Manchester United have opened their South African tour with a rather entertaining 1-1 draw with Kaizer Chiefs at the Newlands stadium. The match report is in detail at
http://manutd.com/ so no need to get that far. For starters, it was good to see Chris Eagles command a starting role and as fate would have it, he got the goal for us. Sir Alex chose a pretty strong team with Carlos Tevez, Wayne Rooney, Nemaja Vidic, Ryan Giggs, and Captain Gary Neville all featuring from the start. United were not quite united in the opening half and duly conceded a penalty just before halftime. Gary was guilty of bringing down the rather speedy Siphiwe Tshabalala(hope i got that right). Jonathan Quartey sent Kuszczak the wrong way and frankly, that did wake United. Carlos Tevez(my man-of-the match) missed a couple of glit-edged chances before setting up Chris Eagles to nod in the equaliser. Sir Alex will be pleased that his side has got a competitive energy sapping game under their belts as it only improves the fitness of his squad. Gary for instance felt the difference 18 months out of football can have on a player. The more he faces such opponents, the better for him and us. Otherwise it's good to have the captain back. Roll on Orlando Pirates on Tuesday night.
