John O'Shea holds off Middlesbrough striker Szilard Nemeth as Man Utd seek to close the gap on Arsenal

Sir Alex Ferguson finds himself up against his former assistant Steve McClaren at the Riverside

Franck Queudrue's fine run and pass sets up Alen Boksic to give Boro the lead just before half-time

Nemeth doubles Boro's advantage before Ryan Giggs taps in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's cross to pull one back

The return of Roy Keane and Rio Ferdinand fails to revive Man Utd as Joseph-Desire Job adds a third