Stephen Ireland also came on for the injured Claudio Reyna, and he swiftly brought another important save from Van der Sar.

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Thus, some of America's finest, among them Joe-Max Moore, Claudio Reyna (pictured left) and Tony Sanneh, have taken their studs abroad.

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At the other end, City keeper David James fumbled a James Coppinger strike while Claudio Reyna wasted two half chances before Sun hammered the ball against the woodwork from Lee Croft's pass.

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