Manchester United's Cristiano Ronaldo.
london (ap):
NON-LEAGUE BURTON Albion drew 0-0 with mighty Manchester United in the FA Cup yesterday, the second season in a row the record 11-time winners have been held by a semi-pro team.
On a day of unexpected results, League Championship Leicester came from 2-0 down to oust Tottenham 3-2 thanks to an injury time winner and League Two Leyton Orient won 2-1 at Fulham.
Although United fielded a backup side, Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo played for the last 30 minutes at the Pirelli Stadium against a Burton side 105 places below the Reds and which included a builder, a sports shop assistant and a physiotherapist.
SHOTS SAVED
Rooney had two shots saved by Albion goalkeeper Saul Deeney, who also blocked a goal-bound drive from Ritchie Jones in injury time.
"Old Trafford here we come," cried Deeney, who has nine brothers, seven of them Manchester United fans.
Nigel Clough's Burton will go to 67,000-seat Old Trafford for a lucrative replay.
"It was a staggering performance," said Clough, whose father, Brian Clough, led Nottingham Forest to back-to-back European Cup triumphs in 1979 and '80. "Facing Manchester United in a replay, it's absolutely superb for everyone."
United Manager Alex Ferguson said he was relieved his team didn't lose.
"It's a sudden-death tournament. With a difficult pitch, committed opponents, I think these things can happen," Ferguson said. "You can get shocks. Fortunately we didn't get a severe shock."
Last season, United drew 0-0 with non-league Exeter before winning the replay and going on to lose the final against Arsenal on penalties.
TOTTERING TOTTENHAM
Fourth in the Premier League, Tottenham appeared to be coasting into the fourth round when Jermaine Jenas and Canadian Paul Stalteri put Martin Jol's team 2-0 up before half-time at Leicester.
But Elvis Hammond and Stephen Hughes hit back for the Foxes and, with the two sides seemingly going to a replay, Leicester hit the winner in the second minute of injury time.
Mark de Vries took a through ball from Joey Gudjohnsen and went on to stroke the ball past England goalkeeper Paul Robinson.
In a meeting of two London clubs never to have won any of English football's domestic titles, Craig Easton put Orient in front after 17 minutes at Fulham and Joe Keith added a second a minute before half-time.
Collins John scored for Fulham in the 50th, but squandered a chance to make it 2-2 when Orient goalkeeper Glyn Garner saved a penalty kick awarded for a foul on Luis Boa Morte.
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