Van Nistelrooy ends barren spell

Ruud van Nistelrooy ended his barren scoring spell with a brace which condemned Rangers to back-to-back defeats in the Battle of Britain.

Van Nistelrooy ends barren spell
Tue, 04 Nov, 2003 - 21:55

Man Utd 3 Rangers 0

Ruud van Nistelrooy ended his barren scoring spell with a brace which condemned Rangers to back-to-back defeats in the Battle of Britain.

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CourtsSoccerChampions LeaguePlace: IbroxPerson: Van NistelrooyPerson: Ruud van NistelrooyPerson: Diego ForlanPerson: Phil NevillePerson: NevillePerson: ForlanPerson: Roy KeanePerson: Michael BallPerson: Stefan KlosPerson: KeanePerson: Ryan GiggsPerson: Cristiano RonaldoPerson: RonaldoPerson: GiggsPerson: Craig MoorePerson: KlosPerson: Alex McLeishPerson: Michael MolsPerson: Shota ArveladzePerson: Red Henning BergPerson: Tim HowardPerson: HowardPerson: Mikael SilvestrePerson: Peter LovenkrandsPerson: MolsPerson: Nuno CapuchoPerson: Maurice RossPerson: MoorePerson: ArveladzePerson: Darren FletcherPerson: LovenkrandsEvent: Battle of BritainEvent: UEFA CupOrganisation: RangersOrganisation: Man UtdOrganisation: UnitedOrganisation: CelticOrganisation: StuttgartOrganisation: Panathinaikos
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