By Matt Dodd. 1) Beautiful Barcelona Simply sublime. Described by Ferguson as āthe best team I have facedā, Barcelona gave United another lesson in football. Instead of evoking poignant memories from ā68 when Manchester United won their first European Cup…
Browsing: 5 Things We Learned
By Matt Dodd. 1) Done and dusted Champions. Itās rarely done the easy way with Manchester United, and Saturday was no different. A 73rd minute spot-kick from Wayne Rooney rescued a point for United against Blackburn, and that was just…
By Matt Dodd. 1) Knocked off their perch āAu revoir Cantona and Man Utd, come back when youāve won 18.ā Well, Manchester United will be back at Anfield next season with one better than that, and Iām sure comical banners…
By Matt Dodd. 1) Strength in depth It truly is quite something when a team is able to rest nine players for a Champions League semi-final second leg, and still stroll to an impressive victory. Virtually a second-string Manchester United…
By Matt Dodd. 1) Oh Dimitar It was genuinely one of those āharder to miss than scoreā chances. Berbatov had already missed a guilt-edged chance just 15 seconds before the horror miss. Carrick, Scholes and Park combined in a classy,…
By Matt Dodd. 1)Ā Fergie is a team building genius Sir Alex Ferguson time and again illustrates his ability to transform average players into invaluable, exceptional team players. Almost like creating perfect robots with the precise function to do what is…