This is a blogpost on the recent match on 22 Oct '08 , Manchester United against Celtic.
Hmm , this report was back on popular request since the last report when Man united won the Champion's league and EPL. Okay , not popular requests , but by some requests :D
Anyway , here goes.
Three to nil, Manchester United to Celtic. Sounds like another classy performance from the Red Devils , yet again. The scorers were Berbatov's first at 30th , Berbatov's second at 51st , and a devastating third from the classy yet powerful legend Wayne Rooney at the 76th.
Wait a moment , someone's name is missing in the scoring list. Where is Cristiano Ronaldo, the man who had single-handedly raised the Red Devils from the bottom rocks to the high heavens last season, the very same man who scored countless goals for his team , added two silverwares into the Old Trafford's cupboard? Cristiano Ronaldo was on high hopes starting of this season by many fans , seems like he cannot stay up there , continue to unlock the door to a new dynasty of English soccer. What a disappointment. Could it be the after-effects of the off-season transfer market conflict?
Nevertheless , Dimitar Berbatov is a player of depth and potential. He is borned with a deft touch , acute vision and he shaped the Devils' front line entirely, and sharpen and unleashed the rare talents of Wayne Rooney and Ronaldo. Berbatov's exquisitive touches is also described as the final piece in the jigsaw , he fits in everything and even , sets apart men from the boys.
Both his goals had a shadow of a doubt of being offside, the first being rather clear , the number 9 flicked the ball past goalkeeper Boruc , right past the offside line. The second was a freekick from Cristiano Ronaldo , which unfortunately rebounds off the goalkeeper's body , Berbatov found himself at the right place , at the right time. He ran past the last defender in place and reacted at lightning speed to tap the ball into the back of the net. Both goals would have been rightfully called off for being offside , but it seems like Lady Luck was in love with the Devils , both assistant referees didnt holler offside on the two occasions. But , who cares ? Dimitar's foresight and superb passing , combined with his lightning reaction , he is not somebody anyone can mess around with. Against Celtic, Berbatov was poetry in motion , smooth as velvet , and classy as a vintage Bordeaux.
Wayne Rooney. One could say he is already a main pillar figure in Manchester United and he could rightfully claim the title. His powerful yet elegant style had turned him into a world-class player. Rooney blew Celtic away in set-pieces and physically , Celtic was unable to cope in balance. And Wayne shown them the gulf in class between the two sides. He went on for a spectacular scissors kick at the twenty-metre mark right into the net. How many strikers on this earth could do that in such a charismatic manner ?
In a short period of time , Rooney and Dimitar will be unstoppable. Rooney shall be like a Bugatti , and Berba the driver. Lets sit and watch out for more brilliant performances from the duo , as they build an unbreakable chemistry bond between each other , like how Beckham and Van Nistelrooy did.
Meanwhile , let Carlos Teves take a backseat on this , he may be even more motivated as he see the ex-Tottenham talent stealing all the limelight.