Finally, Manchester United recovered (7)
I believe the answer is:
rallied
'recovered' is the definition.
(rallying is a kind of recovering)
'finally manchester united' is the wordplay.
'finally' suggests the final letters.
'united' becomes 'allied' (similar in meaning).
The final letter of 'manchester' is 'r'.
'r'+'allied'='RALLIED'
(Other definitions for rallied that I've seen before include "(Of shares) increased in value after a fall" , "Gathered" , "bounced back" , "Recovered in health" , "Made a recovery" .)