Not even I will complain about the lack of a goal feast in this match. The fact is that Manchester United in the end (or rather at the start), got he job done! We went into the match yesterday with all intentions of getting 3 points so our main objective was achieved.
Once again Nemanja Vidic displayed a man of the match performance. This lad is fast becoming our player of the season! At this rate, you only have to pity the fact that defenders are not usually given the praise they deserve, otherwise he can easily be the PFA Player of the Year come May. With such assured defending, United can be confident going into matches as they know they'll always be one goal away from winning the match. We shall miss him in the CL. Hopefully, it won't be for more than a game. Vidic was my man of the match yesterday and long may his outstanding performances continue!
Now, there is a little cause for concern as far as Manchester United is concerned--Wayne Rooney played for just over 5 minutes, got the goal, but limped off with a ham string injury. It was sheer bad-luck but thankfully, we've got a player like Tevez on the bench.
However, no United fan is looking forward to watching 5 games without Wayne Rooney. He is the engine of the team so one cannot help but look nervously at those fixtures. Yes, they are winnable, but didn't last season show us what the absence of Wayne could do to our team? Last season, he missed our trip to the Reebok Stadium and unfortunately, he'll miss out again. He's got a good record against Bolton so that is a minus for us as far as Saturday is concerned. We dropped points in all the games he missed out last season so hopefully, we'll get through this time better. Tevez and Berbatov are meanwhile going to lead the attacking front.
Yesterday's match proved yet again the importance of Berbatov to the team. He is not just a striker, he's a playmaker! He brings the rest of the team into the game and so often lays off unselfish passes to them. If we have to get our passing game going, this man has to be on pitch!(Or at least have both Carrick and Scholes on ). Berba put in a splendid performance last night and was unlucky not to be rewarded with a goal.
After starting (traditionally now) very poorly, United have climbed to second place on the league standings even with a game less. It's testament to our form at present but I fear the worst as injuries start to set in. Rio, Evra, and Rooney will be missed for a couple of weeks or so. Tevez was limping yesterday and so was Ronaldo and Evans. Hopefully, they are shaken off in time as we'll need all the firepower we can gather for our trip to Bolton.
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