Thu, 30 Mar, 2006 - 01:00
Simon Stone
It was the Dutchman’s 149th Red Devils strike, his 23rd of the season, and it steered United to a seventh successive Premiership win, closing the gap on leaders Chelsea to nine points.
But, for Van Nistelrooy, the effort will have meant much, much more.
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