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ANDERSON SCORES FOR UNITED
Anderson scored only his second goal from Manchester United in the Champions league against Valencia. Chris Smalling replaced the England man – as expected, Jonny Evans was not even on the substitutes' bench after his poor performance in the Carling Cup defeat at West Ham last week – but the emphasis was now on attack, with United's opponents defending with an increasingly deep line.
It was a spirited recovery from United and the pressure finally told after 63 minutes when Park lashed a fierce shot that the goalkeeper could only palm the ball into Anderson's path. Anderson, with (now) two goals in 109 appearances, is often criticised for his finishing, but he followed up to convert the rebound and stave off the possibility of meeting Barcelona or Madrid in the last 16. "Hopefully," Ferguson said, "we'll get them later on."