Manchester 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.
United 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
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. 
