HISTORY IS GONNA REPEAT ITSELF:The underdogs bite United 1 Chelsea 0, 6 November 2005 In November 2005 United entertained the rare scenario of going into a home game as underdogs, but the visit of Jose Mourinho’s relentless Chelsea – on a 40-game unbeaten run – pegged the Reds as unlikely victors. United were labouring well behind the reigning champions and, following Roy Keane’s well-publicised criticism of his team-mates after defeats against Middlesbrough (1-4) and Lille (0-1), seemed somewhat in disarray. As we’ve learned down the years, however, few wounded animals carry as much menace as United in hard times. Old Trafford cranked up the volume to assure the players where their loyalties lay, before bellowing a primal scream into the November air as Darren Fletcher looped a header over Petr Cech and inside the far post at the Scoreboard End. The home support really came to the fore, roaring every tackle as the Blues slipped to a rare setback
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