Manchester United collected a valuable point in the Premier League
title race as they drew 1-1 with Aston Villa despite losing Nani
to a red card that will rule him out of the Carling Cup final.
Nani was deservedly sent off for a poor first-half challenge on
Stiliyan Petrov but it made little difference to the visitors, who
dominated for long periods.
United might have been fortunate to survive a late Villa penalty
appeal when John Carew went down under Jonny Evans' tackle, but
it would have been harsh luck on Sir Alex Ferguson's men, who will
regard it as a point gained rather than two lost after James Collins
scored another own goal for United to cancel out Carlos Cuellar's
opener.
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