Peter
Crouch (second from left) heads the ball and it falls to an unmarked
Ryan Shawcross (left) who helps it on its way to the goal

Shawcross reacted first as the ball fell kindly to him and he put it beyond David de Gea in the Manchester United goal

Shawcross gave Stoke the lead in the second minute against Manchester United at the Britannia on New Year's Day

Shawcross celebrates while Michael Carrick (left) and Co look gutted after allowing the Stoke defender to be unmarked and score
Manchester
United's defence were poor as Stoke took the lead after two minutes and
could have beaten the visitors in the second half

Radamel
Falcao runs in to meet the corner and sweep the ball into the back of
the net to make it 1-1 at the Britannia on Thursday

Falcao equalises to make it 1-1 in the Premier League match before half time at a windy Britannia on New Year's Day

Falcao celebrates scoring for Manchester United after Stoke took an early lead against the Old Trafford club


Manchester
United team-mates Juan Mata, Wayne Rooney and Falcao celebrate making
it 1-1 against Stoke in the Premier League match

Louis van Gaal looks on during the match as his Manchester United side were held to a 1-1 draw against Stoke

Shawcross blows a kiss after giving Stoke the lead against Louis van Gaal's Manchester United at the Britannia Stadium

Stoke went ahead in the second minute of the Premier League match against Manchester United in the first game on New Year's Day

Stoke's
Mame Diouf (left) could have doubled Stoke's lead when he dispossessed
Jonyn Evans (right) to have a shot on goal inside the box


Falcao gets among the melee of players and sweeps the ball into the back of the net to make it 1-1 against Stoke

Manchester United celebrate as the ball makes its way past Stoke goalkeeper Asmir Begovic to set the game at 1-1

Falcao runs away in celebration after equalising for Manchester United against Stoke on New Year's Day at the Britannia


Stoke
goalkeeper Begovic catches the ball but appears to lift his foot high
intentionally as the approaching Robin van Persie closes him down

Van Persie and Begovic exchange words after the striker felt the goalkeeper intentionally left a high foot on him


Van
Persie embraces Begovic to let the goalkeeper know what he thinks (left)
before Shawcross intervenes (right) during the match



Chris Smalling's handball went unpunished by referee Michael Oliver during the Premier League match on New Year's Day

Stoke appeal to referee Olivier for a penalty after the handball by Smalling at the Britannia on New Year's Day

Stoke
manager Mark Hughes applauds the fans at the Britannia as his side faced
Manchester United in the early New Year's Day kick-off
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