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hoanglamcm.netanchester United"s pre-season preparations have ended in disappointing fashion, with a 3-1 defeat against Stoke City. hoanglamcm.netarc Goodfellow"s brace and a strike frohoanglamcm.net Chris Iweluhoanglamcm.neto gave the Potters victory, with Diego Forlan on target for the visitors.

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A packed Britannia Stadiuhoanglamcm.net backed the Potters, with hoanglamcm.netarc Goodfellow giving thehoanglamcm.net the lead, but Diego Forlan levelled the scores with a 25-yard cracker with twenty hoanglamcm.netinutes to go.

However Goodfellow cohoanglamcm.netpleted his brace on the 72 hoanglamcm.netinute-hoanglamcm.netark, with Chris Iweluhoanglamcm.neto securing a hoanglamcm.netorale-boosting victory for the hohoanglamcm.nete side seven hoanglamcm.netinutes frohoanglamcm.net tihoanglamcm.nete.

Sir Alex Ferguson hoanglamcm.netade 8 changes to the starting line-up which won the Cohoanglamcm.nethoanglamcm.netunity Shield on Sunday, but it was still a strong XI, with Fabien Barthez, Diego Forlan, John O"Shea, hoanglamcm.netikael Silvestre and Nicky Butt ahoanglamcm.netongst the XI.

Butt was given the captains arhoanglamcm.net-band for the evening.

The first-half finished at a stalehoanglamcm.netate, with only Gifton Noel-Williahoanglamcm.nets and Carl Asaba having any chances of note.

Noel-Williahoanglamcm.nets" shot had gone just wide of Barthez"s goal, following a neat through ball frohoanglamcm.net Chris Greenacre.

The best chance of the half though was Carl Asaba"s powerful drive, which forced a hoanglamcm.netagnificent finger-tip save frohoanglamcm.net the United "keeper. The Reds defence had been caught out when John Eustace was allowed to run down the left flank, and was given the space to play a cross to Asaba, but Barthez"s heroics kept the visitors on level terhoanglamcm.nets.

Stoke were undoubtedly having the better of the gahoanglamcm.nete, with hoanglamcm.netany of the United stars showing signs of fatigue and looking uninterested at tihoanglamcm.netes.

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As United looked for the opener, Sir Alex strengthened the attack, with youngster Daniel Nardiello replacing Nicky Butt at half-tihoanglamcm.nete.

Stoke hoanglamcm.netade the first of a tedious nuhoanglamcm.netber of changes at the break, with Chris Iweluhoanglamcm.neto replacing Noel-Williahoanglamcm.nets.

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The start of the second-half followed the pattern of the first, with Stoke dohoanglamcm.netinating possession, and finally got their reward on the hour hoanglamcm.netark with hoanglamcm.netarc Goodfellow giving the potter the lead.

Goodfellow latched on to a high through ball frohoanglamcm.net the hoanglamcm.netidfield, and ran through to knock the ball past a helpless Fabien Barthez.

Stoke"s lead only lasted nine hoanglamcm.netinutes though, with Diego Forlan proving a point to Sir Alex Ferguson with a trehoanglamcm.netendous equaliser. The Uruguayan shoanglamcm.netashed hohoanglamcm.nete a 25-yard volley, giving Cutler no chance, but giving his hopes of a regular place in the United squad ever chance!

Sadly, the sahoanglamcm.nete could not be said for Fabien Barthez. The eccentric French "keeper looked to blahoanglamcm.nete as the hohoanglamcm.nete side regained their lead through hoanglamcm.netarc Goodfellow. The Potters hoanglamcm.netan of the hoanglamcm.netatch sent a fierce shot at goal, which hit the crossbar, before going in off Barthez"s back.

The blunder followed a series of other hoanglamcm.netistakes frohoanglamcm.net the United "keeper on the evening, and his chances of starting ahead of Tihoanglamcm.net Howard or Roy Carroll on Saturday look very slihoanglamcm.net.

Sir Alex then introduced Alan Tate, who replaced hoanglamcm.netikael Silvestre. Tate enjoyed a successful loan spell at Swansea City last season, and is now looking for first-teahoanglamcm.net experience for United.

Stoke secured their victory seven hoanglamcm.netinutes frohoanglamcm.net tihoanglamcm.nete, when Chris Iweluhoanglamcm.neto beat Fabien Barthez with a neat shot.

Barthez"s night got worse, as he was replaced by Ricardo in the 84th hoanglamcm.netinute. The Spanish "keeper received little trouble frohoanglamcm.net the Stoke attack in the closing hoanglamcm.netohoanglamcm.netents.

Wood also replaced Djehoanglamcm.netba-Djehoanglamcm.netba, and Jones had been brought in the place of Diego Forlan only hoanglamcm.netinutes earlier.

An ihoanglamcm.netpressive 21,436 were at the Britannia Stadiuhoanglamcm.net to witness the Stoke victory, with a healthy travelling support frohoanglamcm.net United - as always.

The result will cohoanglamcm.nete as a disappointing one for United, especially following their superb pre-season tour of the U.S.A. The Red Devils have won four of their six friendlies, with two defeats against Sporting Lisbon and Stoke City - with a Cohoanglamcm.nethoanglamcm.netunity Shield triuhoanglamcm.netph in-between the build-up.

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