Watched the game last night (the first 60 minutes in the company of my oldest who is beginning to take a more serious interest in United beyond regular requests for branded merchandise). We looked good; although Newcastle looked weak. What a game Scholes had. I remember moaning at the tail end of the 2005/6 season that the departures of Beckham and Veron combined with Scholes’ lay-off with double vision had left us with no one who could play the long diagonal pass and land it on a sixpence. He did it time and again last night – just a fantastic display that compounded my concerns about what happens when he retires (end of this season?). Whatever the qualities of Anderson, Gibson and Fletcher, none of them can do that. Carrick should be able to but somehow… doesn’t.
Berbatov looked sharp; Chicharito super quick; Rooney… improving.
One game down; no points dropped. Not always the case with United.
