ole gunnar solskjaer that is.. hes a different kind of striker, reading the game excellently and appearing at the right place and time to score goals. opportunistic and optimistic! he might just be vital this season when man u cant seem to break the deadlock. as richard jolly puts it, "It is one of football's enduring truisms is that goals change games. It is an accepted fact at Old Trafford that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer changes them." and displayed it he did yesterday. no wonder at 33, the old trafford faithful still love him and have stuck with him through his 3 years out through injury.

 

so man u played much better against newcastle, who abeit put 11 men in their own half and 10 men behind the ball, allowing united tons of possession. but take nothing away from the devastating form of cristiano ronaldo who has really come good most of the time this season, maturing well over the world cup and the overwhelming criticism. no sign of his useless showboating at old trafford yesterday as he put his skills to good use, terrorising the defence constantly and providing the much needed cutting edge to united's attack. all in all, the team worked cohesively and maintained a good fast tempo. passing improved!

 

i have to mention though that it was disgusting at times seeing newcastle packing their half and showing no imagination in attack and that really spoiled the match, making it one way traffic for the full 90 mins.

 

rooney looked fitter, vidic has shored up the defence well, and hopefully that'll spark some consistency and attractiveness in united's play over the rest of the season. i sure am looking forward to that!