Everton 1-1 Manchester United

After completely dominating the first half, this really has to go down as two points lost, even though Everton probably deserved the point. Wes Brown came in at right back whilst Rio and Evra both returned from injury. Again Fletcher was in central midfield with Giggs partnering him this time. Rooney partnered Berbatov again with Tevez on the bench again, i have got a feeling that Tevez might get a game on Wednesday probably in place of Rooney.
United dominated the opening proceedings without really creating any clear cut chances. But Everton weren't causing us any trouble and it seemed like just a matter of time before the chances would come. When the chance came you hope that is taken and taken it was. Giggs with a nicely waited pass fed Fletcher who had made a well timed run into the box unmarked he controlled it first time and made no mistake drilling the shot past Howard. This run of games is undoubtedly helping Fletcher enormously, he is enjoying his best spell of form in his career, he has even started to make time for himself on the ball. It was a pity that United weren't able to get the second goal that their play would have merited. Howard made a brilliant double save stopping Rooney's header from a corner and then stopping Giggs brilliant curling shot. Rooney was just prevented from getting his 100th goal when Yobo cleared the ball from his feet as he was just about to let rip.
The second half was a completely different story as Everton stepped up a gear and got in amongst us knocking us off our stride. United weren't really in it as an attacking force for the first twenty minutes of this period. That said although Everton were playing far better than they had in the opening half and were the better team now they were hardly laying siege to our goal. So i wouldn't say it was inevitable that they were going to score. But they did get one from a speculative cross from Phil Neville that the big Fellaini leapt highest to and headed home well. Now at last United started to show some urgency and United looked the team most likely to score in the last ten minutes. Ronaldo had a great chance but couldn't hit the target.
Ferguson had taken off Rooney after he got booked and Fergie said he feared he would get sent off. I was disappointed with Ronaldo's theatrics after Phil Neville's tackle on him, it may have been a foul but he didn't hurt him. So whilst a draw at Everton is not a bad result after completely dominating first half it is frustrating result.

Ronaldo says he made the right decision to stay at United and will probably stay at United next season.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/7689941.stm
We'll see

Rooney took off for his own good says Fergie
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/premier_league/article5014612.ece

Hargreaves going nowhere according to Fergie
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/7690267.stm

Truly horrible!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/7674108.stm

The financial big bang has a lot to answer for
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/oct/24/welfare-marketturmoil

Will Hutton on hedge funds
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/oct/26/market-turmoil-credit-crunch-will-hutton

Our ruling elite and Russian money, a scandal.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/oct/23/commentanddebate-george-osborne-russia

The toffs revenge, what a shower ( spoken like Terry Thomas )
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/the-bullingdon-club-when-gentlemen-fall-out-973702.html

John Pilger on Australi's treatment of the Aborigine people
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/oct/24/australia-aborigine-howard-rudd

An interview with Elbow's Guy Garvey on Manchester confidential.
http://www.manchesterconfidential.com/index.asp?Sessionx=IpqiNw7pNwIrJWc6IHqjNwB6IA&realname=Interview_with_Guy_Garvey
I saw them at the Apollo on Thursday and they were magnificent. I had hoped for a few older songs but i thought they would concentrate on the stuff from the Mercury winning the seldom seen kid and i wasn't wrong. When it's that good though you can't grumble. That's the third time i have seen them and they have been brilliant every time