Darren Fletcher was the unlikely goal hero for the second match in a row as Manchester United got its Premier League title defense up and running with a 1-0 victory at Portsmouth on Monday. But the sooner Dimitar Berbatov becomes an Old Trafford player the better for Sir Alex Ferguson. “We'll just have to wait and see what happens with that,” was all Sir Alex would say on the subject afterward as he spoke to Sky Sports, neatly batting away the question of new potential recruits before the transfer window closes on Sept. 1. Fletcher handed United its first win of the season with a fortuitous 32nd-minute strike, which may yet be credited as a Sylvain Distin own goal, as the champion produced another toothless attacking display. United welcomed back Carlos Tevez after the Argentine missed its 1-1 opening day draw with Newcastle due to a family bereavement. Injured star midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo remained on the sidelines. Portsmouth had beaten United in three of the pair's five Premier League meetings at Fratton Park but never looked likely to extend that proud record as its expensively-assembled front two of Crouch and Defoe were stifled by Rio Ferdinand and Vidic. Shevchenko passes medical Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko passed a medical examination Monday at the AC Milan's training camp to complete his transfer from Chelsea, the Italian club said. “I am very happy to be here,” Shevchenko was quoted as saying on Milan's Web site ahead of the tests. “I also want to send a greeting to Chelsea fans who, in the last two years, always made me feel their support.” Shevchenko agreed to terms on Saturday to return to Milan after failing to fulfill expectations during two injury-plagued seasons in England. He scored 73 goals in 296 games during seven seasons with Milan, but scored just nine in 47 appearances for Chelsea after an English Premier League record transfer of 31 million pounds (then $62 million) in the 2006 offseason. The 31-year-old player arrived at Milan's Linate airport Sunday night.
