Quick Reactions To Victory Over Blackpool

Quick Reactions To Victory Over Blackpool

Blackpool 2 United 3

United moved five points clear of the chasing pack in the Barclays Premier League title race, but this was a far from straightforward three points as the Reds had to come back from a two-goal deficit and a below-par performance for almost 70 minutes of this clash at Bloomfield Road.

‘Chicharito’ struck the equaliser with 15 minutes remaining but once again it was Dimitar Berbatov who did the damage for United tapping home his side’s first just two minutes earlier before driving home his 20th goal of the season – and his fifth in four days – to send The Reds five points clear of their rivals

United had to survive 10 minutes of injury-time due to a nasty looking collision involving Rafael and Marlon Harewood, which saw the Brazilian defender stretchered off with the support of a neck brace.

Ferguson reserved special praise for goalscorers Javier Hernandez and Dimitar Berbatov, the former of whom came on as a substitute for the disappointing Wayne Rooney.

Of Hernandez, Ferguson said: "His pace and timing of the runs is fantastic. He's so good at that. He could have scored four goals. He's made a tremendous impact.

"[Dimitar's] having a great season. He has great talent. The third goal, the composure, I was screaming for him to square it to Chicharito but, no, he has the confidence and ability to do what he did."

Berbatov, who is the Premier League's top scorer, claimed he was always confident his side would come back to win.

"We're always confident that if we can score one we can score more and that was the case today," he said. "We fight like a team. In the second half we showed spirit and we won.

"You come here, it's not a friendly ground. The pitch is not as ours back home at Old Trafford. Blackpool played a very good game and scored goals, they could easily have scored more in the first half. In the end it was the team spirit that won the game."

Sir Alex’s men were far from at their best in Blackpool – certainly not reaching the heights of the win over Birmingham - but the last 20 minutes at least is the other side to United; a resilient, relentless United that just will not give up.

Manchester United's Dimitar Berbatov

Dimitar Berbatov became the third player to score three or more hat-tricks in a single Premier League season, following Alan Shearer – who achieved the feat twice – and Ruud van Nistelrooy.

Five hat-tricks:

* A Shearer (Blackburn Rovers) 1994-95

Three hat-tricks:

* A Shearer (Blackburn Rovers) 1995-96

* R van Nistelrooy (Man Utd) 2002-03

* D Berbatov (Man Utd) 2010-11

United 5 Birmingham 0

‘We’re Man United, we do what we want’, United fans have taken to singing this season, and that was the team's mantra as the Reds, led by hat-trick hero Dimitar Berbatov, brilliantly and ruthlessly took Birmingham City apart with unopposed ease.

Dimitar gets us up and running - he couldn't miss really, could he?

 Giggs completes a sweeping move with an expert finish into the roof of the net

Berbatov celebrates scoring United's second after a fine finish

United could easily have scored more, but a 5-0 win is not to be sniffed at. More important was the quality of the performance. The Reds may not have hit top form for every single minute of this season, but with defensive fortitude ensuring valuable points in tight games and flourishes of brilliance like today, it is difficult to argue United are undeserving of this position at the top of the table.

sacrifices of rooney are lesson to all

Monday January 17 2011

Wayne Rooney is in nowhere near the form of last season and the goals have stopped flowing, but his performance against Tottenham showed just why he is worth his weight in gold toManchester United.

Some might argue that Rooney looked out-of-sorts at White Hart Lane, but the reality is that he gave the kind of performance you would not get from 95pc of foreign players.

His selfless display, out on the right flank in a position that does not help him score the goals he desperately wants, was a perfect example of why United are now the favourites to win the Premier League title and why the jury is still out onManchester City.

Most players who had scored the number of goals Rooney scored last season would believe they have a divine right to play where they want to play, regardless of form.

Clearly, Wayne is happier in a central role where chances come more freely than out on the flank. And inwardly, he was probably anything but overjoyed to be asked to play on the right by Alex Ferguson yesterday, but there was no show of dissent or self-pity from Rooney and no drop in his performance.

committed

He was 100pc committed, he gave everything for his team and, when United were reduced to 10 men following the dismissal of Rafael in the second half, he did what he had to do for the sake of his team and he dropped deeper to help United secure a draw.

I can't think of many overseas players who would show the same commitment if they had been asked to play in such a role.

Rooney's effort and attitude rubs off on those around him. They see him sacrificing himself for the team and it gives everybody a lift.

For me, that is why you have to favour United for the title now after a result at Spurs that carried all the hallmarks of a team likely to win the league.

Where the likes of Rooney are prepared to do what they have to do for the team, across the road at Manchester City, we have seen tantrums and in-fighting, so we have yet to see the same all-for-one commitment that United have in abundance.

Rooney exemplified that at Spurs. There is no doubt that he is not performing as he did last season, but form is temporary and class is permanent and the signs are there that he is getting his form back. He is definitely in a better place than he was at the start of the season.

It's only a matter of time before we see Wayne Rooney back to the player we all know he is. If he continues to work hard, as he always does, then the class will not be far behind.

immense

For all of the chances that Tottenham created against United, I never actually felt as though the home team would score because Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic were immense. And although the 0-0 draw meant that United have now won just two of their 10 away games so far this season, Ferguson will not care a jot about that.

He will have come away from the game last night delighted with a performance that showed resilience and determination in what was arguably United's toughest away game all season.

Maybe the trip to Arsenal will be on a par with playing Spurs away, but United came away with an excellent result having had pressure exerted on them by City and Arsenal winning 24 hours earlier.

Can they now go through the season unbeaten? I suspect that somebody will beat them at some point, but Ferguson and United won't be interested in winning the league unbeaten.

At Liverpool in 1988, we avoided defeat at Derby to equal the longest-unbeaten start to the season, but none of us was remotely concerned about it.

We created about 10 records in the 1980s, but they have probably all gone now, yet the medals for winning the championships are what stay with you forever.

That's all that United will care about. It's about winning the big boys' trophies rather than creating records.

10 man United battle to point at Spurs

Rafael Da Silva was dismissed for two bookable offences as Manchester United drew their eighth away league fixture of the season. The point is enough to take the Red Devils back to the Premier League summit following a scrappy affair watched by 35,828 at White Hart Lane.

Add caption United survived yesterday despite the second-half dismissal of full-back Rafael da Silva, a decision Redknapp and United boss Sir Alex Ferguson suggested was harsh

The Red Devils will hope to maintain their amazing unbeaten league run next weekend as Brum visit the Theatre of Dreams.

After lunch we bowl @ January 8, 2011

  

@ Anjung Indah, Balik Pulau

 It's time to eat ! Nyum..nyum..

Dessert, i like !

Lim "Clown" Boon Hui

Ready to bowl

Like a pro ;-)

At the winner is ???

Date : 8 January 2011

Venue : Sunshine Square, Bayan Baru, Penang

Champion : Zaki

1st Runner up : Rafis

2nd Runner up : Farah

3rd Runner up : Lim

4th : *NISA 

* Ice cream ( MC Donald) for them ;-)

Reds face Saints ~ United 1 Liverpool 0 ~

Darren Fletcher's lofted pass picked out Dimitar Berbatov's run into the right channel. The Bulgarian plucked the ball expertly out of the air and turned past Daniel Agger, who stuck his leg out and though there was minimal contact, Howard Webb deemed it enough to point to the spot.

Ryan Giggs stepped up fire the ball past Jose Reina and Old Trafford shook as Reds from Manchester leapt up in delirious celebration.

United are through to the FA Cup fourth round as a Ryan giggs penalty after just two minutes.

Over-commitment is no excuse for the horrendous two-footed tackle Steven Gerrard put in on Michael Carrick. He was rightly given his marching orders by Webb, again after careful consideration.

Steve G walk alone...

Southampton v Manchester United. United have been drawn away to Southampton in the FA Cup fourth round.

Ties will be played on 29 and 30 January.

Man Utd players with their children

Rooney & his son Kai 

Berbatov's GF & daughter Dea

Carrick his wife Elisa & daughter

Darren Gibson's GF Daniella & daughter  Evie

Rio Ferdinand's wife Rebecca & son Lorenz

Tomasz Kuszack & daughter

Rio & his lil man Lorenz

Michael Owen's wife Louise & son James

Gary Neville & daughter Molly

Ryan Giggs's wife Stacey & son Zack

VDS & son

Vidic's wife Ana & their sons Luka & Stefan

CRISTIANO RONALDO JR

CR Jr with grandma

proud papa

Chicharito put The Reds ahead in style at The Theatre Of Dreams & Luis Nani had the last laugh, striking a beauty to win the game for United

Chicarito did it again !!! His 9th goal of the season...

Beautiful strike from Luis Nani

 

"You can look at as many stats as you like, shots at goal, number of passes and things like that. But when you look at our home record, some of our performances at home have been fantastic," Sir Alex told MUTV.

Rooney 1st open goal & Supersub Chicarito vs West Brom

I Like It !

Goal from Wazza

Supersub ~ Chicarito ~

Full of drama at the end MAN UTD get 3 points, unbeaten & top of the table.