We expected Manchester United to win today, but 4-0 was an upset by anyone’s standards. Rooney, Fletcher, and Park made the score sheet, thanks to brilliant supporting play from every square inch of the field.
Rooney (now with 30 goals in all competition this season) was being compared to United great Dennis Law today. The truth is that he was simply being his own legendary self.
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Manchester United inched closer to regaining the Premier League lead Wednesday – drawing 1-1 at Aston Villa.
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Playing with just 10 men after Nani was sent off for a poor challenge on Stiliyan Petrov at the 29 minute mark, Sir Alex Ferguson’s squad used all its resources to keep it a 1-1 contest. An own goal from Villa’s James Collins in the 23rd minute gave United all it needed to pull within one point of league leader Chelsea. Manchester avenged its early season loss to Villa, when Martin O’Neill’s side broke a nearly 30-year-old losing streak at Old Trafford, downing the Red Devils 1-0.
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The victor’s biggest concern after the draw will surely be the health of star midfielder Ryan Giggs. Giggs left the pitch after a clash with Villa’s Steven Sidwell and was seen exiting the stadium with his arm in a sling. The severity of the injury is unknown, but with a Champions League showdown at AC Milan set for Tuesday, United will certainly be keeping close tabs on his progress.
EPL standings as of Feb 11th
Meanwhile, the Blues found themselves on the receiving end of a 2-1 loss to red-hot Everton. Louis Saha provided both scores for the Toffees, first hitting home a header to make the score 1-1 then netting the winning goal in the 75th minute. Everton has been on a role as of late, going 5-1-1 in its last seven matches; the squad is in the middle of a string of four straight contests against teams in the top half of the table; Everton opened the run with a 1-0 loss at Liverpool and it’ll finish things up with matches against Manchester United and Tottenham.
Arsenal kept pace with the league’s top two, recording a 1-0 win over Liverpool. Abou Diaby scored the match’s lone goal when he headed in a cross from Tomas Rosicky in the 72nd minute. The Gunners – currently in third in the league – put themselves in prime position to make a late-season run, pulling to within six points of Chelsea and narrowing the gap with United to just five points. Upcoming matches against Stoke City, Sunderland, Burnley and Hull City should keep Arsene Wenger’s side on the winning path as it heads down the stretch.
