Man Utd vs Sunderland 06 Dec 2008
Nemanja Vidic broke Sunderland hearts with a last-gasp winner for Manchester United in a 1-0 victory at Old Trafford. Three days after Roy Keane’s shock exit as manager, it seemed the Black Cats would record a suitable epitaph for his time in charge as they mounted a brave rearguard action. With Marton Fulop and Dean Whitehead outstanding, Sunderland reached the final minute with their goal still intact. But, as they have done so often, and as Sunderland have found to their cost before, United still came up with a killer blow. With virtually their final attack, Michael Carrick went for goal. His long-range effort struck Carlos Edwards and smashed onto a post. Finally, Fulop was helpless and as the ball rolled across his penalty area, up stepped Vidic, who tapped into an empty net.
