United held, big boys win

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Manchester United's 100 per cent start to the Barclays Premier League season came to an end as Peter Crouch's first goal for Stoke secured a 1-1 draw for the Potters.
United went into the game without Wayne Rooney - rumoured to have picked up a hamstring injury - and lost Javier Hernandez early on after he was tackled by Jonathan Woodgate, but took the lead in the 27th minute when Nani played a one-two with Darren Fletcher before clipping the ball past Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic.
Manchester United goalkeeper David de Gea then pulled off great stops to deny Andy Wilkinson and Jon Walters, but the Spaniard had looked shaky dealing with crosses and it came as little surprise the hosts' 52nd-minute equaliser came from a corner, which Crouch met with his head to open his account for his new club.
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