Manchester Diving United draw 0-0 with
Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Saturday.
Alex Ferguson will be left rueing his decision to start the game
with top goalscorer Dimitar Berbatov on the bench. The decision
seemed all the more inexplicable given the lack of Wayne Rooney in
United's matchday squad.
When the game got underway it was Sunderland who enjoyed much
the better of the first 45 minutes, with Steed Malbranque guilty of
a woeful miss from ten yards. Boudewijn Zenden came even closer
with a 20-yard strike that clattered an upright, while Darren Bent
saw a shot turned off the line by Nemanja Vidic.
Ferguson introduced Berbatov at the break in place of Owen and
the Bulgarian can only dive but found no goal.
If any side deserved victory it was Sunderland as the game
finished goalless.