Little Pea Saves The Day For Struggling United

By Oliver Sparrow, writing from London

United stuttered to their first away win of the season after they scraped a 2-1 victory over a battling Stoke side at the Britannia stadium.

It was a match that United had to win, starting off the day an already massive eight points behind Chelsea. The first ten minutes were probably the brightest in the whole game for United, and they dominated play from the outset. Fletcher almost put through Berbatov with a lovely through-ball, but he was thwarted by Sorensen who rushed out to clear. Every touch by a United player was being booed by the Stoke faithful and they were making for an exciting and boisterous atmosphere.

(Source: matchcentre)