Manchester United extended their unbeaten run to 10 Premier League games with a 1-1 draw at Stoke City on New Year's Day. Radamel Falcao's third United goal earned a share of the spoils from an encounter affected by heavy winds after Ryan Shawcross had given Stoke an early lead at the Britannia Stadium. Stoke headed into the clash having won back-to-back games over the festive period and, despite star man Bojan being unavailable due to a hamstring injury, the feel-good factor remained for the hosts as Shawcross opened the scoring in the second minute.
Louis van Gaal's men came back into the game, however, and went into the break level thanks to Falcao. The second half did not bring any other goals, although Stoke ended the game having been denied what appeared a clear penalty for a Chris Smalling handball and seen Peter Crouch rattle the woodwork. Stoke could not have enjoyed a better start as they went in front almost immediately courtesy of their captain. A well-worked Marko Arnautovic corner to the back post found Crouch, who nodded down for former United man Shawcross to side-foot a volley home.
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