Manchester United Vs. Arsenal

Arsenal is on a very good run. Manchester United however had a shaky start but is recovering as the other big rival Chelsea has gone from bad to worse. The match between Arsenal and Manchester was not to the expectation before the second half. Manchester United took the lead through Rooney's superb goal before the half time. The second half as better in all departments in comparison to the first half. The pace of the game became more intense as Arsenal were on the no home loss streak and eventually they kept up the streak. Arsenal had to come from behind twice before the final whistle blew. The goal thirsty Fabregas leveled the score and in the 82nd minute Manchester United took the lead again. Thanks to a great play by Saha and Evra before Ronaldo kicked the ball into the net. When time was running out Arsenal equalized through Galas' goal. The referee did a good job when the ball was cleared beyond the goal line. Van Der Sar had punched the ball from behind the goal line which seemed to have been a clean block but the referee was too good and he gave Arsenal the goal. I too did not notice the goal until I saw the replay. All in all the match was a good one however no winner emerged. Had one of the two teams lost it would have been better. Arsenal still have a game in hand and Arsenal still enjoys the top position in the week's final standing.

Start Of English Premier League

Yet again the English Premier League has started. It is probably the most loved and watched league in the whole world. The big names in the League like the Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool started their league campaign with a win. But Manchester United did not have a winning start and played a draw against Reading. So far I have noticed Reading has always become a very hard competitor for Manchester United. Christiano Ronaldo is the key player responsible for this winless match. The new signed Nani also could not do well. Now for the rest of the season the key responsible in play making department in the field will go to Carlos Tevez. Manchester United also lacks a quality striker I guess. Besides Rooney there are no other strikers with a killer goal instinct. There is no doubt that Manchester United has got a very good defense and the midfield play is not doing well currently. There is no support for Ryan Giggs in the midfield as the one and only egoistic Ronaldo who always goes for the glory is there as a playmaker who doesn’t make any play in the matches.

In the other match Arsenal got a narrow victory against Fulham from a very late goal. A very silly mistake from the goal keeper Jens Lehman forced Arsenal to concede a goal. The penalty which should not have been awarded was given and the foul which should have brought a penalty for Arsenal was not given. But this is football and this is what football is all about.

Similarly in other matches Chelsea won 3-2 against Birmingham, Sunderland won 1-0 against Totenham Hotspurs which is also a disastrous start for the Hotspurs. I felt good in Sunderland’s victory and the manager a former Manchester United player seemed to be happy with this winning start. After these fixtures Chelsea tops the standing on a goal difference basis. The bonfire has already started in the English Premier League and there are a lots of good matches to be witnessed in the future.