An early goal from Antonio Valencia and a deflected Wayne Rooney effort gave Manchester United a hard earned 2-0 victory over Otelu Galati in the Champions League on Wednesday. The clash was United's first game at home since the 6-1 defeat to Manchester City, and the need to erase the memory of the derby day humiliation was noted by Sir Alex in the build-up to the match, and his side wasted little time in scoring the opening goal. The hosts came out firing, with the visitors allowing Berbatov to trot forward and pass to the overlapping Phil Jones, who continued down the flank before crossing for Valencia to tap home from close range at the far post to open the scoring. A rare appearance for Owen ended abruptly when he came off after only 11 minutes to be replaced by Javier Hernandez, the move
most likely being precautionary. With the away side offering very little as an attacking force, Ferguson’s men didn’t need to up the tempo and intent as they held possession well.
United's one goal lead seemed likely to remain, until late in the game a long-range effort from Rooney deflected of Sarghi and left Grahovac with no chance of saving the shot to make it 2. The scoreline may have been harsh on the visitors, but Manchester United now move into pole position in Group C.
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