On-fire Forlan strikes again

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Wed, 04 Dec, 2002 - 00:00
Ken Gaunt

Manager Alex Ferguson was without a number of key players but his team still proved too strong for the First Division side.

Forlan made the breakthrough when he scored his sixth goal of the season in the 35th minute after a superb ball from John O’Shea.

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