▁angle ▁as ▁Howard ▁quickly ▁r ushed ▁out ▁to ▁block ▁his ▁shot . ▁Car rick ▁double d ▁the ▁champions ' ▁lead ▁with ▁a ▁low ▁left - foot ▁drive ; ▁G ig gs ' ▁cross ▁found ▁a ▁way ▁back ▁to ▁him ▁after ▁a ▁poor ▁shot ▁from ▁Ro oney ▁and ▁took ▁a ▁few ▁touch es ▁before ▁he ▁picked ▁out ▁an ▁un mark ed ▁Car rick ▁at ▁the ▁edge ▁of ▁the ▁box . ▁Val encia ▁made ▁it ▁ 3 – 0 ▁eight ▁minutes ▁later ▁with ▁a ▁def lect ed ▁shot ▁off ▁B aines ▁that ▁wrong - fo oted ▁Howard . ▁Sch oles ▁laid ▁it ▁off ▁to ▁him ▁as ▁the ▁E c ud or ian ▁made ▁no ▁mistake ▁in ▁wrapping ▁up ▁a ▁compreh ensive ▁victory . ▁ ▁Still ▁without ▁their ▁usual ▁back ▁four , ▁the ▁Red ▁Dev ils ▁then ▁travel led ▁south ▁to ▁a ▁d rench ed ▁F rat ton ▁Park ▁to ▁play ▁rock - bottom ▁Port sm outh . ▁Both ▁Ber bat ov ▁and ▁O wen ▁were ▁left ▁on ▁the ▁ben ch , ▁meaning ▁that ▁G ig gs ▁and ▁Ro oney ▁would ▁start ▁up ▁front ▁together ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁season . ▁Ben ▁F oster ' s ▁status ▁as ▁Manchester ▁United ' s ▁third - choice ▁goal keeper ▁was ▁also ▁under lined ▁as ▁K usz cz ak ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁place ▁of ▁the ▁injured ▁Ed win ▁van ▁der ▁Sar . ▁The ▁P ole ▁was ▁quickly ▁called ▁into ▁action ▁as ▁Port sm outh ▁began ▁bright ly , ▁den ying ▁Ar una ▁D ind ane ▁before ▁an