Sir Alex Ferguson suffered the ignominy of watching his Manchester United side lose to basement club Blackburn on his 70th birthday.<br /><br />Yakubu gave Rovers the lead from the spot after Dimitar Berbatov had pulled down defender Chris Samba.<br /><br />The Nigerian made it 2-0 when he made the most of slack defending to thrash in, before Berbatov brought United back into the match with a header and shot.<br /><br />But Grant Hanley spoilt the day for Ferguson when he nodded in the winner.<br /><br />Hanley exemplified the spirit of Steve Kean's Blackburn of late. A draw at Anfield last week has now been followed up with arguably the greatest victory of his managerial career.<br /><br />The win, which bookies had at 28-1 prior to the match, moves Rovers off the bottom, and only three points shy of 17th.<br /><br />It should give Kean some respite from the supporters, who have been calling for his resignation.<br /><br />/football on Youtube brings you the latest football news, transfer rumours and footballing gossip from the English Premier League and European Champions League.
