Portugal beat Argentina at death in Manchester

Raphael Guerreiro scored with an injury-time header to give Portugal a last-gasp victory over Argentina in an international friendly at Old Trafford.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, and any rivalry that may exist between them, dominated the pre-match build-up but both men exited at half-time having failed to leave a mark on the match.

Argentina were utterly dominant in the opening stages, not allowing Portugal a moment in possession and attacking with pace through Messi and Angel Di Maria.

But after the break, when the two superstars of world football disappeared, so did the rhythm of the match as both managers made full use of their substitute’s benches.

As the stuttering second half meandered to a close, Ricardo Quaresma fizzed in a cross for Guerreiro to head home with a diving bullet header to give the match an unlikely winner.

11’ – Early warning from Messi! The ball is pinged out to Messi on the right. He plays a one-two with Biglia, and shoots from the tightest of angles but it fizzes across the goalmouth.

26’ – Chance for Argentina! Another good move from Argentina, who drive forward down the right through Messi. Roncaglia gets round on the overlap and swings a ball in for Pastore, whose header is decent but not quite powerful enough to beat Beto in the Portugal goal.

28’- Ronaldo wastes a chance! Portugal's turn to attack through Bosingwa who gets down the right and puts the ball across, which falls at the back post to Ronaldo. He cuts this way and that and, completely ignoring his team-mate waiting for the set-back on the edge of the box, blazes the ball over the bar.

60’ - Di Maria strikes a dangerous shot from the edge of the box. It looks threatening but in reality was a relatively straight forward save for Beto. That was Argentina's first sot of the second half.

90+1’ – GOAL! Portugal have won it at the death! Raphael Guerreiro scores with a bullet header from a Quaresma cross.

This was the 27th time Ronaldo and Messi have faced each other, but only the second time on the international stage.

This was only Cristiano Ronaldo’s second return to Old Trafford since he moved to Madrid in 2009.

Argentina boasted two Ballon d’Or nominees (Messi and Di Maria), Portugal one (Ronaldo)

Messi vs Ronaldo: That was how this one was billed. There was the usual talk of animosity, rumours Ronaldo had a derogatory nickname for the Argentine, and plenty of Ballon d’Or debate. But in the end nothing much materialised and all too predictably both men were hauled off at halftime, much to the annoyance of the Old Trafford crowd.

Angel Di Maria (Argentina): It’s hard to give a man of the match in such a disjointed contest. But at a push it goes to Di Maria, who was a focal point of Argentina’s early dominance and pacy attacking play.

Portugal: Beto 6, Bosingwa 6, Bruno Alves 6, Pepe 7, Tiago Gomes 6, Tiago 5, Moutinho 6, Andre Gomes 6, Nani 5, Danny 5, Ronaldo 6... Subs Quaresma 7, Eder 6, Jose Fonte 6, Adrien Silva 6, Raphael Guerreiro 7.

Argentina: Guzman 7, Roncaglia 7, Otamendi 6, Demichelis 6, Ansaldi 7, Mascherano 8, Biglia 7, Pastore 6, Messi 8, Di Maria 8, Higuaín 6 ...Subs: Tevez 6, Lamela 5, Gaitan 6, Pereyra 6, Silva 6.