▁face ▁of ▁goal ▁from ▁Pat rice ▁Ev ra ▁was ▁turned ▁into ▁the ▁S under land ▁goal ▁by ▁def ender ▁Anton ▁Ferdinand ▁– ▁brother ▁of ▁United ▁def ender ▁Rio . ▁The ▁ 2 – 2 ▁result ▁maintained ▁United ' s ▁un be aten ▁home ▁record ▁for ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁gave ▁them ▁a ▁one - point ▁lead ▁at ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁table . ▁However , ▁they ▁dropped ▁to ▁second ▁place ▁after ▁Ch else a ▁beat ▁Liverpool ▁the ▁following ▁day . ▁ ▁Another ▁international ▁break ▁followed ▁in ▁the ▁middle ▁of ▁October , ▁from ▁which ▁Wayne ▁Ro oney ▁returned ▁with ▁a ▁cal f ▁stra in , ▁r uling ▁him ▁out ▁of ▁United ' s ▁next ▁fi xture ▁against ▁Bol ton ▁W ander ers ▁on ▁ 1 7 ▁October . ▁However , ▁Ed win ▁van ▁der ▁Sar ▁recovered ▁from ▁his ▁hand ▁injury ▁to ▁make ▁his ▁first ▁appearance ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁while ▁Ber bat ov ▁returned ▁from ▁the ▁birth ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁child ▁in ▁Bulg aria ▁to ▁partner ▁Michael ▁O wen ▁up ▁front . ▁A ▁header ▁from ▁O wen , ▁di vert ed ▁into ▁the ▁net ▁by ▁Z at ▁Knight , ▁gave ▁United ▁the ▁lead ▁in ▁the ▁fifth ▁minute , ▁before ▁Antonio ▁Val encia ▁double d ▁the ▁lead ▁just ▁after ▁the ▁half - hour ▁mark . ▁The ▁E cuador ian ▁w inger ▁played ▁a ▁one - two ▁with ▁Gary ▁Ne ville ▁to ▁work ▁his ▁way ▁into ▁the ▁penalty ▁area , ▁and ▁then ▁fired ▁the ▁ball ▁past ▁J us si ▁J ä ä sk el ä inen .