Ivanovic, by all accounts passed back to his keeper only for Long to intercept and chip the Serbia stopper.
7.57pm GMT Ivanovic, by all accounts passed back to his keeper only for Long to intercept and chip the Serbia stopper.
Cutting inside, Bale struck a left-footed shot with the outside of his boot that beat Hannes Halldorsson, the Iceland keeper, only for Arnason to block on the line.
He wanted to bring De Gea to Wigan when he was an 18-year-old Atletico Madrid B team keeper, only for a last-minute rethink from the Spanish club to block the loan move to the DW Stadium.
He was also denied twice at close range by Brkic and once more on the Udinese goalline by Shelvey when the striker's half-volley beat the keeper only to hit his own man and rebound to safety.
The third is Knut's own story of the powerful bond he formed with his keeper, only to be separated from him when the bear's size and power began to pose a danger.
Sunderland were then caught out again in defence, when Brown's attempt to head the ball clear found Kane, whose shot was saved by the Sunderland keeper only for Adebayor to touch in.
They were almost left to rue that decision when substitute Mauro Zarate broke forward on the counter, but then failed to find the finish with the keeper only just back in his goal.
United's keeper only made one truly outstanding stop, when he tipped Mario Balotelli's shot on to the bar, but the number of saves he made - eight - meant he played a vital role in securing the three points.
