This weekend sees us take on Bolton. A Lancashire derby of old that has not always been fortuitous to us over the years. Bolton are known to be a giant killing side, they have beaten Man Utd at Old Trafford on a couple of occasions that I can recall. But tomorrows fixture is not at Old Trafford and Bolton have not been as fortunate against the red devils on home turf, in fact they have never beaten us at home in the premiership.
We all know the importance of winning games in the premiership. Gone are the days when we can fall 8 points behind and make the gap up after Christmas. The likes of Chelsea, Arsenal and even Bolton simply refuse to drop points. We must win and win well.
It is unusual to be saying that this is a top 3 clash, but the reality is that Sam Allerdyce has created one of the tightest teams in the premiership. They boast one of the best defences in the premiership, whilst we have the best attack. On average we score 1 goal every 43 minutes, no Man Utd fan can say they don’t get value for money!
Another interesting fact that has been well publicised over the past week or so is that we have had no fewer than 10 different scorers this season. I think it is a testament to Ferguson’s managerial prowess that we have achieved this. He said at the start of the season that he wanted to spread the goals between every team player and low and behold that is what he has done.
The fact that all players are scoring makes us an incredibly difficult team to play against. When we had Rudd Van Nistelrooy, teams knew where the goals would come from and would play their game accordingly, usually getting tight on him, making it difficult for him to play. With so many potential sources for goals teams cannot do this, every player is a threat and every opportunity could well end in a goal.
A win for Bolton would leave them 1 point ahead of us, but a win for Utd will maintain that pressure on Chelsea. We have had a great start to the campaign but with some tough games coming up we must show that we are championship winning material. Below are some videos of past encounters against Bolton for you to enjoy on a cold friday morning! Enjoy!
Man Utd 2 - 1 Bolton
Man Utd 4 - 1 Bolton
Ronaldo's debut against Bolton
Once a red always a red!
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