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Manchester United beat Bolton 2:1 at Old Trafford. This result puts the club in pole position taking advantage of Chelsea’s and Liverpool’s losses. An own goal and a great effort from Valencia gave them the lead. Dimitar played all 90 minutes; Vidic was not even on the bench.
In the Friday morning press conference, Ferguson was not sure who might play that match as Dimitar had not returned from Bulgaria at that time. Remember, his daughter was born 24 hours earlier; Rooney had a calf injury sustained in international duty and Owen was injured a couple of weeks early. But the doubts were dissipated on Saturday. Dimitar showed his commitment to the club when he played the full match that afternoon.
The starting XI was: Van der Sar as goalkeeper; Neville, Ferdinand, Evans and Evans as defenders; Valencia, Carrick, Anderson, Giggs as midfielders; Owen and Dimitar as forwards. It was Van der Sar first official match since his broken finger injury at the beginning of the season, dropping the top blunderer Foster as Kuszczak was on the bench. Vidic did not make it to the bench as he might be injured or resting for the midweek match on the Champions League.
The match started with the own goal in favor of ManUtd in the 4th minute. Michael Owen forced Bolton’s error as he is credited with the assist. In the 33rd minute, Valencia scored the second goal, assisted by Neville. However, Bolton responded in the second half with a header on the 75th minute. Earlier, the had a disallowed goal on grounds of handball. There was nervousness in every air ball. O’Shea and Welbeck substituted Evra and Owen in the 83rd minute. Anderson substituted Scholes in the 86th minute.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8305403.stm
Man Utd 2 - 1 Bolton
By David Ornstein
From BBC: “With the match turning into what seemed like a United training session, Berbatov, on a high following the birth of his daughter, Dea, in Sofia on Thursday, had an acrobatic volley repelled by the marvellous Jaaskelainen.”
From ManUtd.com: “Dimitar Berbatov It must be heaven to play alongside the Bulgarian when he’s in this mood. His flicks all came off and he was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet via two acrobatic volleys.”
From M.E.N.: “Dimitar Berbatov, celebrating the birth of his first child - Dea - on Thursday, blazed a decent opportunity wide… Had Jaaskelainen not managed to beat away an acrobatic Berbatov volley, the Bulgarian would have had a fitting way to celebrate such a momentous week in his life… Berbatov: The Bulgarian produced some brilliant eye-catching moments of inspiration 8.”
From Goal.com: “Berbatov - 8 - Seems to be finally settling into the Old Trafford setting. The ball stuck to him like glue, was always looking to take a shot and he set up a number of chances with his supreme technical ability. Was caught offside a few too many times, though.”
From The Sun: “And Owen fluffed another glorious chance when he ran onto Dimitar Berbatov's sublime pass.”
From Sky Sports: “Attempt of the match: Dimitar Berbatov tried a number of Mark Hughes-like volleys but the pick of the bunch came on 57 minutes but was denied this time by Jaaskelainen.”
Next match is on Wednesday away against CSKA Moscow for the group stages of the Champions League.
In the Friday morning press conference, Ferguson was not sure who might play that match as Dimitar had not returned from Bulgaria at that time. Remember, his daughter was born 24 hours earlier; Rooney had a calf injury sustained in international duty and Owen was injured a couple of weeks early. But the doubts were dissipated on Saturday. Dimitar showed his commitment to the club when he played the full match that afternoon.
The starting XI was: Van der Sar as goalkeeper; Neville, Ferdinand, Evans and Evans as defenders; Valencia, Carrick, Anderson, Giggs as midfielders; Owen and Dimitar as forwards. It was Van der Sar first official match since his broken finger injury at the beginning of the season, dropping the top blunderer Foster as Kuszczak was on the bench. Vidic did not make it to the bench as he might be injured or resting for the midweek match on the Champions League.
The match started with the own goal in favor of ManUtd in the 4th minute. Michael Owen forced Bolton’s error as he is credited with the assist. In the 33rd minute, Valencia scored the second goal, assisted by Neville. However, Bolton responded in the second half with a header on the 75th minute. Earlier, the had a disallowed goal on grounds of handball. There was nervousness in every air ball. O’Shea and Welbeck substituted Evra and Owen in the 83rd minute. Anderson substituted Scholes in the 86th minute.
Read more in
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8305403.stm
Man Utd 2 - 1 Bolton
By David Ornstein
From BBC: “With the match turning into what seemed like a United training session, Berbatov, on a high following the birth of his daughter, Dea, in Sofia on Thursday, had an acrobatic volley repelled by the marvellous Jaaskelainen.”
From ManUtd.com: “Dimitar Berbatov It must be heaven to play alongside the Bulgarian when he’s in this mood. His flicks all came off and he was unlucky not to get on the scoresheet via two acrobatic volleys.”
From M.E.N.: “Dimitar Berbatov, celebrating the birth of his first child - Dea - on Thursday, blazed a decent opportunity wide… Had Jaaskelainen not managed to beat away an acrobatic Berbatov volley, the Bulgarian would have had a fitting way to celebrate such a momentous week in his life… Berbatov: The Bulgarian produced some brilliant eye-catching moments of inspiration 8.”
From Goal.com: “Berbatov - 8 - Seems to be finally settling into the Old Trafford setting. The ball stuck to him like glue, was always looking to take a shot and he set up a number of chances with his supreme technical ability. Was caught offside a few too many times, though.”
From The Sun: “And Owen fluffed another glorious chance when he ran onto Dimitar Berbatov's sublime pass.”
From Sky Sports: “Attempt of the match: Dimitar Berbatov tried a number of Mark Hughes-like volleys but the pick of the bunch came on 57 minutes but was denied this time by Jaaskelainen.”
Next match is on Wednesday away against CSKA Moscow for the group stages of the Champions League.
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