Following their two goals to one win over Chelsea at Old Trafford, Manchester United have almost sealed their record 19th English league title. Thus let’s take a look at how Sir http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Alex-c4752 Ferguson’s men performed on their
home turf against Carlo Ancelotti’s Blues.
Edwin Van der Sar
Manchester United will be hard pressed to replace their Dutch shot stopper when he retires in the summer but if we take his performance against Chelsea as an indicator of fitness, then the former Juventus man should reconsider
his decision to call it a day come June, 2011. In the match against Chelsea, Van der Sar was impervious. United’s veteran goalkeeper hardly made an error as he marshalled the back four of Ferdinand, Fabio, O’Shea and Vidic. Not only that, he pulled of a remarkable
save from Solomon Kalou’s shot in the 26th minute right after Vidic’s header down the other end of the field. Rating: 8/10
Fabio da Silva
Even though Fabio’s career at Manchester United has been plagued by injuries, the Brazilian full back has now slowly started to show his true potential. While his brother was considered Manchester United’s first choice right back
last season, Ferguson has preferred the older twin this season as http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Florent-Malouda-c13838 in the first half and then
in the second half, he held his own when the home side were under siege by Drogba and co. near the end of the encounter. Rating: 8.5/10
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Rio Ferdinand’s return to full fitness near the end of the 2010-2011 season has been a blessing for Manchester United. England’s experienced center back provides his club side knows how to lead the Red Devils’ back line with authority.
This was evident against Chelsea were Ferdinand was given the responsibility to man-mark http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Didier-Drogba-c11044. Not only did the ex-West Ham man match Drogba in aerial battles, he knew when to stand his ground as the Ivorian striker occasionally fell back to help
out his team in the midfield area. Rating: 9/10
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As a stand-alone defender, Vidic is widely recognized as one of the best center backs in modern football. Tough in his tackle and decisive in the air, the “Serbinator” as he is more affectionately known by United’s fans is a man
who knows how to defend his team’s penalty area. Against Chelsea, Vidic had little to do as Chelsea rarely posed an attacking threat in the first half. It can be said that he was at fault for Kalou’s open header at the 26th minute mark but in the
second half, Vidic tightened the s***w as United held on for a historic win at Old Trafford. Rating: 8/10
John O’Shea
O’Shea started the match as Manchester United’s left back against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 but he was substituted at the half time break due to a minor knock on his shin. Nonetheless, O’Shea did well to help Manchester United in their efforts to
retain a clean sheet for the first 45 minutes of the match against Chelsea. After coming in for criticism by Manchester United’s fans, O’Shea replied authoritatively on the field with his performance at Old Trafford on Sunday as he dealt with Solomon Kalou’s
mazy runs down the left hand side of United’s defence against Chelsea. Rating: 7.5/10
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