EAR WE GO ... Federico Macheda
celebrates his strike
FC Seoul 2
Man Utd 3
But while the comeback was impressive, the star for the
Premier League champions was second-half substitute Park Ji Sung,
who sent the Korean crowd into raptures.
United started the pre-season friendly in lively
fashion, before falling behind to a strike by Dejan Damjanovic on
23 minutes.
Wes Brown and John O'Shea both fell asleep as the
Montenegro striker slipped between them to prod the ball past
Tomasz Kuszczak.
O'Shea did atone for his error on the half-hour mark
when his cross set up the equaliser.
The Irish defender ventured forward and his ball in was
steered home off the shoulder of Rooney.
Damjanovic then restored the lead for the Korean side,
courtesy a delightful finish past Kuszczak on the stroke of
half-time.
United boss Alex Ferguson made a raft of changes during
the game but it was starting strikeforce Rooney and Macheda who
combined to level for a second time before the hour-mark.
Rooney slotted a cracking ball over the top, which the
Italian controlled before rounding the keeper.
The pair were swiftly replaced by Michael Owen and
Berbatov, with the latter heading home a Darron Gibson cross five
minutes later to seal the win.
But there was still time for a huge cheer from the
crowd as Park emerged from the bench on 74 minutes.
The South Korean international was missing with a knee
injury the last time United toured his home country.
And the 64,000 capacity crowd ensured it was a hero's
welcome with every touch in his short cameo cheered like a
goal.
MANCHESTER UNITED (4-4-2): Kuszczak
(Van der Sar 45), O'Shea, Ferdinand, Brown, Evra (Fabio 74),
Fletcher (Gibson 45), Carrick (Park 74), Giggs (Scholes 60),
Anderson (Nani 60), Macheda (Berbatov 60), Rooney (Owen 60).
Subs: Evans, Tosic.
