4 - 1 WIN AT OLD TRAFFORD

As predicted the Bolton match gave a thumping win to Manchester United. 4 – 1 is no easy task, any day, against any side. And mind you, this Bolton side is good. But Manchester United showed true class, attacking through the flanks, shooting hard at the goal, 22 in number. Had it not been for Jaaskelainen, C. Ronaldo would have himself scored 4 goals. It was a tough opposition, whose defense collapsed just before the half time whistle was blown.

If you look at the events, you will note that the last five minutes before the end of the first half was where the entire match and its fate were decided. Five minutes and fours goals. And kudos to Rooney, who came good in this match – pumping in two goals in rapid succession, snatching away the match from Bolton.

The teams :

Bolton

Jaaskelainen

N. Hunt, T. Ben Haim, A. Meite, I. Campo

K. Nolan, I. Tal, G. Speed

Diouf, K. Davies

Anelka



Manchester United

Van der Sar
Neville, Ferdinand, Silvestre, Heinze
C. Ronaldo, Scholes, Carrick, Giggs
Rooney, Smith


The Events

41st minute – goal Manchester United – Rooney
44th minute – goal Manchester United – Rooney
45th minute – goal Bolton – Nolan, from free kick
45th minute – goal Manchester United – Carrick, from C. Ronaldo’s corner

At half time Manchester United was leading 3 – 1

75th minute – Manchester United – Evra in, Heinze out
75th minute – Manchester United – O’Shea in , Neville out
77th minute – Manchester United – J. S. Park in, Scholes out
77th minute – goal Manchester United – Smith


The game statistics

Manchester United versus Bolton
4 Goals 1
26 Total Shots 11
22 Shots on Target 3
20 Tackles 22
4 Fouls 5
0 Bookings 0
7 Corners 0
0 Offsides 0
82% Passing % 70%
55% Possession % 45%
84% Shot Accuracy 27%

Clearly Manchester United was the better side today.

The Team Chemistry is 42, my Job Security 71 and Fan Support 56.

With nine points in five matches, Manchester United is currently ranked fourth after Blackburn at 11, Liverpool at 10, Chelsea at 9 from 4 Matches, leading the pack.

The next match in the fixture is with Scunthorpe United in the League Cup. Manchester United should have it easy and I am planning on resting ALL key players. To carry forward my previous plan of trying out Kuszczak, he will replace van der Sar in the next match for sure.