Manchester United FC Vs. Marseille, 2011 UEFA Champions League: John O’Shea Leaves Match With Hamstring Injury

Chris Smalling gives away a free kick in a dangerous position for Manchester United after being penalised for pulling back Andre-Pierre Gignac. Smalling thought that he was going to get the call, as did the rest of the stadium, and there were some bemused faces in red shirts when the referee pointed towards Edwin van der Sar's goal. No matter, though, Lucho Gonzalez blasted the ball out of play, apparently going for the top corner rather than the more obvious cross. That was an opportunity to test United's set piece defence and was totally wasted.

Now John O'Shea has gone down with a hamstring injury after chasing a pass into the corner. His cross was absurdly bad, which was somewhat excused by the fact that he was holding his leg in some pain. O'Shea wants off the pitch and will be replaced by Rafael da Silva, who impressed against Arsenal as a midfielder last weekend. With O'Shea off, United are even shorter, and Marseille nearly make them pay with their first corner of the match, Souleymane Diawara nodding well wide when totally free eight yards from goal.