Manchester United 1 — 0 Birmingham City

Man Utd: Kuszczak, O'Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra (Brown 84), Ronaldo, Anderson, Carrick, Nani, Park (Hargreaves 75), Tevez (Saha 71).

Subs Not Used: Heaton, Pique.

Booked: Brown.

Goals: Tevez 25.

Birmingham: Maik Taylor, Kelly, Jaidi, Ridgewell, Queudrue, McSheffrey (De Ridder 67), Nafti (Palacios 81), Muamba, Larsson, Jerome (Forssell 67), O'Connor.

Subs Not Used: Doyle, Parnaby.

Booked: Ridgewell, Queudrue, Nafti, Palacios.

Att: 75,459

Ref: Peter Walton (Northamptonshire).