I missed a penalty for Manchester United - Sir Alex Ferguson then gave me the silent treatment

Having made light work of Newcastle United in their opening Premier League fixture of the 2010/11 campaign, winning 3-0 at Old Trafford, Manchester United travelled to the capital the following weekend with ambitions of scooping another three points.

Goals from Dimitar Berbatov, Darren Fletcher and Ryan Giggs had sealed a comfortable opening day triumph over the Magpies at Old Trafford and a road trip to Craven Cottage looked like another enticing opportunity to get maximum points on the board.

Having taken an 11th-minute lead through Paul Scholes, United's army of travelling supporters in the Putney End were confident of enjoying another comfortable afternoon watching their team.

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However, Fulham, who were under the stewardship of Roy Hodgson at the time, hit back 12 minutes after half-time through Simon Davies. It was nothing more than what the hosts had deserved and United knew they were locked in a battle for maximum points.

But when Cottagers defender Brede Hangeland turned the ball into his own net with just six minutes of regulation time remaining, United looked on course to preserve their 100 per cent start to the season. Just moments later, the Reds were given a golden opportunity to make sure of the points once and for all.

After Damien Duff sliced his own clearance, the ball struck his own arm. A penalty was awarded and United were given the opportunity to wrap up the game from 12 yards.

Giggs, who had stepped off the substitutes bench a little over 10 minutes earlier, was United's designated penalty taker at the time and looked