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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Champions League: Manchester United and Tottenham's group games

man utd: Manchester United v Bursaspor Kulubu - UEFA Champions League
Somewhat unexpectedly, reaction to Wayne Rooney's desire to leave United has been relatively positive from fans outside the ground. Either that, or these young fans are oblivious to striker's assertion that United are a club in decline Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images
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Ah, now that's more like it. Mancunian humour at it's vitriolic best Photograph: Carl Recine/Action Images
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Alex Ferguson enjoys a chuckle Photograph: Neal Simpson/EMPICS Sport
man utd: Manchester United v Bursaspor Kulubu - UEFA Champions League
The United substitutes walk to the bench. Rooney isn't among them, having injured his ankle during training yesterday. Photograph: Alex Livesey/Getty Images
man utd: Ivan Ergic, Ji-Sung Park
United's Park Ji-Sung vies for the ball against Bursaspor's Ivan Ergic Photograph: Jon Super/AP
man utd: Nani
Nani takes a pop at goal from the edge of the box and scores in the seventh minute Photograph: Jon Super/AP
man utd: Manchester United v Bursaspor Kulubu - UEFA Champions League
Nani celebrates his goal Photograph: John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images
man utd: Manchester United v Bursaspor Kulubu - UEFA Champions League
Federico Macheda and Chris Smalling rise for an aerial ball Photograph: John Peters/Man Utd via Getty Images
man utd: Manchester United's Smalling
Next up, Smalling looks to beat Sercan Yildirim Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters
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Hardly a thrilling match, this one. Here, Darren Fletcher is brought to ground by Omer Erdogan as United struggle to put the contest to bed Photograph: Neal Simpson/EMPICS Sport
man utd3: Manchester United's South Korean midfiel
Park Ji-Sung is denied by Bursaspor's Bulgarian goalkeeper Dimitar Ivankov, before Javier Hernández fires wide late on. 1-0 it ends Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty Images
man utd: Inter Milan's Argentine defender Javier
Over in Milan, little more than 60 seconds of the match have gone when Inter's Argentinian defender Javier Zanetti beats Heurelho Gomes to make it 1-0 Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images
man utd: FC Internazionale Milano v Tottenham Hotspur - UEFA Champions League
Gomes then chops Jonathan Biabiany down inside the box in the 11th minute - a horribly mistimed challenge which sends the Inter player flying and, inevitably, gives away a penalty Photograph: Claudio Villa/Getty Images
inter2: Tottenham's Brasilian goalkeeper Heurelh
Confusion ensues as Gomes, shown a red card by the referee, mistakenly thinks that his team-mate Benoît Assou-Ekotto has been dismissed Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images
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Samuel Eto'o beats Gomes's replacement, Carlo Cudicini, from the spot to make it 2-0 Photograph: Antonio Calanni/AP
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By th 14th minute it's 3-0. Dejan Stankovic is the scorer this time after more calamitous Tottenham defending Photograph: Claudio Villa/Getty Images
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Harry Redknapp looks utterly bemused. Eto'o bags his second and Inter's fourth in the 35th minute to make it 4-0 at the break Photograph: Andrew Couldridge/Action Images
inter2: Tottenham's defender Gareth Bale
In the second half, Tottenham's defender Gareth Bale grabs two seemingly identical goals, firing across Júlio César from the left Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images
sport: Tottenham's defender Gareth Bale (C) cel
He then adds a third in the 91st minute to ignite hope of a ludicrous comeback, but time ultimately runs out. The game ends 4-3 to Inter Photograph: Giuseppe Cacace/AFP/Getty Images
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