I was never bothered about a record points total, and from the evidence of yesterday, neither were the players. We were so bad for that first twenty minutes or so, it was painful and you started to worry that it could become embarrassing. Fergie had picked a pretty strong line up, who looked miles of the pace. In fact i was starting to think he may well have picked some of the kids I'd like to see get a sniff of the first team, we were that bad, they couldn't have done much worse. The celebrations must have been pretty special.
But slowly but surely United got back into the game. In fact as bad as we had been, by the half time whistle, we had probably had the best clear cut chances of the half. Jones had two great heading chances and should have buried at least one of them. Van Persie also had a great chance, at least his header forced the Arsenal keeper into making a save.
Still the way the second half went, if Sagna hadn't have fucked up twice, first in giving the ball needlessly away to Van Persie and then in bringing him down in the area, I'm not sure we would have come away with a point. The intensity we hadn't showed in the first half, never really made an appearance in the Arsenal penalty area as much as United bossed the game for periods of the second half.
I was surprised Nani started, but i suppose his good record at that ground ticked a box in Fergie's memory. His performance didn't really warrant selection, he wasn't poor, but he didn't raise himself to any heights. What possessed Fergie to bring on Anderson, in the second half, completely lost me. Once the Chelski game is out of the way, I'm hoping we'll see Powell and maybe Januzaj get a glimpse of first team action. If Scholes is fit, i presume he will get a run out against Swansea at home for one last time. I'd love us to beat Chelsea next week, but i don't think I'd put any money on it. As for the other two games, i just hope we start to look to the future and not the past of Anderson and Nani.
But slowly but surely United got back into the game. In fact as bad as we had been, by the half time whistle, we had probably had the best clear cut chances of the half. Jones had two great heading chances and should have buried at least one of them. Van Persie also had a great chance, at least his header forced the Arsenal keeper into making a save.
Still the way the second half went, if Sagna hadn't have fucked up twice, first in giving the ball needlessly away to Van Persie and then in bringing him down in the area, I'm not sure we would have come away with a point. The intensity we hadn't showed in the first half, never really made an appearance in the Arsenal penalty area as much as United bossed the game for periods of the second half.
I was surprised Nani started, but i suppose his good record at that ground ticked a box in Fergie's memory. His performance didn't really warrant selection, he wasn't poor, but he didn't raise himself to any heights. What possessed Fergie to bring on Anderson, in the second half, completely lost me. Once the Chelski game is out of the way, I'm hoping we'll see Powell and maybe Januzaj get a glimpse of first team action. If Scholes is fit, i presume he will get a run out against Swansea at home for one last time. I'd love us to beat Chelsea next week, but i don't think I'd put any money on it. As for the other two games, i just hope we start to look to the future and not the past of Anderson and Nani.
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