▁one ▁second ▁before ▁O wen ' s ▁goal ▁had ▁crossed ▁the ▁line . ▁ ▁The ▁following ▁week end , ▁United ▁made ▁the ▁trip ▁to ▁Sto ke - on - Tr ent ▁to ▁take ▁on ▁Sto ke ▁City ▁at ▁the ▁Britann ia ▁Stadium . ▁After ▁a ▁go all ess ▁first ▁half , ▁Ryan ▁G ig gs ▁was ▁brought ▁on ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁N ani ▁ten ▁minutes ▁into ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁and ▁had ▁an ▁almost - im mediate ▁impact . ▁Dar ren ▁F let cher ▁played ▁a ▁through - ball ▁into ▁the ▁penalty ▁area ▁and ▁into ▁the ▁path ▁of ▁G ig gs , ▁who ▁then ▁played ▁a ▁square ▁ball ▁across ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁six - yard ▁box ▁to ▁Dim itar ▁Ber bat ov , ▁allowing ▁the ▁Bulgar ian ▁a ▁simple ▁finish . ▁With ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes ▁left ▁to ▁play , ▁F let cher ▁was ▁bund led ▁over ▁by ▁R ory ▁Del ap ▁on ▁the ▁right ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁penalty ▁area . ▁The ▁left - fo oted ▁G ig gs ▁crossed ▁the ▁consequ ent ▁free - k ick ▁into ▁the ▁penalty ▁area , ▁where ▁John ▁O ' She a ▁rose ▁above ▁his ▁marker , ▁D anny ▁Collins , ▁to ▁head ▁the ▁ball ▁past ▁Thomas ▁S ør ensen ▁in ▁the ▁Sto ke ▁goal . ▁The ▁match ▁finished ▁at ▁ 2 – 0 ▁and , ▁combined ▁with ▁Ch else a ' s ▁ 3 – 1 ▁defeat ▁by ▁W igan ▁Athlet ic ▁the ▁same ▁day , ▁the ▁result ▁meant ▁that ▁United ▁finished ▁the ▁week end