As United crumbled 6-1 at home to Man City, we are quietly going about our business and clambering back up the table. Super sub Robin Van Persie came off the bench today to spare our blushes once more and lift us up to 7th, just two points off Liverpool. Positives:
Marouane Chamakh, starting in place of the skipper, looked confident and despite not hitting the back of the net, linked up well in front of goal. It's also hard to ignore Van Persie's contribution, the Dutchman adding his 24th and 25th goals in his last 26 games. Meanwhile across the frontline, Gervinho looked sharp all game and a goal was the right reward for the lively Ivorian, whilst Andrey Arshavin looks well and truly back to his best, terrorising defenders with clever flicks, passes, and dribbles.
Negatives:
In what was a pretty comfortable victory, it's hard to pick out any real faults.
Conclusion:
Even with our star man on the bench for 70 minutes, we managed yet another victory - our 7th in the last 8 - and are rapidly making up for our awful start to the season. The longer people write us off the better as we perform best when we have slipped under the radar. Van Persie agrees, and says he didn't even mind starting on the bench:
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