Toffees for nan
A late goal from Vidic secured a win for Manchester United at Goodison Park this morning.
It was United's 13th win in 16 visits to Goodison Park and ensures they keep pace with their major rivals, but Sir Alex Ferguson knows his side’s recent winning run is masking a few deficiencies in front of goal. In six games this season, United have still to score more than once even though Ferguson has added Carlos Tevez, Nani and Anderson to the top flight’s most prolific attacking force last term and with the Red Devils due to begin their Champions League campaign in Lisbon on Wednesday and Chelsea due at Old Trafford next weekend, he needs to find a cutting edge fast.
Evra once again showed his offensive talents, though he is better starting at the back, his raw pace possibly causing Everton more problems than Cristiano Ronaldo. Tevez dropped deep as often as he could, releasing Evra with one magnificent pass inside Tony Hibbert, only for the Frenchman to fire into the side-netting.
If the opening period had been short on goalmouth action, an expectant crowd did not have to wait long for a genuine chance in the second as Johnson rose to guide Arteta’s corner towards the far post, only for Scholes to volley off the line. Scholes was certainly in the thick of things and, when Tevez combined brilliantly with Giggs to set the midfielder up with a potential goal of the season, the midfielder could only thrash his volley over. Tevez actually came closer with a long-range effort on the hour.
Yet, just as it appeared time was ticking down to yet another blank day for United, up popped Vidic at the near post to power home Nani’s near-post corner. Belatedly, Everton threw men forward looking for an equaliser and Scotland’s midweek hero James McFadden had a shot magnificently saved by Van der Sar before Rio Ferdinand blocked the follow-up.
So we scrapped through again and briefly reached the top of the table, but we do need a more potent goal scoring force up front if we are going to be competitive later in the season.
It was United's 13th win in 16 visits to Goodison Park and ensures they keep pace with their major rivals, but Sir Alex Ferguson knows his side’s recent winning run is masking a few deficiencies in front of goal. In six games this season, United have still to score more than once even though Ferguson has added Carlos Tevez, Nani and Anderson to the top flight’s most prolific attacking force last term and with the Red Devils due to begin their Champions League campaign in Lisbon on Wednesday and Chelsea due at Old Trafford next weekend, he needs to find a cutting edge fast.
Evra once again showed his offensive talents, though he is better starting at the back, his raw pace possibly causing Everton more problems than Cristiano Ronaldo. Tevez dropped deep as often as he could, releasing Evra with one magnificent pass inside Tony Hibbert, only for the Frenchman to fire into the side-netting.
If the opening period had been short on goalmouth action, an expectant crowd did not have to wait long for a genuine chance in the second as Johnson rose to guide Arteta’s corner towards the far post, only for Scholes to volley off the line. Scholes was certainly in the thick of things and, when Tevez combined brilliantly with Giggs to set the midfielder up with a potential goal of the season, the midfielder could only thrash his volley over. Tevez actually came closer with a long-range effort on the hour.
Yet, just as it appeared time was ticking down to yet another blank day for United, up popped Vidic at the near post to power home Nani’s near-post corner. Belatedly, Everton threw men forward looking for an equaliser and Scotland’s midweek hero James McFadden had a shot magnificently saved by Van der Sar before Rio Ferdinand blocked the follow-up.
So we scrapped through again and briefly reached the top of the table, but we do need a more potent goal scoring force up front if we are going to be competitive later in the season.
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