The Red Devils and Red Wine!!! They just keep getting better!!!

Berbatov mobbed after scoring his fifth and Manchester United's seventh

A wonderful EPL Weekend and its now time to on the weekend bragging rights!!!

Arsenal were at their attacking best, despatching Aston Villa with comfy @ Villa park… Yet, it is still the game of U score 2, we will score 4!!! Arsenal have been winning by outscoring opponents this seasons, n though this will entertain the purists, i doubt its merits against tougher and more organised teams!!! Their defense is leaking and the though fabianski has done a good job, the keeping is still an area of concern!!! The sooner Wenger Addresses it, the better for them!

Chelsea – I have no words for the blues… Early pace setters(faced mostly weaklings then!), they are now finding it hard to sustain their momemtum!!! Losses to Sunderland, City, Pool, Birmingham and draws at villa park and toon have left them in the second place, losing ground to united. The past two months havent been really kind on them and they are finding it more and more difficult to breakdown the premier league defenses of late!!! Hopefully the return of Terry(the guy who is seriously considering retirement or a long long recuperation) and Lamps would bring in the much required impetus back in their game!

I am delighted to borrow Richard Jolly’s words here “It seemed an apt metaphor for Chelsea’s stuttering season that, after flying high earlier in the campaign, they were Grounded. The plane that was supposed to transport them back from Newcastle to London was stuck in Aberdeen because of the inclement weather.”

Manchester City – They Stumble!!! Yet Again!!! Though brittanica is a tough place to visit, its not impossible to secure a result there! A bit of attacking intent and some organisation in defense can win the games @ stoke, but City were far from it!!! They were intent on defense and paid the price for it ultimately. A total of 11 shots(only 4 on target) is really not the way to go when the opponents(supposed strugglers) have 19 shots(5 on target)… If they continue to play so defensively, i am sure they would miss out on the top 4 even this season!!!

Liverpool – A lot of improvement from previous games, but they missed their talisman badly in the game… The first half was really intense, though they proved wasteful finally!!! Had they taken their chances early, they could be fighting for champs league places by now… Hopefully Stevie comes back soon into the side and Joe Cole really starts showing his startling talent and am sure Pool will be fighting for a top 6 finish by the end of season!!!

Spurs – A good display by a decent team… Their midfield was good and their wingers finally proved to be the difference between two quality sides!

And finally the game of the week in which one guy in particular stood out!!!

Manchester United and Dimitar Berbatov had a wonderful outing at Old Trafford and he started out where left a few weeks back(7 goals in the opening games). Ferguson’s realized that Berba benifits from Roonatics work rate and paired them upfront after a long time which worked wonders for united!!! Up by three goals in the halftime and going on to score 4 more in the second half, united played like champions!!! Berba was in a buoyant mood : 5 goals in the game with a second half hattrick(which could have been 6 had it not been for Robinson blinder of a save). Roonatic was more happy creating goals for Park & Berba, Nani had a great game capped by a goal and it was a “near perfect outing” for United, except for the consolatory tap in by christopher samba in the 83rd minute…

Result:

Berbatov goes on to be the leading goal scorer in the league with 11 goals, United boost their GD to +19, they are unbeaten for 29 games on a row now and also go on top of the league for the time this season!!!

United usually unwinds post christmas and if this outing is anything to go by, we could find united opening up a healthy gap by christmas!

The Red Devils and Red Wine!!! They just keep getting better by the passing day