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Sports / Soccer
Manchester United, Arsenal open with victories
(Agencies)
Updated: 2007-09-20 16:10
LONDON - Manchester United, Arsenal, FC Barcelona and AS Roma opened
their Champions League campaigns with victories Wednesday.
Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring what
proved to be the winning goal against his former club. [Reuters]
Manchester United brought back England striker Wayne Rooney from injury,
seeking to improve an attack that scored just four times in the club's
opening six Premier League matches.
However, it was Ronaldo who scored in the 62nd minute of his return to
his former club.
Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick combined to set up Wes Brown for a cross
on the right side of the area, and Ronaldo met the defender's ball into
the area with a close-range diving header.
"Winning your first game away from home sets the tone for us," United
manager Alex Ferguson said. "At halftime we looked to improve our game
with more penetration and I think we did.
"They had some opportunities on the edge of the box but never really
opened us up."
United will share the Group F lead with Roma, which beat visiting Dynamo
Kiev with a goal in each half.
Midfielder Simone Perrotta headed in a cross from Max Tonetto to give the
hosts a ninth-minute lead, and Roma captain Francesco Totti beat Dynamo
goalkeeper Olexandr Shovkovskiy in the 70th.
"We kept the pace high from start to finish," Roma coach Luciano
Spalletti said. "We took full advantage of our quality tonight."
Roma reached the Champions League quarterfinals last season for its best
European showing in 23 years, although the Italian club went out with a
humiliating 7-1 loss at Manchester United.
Roma will be aiming for revenge when it visits United in the next round
of games on October 2. Dynamo hosts Sporting next.
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