I would have taken any kind of win before the game began, but when the second goal went in, we were so on top it could have been anything. Rooney could and maybe should have had a hatrick, but when we stopped playing with quarter of an hour to go we just invited them back into the game.
United can do your head in some times, i don't mind United trying to see out 2-0 leads with 20 minutes to go, although it's not something i want to see all the time. But when you look at United this season, our weak spot has been our defence, so to have had the scousers on the ropes when we could have killed them off completely, and then basically invite them back into the game, beggared belief. Still we saw it out, thank fuck.
Of course the big talking point after the game was the refusal of Suarex to shake Evra's hand, in the heat of the game live, we didn't even know all that had happened to be honest. You can't believe that this won't have big repurcusions for Suarez and Dalglish, whose post match reaction was in keeping with his inept handling of the whole affair. I can't believe the yanks are happy with any of this tarnishing off their "brand".
As to the game i didn't think United started that well but gradually got a grip on the game. The away team were always going to have a fair bit of possession with the extra man in the midfield but our poor passing at times during the opening stages of the game stymied our momentum.
The one real star of the first half and in fact the whole game was Danny Welbeck who put in a real storming performance and put it in when it mattered. It was a pity he couldn't finish it off with the chance he had right near the end, but the fact that Fergie didn't bring him off during that spell spoke volumes about how integral a part of the team he has become. The best chance of the first half fell to Scholes who could only direct his header straight at Reina when you'd have put your house on him burying it. Liverpool had a couple of moments, noticeably when Johnson ghosted through our defence and hit a curling shot just wide, but not much else.
The second half didn't take long to burst into life as United actually managed to score from a corner as a Giggs corner saw Henderson nod the ball straight to the boot of Rooney who volleyed home imperiously. Minutes later Valencia robbed the ball from the opposition in their half and fed an inch perfect pass for Rooney who made no mistake to send Old trafford into delerium. United could and should have made it three before they decided to shut up shop and give us a nail biting last ten minutes or so. True to form we let in yet another soft goal
There were cracking performances all over the pitch for United but it has to be said that Scholes and Carrick were magnificent. And praise should also go to Evans who was also magnificent and with the less than mobile Ferdinand next to him he had to be.
United can do your head in some times, i don't mind United trying to see out 2-0 leads with 20 minutes to go, although it's not something i want to see all the time. But when you look at United this season, our weak spot has been our defence, so to have had the scousers on the ropes when we could have killed them off completely, and then basically invite them back into the game, beggared belief. Still we saw it out, thank fuck.
Of course the big talking point after the game was the refusal of Suarex to shake Evra's hand, in the heat of the game live, we didn't even know all that had happened to be honest. You can't believe that this won't have big repurcusions for Suarez and Dalglish, whose post match reaction was in keeping with his inept handling of the whole affair. I can't believe the yanks are happy with any of this tarnishing off their "brand".
As to the game i didn't think United started that well but gradually got a grip on the game. The away team were always going to have a fair bit of possession with the extra man in the midfield but our poor passing at times during the opening stages of the game stymied our momentum.
The one real star of the first half and in fact the whole game was Danny Welbeck who put in a real storming performance and put it in when it mattered. It was a pity he couldn't finish it off with the chance he had right near the end, but the fact that Fergie didn't bring him off during that spell spoke volumes about how integral a part of the team he has become. The best chance of the first half fell to Scholes who could only direct his header straight at Reina when you'd have put your house on him burying it. Liverpool had a couple of moments, noticeably when Johnson ghosted through our defence and hit a curling shot just wide, but not much else.
The second half didn't take long to burst into life as United actually managed to score from a corner as a Giggs corner saw Henderson nod the ball straight to the boot of Rooney who volleyed home imperiously. Minutes later Valencia robbed the ball from the opposition in their half and fed an inch perfect pass for Rooney who made no mistake to send Old trafford into delerium. United could and should have made it three before they decided to shut up shop and give us a nail biting last ten minutes or so. True to form we let in yet another soft goal
There were cracking performances all over the pitch for United but it has to be said that Scholes and Carrick were magnificent. And praise should also go to Evans who was also magnificent and with the less than mobile Ferdinand next to him he had to be.
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