Manchester United: Champions again

And while I was busy walking around the streets of Bombay and helping out with a bit of shopping, back in Manchester, an expensively assembled team of superstars battled Arsenal for a solitary point that confirmed Manchester United as Champions of England for the 18th time.

We are level now on league titles with Liverpool though they have more European Cups (2 more…) and now I believe this will be Sir Alex Ferguson’s next aim (we have the potential to bring in a 4th European Cup come the 27th of May…just that we have to nullify the a team of Total Footballers in Rome).

I heard Rafa Benitez crib that United were not the best team…I can see Liverpool supporters arguing that they had already won the league when they did the double over us. Strangely none of them want to agree that they were not consistent enough or that they were too dependent on Steven Gerrard and Fernando Torres (some Liverpool fan told me that Yossi Benayoun will get more better next season…ya right).

So the United juggernaut roles on…three titles back to back. I’ll like to highlight a few contributions here:

1. Sir Alex Ferguson: For mastering the art of rotation and for taking mind games to another level

2. Nemanja Vidic: Simple attitude towards any opposition player…stay out of my f****** box (though Torres owned him at Old Trafford but every good player is allowed a blip or two).

3. John Oshea: Ohh ya some might be surprised to see him at No. 3 but for me he has played a massive role…he has been employed right across the back four and would even play as a goal keeper if needed. If he wants he can leave United for any team and can be guaranteed first team football but he loves the club…and I love him for that.

4. Darren Fletcher and Park Ji Sung: Will sorely miss Fletcher in Rome but Park should be capable of shutting down either Iniesta or Messi.

5. Michael Carrick and Patrice Evra: Carrick for being an excellent shield ahead of our back four and Evra for those marauding runs forward.

6. Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez: Nothing to say here…their actions on the field say it all. Just the sour note of Tevez not wanting to stay anymore at OT.

7. Rest of the team: So many players here actually …Giggs, Scholes, Edwin, Dimi, Ronaldo, Rafael, Anderson, that boy Macheda, Neville.

8. Red Devils: For being the most awesome supporters ever…

Over to Rome, bring us the 4th European Cup...

Glory Glory Manchester United...