Darren Fletcher wanted to prove Keane and the rest of the
footballing world wrong..and he did it in style...Scored the one
and only winning goal and tried to set-up a great chance for Van
Nistelrooy, only for Van Nistelrooy to put it over the bar..Van der
Sar was equally if not even more superb..see the magnificent saves
he did and esp the save against Lampard..absolutely great...
Anyway for those of you wanted to know the full details of the
match...Here it is as extracted from BBC sport
Man Utd 1-0 Chelsea
Darren Fletcher's first-half header ensured Manchester United ended
Chelsea's 40-match league unbeaten run.
Fletcher appeared to be trying to head the ball back across the
goal, but his effort looped inside the far post.
Early in the second half Ruud van Nistelrooy should have made the
game safe but he blazed his shot over.
His miss meant United had to live on their nerves as Chelsea
desperately sought the equaliser and Edwin van der Sar bravely
denied Frank Lampard.
The win saw United climb six places to third, leaving them 10
points behind Chelsea, with a game in hand on the league
leaders.
On the 19th anniversary of his appointment as United manager the
win provided Sir Alex Ferguson with something to celebrate in what
has been a miserable week.
In that time United have been humbled by Middlesbrough, have lost
to Lille in the Champions League and Roy Keane has questioned the
calibre of some of the club's recent signings.
Fletcher was one of the players singled out by Keane for criticism
but, with the Irishman watching from the stands, the young Scot
produced a storming performance.
It was his cross that provided that gilt-edged chance for Van
Nistelrooy in the second half when the Dutchman thrashed his shot
over the bar.
Late on Wayne Rooney might have snatched a second goal for United,
but his goalbound shot was deflected for a corner by Paulo
Ferreira.
This was only the second Premiership defeat Chelsea have suffered
under Mourinho since he took over at Stamford Bridge in the summer
of 2004.
Following their midweek Champions League defeat to Real Betis it is
the first time Chelsea have lost twice in a row under their
Portuguese manager.
Ten minutes into the second half Mourinho replaced Michael Essien
with Eidur Gudjohnsen to try to provide Didier Drogba more
support.
Gudjohnsen's introduction prompted Chelsea to lay siege to the
United goal for the rest of the half.
The Icelandic striker quickly made an impact, passing to Damien
Duff who, with the goal at his mercy, miscued his shot.
Van der Sar's courageous block to thwart Lampard - the Dutchman
threw himself at the Chelsea midfielder's feet - was the save of
the game.
If the game's closing stages were frenetic, then its opening
exchanges were equally frantic.
Drogba tried to lob Van der Sar but the Chelsea striker was unable
to get enough power in his shot.
Asier Del Horno also had a glimpse of the United goal, only to
volley wide a Joe Cole free-kick.
In the opening half-hour Ronaldo had a succession of opportunities
to cross from the left, each time failing to provide a worthwhile
delivery.
But he finally got his angles correct to pick out Fletcher at the
far post.
Fletcher headed the ball back across goal and his flighted effort
took on an altogether more deadly trajectory floating over John
Terry and landing in the back of the net.
Man Utd: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Brown, Silvestre,
Fletcher, Smith, Scholes, Rooney, van Nistelrooy (Park 82),
Ronaldo.
Subs Not Used: Howard, Richardson, Bardsley, Rossi.
Booked: Smith, Ronaldo, Fletcher.
Goals: Fletcher 31.
Chelsea: Cech, Paulo Ferreira, Gallas, Terry, Del Horno (Carlton
Cole 78 ), Essien (Gudjohnsen 55), Makelele, Lampard, Joe Cole
(Wright-Phillips 74), Drogba, Duff.
Subs Not Used: Ricardo Carvalho, Cudicini.
Booked: Drogba, Paulo Ferreira, Gallas, Makelele.
Att: 67,864.
Ref: G Poll (Hertfordshire).
