^Doyle tackles Park^Man United brought back their normal team for this match. Ryan Giggs came back to replace Ji Sung Park. Neville came back to replace Rafael. Also Ronaldo returned to replace Nani.
Man United were wasteful with their chances in the first 15 minutes and they paid for it in the 18th minute when Reading took a short corner to Bikey and he crossed it to Convey and he volleyed it into the net to give Reading an unexpected lead.
Berbatov nearly equalised for Man United 5 minutes later when Hannemahn just managed to tip Berbatov’s header onto the bar from a corner.
Man United kept on attacking but they couldn’t find a way through and went into half-time 1-0 down. Reading extended their lead in the 53rd minute. Vidic was tackled on the edge of the box and the ball went to Doyle. He just had to tap the ball into the net.
Berbatov pulled a goal back a minute later after Berbatov dribbled past the defenders he smashed the ball into the bottom corner. The keeper thought that he was going across the goal but went for the near post instead and was caught out.
Berbatov equalised in the 76th minute when Rooney’s shot was saved but the save went straight to Berbatov and he tapped it into the net. Reading restored their lead a minute later. Doyle went on a brilliant run past all the defenders before slotting it past Van Der Sar to give Reading a memorable win. This was also a great day for Kevin Doyle who supported Man United as a kid.