As I had already blogged here, I missed the Boxing Day fixture as I was away on a small holiday but it's quite a shame to read that Wayne and Ronaldo were for the 100th time guilty of vviolent conduct during the game at the Britannia Stadium.
Somebody has got to do something to those lads otherwise we could be in for a couple of needless suspensions. Rooney has today come out to suggest that he does not lose his temper as often as we people think and I'd like to believe him, but I don't think a committte like the one that handed that ban to Evra would sympathise with him if the FA actually get to review the incident. The two recently survived punishment from UEFA and the FA respectively but for how long shall this go on. I've always stressed the role played by technology in the modern game. Future opponents for instance can grt their hands on such videos and work to frustrate the player in question so as to force a red card from the ref. Do not be suprised for instance if Mourinho uses such tactics to have it his way when we met them in the CL. Hopefully Sir Alex will take note!
Anyhow, for us the season starts here. Manchester United have it in themselves to go on from here and lift the leage title even when they are 3 games behing their rivals. William Hill has installed United as title favourites ahead of their game against Boro at OT and that should go a long way in explaining the potentiaal of this team. It's a congested fixture list for us next month but again this is the part of the season when the real Manchester United steps up. We have not yet hit our highest gear and yet at the half-way stage, we are within touching distance of the summit. That should give us the incentive to drive in full speed to the finish-line. If there is any motivation that Sir Aex or the players need, it's that their failure will almost certainly hand Liverpool their long awaited title--and that is what Sir Alex set out to halt so many years ago!
We do not have Rio for now so I guess Evans will deputise while O' Shea will again deputise for Evra. Berbatov should start ahead of Tevez, though the latter should never be left on bench for over 70 minutes. I wish to see Anderson play central midfield more and more as he knows how to do it best.
Regardless of the team put out, we have to win this to start the long journey back to the top of the league--where this football club belongs!
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