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Were it not for Dimitar Berbatov's majestic skills, fans might have had doubts about whether they were watching England's most successful club.

Berbatov, perhaps playing one of his last games in the club's colours after reportedly stating his intention to leave, didn't look fazed by supporters' pleas not to leave United.

The Bulgarian relished his playmaker role in midfield, just behind strikers Frederico Macheda and Javier Hernandez, and continuously pumped in deadly passes behind the hosts' rearguard.

The Red Devils, as expected, enjoyed possession and created the best chances in the opening quarter of the game.

Hernandez should have put the tourists 1-0 up as early as the second minute, but he skewed wide after Macheda's shot was parried to his feet.

In the 20th minute, one of Berbatov's grass-cutters found Macheda in space and the Italian wasted little time in opening the scoring.

AmaZulu, meanwhile, managed to get over their nervous start and Ayanda Dlamini should have levelled matters, but he only shot wide of Anders Lindegaard's goal.

Both teams started the second half with an appetite for goals, but they never came.

United wrap up their South African tour with a match against Ajax Cape Town in the Mother City on Saturday.

• The Red Devils' manager, Alex Ferguson, believes SA's steady decline could be remedied by the experience of players plying their trade overseas.

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Jul 19, 2012

guiliano

The Red Devils' manager, Alex Ferguson, believes SA's steady decline could be remedied by the experience of players plying their trade overseas.

Yeah right!!!

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Jul 19, 2012

Lungu

I salute the Zulus for a good performance and entertaining football.
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Jul 19, 2012

iVolontiya

Kagiso Senamela was my 'man of the match', he truly was enjoying himself... I feel sorry Ajax b'coz they'll have to feel the wrath of Man United, I'm sure Sir Fergie doesn't want to win by a mere 1-0...
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Jul 19, 2012

Papage

That was not good enough, our boys need to learn to overcome big name players, they showed to idolised Man United Players instead of playing them, they should have scored, they created lots of chances, but the very same old story, learning, learning and learning, when are we going to score goals and stop saluting midiocre, they lost, period.
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Jul 19, 2012

Tasto

@Lungu - what a farce of a practice match and Zulus didn't dissapoint by commiting school boys erros too !!

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Jul 19, 2012

Bingo-Ingo

What an entertaining football by the boys from the Kingdom!! I salute you boys I was expecting a scoreline of about 10-0 the minimum. Both teams missed chances and if not Man United should have scored more. The tribalits such as such Lungu and Tasto will always be pessimistic and their vitriol will serve no purpose. What you need to bear in mind is that the Zulus have a capacity to rule this country until Jesus Christ comes back. Don't despise and underestimate the Zulus and do that at your own peril.Another thing to note is that Zulus are no snakes and they don't speak with forked tongues.
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Jul 19, 2012

Lungu

@iVolontiya True he really played well and showed no respect.
@Papage Ke laka leo sometimes our boys need to show no mercy and be man enough to tackle their fights unlike puting their tails between their legs, if they don't do that then they won't play for Mn United.
@Tasto preschool errors those boys could have salvage a win yesterday.
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Jul 19, 2012

Lungu

@Bingo-lngo

Now you are out we talk soccer not politics, i believe you are at the wrong article with you racist/xenophobic attitude.
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Jul 19, 2012

Lungu

And for your own news when we say the Zulus we refer to Amazulu as a team dump.
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Jul 19, 2012

Bingo-Ingo

@Lungu
Whatever!! You've got it where it hurts the most!!! You start sarcasm but you are in no way to defend it. That is why they say "People living in glass houses should never throw stones".
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