Premiership: Van Nistelrooy seals record, Keane seals win

Ruud van Nistelrooy sealed the records, headlines and plaudits as his finishing masterclass continued at home to Blackburn - but it was left to Roy Keane to secure the points for Manchester United.

Sat, 19 Jan, 2002 - 18:06

Manchester United 2 Blackburn 1

Ruud van Nistelrooy sealed the records, headlines and plaudits as his finishing masterclass continued at home to Blackburn - but it was left to Roy Keane to secure the points for Manchester United.

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CourtsSoccerHeathrowPlace: Old TraffordPerson: Van NistelrooyPerson: KeanePerson: Ruud van NistelrooyPerson: Roy KeanePerson: Andy ColePerson: Alan ShearerPerson: Mark SteinPerson: Thierry HenryPerson: Craig HignettPerson: David BeckhamPerson: Ryan Giggs'Person: ColePerson: Graeme Souness'Person: Ole Gunnar SolskjaerPerson: Lucas NeillPerson: Paul ScholesPerson: Juan Sebastian VeronPerson: Nils-Eric JohanssonPerson: Martin TaylorPerson: Matt JansenPerson: Fabien BarthezPerson: Laurent BlancPerson: Brad FriedelPerson: FriedelPerson: JansenPerson: HignettPerson: Damien DuffPerson: GiggsOrganisation: BlackburnOrganisation: Manchester UnitedOrganisation: United
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