▁Having ▁suffered ▁a ▁miser able ▁few ▁days ▁( including ▁the ▁first - leg ▁defeat ▁at ▁Bayern ▁and ▁the ▁previous ▁League ▁defeat ▁by ▁Ch else a ), ▁United ▁were ▁looking ▁to ▁b ounce ▁back ▁against ▁a ▁team ▁that ▁had ▁not ▁lost ▁a ▁home ▁game ▁since ▁the ▁previous ▁August . ▁Wayne ▁Ro oney ▁was ▁out ▁injured ▁and ▁so ▁Feder ico ▁M ached a ▁was ▁up ▁front ▁with ▁Dim itar ▁Ber bat ov . ▁Although ▁United ▁pressed ▁hard ▁and ▁played ▁the ▁better ▁football , ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁find ▁their ▁way ▁past ▁a ▁resol ute ▁Black burn ▁defence ▁and ▁the ▁game ▁ended ▁ 0 – 0 . ▁ ▁United ▁then ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Manchester ▁Stadium ▁to ▁face ▁Manchester ▁City ▁in ▁the ▁fourth ▁Manchester ▁der by ▁of ▁the ▁season . ▁United ▁needed ▁to ▁win ▁to ▁have ▁any ▁chance ▁of ▁the ▁title , ▁whilst ▁City ▁wanted ▁to ▁win ▁to ▁prevent ▁United ▁having ▁any ▁title ▁asp ir ations ▁and ▁to ▁boost ▁their ▁own ▁hopes ▁of ▁being ▁in ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Champions ▁League ▁the ▁following ▁season . ▁The ▁game ▁itself ▁had ▁few ▁real ▁ch ances . ▁Carlos ▁Te vez ▁had ▁a ▁first - half ▁free - k ick ▁well ▁saved ▁by ▁Ed win ▁van ▁der ▁Sar , ▁whilst ▁Wayne ▁Ro oney ▁( pass ed ▁fit ▁for ▁the ▁game ), ▁Ryan ▁G ig gs , ▁Dar ren ▁F let cher ▁and ▁Paul ▁Sch oles ▁all ▁passed ▁up ▁ch ances ▁for ▁United . ▁Ro oney ▁made ▁way ▁for ▁Dim itar ▁Ber bat ov ▁with ▁ 1 5 ▁minutes ▁to ▁go . ▁As