Fortune favours the brave: Manchester United create history

The clash between the 2 heavyweights took place at Stamford Bridge in London. The Chelsea team were looking aggressive and strong in the early moments. Their attackers were in good shape and this reflected from their past matches. The Spanish beast (Torres) and the combination of Mata and Hazard was brilliant and a real thrilling game took place in EPL history. The blues put the pressure on Man Utd. But the attacking trio of Manchester United was too strong. The early chances made by Valencia and Young were beautifully taken by Van Persie as he scored twice and tore apart the Blues’ defending line. The crowd roared back and with them, the response. Full-on attack was the only option left, so they keep on attacking. But the likes of Ferdinand, Evra, Rafael kept them away.

The attacking mentality of Manchester United gave them 2 goals in quick succession in the early 14 minutes. Then the fight for possession started. David Luiz took an amazing free kick near the penalty area but De Gea somehow blocked it safely. Before the dying moments of the half time, the attack of Chelsea look stronger and they made a comeback. The tremendous free kick taken by Mata in the rightmost corner gave them an opportunity of comeback by scoring a goal. After the half time, United’s defence looked weak and the opportunity was well taken by Ramires who scored brilliantly. The glancing header goes into the far post and there was no chance for De Gea. The game was on.

Chelsea’s winning record at Stamford Bridge against United was in danger when the visitors scored 2 quick goals. But the timely comeback gave them a chance. Then the chance was created by Rooney; he passed the ball safely to Young, who was very quick in front of goal, but the sliding tackle made by Ivanovich was very poor. He was given red card right away. The chances were made by both the teams, but no goal was conceded on either side. The referee gave another red card to Torres who appealed for foul. Now, there was a golden opportunity for Manchester United as only 9 players were playing against them. Sir Alex Ferguson’s dream of winning the game on Chelsea’s home ground became a reality after the inclusion of the in-form striker from Mexico, Hernandez. He blazed a run in the penalty area and the flag stayed down as he scored brilliantly after the save made by Petr Cech. The players called for off-side but United players started celebrating. Now a crunching nail-biter game becomes a smooth procession for Man Utd and they just needed the possession for another 20 minutes.

The charismatic performance Van Persie gave Man Utd vital 3 points. The winning streak goes on and the display of strength, agility, power and calmness was on show by the Man Utd. The never-give-up attitude showed them the path towards the victory. The absence of Shinji Kagawa and Vidic was not well sorted out but their presence in coming matched will give United a boost and an edge over other teams. However, the midfield was quite strong and the die hard attitude is further going to put pressure on other teams. The epic batle between the Reds and Blues was attended by more than 47,256 spectators, but the joy of winning goes to Manchester United fans.