Jason McAteer and Roy Keane now get into it at midfield. McAteer obviously held him, and they fell down. Ref had to separate the two. They are now gesturing to each other, and I think McAteer just mimicked writing a book to Keane. Nice taunting. Sunderland pressing again.
76th. Sloppy work at the back by Sunderland, but eventually cleared. Sunderland back up the pitch. McAteer gets a card for crashing into (I think) neville.
77th MANU win a corner, becks, it eventually falls to Keane who hit the post with it, out for another corner, this one out for a goal kick. Sunderland quite on the edge of it- that was close.
80th minute Sunderland pressing again throught piper, but his cross comes to nothing. He eventually gets a shot off, but it goes out wide, possibly deflected.
83rd Still 1-1, ten minutes to go. I think Sunderland would be happy with a point here, considering how many chances Manu's had to this point. RVN has been MIA, but Manu has had the better of the play.
87th Manu pressing for the points, only ones with urgency now. Corner won by OGS, punched away by the keeper.
88th another Manu corner goes for naught as Rio pushes off. Manu pressing down the pitch again, Becks gives a bit of the boot to Babb, who was lying in the penalty box with the ball under his feet. Sub for Sunderland, Thirlwell on for Piper.
90th minute, Forlan on for Neville. Game marching towards a draw...2 minutes of stoppage time. Manu wins a corner on an error at the back, sunderland clears again.
91st minute. Keane with yet another classic Keano moment. Vicious elbow to McAteer (paybacks a bitch). Straight red, no doubt about it.
Keane sent off, yet again... it's all becoming a bad habit (I hear ya, Buff)... FULL TIME, 1-1... honors even...
Yup, two or three games. At least it won't be until Butt and Scholes are most likely back in a couple of weeks.
Certainly marred what was otherwise a fantastic game to watch. Any verdicts on Reyna's overall performance? I think he basically inspired Flo's equalizer-- which, at the end of the day, is all that matters for the Black Cats...
Solid stuff for Reyna, not spectatular, but he probably could have done better with the cross--then again, the wind caught it and stopped it dead in its tracks. My thought, probably 6 or 7 out of 10.