Premiership Weekend (3rd & 4th Oct)

So it was a sensational September after all. All wins in all competitions; we are on a roll!

United versus Sunderland; definitely not a weekend blockbuster at first glance but massive three points to be earned.

I am immediately brought back to last season’s home game against the Black Cats where Nemanja Vidic scored the all-important goal to seal victory in the dying moments.
I was holidaying in Hong Kong then; and I remembered switching on the news eagerly to know the score. With the score still unannounced, the highlights were a torture; United were pounding Sunderland’s goal, attempts after attempts..

And then the defining moment came.

I was relieved and ecstatic. One-nil to United.

This weekend’s home game should again be an interesting one, with United on a winning momentum and Sunderland firing five goals past Wolverhampton Wanderers (Wolves) last weekend.
Darren Bent is back on fire and so is danger man Kenwyne Jones. Rio and co would need to be on the constant lookout to keep them both at bay.

On United:
It’s good to see Michael Carrick back in the team and scoring again. He has been nearly forgotten ever since Giggsy and Fletcher have been impressive. Carrick’s return to midfield would give us a better resolve and would be a wonderful option to call upon. Berbatov has been livelier than usual and credit to the man, I believe he shows more passion and commitment to his game now. He is more involved in the build up and would do the ‘dirty work’ of winning the ball instead of relying on the others to feed him. If Berba keeps up with his form and displays, I’m sure most United fans would start taking to him.

It’s quite a coincidence that both teams played against opposing teams with similar names and connotations – wolves! As the results show, both teams did well and did not fall prey to the even though the headlines would have possibly have been very different if results were to go the other way.

October has come and things are getting more exciting by the week!