Injury problems see Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho make several changes to his usual starting line-up He gives a start to new signing Florent Malouda who tangles with Cristiano Ronaldo during a tight opening period After a season on loan at Portsmouth, Glen Johnson is put through his paces by a combative Wayne Rooney The Londoners almost break the deadlock when Jon Obi Mikel meets Malouda's free-kick but glances it wide They are made to pay soon after when Ryan Giggs converts Patrice Evra's cross to give Man Utd a 35th-minute lead However, Chelsea are level before half-time thanks to Malouda's sweet finish after holding off Rio Ferdinand There is still time before the interval for Rooney to get booked after a barge by Tal Ben Haim sends him flying into Petr Cech After receiving a knock in the process of scoring, Malouda makes way for Claudio Pizarro early in the second half With the score 1-1 after 90 minutes, the Peruvian goes first in the penalty shoot-out and is denied by Edwin van der Sar The Dutch stopper then saves from Frank Lampard and Shaun Wright-Phillips as Man Utd convert all their spot-kicks to win
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