Wanderers second string got one over on their local rivals Manchester United with a tense 9-8 penalty shoot-out victory in the Manchester Senior Cup.

After neither side had managed to score in 90 minutes worth of action, the game went to an epic shoot-out, with defender Tom Eckersley eventually proving the hero for Bolton by netting the decisive spot-kick.

Despite the goalless score, the match was relatively entertaining. Sissons went the closest for the Bolton with a header while Sam Sheridan had a goal ruled out for offside on the 70 minute mark.

Adam Bogdan had an impressive game in goal for the Whites, producing a notable saves from Angolan striker Manucho and Cleverley in normal time before denying David Gray in the shoot-out.

The result means that Bolton remain third in the group, only three points behind table topping Oldham Athletic with two games in hand.

Bolton: Bogdan, Sinclair, Stokes, Sheridan, Eckersley, Basham, Burns, Sissons, Obadeyi (Ward 86), Campbell, Woolfe. (Subs not used: Brocklehurst, Harsanyi, Gbemie, Carlisle)