The lively Simao continued to give Evra a torrid time on the right flank, but the Benfica captain's hopes of sparking a comeback were crushed within a minute of Giggs being replaced by Darren Fletcher with quarter of an hour left.
The Scotland international's first contribution was to combine neatly with Ronaldo in a flowing move that ended with United winning a corner. Scholes delivered it and Saha peeled off his marker at the near post to head past Quim.
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