Paul Ince was given a lesson in management by his old mentor Sir Alex Ferguson.

Wes Brown headed United in front from a Wayne Rooney cross at the back post, with Blackburn keeper Jason Brown claiming he was pushed by Nemanja Vidic.

Rooney was on the scoresheet himself in the second half after good work form Cristiano Ronaldo

Blackburn suffered a further blow when striker Roque Santa Cruz was taken off injured a few minutes into the second half.

On a wind-swept and wet pitch the first chance fell to Nemanja Vidic after seven minutes.

He failed to make clean contact from a corner when in space in the area.

Blackburn had their first opening when Matt Derbyshire got between the United defence.

His shot was saved by Edwin Van der Sar.

The heavy rain was making an impact on the game with the ball zipping off the surface.

United missed a great opportunity to open the scoring after 20 minutes.

Darren Fletcher shot just wide after a good through ball from Dimitar Berbatov.

Five minutes later Brett Emerton tried his luck on the quick surface but his 25 yard shot skidded past Van der Sar’s right hand post.

United were beginning to create the better chances and were gaining a foothold on the game with some good passing moves.

Blackburn keeper Brown was having a topsy-turvy game.

On the half hour mark he made a wonderful finger-tip save from a powerful Ryan Giggs strick.

A minute later Brown was at fault as United made the breakthrough.

Wes Brown headed in a Rooney cross at the back post when the keeper should really have claimed the ball.

The Blackburn keeper then made another good save after Wayne Rooney burst into the Blackburn penalty area.

United deservedly led at half time despite the terrible weather conditions.

Blackburn started the second half with a good chance to level the match.

Roque Santa-Cruz was denied by a good Van der Sar save.

Two minutes later he was substituted for Jason Roberts because of an injury.

As the rain continued, so too did United’s dominance of possession.

Blackburn were looking low on ideas.

Ince made his second change when Keith Treacy came on for Morten Gamst Pederson just before the hour mark.

It seemed to have little effect as Rooney scored a wonderful goal after 64 minutes after a burst of pace from Ronaldo.

His cut-back found Rooney free in the box as he struck the ball into the top left-hand corner.

Blackburn brought on Keith Andrews for Tugay.

United made some changes of their own when Carlos Tevez was brought on for Giggs a minute later and Patrice Evra made way for John O’ Shea soon after.

Rooney almost scored United’s third, but he lobbed just over the bar with 20 minutes left.

Brown made a good save at the feet of Berbatov a minute later.

United made their final change with Park Ji Sung replacing the impressive Rooney for the last twelve minutes.

Some Blackburn fans had seen enough as they donned their rain coats and headed for the exit with ten minutes left.

It was a game they will quickly try to forget.

Tevez hit the post four minutes from time as United ran out comfortable winners and looking more like the European and domestic champions of last season.

Soloman Kalou’s late goal protected Chelsea’s 84 match unbeaten record at Stamford bridge with a 1-1 draw against Manchester United.

United will be in trouble with the FA after collecting seven bookings in a passionate and frantic game.

Park Ji Sung Opened the scoring on 18 minutes after a shot from Berbatov was parried by Petr Cech.

The game was played at a scintillating speed as Chelsea pressed for the equaliser.

Their efforts finally paid off when substitute Kalou headed in a freekick after Wayne Rooney fouled Ashley Cole.

The omens didn’t look good for Chelsea even before the kick-off when Deco was injured in the warm-up and had to be replaced by Michael Ballack.

The pace was high from the outset and in the sixth minute Owen Hargreaves found himself in acres of space.

He delivered a good cross to Darren Fletcher who shot just wide of the far post.

Three minutes later Petr Cech lost the ball outside his box as Dimitar Berbatov passed to Rooney who lobbed the ball just wide of the post

It was end to end stuff as a minute later a mistake by Patrice Evra allowed Joe Cole clear through but he shot into the side-netting.

Chelsea’s injury problems continued as Ricardo Carvalho was taken off with a knee injury to be replaced by Alex.

Cech made a fantastic save from a powerful Rio Ferdinand drive on the quarter hour mark after a good pass from Wayne Rooney.

United made the first breakthrough after 18 minutes when Park Ji Sung scored after a parry by Cech.

Tempers where heightened on and off the field when a penalty shout was dismissed by referee Mike Riley after Flourent Malouda was brought down by Edwin Van der Sar in the box.

Van der Sar picked up an injury in the collision and was substituted for Tomasz Kuszczak five minutes later.

Paul Scholes was the first player in the book after 35 minutes when he was yellow carded for a kick at Michael Ballack.

As half-time neared,  a long range shot by Alex was spilled by Kuszczak and was scrambled away by the United defence.

Soon after a quick Chelsea attack ended in Nicolas Anelka hitting a powerful shot just over.

United received another yellow card just before half-time when Ferdinand was booked for dissent.

Phil Scolari brought on Didier Drogba before the second half but he was refused entry to the field for wearing a bracelet that the referee wasn’t happy about.

He eventually came on for Malouda as Chelsea looked to add weight to their attack.

The pace of the first half continued into the second as Chelsea pushed for the equaliser.

Cristiano Ronaldo made his second substitution appearance of the season when he came on for Scholes in the 56^th minute.

Gary Neville was the third United player booked for a foul on Anelka by the corner flag after 57 minutes.

Two minutes later Berbatov became the fourth United name in the book.

Jon Obi Mikel became the only Chelsea player in the book after he fouled Ronaldo on the edge of the area.

Anelka missed a huge chance for the equaliser when he missed the ball from three yard out.

Soloman Kalou came on for Ballack as Chelsea continued to press for a goal with 20 minutes to go.

Alex Ferguson responded sending on John O’ Shea for Park Ji Sung to bolster the United defence in the last 15 minutes.

Chelsea began to leave themselves open to the counter attack as Rooney missed a good chance when he shot wide from Ronaldo’s cross in the 77^th minute.

Rooney became booking number five for United two minutes later for his tackle on Ashley Cole.

Chelsea finally got their goal 10 minutes from time when Kalou headed in a freekick.

He almost scored again two minutes later at the end of a Chelsea counter attack but his shot went sailing over and into the stands.

United received their sixth yellow card when Evra was booked four minutes from time.

Swiftly followed by the seventh for Ronaldo who was booked for dissent in injury time.

Ferdinand collided with Drogba as the final whistle went.

Both teams will be happy with a point after a highly entertaining match.

Premier League Results

Blackburn Rovers 1-0 Fulham

Bolton 1-3 Arsenal

Hull 2-2 Everton

Liverpool 0-0 Stoke

Man City 6-0 Portsmouth

Sunderland 2-0 Middlesbrough

Tottenham 0-0 Wigan

West Bromwich Albion 1-2 Aston Villa

West Ham United 3-1 Newcastle United