United undone at the death

MANCHESTER UNITED'S winter of woe suffered its most savage blow yet as they were dumped out of the Champions League by Porto last night.

United undone at the death
Wed, 10 Mar, 2004 - 00:00
Simon Stone

Man Utd 1 FC Porto 1 (Porto win 3-2 on agg.)

After surviving a second-half siege as the Portuguese League leaders desperately tried to claw back the advantage Paul Scholes had given the hosts with his 31st-minute header, United's notoriously fragile defence gave way in the final seconds.

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