Mexico's chief offensive weapon in the first half was left-back Oscar Salcido, who regularly found himself in advanced positions, but his execution could not match his intent.
However, a succession of injuries - including a broken foot and a knee problem - have stalled Bale's progress in north London, while Redknapp preferred Benoit Assou-Ekotto at left-back in the first half of this season.
However, it was Greece who had the first genuine goalscoring chance of the match inside two minutes when unmarked left-back Vasileios Torosidis thumped a half-volley from 10 yards just over from Georgios Karagounis's corner.
Wales struggled to keep possession as well as they did in the first half, but captain Davies and left wing-back Chris Gunter showed great energy levels to relieve some pressure by darting down the flanks.
The youngster, who had moved from full-back to fly-half when Jones left the field, was named as man-of-the-match.
Left-back Brian Easton carried the ball from the half-way line into the penalty area before crossing towards Akins, who got the ball caught under his feet before turning his shot wide.
The Exiles were seeking a sixth-straight win but were stunned by three Saracens tries in the first 15 minutes from left wing Ratuvou, full-back Castaignede and fly-half Jackson.
However, on both occasions when it looked like the tourists would be walked over and left for dead - they always came storming back in the second half to deny any major thumping.
Fabiano, who scored twice in the 4-1 Spanish league win over Real Zaragoza at the weekend, broke the deadlock on the stroke of half-time after Renato broke down the left and pulled the ball back to the edge of the area -- where Fabiano was waiting to slot home confidently.
In the two and a half years since he left the plant, he's hardly ever come back here.
The 30-year-old had 12 months left on his contract with the Bulls but was released after they signed Australian half-back Matt Orford from Manly.
To their credit, Celtic attempted to rally but that only left gaps at the back which Garrett exploited ruthlessly as he ran from his own half to hammer past Declan Browne.
Carrick doubled that lead minutes later when he swept home Valencia's cut-back, and Rafael made it three before half-time when his left-foot shot from the edge of the squeezed home to give him his first goal at Old Trafford.
Harlequins hit back early in the second half when Malone's high kick to the left corner was gathered by Monye before he went through Nicolas Jeanjean's tackle to score in the corner.
Luke Fitzgerald, another highly-prized youngster, joins his Leinster colleague and captain Brian O'Driscoll in midfield while the solid half-back pairing of Ronan O'Gara and Eoin Reddan continue where they left off last season.
Ronnie Wallwork replaced Higginbotham at half-time and deployed him at right-back as Denis Irwin moved to the left.
Wednesday gave themselves hope of a comeback just before half-time when full-back Spurr launched a huge throw-in from the left and Tudgay leapt highest to head past Loach.
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Freddie Sears volleyed wide after a corner was half-punched clear by Foster before a Larsson clearance hit Matthew Upson - playing at left-back - and forced Foster into a fine reaction save at his near post.
It owed much to the hard work of Constable, who beat York keeper Michael Ingham to a long ball over the top, lofting it back into the middle where Jack Midson nodded down to Green who dispatched a sweet left-foot half-volley into the top corner from the edge of the box.
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