Manchester United fumbled their way back into pole position of the Barclays Premier League after a one-nil victory over title-rivals Arsenal.
The game was a great action-packed spectacle that even the neutrals could thoroughly enjoy.
It was end-to-end with some great passing mixed with more mistakes than Tiger Woods made in his personal life. Both midfields seemed intent on gifting the other with wayward passing.
Man of the Moment Dimitar Berbatov, fresh from his extraordinary 5-goal haul against Blackburn, was kindly rewarded by Sir Alex with a cozy, warm spot on the bench where he was able to watch United’s “number one striker” Whine Rooney scratch around like a chicken on a ranch. Rooney delighted in taking his petulance and moaning to a new level and consistently looked like a, less–than-pretty, 3 year old whose ice-cream had just been confiscated. Not only did he enjoy his usual swearing and flailing at all the match officials and opposition, but he still had some reserved for his own teammates.
Man United took the lead when Nani once again tried to take a grossly-over-optimistic shot from way outside the box. The shot was only half closed down and skidded into the box where a bemused Park Ji-Sung was looking for his lost contact lens. The ball smacked his eyes straight, and looped over goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny who scrambled across vaguely impersonating a deformed duck stuck in the mud.
And the crowd went wild.
The second half saw both teams with great chances to score, but no-one could take their opportunity. Then, with 15 minutes to go, Gael Clichy tried to catch the ball for his personal collection, but only succeeded in gifting United a penalty.
Up stepped Whiner Rooney; this was it: Redemption Time! A chance to seal the victory and get some of his own fans back on his side.
BOOM! It seemed Whiner was much more intent in smacking a boo-boy in the second tier as the ball just managed to stay within the stadium.
This is probably one of the worst Manchester United teams of the last two decades, and they might just be able to win the Premiership.
