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Man United 2 – 0 Botlon: Ronaldo and Rooney gave Man United a Wanderer victory


Man UTD 2 - 0 BWFCManchester United recorded their first home victory today against Bolton Wanderers at Old Trafford. Goals came from Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney. It was deserved win for our side, but Bolton’s fans left the game unhappy due to the penalty given to Ronaldo when Jlloyd Samuel tackled him inside the box.

Ronaldo scoring from a spot kickUnited started the game with a massive attack to score an early goal. The first threat came from Ronaldo 10 minutes after the kickoff when Anderson and Berbatov combined well and opened a space to Ronaldo who fired the ball into Jaaskelainen arms. In the 24th minutes, another chance from Ronaldo but this time from a free-kick. He forced a smart stop from Jaaskelainen with a shot that bounced just before the six-yard line. The first half ended goalless.

In the second half, United again put Bolton under the pressure. This pressure results a penalty after Jlloyed Samuel appeared to make a superb tackle to deny Ronaldo inside the box but the referee Rob Styles awarded a penalty to United. Although many thought it wasn’t a penalty, Ronaldo gave Jaaskelainen no chance and sent him to the wrong way to give United the lead. Read the full story

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Manchester United v Bolton EPL preview


Manchester United are yet to see their best form and tomorrow game against Bolton could see United either recording a first home win or defeat. Manchester United have beaten Middlesbrough in the Carling Cup on Tuesday night and Sir Alex Ferguson’s players would repeat the result in the Premier League.

United are chasing a sixth successive home win over the Trotters. Gary Megson’s side has not defeated United since 0-1 win at Old Trafford on 11 September 2002 when Kevin Nolan got the winner.

Although United played the second team in the Carling Cup, United is likely to start Bolton game with best eleven available. Berbatov will be back upfront with Fergie to decide who will partner (Rooney or Tevez) the Bulgarian Striker. Nemanja Vidic returns from suspension meaning the Serbian will retain his place alongside Rio Ferdinand, as the unfortunate Jonny Evans misses out despite shining in his absence against Villarreal and Chelsea. Read the full story

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