▁build - up . ▁The ▁first ▁legit imate ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁game ▁came ▁ 1 0 ▁minutes ▁into ▁the ▁second ▁half : ▁Pat rice ▁Ev ra ▁hit ▁a ▁shot ▁from ▁well ▁outside ▁the ▁area , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁going ▁well ▁wide ; ▁Ber bat ov ▁controlled ▁the ▁ball ▁with ▁one ▁touch ▁before ▁sw iv elling ▁and ▁shooting ▁into ▁the ▁bottom ▁corner ▁of ▁Paul ▁Robinson ' s ▁goal . ▁Ro oney ▁secured ▁a ▁ 2 – 0 ▁win ▁for ▁United ▁three ▁minutes ▁from ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁normal ▁time , ▁following ▁some ▁neat ▁wing ▁play ▁by ▁Gabriel ▁O bert an ▁– ▁making ▁his ▁Premier ▁League ▁debut ▁– ▁and ▁Anderson . ▁The ▁French ▁w inger ▁made ▁his ▁way ▁down ▁the ▁touch line ▁before ▁allowing ▁the ▁Brazil ian ▁to ▁take ▁over ; ▁Anderson ▁hit ▁a ▁left - fo oted ▁cross ▁into ▁the ▁area , ▁which ▁Ro oney ▁met ▁with ▁a ▁first - time ▁shot . ▁A ▁win ▁for ▁Ar sen al ▁in ▁the ▁North ▁London ▁der by ▁earlier ▁in ▁the ▁day ▁had ▁pushed ▁United ▁down ▁to ▁third ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Premier ▁League ▁table , ▁but ▁the ▁victory ▁over ▁Black burn ▁returned ▁the ▁Red ▁Dev ils ▁to ▁second ▁place ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁day . ▁ ▁United ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁St am ford ▁Bridge ▁to ▁play ▁Ch else a . ▁Despite ▁having ▁good ▁levels ▁of ▁possession ▁and ▁playing ▁well , ▁United ▁ultimately ▁suffered ▁a ▁ 1 – 0 ▁defeat , ▁following ▁a ▁John ▁Terry ▁goal ▁fifteen ▁minutes ▁from ▁time , ▁which ▁dropped ▁them ▁to ▁third ▁in ▁the