The defending Champions League winners were out of the blocks in a flash scoring the opening goal in the fourth minute. A curling Michael Carrick corner-kick from the right found Nemanja Vidic who headed into the net with ease after escaping the lackluster marking of Patrick Vieira.

Inter came agonizingly close to scoring the crucial away goal when Zlatan Ibrahimovic connected with Maicon's free-kick, but the Swede's header from six yards out bounced off the turf and hit the bar before going over for a goal-kick.

United dominated most of the possession in the first-half, but the visitors were denied another chance of leveling when a powerful half-volley from Dejan Stankovic was brilliantly saved by Edwin Van der Sar's fingertips with the ball looking set for the top corner.

The Red Devils doubled their advantage four minutes after the break when Wayne Rooney evaded Maicon down the left and lofted a cross into the box where Cristiano Ronaldo confused his markers and reached the ball before goalkeeper Julio Cesar, heading it home.

The woodwork denied Inter once again in the second-half, this time it was Adriano's strike from eight yards that struck the inside of the post and rebounded harmlessly away.

United were able to deny Inter of a goal after the 90 minutes keeping their hunt for more trophies alive as they headed towards the Champions League quarter-finals.

(Soccer365.com)