Well people what a weekend. We have successfully done the double over our arch rivals. It was one of those games where you always thought there was no chance we would walk away with the points, then once they had thrown everything at us, you felt sure that we could nick it at the end. What a game!!
I thought that we were largely outplayed for a lot of the game, but that is to be expected when you go to Anfield, the crowd can act like a twelfth man at times and I think this was certainly the case on Saturday. But in the end it was superb defending by our boys and that was the difference between the sides.
Rio Ferdinand was excellent, as was Van Der Sar. His save from Crouch in the dying minutes was the difference between 3 points and 0 points. In the end we had one chance in the dying seconds and we grabbed it with both hands. It was a sterling performance that reminded me of a team we had 8 years ago.
Something feels different this year. No matter how up against it we are, we have the drive and determination to get results when it matters. Last season I am sure we would have crumbled under the pressure from Liverpool. Heads would have dropped and we simply wouldn’t believe that we could do it.
This season it is different. Against Fulham and Liverpool, we didn’t care whether there was 10 minutes or 30 seconds left to play. We would always go for it knowing that we could score that vital goal that would take us one step further to glory.
Mourinho said a while back that the season wasn’t over. We had to go to Anfield, Emirates and the Bridge, all difficult places. Mourinho fully expected these fixtures to be an opportunity for his team to close the gap on United and really make a title race. Well we have two of those results out of the way and are still 9 points clear. We are now fully in the driving seat and the title is ours to lose. Judging by the celebrations this weekend I think the players no this more than any of us.
We now have 3 fairly tough domestic games against Bolton, Blackburn and Middlesbrough and will have to face them without our midfield man Scholes. It’s not often you see him react like that and we will miss him badly for them. But I am confident the team can cope and bring the title closer to home.
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I think we are making a big mistake not trying to continue with Larsson.He is an amazing player and we need his experience so much right now,when we face a forward crisis.Sorry for my writing,I am Romanian,not English,but my heart beats for ManUtd.Also,excuse me for criticising manager's decisions,but I am a journalist.
love your blog m8 outstanding. i will visit again.
manunsthlm
there are 2 consecutive games that our lad played not well, and they win,
strange,
Gerard... I think you are right, but i think it comes down to Larrson not wanting to stay rather than us not wanting to keep him. I think given half a chance Ferguson would love to have him until the end of the season as he provides excellent cover for the team. Having said that I think Saha should have had more playing time, he is looking very lively again.
Anonymous, thanks for your comments, it's great to have more people reading!
That late finish was some compensation for the Emirates game!
I live in Highbury and watched the game in a bar full of Gooners and Reading supporters, who cheered Liverpool on throughout the game, but then went strangely quiet after O'Shea smashed home the winner. There were three United fans in the bar (myself included), but we certainly made plenty of noise for those last minutes of injury time!
Something about the way the squad (and not just the team) has celebrated for the last two league matches suggests a resolve to finish off the job this season. It'll be a spectacular triumph if it happens.
I also saw the first half of 'The Team of the Future' vs Reading: absolute comedy attacking. As soon as Arsenal got in the box it was all 'to me, to you, to me, to you'...
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