Blackburn 1 : 1 United

Well...it was touted to be a tough away fixture for United and it turned out to be just that. An 88th minute goal by late-goal specialist Carlos Tevez saved the day for United which puts them 3 points clear of Chelsea - 3 points which could clinch the title in the end.

United started the game well and had a golden chance created around the 10th minute - Rooney coming up with a smart cross for Tevez who had nothing but a simple tap-in to make but messed it up while being wrong-footed! That was the only chance United could create the whole of the first half. That probably was a result of some deft display by Rovers who looked the better side the whole of first half. They were rewarded for their display a few minutes before half time when some indecisive clearance saw the ball luckily falling neatly in front of Santa Cruz who made no mistake in putting it past Kuzzack. United had looked a little ragged before that goal and after that goal was scored against them, they only seemed to get more indecisive.

Second half continued to see United struggle for to get the opening goal for most part. There were at least a couple of instance where United could have been awarded a penalty but somehow referee Rob Styles seemed comfortble in turning a blind eye to them. It didn't help United that the Blackburn keeper Friedal was having a great day in front of goal turning away most of the chances - the two saves to deny Rooney and O'Shea were the most notable. Just as when it started to seem as though United were going to go back with a loss, Carlos Tevez came up with a smart goal to save a point for United. The goal came off a corner which Paul Scholes turned towards the goal and Tevez was lurking there to turn it into the goal past Friedal.

It was a tough game for United. Sir Alex fielded an almost full-strength for this one inspite of the Champion's League semifinal coming up middle of the week. Yet I felt Giggs looked a little off-colour and should have had Nani playing for him from the start. United found it tough to get into their usual flowing style and never really got it going. Yet one point at the end of the day could be a very important point in the title race. It's Chelsea next and that could be the most important game yet in this season. Hopefully United will come up with the goods at the Stamford Bridge and if they can do that, we can surely have the title decided there.