Stoke City: Tevez secures late win for United

by Michael Baggaley

CARLOS Tevez's 83rd-minute winner denied ten-man Stoke City a richly-deserved point at home to Manchester United this afternoon.

Tevez struck to send a thrilling game United's way just as City looked like claiming a point in a game both teams had chances to win.

Stoke had served up a superb Boxing Day performance in front of a packed Britannia Stadium. Ricardo Fuller and Danny Pugh came closest for Stoke as they threatened a repeat of their Boxing Day win over the same opponents 24 years ago.

City appeared to have survived the 72nd-minute dismissal of Andy Wilkinson - for a second booking - but Tevez dashed their hopes by stabbing home Dimitar Berbatov's cross.

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