Dimitar Berbatov levelled with a superb bicycle kick before Kenwyne Jones nodded Sunderland ahead again. Kieran Richardson was then sent off before Ferdinand diverted in Patrice Evra's shot to hand United a point.It was a cruel blow for Sunderland, who looked to be heading for their first victory at Old Trafford since 1968. And Richardson will look back ruefully at having been given a needless second yellow card for kicking the ball away, and so leaving his team-mates a man short with the score at 2-1.
United must consider themselves fortunate after they were largely out-thought and out-fought. Other than a brief spell shortly after the interval and at the end of the match, Sunderland looked comfortably in control as United struggled.
In United's midfield, Darren Fletcher was distinctly off-colour while wide men Nani and Danny Welbeck, making only his second Premier League start, were anonymous. Sunderland's Andy Reid and Lee Cattermole were, in contrast, lively, combative and creative. (BBC Sport)
