Manchester United 4-3 Hull City

It's hard to know what to say about yesterday's game. It was exciting end to end, just what you want to watch, Hull came and took the game to us and never stopped trying to attack. Yet i would think most reds would have been disappointed coming out of the ground. We missed a golden chance to boost our goal difference when Hull got the two goals that had some reds whistling at the end for the ref to call time on the match. And when the Chelsea result came through we realised we really had made a mess of it. The Arsenal and Liverpool results helped to put it into perspective though, at least we won.
The side didn't change drastically Fletcher was rested and Carrick made his first start since the opening day of the season and Rooney came back into the side at the expense of Tevez. United started well and it didn't take long for the first goal to come, courtesy of that man Ronaldo. Berbatov found him with a nice ball and he controlled it first time and hit with his left foot and beat the goalie at his near post. Hull were trying hard but weren't really a threat but they equalised after 20 minutes with a well planned set piece that was headed home by Cousin. United were startled and 7 minutes later they were back in front when a fine counter attack saw Berbatov stride forward with plenty of options, he released Carrick to his left who took aim with his left foot and hit a low shot that went in off the post. It was now all United and just before half time Ronaldo rose above the Hull defence to powerfully head home Nani's corner.
As they went in at the break it seemed like the second half would be the golden chance to improve the goal difference. And when Vidic side footed home a Rooney corner 10 minutes into the second half it looked it was going to happen. Ronaldo missed two golden chances to get his hatrick and Rooney missed a great chance after being set up after another fine run from Berbatov. Tevez came on for Nani and United kept on going forward creating chances and contriving to not put them away.
But with 20 minutes to go it was the away team that scored with Vidic making a valiant attempt to clear it off the line from Mendy's lob but the linesman ruled that it had crossed the line. Still United attacked and still couldn't put the ball in the net. Then with 8 minutes and the match going end to end it was Hull going forward with Mendy taking on Ferdinand down the left hand side of the penalty area and forcing Ferdinand into a clumsy challenge that saw the ref give Hull a penalty. It was a rare poor performance from Ferdinand it has to be said. Geovani made no mistake from the spot and United had a nervous last 8 minutes to survive which they did. But it was a big disappointment to have only advanced our goal difference by 1 when it should have been by 5 or 6.

The Telegraphs match report
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/3331261/Manchester-United-allow-Hull-City-fightback-in-seven-goal-thriller-Football.html

Rooney wants to stay at United for as long as United want him
http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/manchester_united/s/1077228_rooney_a_red_for_life

Barclays bank, greedy piggies at the trough
http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2008/nov/02/barclays-qatar-capital-varley