Last updated: 22nd July 2008
Martin: Celebrates winner
Lee Martin grabbed the only goal as Manchester United beat Orlando Pirates 1-0 in their Vodacom Challenge match.
The winger struck midway through the first half as Sir Alex Ferguson assessed several of the younger members of his squad in Durban.
Ferguson started with Wayne Rooney, Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville, Paul Scholes and Nemanja Vidic on the bench, while Wes Brown did play but is scheduled to return home on Thursday after the death of his pregnant half-sister.
Rio Ferdinand captained the team after recovering from a back problem that forced him to miss the draw against the Kaizer Chiefs at the weekend.
Carlos Tevez saw an early effort turned away by Senzo Meyiwa, who then denied Martin with another fine stop moments later.
Fraizer Campbell, who scored 15 goals while on loan at Hull last season, set up United's goal when he flicked on a pass from Brown and Martin made no mistake from an acute angle.
Tevez almost extended their lead in the 34th minute when he made space on the edge of the area but failed to test the goalkeeper.
United keeper Ben Foster was troubled for the first time in the 65th minute when he did well to push over a shot from Lebogang Mothibantwa.
Scholes and Rooney were then introduced, with the former rattling in a shot from the edge of the area which was well blocked by Meyiwa.
The Pirates hit back, however, in the 79th minute and Foster made a point-blank save from Joseph Makhanya.
United will have their final game of the tournament in Pretoria on Saturday against either the Pirates or the Chiefs.

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| Time | Fixture |
|---|---|
| Saturday 18th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 10:30 | Malaysia vs Man Utd |
| Monday 20th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 14:00 | Indonesia All Stars vs Man Utd |
| Friday 24th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 12:00 | FC Seoul vs Man Utd |
| Sunday 26th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 13:00 | Hangzhou Greentown vs Man Utd |
| Wednesday 29th July | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 17:30 | Man Utd vs Boca Juniors |
| Wednesday 5th August | |
| Friendly Match | |
| 20:00 | Man Utd vs Valencia |
| Saturday 15th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Man Utd vs Birmingham |
| Tuesday 18th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 19:45 | Burnley vs Man Utd |
| Saturday 22nd August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Wigan vs Man Utd |
| Saturday 29th August | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Man Utd vs Arsenal |
| Saturday 12th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Tottenham vs Man Utd |
| Saturday 19th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Man Utd vs Man City |
| Saturday 26th September | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Stoke vs Man Utd |
| Saturday 3rd October | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| 15:00 | Man Utd vs Sunderland |
| Time | Result |
|---|---|
| Wednesday 27th May | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Barcelona 2 - 0 Man Utd | |
| Sunday 24th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Hull 0 - 1 Man Utd | |
| Saturday 16th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 0 - 0 Arsenal | |
| Wednesday 13th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Wigan 1 - 2 Man Utd | |
| Sunday 10th May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 2 - 0 Man City | |
| Tuesday 5th May | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Arsenal 1 - 3 Man Utd | |
| Saturday 2nd May | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Middlesbrough 0 - 2 Man Utd | |
| Wednesday 29th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Man Utd 1 - 0 Arsenal | |
| Saturday 25th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 5 - 2 Tottenham | |
| Wednesday 22nd April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 2 - 0 Portsmouth | |
| Sunday 19th April | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| Man Utd 0 - 0 Everton | |
| Wednesday 15th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| FC Porto 0 - 1 Man Utd | |
| Saturday 11th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Sunderland 1 - 2 Man Utd | |
| Tuesday 7th April | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Man Utd 2 - 2 FC Porto | |
| Sunday 5th April | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 3 - 2 Aston Villa | |
| Saturday 21st March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Fulham 2 - 0 Man Utd | |
| Saturday 14th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Man Utd 1 - 4 Liverpool | |
| Wednesday 11th March | |
| UEFA Champions League | |
| Man Utd 2 - 0 Inter Milan | |
| Saturday 7th March | |
| The FA Cup sponsored by E.ON | |
| Fulham 0 - 4 Man Utd | |
| Wednesday 4th March | |
| Barclays Premier League | |
| Newcastle 1 - 2 Man Utd | |
| Pos | Team | P | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Liverpool | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Manchester City | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Manchester United | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Portsmouth | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Stoke City | 0 | 0 |
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