There was a joke when Michael Owen was in his prime that went something along the lines of - It was England vs Scotland at the old Wembley. Beckham and the boys say to Owen, 'Michael - Its only Scotland. Fancy playing on your own and we'll watch from the pub?' Michael agrees and after a game of killer darts the England team turn on to see half time Owen has scored twice and we lead 2-0. Back to the darts and the boys check the score again. Full time England 3 Scotland 4. Owen walks into the pub for a pint looking a little sheepish. Becks pipes up, what happened Michael - 'Well I got sent off after 70minutes. Sorry lads.'
Man.Utd vs Chelsea on Saturday saw the most one sided top of the table clash for years. Chelsea, without many first team players including the heavily influential Essien, Bosingwa and the best left-back this side of the moon in Ashley Cole still put Man.Utd to the sword, sort of.
Chelsea have hiccupped through the last few weeks, falling from 1st and failing to get past Mourinho's Milan before thumping 7past Champions League chasing Villa and then outplaying United on their own turf in front of their never happy travelling fans.
Chelsea are showing unity, true team spirit and an ability to dig deep. United seemed lost without their talismatic striker in the form of movement, passion, desire and general urgency around the park. Rooney is a bigger loss it would seem to United than he would be to England come the World cup.
It is a big week for United. Bayern midweek and another banana skin in the premiership on Sunday away to Blackburn could turn what was a potential treble trophy winning side into a bare cupboard for once.
Who would write them off at this stage, with their squad, with their knighted manager, with a record of wins and trophies and strength at the end of the season after season?
It looks like I just have.
Take note. Its not too long odds that would have United losing four on the trot, they are already half way there after all.
If it does happen, expect the Glazers to get a bit more stick and start seeing even more green and yellow being waved around the Theatre of Dreams!
Ronaldo who?
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