Was there really any doubt? Manchester United are officially the best club side in the world. United hoisted the trophy after overcoming LDU Quito in the final to complete a year of tremendous achievement.
Firstly, (and as usual), the bad points.
What the hell was Vidic thinking elbowing an opponent? I mean after watching Wayne Rooney kicking an opponent in the semi, we now have Vida as a culprit. That makes it 4 games in a row that a United player is going into the papers for alleged violent conduct. To be fair to him, he's not the kind who will do what he did as often as Wayne will but that was utterly unnecessary and my word it could have cost us the title--who knows, it might still cost us the Champions League this season as he will definitely miss at least one game (Inter away), or even worse, UEFA could extend it to three! If Brown is not fit by then, Wouldn't like to imagine the likes of Ibrahimovic or Adriano against Johnny Evans. The boy is good but a slight detail could overwhelm him. Anyway, that's to worry about in the future.
Performance-wise, the lads put on a great show and I was happy to finally watch a game this season when we haven't lost concentration. Long may that continue. If Rafael can play in a game of this magnitude and not be fazed by it, then I believe that we have got an alternative first choice right-back.
Wayne did well upfront--especially when he was on his own. It was a well taken goal and nobody jumped higher than me when that went in. Their goalkeeper was having a blinder until then. He deserved every award he got. Ronaldo did just about enough to see us home. It was is pass that led to our goal and he kept the opposition busy defending so that they attacked us less. I thought that Tevez was unlucky not to score and not to finish the game. He's certainly up there with the best players in the world and I pray he stays at United till he grows white hair! EVDS did his job well. He kept out all that was hurled at him and he certainly gets a 10 from me. If he can pull off such saves at his age, then we might as well sign him on for another 4 years!
The challenge of adjusting back to British time is on for our players as we travel tomorrow to prepare for our trip to the Britannia stadium. It's a marathon for our players. There is hardly room for rest, but that's the sweat you have to break if you want to walk by your trophy cabinet and view the The League, Champions League and World Cup in it!
