Manchester Untied bounce back with a three points victory over Everton at Goodison Park. Javier Hernadez scored the only goal in the 19th mintue after a well cross from the left flank by Patrice Evra. It was a surprise to see Evans back to the starting eleven and the Irishman tried to show that he still can make it with the red devils. Tom Cleverley was injured again and replaced by Nani. We hope he won’t miss many games and comes as soon as possible. Read the full story
While Manchester United can rightly feel that points were frittered away in earlier visits to Goodison Park and Craven Cottage, the one picked up from Michael Owen’s equalizer within a minute of coming off the bench at the Reebok Stadium was undoubtedly a point salvaged. To claim otherwise would only be an insult to a resilient Bolton Wanderers side who must have thought that a famous victory was within its grasp. Despite enjoying a 66% share of possession, United were unable to create anything resembling clear cut opportunities as Bolton closed down and unsettled their opponents for the whole ninety minutes leaving the likes of Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov totally frustrated.
While Manchester United can rightly feel that points were frittered away in earlier visits to Goodison Park and Craven Cottage, the one picked up from Michael Owen’s equalizer within a minute of coming off the bench at the Reebok Stadium was undoubtedly a point salvaged. To claim otherwise would only be an insult to a resilient Bolton Wanderers side who must have thought that a famous victory was within its grasp. Despite enjoying a 66% share of possession, United were unable to create anything resembling clear cut opportunities as Bolton closed down and unsettled their opponents for the whole ninety minutes leaving the likes of Wayne Rooney and Dimitar Berbatov totally frustrated.
A frustrating night for Manchester United, a forgettable match for their fans, a tragic night for Antonio Valencia and a resolute, disciplined performance from Glasgow Rangers. There’s really very little else that can be said about this scoreless first round Champions League meeting at Old Trafford. Sir Alex Ferguson’s decision to make wholesale changes to his side will come under plenty of scrutiny with the most blatantly obvious fact being that United struggle to unlock such tight defences without the inventiveness of Dimitar Berbatov and clinical distribution of veteran Paul Scholes. For all their near total dominance of possession, United could not create anything of substance with only a handful of long range attempts on target.
A perfect start to a new campaign. Four outings, twelve points and a shade under three goals a game put away! At least that’s what it could, and should, have been for Manchester United if not for an uncharacteristic collapse in the dying moments. Not once but twice. So where does the frustrating problem exist? The answer may well be a simple one. While a mental assumption that a game had already been won could be part of the answer, the major factor may be a more worrying one.
Manchester United wasted points again after a dramatic injury-time comeback from Everton who claimed a 3-3 draw at Goodison Park.
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