The first day of a new season in football is always special. You get to see your favorite team in action after a break, there are a few new faces that you see in the promoted teams and most importantly, you are ensured for another thrilling and great season of football.
Today, the title holders Manchester United played hosts to Birmingham City at the Theatre of Dreams. Though it was the second day in the premiership, but United opened their account today at home to entertain their fans. With Chelsea edging past Hull City and Arsenal destructing Everton by a huge margin yesterday, there was some pressure on United. Not because they fear defeat, but because it was United’s first game without Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez, who had been the admired boys of the red part of Manchester up till now.
And the champions did not disappoint their fans. The game began at a fast pace with the Red Devils running long distances and causing problems for the Birmingham goalie. But he did pretty well to keep them at bay until Wayne Rooney scored the opening goal with a header cum kick. United dominated possession and focused on their pin-point passing with Scholes and Fletcher being at the heart of the midfield. Darren Fletcher had a great chance to make it 2-0 just before the half time interval; but he made a mockery of a shot that lacked conviction and placement.
Second half began with Giggs coming on for Nani who was knocked down a couple of times in the first frty-five minutes. The veteran did trouble the Birmingham players with his short runs and passes. Even Giggs was very close to score when his precise free-kick was deflected by Jerome. Sir Alex made his final substitutions when he handed Michael Owen his Premier league debut in United colors by replacing Berbatov. Wes Brown too joined his mates on the field after a long gap by replacing Jonny Evans.
All and all, the result of game was as expected. United defeated the visitors but I feel United could have won more convincingly by scoring more goals. Maybe, that’s one issue Sir Alex will address during his post match team talk. What are your thoughts about it?
Today, the title holders Manchester United played hosts to Birmingham City at the Theatre of Dreams. Though it was the second day in the premiership, but United opened their account today at home to entertain their fans. With Chelsea edging past Hull City and Arsenal destructing Everton by a huge margin yesterday, there was some pressure on United. Not because they fear defeat, but because it was United’s first game without Cristiano Ronaldo and Carlos Tevez, who had been the admired boys of the red part of Manchester up till now.
And the champions did not disappoint their fans. The game began at a fast pace with the Red Devils running long distances and causing problems for the Birmingham goalie. But he did pretty well to keep them at bay until Wayne Rooney scored the opening goal with a header cum kick. United dominated possession and focused on their pin-point passing with Scholes and Fletcher being at the heart of the midfield. Darren Fletcher had a great chance to make it 2-0 just before the half time interval; but he made a mockery of a shot that lacked conviction and placement.
Second half began with Giggs coming on for Nani who was knocked down a couple of times in the first frty-five minutes. The veteran did trouble the Birmingham players with his short runs and passes. Even Giggs was very close to score when his precise free-kick was deflected by Jerome. Sir Alex made his final substitutions when he handed Michael Owen his Premier league debut in United colors by replacing Berbatov. Wes Brown too joined his mates on the field after a long gap by replacing Jonny Evans.
All and all, the result of game was as expected. United defeated the visitors but I feel United could have won more convincingly by scoring more goals. Maybe, that’s one issue Sir Alex will address during his post match team talk. What are your thoughts about it?
