Rovers offer Chelsea some hope

Blackburn 1 Manchester United 1 : Carlos Tevez struck two minutes from time to rescue a point or Manchester United but the champions…

Blackburn 1 Manchester United 1: Carlos Tevez struck two minutes from time to rescue a point or Manchester United but the champions have left the door ajar for Chelsea after Roque Santa Cruz's early goal almost sent them home from Ewood Park empty handed.

Alex Ferguson's side are now just three points ahead of the west Londoners with a trip to Stamford Bridge on the cards, though they have a vastly superior goal difference.

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