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While there will be shouts for an early penalty with Sylvain Distin‘s bump on Cristiano Ronaldo, the chances that Manchester United squandered ultimately cost them the game. One v one’s, shots off the post and Michael Carrick’s inability to usher the ball over the line after beating David James proved that it’s not always the best team that wins.

All credit to Harry Redknapp’s Portsmouth as they did a great job of closing out the match with team defensive focus and capitalizing on opportunities.