LONDON, Sept 15: Manchester United celebrated the return of Cristiano Ronaldo to their line-up by chalking up a third consecutive 1-0 win, at Everton on Saturday.Sir Alex Ferguson’s side, who have struggled for form and goals over the first month of the season, appeared to be heading for their third draw in six matches as Everton matched them for long periods at Goodison Park.

But with seven minutes left, Nemanja Vidic got his head to a near post corner from new signing Nani to clinch all three points for the champions.

Ronaldo, who was back in the side after serving a three-match suspension for head-butting Portsmouth’s Richard Hughes last month, had vowed to steer clear of trouble but that did not prevent him from collecting a yellow card for diving. —AFP

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