VIDEO: Goal-line clearance helps Manchester United survive late barrage to defeat Stoke
Reuters
That sound you hear is Manchester United fans everywhere exhaling in unison.
The Red Devils escaped, in every sense of the word, with a 2-1 victory over Stoke City on Tuesday thanks to some late heroics from David De Gea and Ashley Young.
The Spaniard was first to come to the fore, making a wonderful save off a header from Mame Biram Diouf late in the contest:
Then Young, disparaged for his inability to adjust to his new, more defensive role, denied Diouf once again with the last kick of the match:
Pour one out for Diouf tonight.