Anybody could easily bet against United for today's clash at OT but I doubt they would have dreamt of such a scoreline! A 1-4 defeat in the Premier League is not something that we United fans are used to so let me start by saying I'm disappointed but not shocked! That will come as a suprise given the name of this blog but you can tell who's been drinking alcohol.
Ever sine the Newcastle game, there has been a nervousness about our defending and I was only worried that this has happened at this point of the season. I was however more worried by the uncertainity of how we were going to be made to pay for this. We were going into a week where we had to play three different competitons and you only hopped that it was not the Cup ones.
Inter Lilan and Fulham could have niked crucial goals at vital moments in those games thanks to our now uncertain defending. There is no denying the fact that ever since our defensive record took a slight blow from Santa Cruz, there has been little assurance at the back. The good news for United is that they have been given a kick on the back-side with not so much damage caused as far as lifting trophies is concerned.
The only thing that Liverpool will get from this game is the bragging rights but there is nothing bigger, as far as United is concerned, than the League crown so that should set the tone for our approach to the title run in.
I'm not going into the details of how poor some of our players were today because one game cannot suddenly make world class player bad. It's just that the complacency of winning games so easily and routinely has got the players and corrupted their minds. In fact, United is very lucky to have a manager like Sir Alex who'm I'm sure will remind the players that nothing has been won yet!
For me, it only becomes a crisis if we drop points in the next game so until then, it will be a case of 'Has United woken up?'
The boss has already called for a response from his side so hopefully the lads will be up for the challenge come next week! It's a rare break for United as they are used to playing twice every week so hopefully the lads will be fresh with renewed energy for the game.
Vida was unlucky with the red but a few games off will do him good. The pressure that comes with being up there as a candidate for Player of The Year was probably catching up on him. His error was a turning point but if there is one player who United fans will forgive this season, it's Vidic! Jonny Evans will deputise in the meantime.
It's going to be a long week for United and their fans though but it will all pass!
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