The Premier League game between Manchester United and Bolton Wanderers at Old Trafford on Saturday, Oct 17 2009.
Antonio Valencia netted his first goal since his £17 million summer move to Manchester United as the champions returned to the top of the Premier League with a narrow victory against Bolton.
The Ecuadorean midfielder, recruited from Wigan as Cristiano Ronaldo's replacement on the right flank at Old Trafford, confirmed the three points! for United by adding to Zat Knight's own-goal opener on 33 minutes.
With Wayne Rooney, Darren Fletcher and Nemanja Vidic all sidelined due to injury, Bolton might have gone into the game hopeful of recording their first victory at Old Trafford for seven years.
But Gary Megson's team were left with an uphill battle from as early as the fifth minute following Knight's unfortunate own goal.
Patrice Evra's cross from the left flank was headed goalwards by Michael Owen on the edge of the six-yard box, but the former England forward's attempt looked unlikely to trouble goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen until it deflected off Knight and diverted into the corner of the net.
Bolton captain Kevin Davies wasted a good chance to equalise on 14 minutes when he headed wide from close range and it proved a costly miss with Valencia doubling United's lead 19 minutes later.
Valencia played a one-! two with Gary Neville in the Bolton penalty area before gui! ding a f irm right-foot shot past Jaaskelainen from ten yards.
At 2-0, United should have extended their lead to ensure a much more comfortable winning margin.
Owen, starting his first league game since August, twice shot wide after being teed up by Berbatov early in the second-half.
And the Bulgarian forward was denied a spectacular goal on 57 minutes when Jaaskelainen reacted brilliantly keep out his scissor-kick from Valencia's cross.
With United's back four once again showing signs of frailty, Bolton stepped up their attacking intent as they searched for a route back into the game in the closing stages.
And a mistake by United captain Neville led to Matt Taylor's 75th minute header that set up a nervous finale for the hosts.
Neville's poor clearance from Davies's cross saw the ball return to the Bolton captain, who delivered perfectly for Taylor to head past Edwin van der Sar from six yards.
Van der Sar was then rescued by referee Mark Clattenburg moments later after Ivan Klasnic appeared to have scored for Bolton.
The Dutch goalkeeper dropped the ball under a Ricardo Gardner challenge before Klasnic tapped in at the far post.
Gardner's challenge seemed a fair one, but replays suggested a handball by the Bolton midfielder could have been the reason for Clattenburg's decision to blow for an infringement.
Bolton threw everything at United in the closing minutes and Klasnic flashed a 20 yard shot wide of Van der Sar's post in the 90th minute.
