Neill had two shots on goal but was thwarted on both occasions by Manchester United's goalkeeper Edwin Van Der Sar who now has a record 1,212 minutes without conceding a goal.

Lucas was booked for a foul on Christiano Ronaldo as West Ham succumbed to a goal on the hour to go down 1-0 at home.

In the Netherlands Jason Culina played the full 90 as PSV Eindhoven continued their resurrection since the departure of coach Huub Stevens.

PSV have now scored 14 goals in three matches but holes showed in their defence against FC Volendam this weekend. Both sides finished the game with ten players and PSV eventually got the points winning 5-3.

The Aussie trio at Turkish club Genclerbirligi all started for their club on Sunday including Socceroo stand-by players Bruce Djite and James Troisi.

Mile Jedinak and Troisi played full games but Troisi earned a booking for his efforts. Genclerbirligi interrupted their recent run of good form however to lose 2-1 at home to Bursaspor.

In the Italian Serie A Bresciano played the full match but earned a booking as Palermo defeated Napoli 2-1.