball in Real Madrid’s half and ran at the defence. The defenders just kept backing away from him and Tevez unleashed a shot that went right into the bottom corner giving Casillas no chance.
But 2 minutes later disaster struck for Man United. Ronaldo had to go off with an injury after a crunching tackle from Robben. After the match Ronaldo said that he would never join Madrid now since it is quite obvious that they don’t want him. Nani was brought on to replace Ronaldo.
In the 35th minute, Man United extended their Lead when Heinze brought down Nani in the box. The referee pointed straight to the spot but with no Ronaldo it was Carrick that stepped up and slotted the penalty into the left-hand corner.
Man United didn’t have the most possession but the two centre backs were very solid and forced Real take long range shots which didn’t trouble Van Der Sar