Happy 21st Birthday Ronaldo!

4-2. What an exciting game with Fulham. Typical of Manchester United to trade blows with the opponents. You score, we score. Against a tougher opponent the scoreline would have been so different, but luckily we got Fulham.

Once again there was no midfield. When you have Smith and Richardson in the centre, you're going to let the opponents have plenty of the ball, and that's what we did. Why we bought two defenders when we needed a midfielder is beyond me.

And once again our defenders look horrible against forwards who can head the ball, although I don't entirely blame them. Our fullbacks were not doing their job, namely Neville and Evra. None of our fullbacks could or would pressure when the opponent has the ball, allowing the crosses in. The blame of the second goal was sorely on both Neville and Evra. Neville did not cover Park. He was caught napping when Bridge came barging through with only Park covering him. When the cross came in, I wonder what in the world Evra was thinking. He let Helguson out jump him.....who says white men can't jump?

Don't get me wrong. I like Evra, he's an honest player. Except everytime I see him play, I see an althete and not a footballer. He's fools gold going forward and terrible when defending, which should be his bread and butter. How many times did he let Rosenior cross the ball? There was absolutely no pressure put on the crosser. Had McBride or Helguson been more clinical, we probably wouldn't have won the game.

On to the positives, at least we came out with a win. Our attacking play is really brilliant. Everytime we go forward, we look threatening. If not for some really good goalkeeping and some poor decisions made by our forwards, we would have romped away, especially in the first half.

Ronaldo, Ruud, Saha and Park were brilliant. If they continue playing with such chemistry, no defence in the world can stop them. Ronaldo in particular was spectacular, with two brilliantly taken goals. Definitely my man of the match. Park too scored his first premiership goal. Not much to complain about, except for the fullbacks.

And to end the post, an interesting statistic. Brown took over the captaincy when Neville left the field. A future captain in the making? Personally I prefer Rooney, but he may be a bit too temperamental for the job.