19.47 – Well, the teams are on the pitch, UTV presenters are cramming Transylvania puns and references in to beat the band: all we need now is….

KICK OFF. Ah, there is is. United wearing all white shaping up in a 4-3-3 – Cleverley, Fletcher and Anderson behind Hernandez, van Persie and Rooney.

All three appear to be freely rotating positions at this early stage.

20.08 – The visitors do still look the better side. A slick move between Rooney and Hernandez ends with the Mexican laying off a pass to Anderson who has a stabbing attempt at a side-foot curler. Needless to say; it was wide.

So often we’ve seen United pass and pass, attempting to win these games in third gear. Some times it works, sometimes it doesn’t.

Van Persie goes slightly closer than Anderson with an instinctive sanp-shot volley.

20.20 – GOAL: FC NORDSJAELLAND 0-1 CHELSEA (Juan Mata ’33)

And in the same instant, Juventus have levelled it up against Shakhtar. Football!

20.25 – United carve another opportunity for van Persie, but they are also leaving big gaps in front of the back four. Twice in recent minutes the home side have found ample room to run at the white-shirted central defenders – a slightly better ball on both occasions would have given them a one-on-one chance.

20.28 – After winning a corner, Tom Cleverly makes a small mockery of Alex Ferguson’s claim that foreign players dive more, appealing for a penalty after a brief tussle just inside the box.

20.35 – HALF TIME: CFR Cluj 1 – 1 Manchester United

A brief moment of injury time later and we have the whistle to mark the intermission. Ferguson must be hugely disgruntled to see his side fall behind early AGAIN.

However, unlike Spurs on Saturday, they have managed a timely equaliser and their opponents look as though they could crumble under a little more pressure.

20.39 – Stand by, here come the half time scores from elsewhere.

BATE Borisov 1 – 0 Bayern Munich

Benfica 0 – 1 Barcelona

Galatasaray 0 – 1 Braga

Juventus 1 – 1 Shakhtar Donetsk

Valencia 1 – 0 Lille

And, of course, Celtic pulled off an incredible 3-2 win away to Spartak Moscow earlier.

20.48 – SECOND HALF:

We’re underway in Romania. On his way down the tunnel, Alex Ferguson told UTV: “We’re doing most things right”, but added the the goal conceded was “a shocker.”

21.00 – In open play there is no contest, but Cluj really fancy their chances from set-pieces.

Two corners in quick succession fly into the United six yard box, one turned clear by Ferdinand. But the ageing defender was badly positioned for the next cross which was powered on target and needed a smart save from the young Spanish ‘keeper.

21.14 – That rally from the hosts has largely been quashed, United now attempting to wind this clock down with minimum fuss, keeping Cluj at arm’s length.

21.18 – 74 mins: Another penalty claim from United there after they raid down the left through, that man, van Persie. He has Hernandez in the middle put pulls it back to Evra bombing into the area. He arrives at the ball at the same time as the defender, referee waves the appeal away.

Would have been very soft /seen them given.

21.21 – The marvellously named Joshua John has hit the post for FC Nordsjaelland, the champions hanging on at the Bridge.

Bayern still trail to Borisov, but Valencia have extended their lead at home to Lille.

Substitution. Johnny Evans, laboured looking all night with that thigh injury, is replaced by Scott Wooton on 79 minutes..

21.25 – Danny Welbeck is on for Javier Hernandez just after Cluj make their second substitution on 80 minutes: Aguirregaray making way for Nicoara. And in Denmark there has been a couple of…

GOALS: FC Nordsjaelland 0 – 3 Chelsea (David Luiz ’79) (Mata ’81)

21.34 – Diving header from Rafael Bastos…. David De Gea was close to his best there to prevent an embarrassing equaliser. The cross in from the right was met at the corner of the six-yard-box by Bastos. His header, firm and on target at the near post., was excellently tipped away.

21.36 – FULL TIME: CFR Cluj 1 – 2 Manchester United

United hang on in the end, repelling one more attack from Cluj when Wootton’s headed clearance drops on the edge of the box. Nicoara’s shot is blocked and cleared to the halfway line.

21.41 – By no means a complete performance from Alex Ferguson’s side tonight, but he sets his side up to sleepwalk through this sort of fixture and they come out on the other side with three precious points.

Two games, three goals, six points. Half way to securing qualification.

Robin van Persie is the obvious choice for man of the match. A word from him is coming up.

21.47 – After a little bit of sycophantic nonsense, the interviewer asks RVP if the second goal was his best in a United shirt – it wasn’t – The Dutchman responds generously: “Maybe” and when asked to gush about the pass from Boy Wonder Wayne Rooney, van Persie adds.

“Not many players can give a pass like that. It was good build-up to the goal.”

Later emphasising: “I have seven goals  now, but I’ve said it’s not about goals, it’s about winning.”

At the moment, one is going hand in hand with the other.

21.51 – Well folks, it’s job done from United and job done from me.

Thanks for joining with the liveblog. Before I go, here are the full-time results from tonight’s Champions League fixtures.

Safe home.

Spartak Moscow 2 – 3 Celtic

BATE Borisov 3 – 1 Bayern Munich

Benfica 0 – 2 Barcelona

CFR Cluj-Napoca 1 – 2 Man Utd

FC Nordsjaelland 0 – 4 Chelsea

Galatasaray 0 – 2 Braga

Juventus 1 – 1 Shakhtar Donetsk

Valencia 2 – 0 Lille