Manchester United Held By Resilient Everton

As Darren Fletcher struck for the Red Devils in the first half, nobody would've have thought Sir Alex Ferguson's men would leave Goodison Park without all three points, but football is a funny game.

Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov started for the Premier League holders as Carlos Tevez looked on from the bench.

Ryan Giggs was absolutely brilliant in the first half as he turned provider for Fletcher to strike home before being denied a superb top corner finish by Tim Howard.

Manchester United dominated the first half with Cristiano Ronaldo, Dimitar Berbatov, and even the in-form Wayne Rooney only just missing out on adding to their goal tallies.

Perhaps the script was set for the English forward to grab his 100th club goal, but it was to be a certain Belgian's day.

The Red Devils were made to regret missing early opportunities to kill the game as Marouanne Fellaini headed Phil Neville's cross into the bottom corner in the second half.

Everton looked like a transformed team after the interval as Pienaar, Yakubu, and Arteta presented constant threats to the United back-line.

Rio Ferdinand made a couple of horrible errors which nearly cost United dearly as Yakubu's effort struck the post.

Desperation showed on the face on the legendary Scottish manager as he made a number of changes introducing the likes of Carlos Tevez, Nani, and Anderson—taking Wayne Rooney off in the process.

All of United's efforts went in vain and the Red Devils will be forced to do with a point.   Perhaps Cristiano Ronaldo should've looked up before shooting his 87th minute effort from inside the box. However, that's football for you!

Chelsea meet Liverpool tomorrow; for United—who are stuck in fifth place with 15 points—a stalemate might just be the best result.