FT: Manchester United 1 Zenit St Petersburg 2

FT The referee blows his whistle for full-time. Zenit deserve their victory despite a late fightback from Manchester United. Danny was the man of the match tonight and he looks like he could have a glittering future ahead of him.

90 Tevez's attempted through ball to Park is headed away from danger by Arshavin. The Tottenham target has impressed in this half.

90 Ferdinand fails to head Nani's cross from the right towards goal and the ball drifts out of play for a Zenit throw-in. Could that be Manchester United's last chance?

90 Zenit are keeping plenty of men behind the ball as they look to blunt Manchester United's final attacking opportunities in this match.

90 There will be four minutes of additional time at the end of this game.

89 Nani's cross from the right is punched into the back of the Zenit net by Scholes from 12 yards. The referee rightly gives the Manchester United midfielder a second yellow card and he will miss his side's first Champions League game this season through suspension.

88 Zenit break at speed as Danny and Arshavin work a neat one-two to create a shooting chance. Danny stumbles on the ball and eventually he sends a poor effort wide of van der Sar's right hand post. The Russian side did really well to work that opportunity.

87 Nani's corner from the right is cleared with ease by a strong header from Aniukov.

86 Malafeev tips O'Shea's header from 12 yards over the top of the Zenit bar. Corner to Manchester United.

85 Nani sends a sliced effort wide of Malafeev's left hand post from just inside the Zenit box. Manchester United must do better in those positions as they search for an equaliser.

84 Malafeev does really well to punch a lofted cross from the left away from the onrushing Park. That was really brave play from the Zenit goalkeeper.

83 Denisov appears to have picked up an injury while making that run. He doesn't appear to want to continue, however Dick Advocaat is telling him to get back on the pitch.

82 Shivkov's effort from 30 yards is saved with ease by van der Sar in the centre of his goal.

81 Denisov races away from the Zenit half as he looks get some rhythm back in his side's play. They appear to have been rocked by Vidic's goal.

80 Manchester United are enjoying the majority of possession at the moment. Rooney and Tevez are becoming a lot more involved as the Premier League side push for an equaliser.

79 Radimov sends a loose pass straight out of play for a Manchester United throw-in. Zenit need to keep their nerve at the moment.

78 Malafeev races out of his goal to claim the ball at the feet of Park.

76 Manchester United make their final change of the night with Wes Brown taking the place of Neville.

75 The Zenit fans are starting to get firmly behind their side. They know that the Russian team will need to hold firm if they are to claim the silverware tonight.

74 Tevez is rightly booked by the referee for a late challenge on Tymoschuk. That was daft play from the striker.

73 GOAL VIDIC! Manchester United work a corner from the right to Vidic at the far post. The centre-half has plenty of time to place the ball past three players on the line. This game is now far from over.

71 Sirl wins the ball with a very strong challenge on Park on the left flank. Good defending from the Zenit captain.

70 Zenit make their final change of the night with Radimov taking the place of Krizanac. Tymoschuk will now drop back to play in defence.

69 O'Shea has plenty of time to get a shot in on the Zenit goal from close range. However he dwells on the ball and Sirl is able to clear the danger.

68 Manchester United seem to have been a bit flat tonight. Their play has lacked a cutting edge and I think everyone e-mailing encouraging Sir Alex Ferguson to sign Dimitar Berbatov is right as they do need an extra option in attack. Let me know your view by sending an e-mail to nick.hext@bskyb.com.

66 Danny's poor cross from the left is easily turned away from the Manchester United box by Ferdinand. That was a very rare poor moment from the playmaker.

65 Tevez works some space on the edge of the Zenit box and sends a rasping effort just over the top of the bar. The striker has been Manchester United's best player tonight.

64 O'Shea's effort from the edge of the Zenit box is parried by Malafeev into the path of Park. The sub's follow-up, however, is easil blocked by the Zenit goalkeeper. This match might not be all over just yet.

63 Krizanac is turned by Rooney in the Zenit box, however the defender recovers to knock the ball out of play for a Manchester United corner. The Premier League side waste the flag-kick.

62 Zenit make their second change of the night with Shirokov taking the place of Puygrenier.

61 Arshavin's attempted through ball to Pogrebniak is blocked by Ferdinand on the edge of the Manchester United box. Zenit are firmly on the front-foot.

60 Manchester United make their expected double change with O'Shea and Park taking the place of Fletcher and Anderson. I think the horse might have bolted for Manchester United tonight.

59 GOAL DANNY! Danny makes his way into the Manchester United box and takes the ball past Ferdinand. The Zenit playmaker uses the space to send an excellent shot past van der Sar from 12 yards.

58 Tevez sends a powerful effort over the top of the bar from just inside the Zenit box.

57 Malafeev sends a very loose clearance out of play for a Manchester United throw-in. That wasn't very good play.

56 It looks like Manchester United are getting ready to make a double change with John O'Shea and Park warming up on the touchline. Is that what you would do in Sir Alex Ferguson's shoes? Let me know by sending an e-mail to nick.hext@bskyb.com.

55 Tymoschuk's swerving effort is punched away from the centre of his goal by van der Sar. That was good goalkeeping as the ball was moving all over the place.

54 Anderson is booked after showing dissent to the referee. It looks like the respect campaign is up and running in Monaco as well.

53 There is a mild scuffle on the halfway line at the moment after Vidic and Tymoschuk collided in an aerial challenge. It looked to me like that was just two players going for a 50/50 ball.

52 Rooney drives an effort wide of Malafeev's right hand post from the left hand angle of the Zenit box. Manchester United need to produce more of that in this half.

51 Arshavin's effort from just inside the Manchester United box is saved by van der Sar in the centre of his goal after taking a slight deflection off Neville.

50 Tevez sends a looping cross from the right out of play for a Zenit goal-kick.

49 Manchester United are enjoying a spell of possession in the Zenit half. They will have to turn that territory into goals to win this match.

48 Arshavin is seeing plenty of the ball at the start of this half. If Zenit keep both him and Danny in their side I could see them making an impact in the Champions League this season.

47 Nani's cross from the right is headed away by Tymoschuk as Fletcher looks ready to strike in the Zenit box.

46 Zenit have made a change at the break with Arshavin taking the place of Dominguez. Is this a chance for the playmaker to put himself in the shop window ahead of Monday's transfer deadline?

Ryan Merrick thinks Andrei Arshavin could be on the bench for Zenit tonight as he is on the move to north London on Monday. I think the playmaker may join Spurs, however I can see why Danny is currently being selected ahead of him for Zenit. Let me know your view by sending an e-mail to nick.hext@bskyb.com.

Vibs thinks Manchester United are nothing without Cristiano Ronaldo in their side. A little bit harsh, but after that half there is some mileage in that view. Let me know if you think the the Old Trafford side miss Ronaldo by sending an e-mail to nick.hext@bskyb.com.

I have been impressed by Zenit during that half. Danny, Zyryanov and Pogrebniak all look like they would not be out of place in any side in the word. Manchester United, on the other hand, appear to lack an extra attacking option in this match. Let me know your views on the opening 45 minutes by sending an e-mail to nick.hext@bskyb.com.

HT The referee blows his whistle for half-time. Zenit deserve their lead as they have looked more of a threat going forward. Manchester United need to inject some energy into their play after the break.

45 Scholes is booked for what can be described as a typical late challenge from the Manchester United midfielder.

44 GOAL POGREBNIAK! Dominguez's corner from the left is met by a flicked header from Denisov at the near post. Pogrebniak is able to meet the ball ahead of Scholes and he turns a neat header home from three yards. It is 1-0 to Zenit and they deserve it.

43 Pogrebniak appeals for a penalty after his cross hit Ferdinand in the chest. He thought the Manchester United defender handled the ball, however the referee is right to wave play-on.

42 Manchester United are unable to stop Zenit's flowing attacking play at the moment. The Premier League side will be looking forward to the half-time whistle.

41 Danny somehow manages to head Pogrebniak's lofted ball over the top of the bar from three yards. He did all the hard work by beating Vidic in the air.

40 Nani sends an appalling effort from 35 yards deep into the crowd. That would have been a good attempt if he was looking for three points in rugby union.

39 Pogrebniak is receiving treatment on the pitch. After some work from the physio he will be fine to continue. That break might slow down this game to an even slower tempo.

38 Zenit have been the better side in this match so far. Danny looks to be an excellent player and Pogrebniak has been a very willing worker in attack.

37 Dominguez's free-kick from the left drifts through to Krizanac at the far post. The Zenit defender's effort is bravely blocked by van der Sar and Manchester United clear the danger.

36 Neville catches Pogrebniak to give Zenit a free-kick in a crossing position on the left flank.

35 Danny's corner from the right is cleared with ease by Anderson. Manchester United break as Tevez plays Rooney through one-on-one with Malafeev. The striker wastes the chance, however, as he allows the Zenit goalkeeper to block his scuffed effort from eight yards.

34 Pogrebniak looks to turn Ferdinand in the Manchester United box, however the England international stands firm and knocks the ball out for a corner.

33 Zenit clear the resulting corner out of their box. Manchester United work the loose ball to Anderson, who fires an optimistic effort over the bar from 30 yards.

32 Neville's low cross from the right is fired away from the Zenit box by Puygrenier. Corner to Manchester United.

31 Pogrebniak is ushered away from the Manchester United box before he can get a shot in on goal. This match is very slow at the moment.

30 Malafeev stumbles as he collects a looping ball before Rooney can strike in the Zenit box. Nervous play from the Russian side's goalkeeper.

29 Evra's awful cross from the left drifts straight out of play for a Zenit goal-kick.

28 Arif in Bangladesh thinks Manchester United need to sign Dimitar Berbatov as Louis Saha looks set to join Everton. On the basis of this match Sir Alex Ferguson does need to add to his attacking options. Let me know your view by sending an e-mail to nick.hext@bskyb.com

26 Denisov fails to collect Danny's neat pass and Fletcher is able to win possession for Manchester United on the halfway line.

25 That was a great effort from Dominguez. There is a lot of technical ability in this Zenit side.

24 Dominguez's swerving free-kick from 30 yards drifts narrowly wide of van der Sar's right hand post. Many of the Zenit fans think their side has taken the lead, however they have been fooled by the side-netting rippling.

23 Fletcher does well to head Sirl's lofted forward ball away from Pogrebniak on the edge of the Manchester United box.

22 The Zenit fans are booing every time Manchester United enjoy a spell of possession. They should, however, be fairly happy with how this match has gone so far as their side is looking a bit sharper than Manchester United.

21 Tymoschuk sends a half-volley over the top of van der Sar's bar. Danny is causing plenty of problems for Manchester United with his neat passing.

20 England boss Fabio Capello is in Monaco for tonight's game. I don't think he is going to learn anything new about Ferdinand and Rooney on the basis of the action so far.

19 Tevez's weak effort from the edge of the Zenit box is saved with ease by Malafeev in the centre of his goal.

18 The resulting corner is claimed with ease by van der Sar on the edge of his six-yard box. Zenit have had plenty of joy down their right flank so far tonight.

17 Zyryanov's low cross from the left is put behind for a Zenit corner by Ferdinand.

16 Evra bundles Danny to the ground to give Zenit a free-kick in the Manchester United half. The Russian side's playmaker has been the best player on the pitch so far.

15 Anderson sends an awful long ball straight out of play for a Zenit goal-kick.

14 Nani's cross from the left is headed away from the edge of the Zenit box by Sirl.

13 Manchester United are keeping possession with ease in their own half. I have a bad feeling we might be set for a pretty slow game tonight. Let me know your view by sending an e-mail to nick.hext@bskyb.com.

12 Anderson's loose pass to Tevez is cut-out with ease by Krizanac on the edge of the Zenit box.

11 Anderson does really well to win possession from Sirl on the left flank. I think this could be a big season for the Manchester United midfielder.

10 This match has been a bit scrappy so far. There has been no real tempo to the play and it looks like both sides are waiting for the opposition to make a mistake.

9 Rooney's cross from the right is claimed with ease on the edge of his six-yard box by Malafeev.

8 Tevez dwells on the ball on the edge of the Zenit box and Zyryanov is able to come across and win possession. The pitch in Monaco as ever looks a bit bobbly tonight.

7 Pogrebniak fires a loose effort over the top of the bar from just inside the Manchester United penalty area. Zenit are looking dangerous at the moment.

6 Vidic slides through the back of Pogrebniak and the referee rightly awards a free-kick to Zenit on the halfway line.

5 Danny's looping effort from 10 yards is saved with ease in the centre of his goal by Edwin van der Sar.

4 Ram wants to see how Wayne Rooney will do tonight. Nothing to report yet from the Manchester United striker but the game has only just started.

3 Zyryanov's driven cross from the left causes panic in the Manchester United box. However, Darren Fletcher is on hand to clear the danger. It has been a decent start to this game.

2 Gary Neville's cross from the right is headed away from the Zenit box by Aniukov.

1 The action is under way and Manchester United start off by keeping possession at a very low tempo.

Andrei Arshavin is on the bench for Zenit tonight. The Russia international continues to be linked with Tottenham as the clock ticks down on the summer transfer window.

The players are making their way out onto the pitch to some dramatic music in an attempt to build up the atmosphere. Zaeem in Pakistan thinks Manchester United will win this match 3-1. I think we will see a closer game, although I am also tipping the Premier League side to claim victory. Let me know your view by sending an e-mail to nick.hext@bskyb.com.

I am looking forward to seeing Zyryanov, who impressed me greatly during Zenit's UEFA Cup win last season, and Danny tonight. Let me know what you are expecting from this game by sending an e-mail to nick.hext@bskyb.com.

Phil Hoole is more worried about Manchester United's ongoing chase for Dimitar Berbatov than tonight's match. Focus Phil there is some silverware at stake so the transfer window can wait for 90 minutes.

And here is some information on both sides: Nani is back from suspension alongside Darren Fletcher in the Manchester United midfield with Anderson and Paul Scholes also starting in the UEFA Super Cup encounter with Zenit St Petersburg. Owen Hargreaves is left outafter aggravating a niggling knee injury in training yesterday evening. Zenit coach Dick Advocaat leaves Andrei Arshavin on the bench.

The teams are in for tonight's match: Van der Sar, Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Fletcher, Anderson, Scholes, Nani, Rooney, Tevez, Subs: Kuszczak, Brown, Park, O'Shea, Gibson, Campbell, Possebon

Zenit St Petersburg: Malafeev, Krizanac, Aniukov, Puygrenier, Sirl, Zyryanov, Danny, Denisov, Tymoschuk, Pogrebniak, Dominguez, Subs: Contofalsky, Radimov, Kim, Tekke, Arshavin, Shirokov, Faitzulin, Referee: Claus Bo Larsen (Denmark)

Hello and welcome to tonight's live commentary of the UEFA Super Cup final between Manchester United and Zenit St Petersburg. I will let you know the team news when it come in, but in the meantime you can let me know your view ahead of the game by sending an e-mail to nick.hext@bskyb.com.