Lightning Bolt strikes twice Nolan repeats Old Trafford heroics

Manchester United 0, Bolton 1

The Trotters midfielder, snubbed by England Under-21 coach David Platt last week, was on target when Bolton defeated Manchester United 12 months ago.

And he repeated the feat last night 12 minutes from time, lashing the ball past Fabien Barthez to send Sir Alex Ferguson’s men spinning to their first defeat of the season The difference from 12 months ago was easy to see. Whereas Ricketts had run riot last year, this time Rio Ferdinand was denying the pacy frontman any room to move.