Manchester United - Premier League, European and now world champions - parade the Fifa 2008 Club World Cup before kick-off
The home side make a positive start with Cristiano Ronaldo at the heart of several free-flowing attacking moves
Middlesbrough look to hit United on the counter-attack and Afonso Alves turns Nemanja Vidic but fires his shot high over the crossbar
Ronaldo sends a dipping free-kick wide of Ross Turnbull's left-hand post as United probe for the opening goal
But the hosts are frustrated by a combination of their own profligacy and Middlesbrough's determined rearguard action
Middlesbrough's ball retention is poor and United squander several goalscoring chances, but the visitors reach half-time on level terms
Boro start the second half in determined fashion and almost open the scoring when Tuncay Sanli heads Matthew Bates's cross just wide
Emanuel Pogatetz and Ronaldo enjoy a running battle, and the United man gives as good as he gets
But when David Wheater fails to clear Michael Carrick's left-wing cross, Dimitar Berbatov is on hand to volley past Turnbull
Berbatov's 69th-minute strike is enough to give United all three points as Old Trafford breathes a sigh of relief
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