A late equaliser from Ryan Giggs denied Celtic a famous victory as Manchester United emerged from Parkhead with a 1-1 draw that virtually en
sures the defending champions' passage to the Champions League knockout stage.
A memorable first-half strike from Scott McDonald had put the Scottish champions on track for another famous victory in front of their own supporters.
United were a shadow of the side that had cruised to a 3-0 victory in last month's first meeting between the two clubs in group E, but their late pressure finally yielded an equaliser when Giggs finished off a rebound from Cristiano Ronaldo's shot six minutes from the end.
The evergreen Giggs said that the ball had fallen kindly for him.
Celtic handler Gordon Strachan was left to reflect on another famous home victory for his side and rejected the criticisms of the previous encounter a fortnight ago when Paul Ince - like Strachan another former United star - had said it was like watching men against boys.
United's pressure, by that stage, was relentless, and it got more intense when Rooney replaced Tevez shortly afterwards.
Boruc produced fine saves to keep out skidding drives from Ronaldo and Rooney before Celtic's resistance was finally broken with six minutes left when Celtic goalkeeper failed to hold Ronaldo's shot, gifting Giggs the easiest of finishes.
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