Bright Start (Manchester United 5 - Fulham 1)

Yup, that's right, it reads 5-1. We played some scintillating football, something I never expected us to produce, especially in the first game to start off our campaign. The game was made more enjoyable for me coz I was watching it with, good United pal, Kentona.

Everyone in a Red shirt played well, even the much vilified Evra put some useful crunching tackles in. If he can continue producing like this with some consistency by the end of the year, I promise not to pick on him in future.

We raced off the blocks and by the 20th minute, the game was already sewn up with goals from Saha, Ian Pearce (og), Rooney and Ronaldo, giving us a 4-0 lead. Our defence looked solid the entire game, except when we took the foot off the paddle and allowed Fulham to sneak in a goal. It was a fluke goal that deflected off Rio and over EVS.

We certainly played with a purpose, and it did help that Fulham was crap. Rooney added a fifth in the second half after a good cutback from Brown. We had plenty of chances to add to the tally, but we couldn't find the net again.

5-1 was a brilliant scoreline, better than anything I had expected. I know one swallow doesn't make a season, but this one really signalled our intention to make it a much closer race to the finish line.

It's good to put the Rooney and Ronaldo saga behind us as well. They were all good cheer, and short of kissing on the pitch, showed that they are still good pals.

This season is going to be the make-or-break season for Ronaldo. I know many friends of mine, as well as myself, are sick and tired of Ronaldo's antics. Let's hope he shows some maturity and starts taking responsibility of his actions. I'm sure he's going to receive some really hostile receptions in opposition grounds, but I sincerely hope that the fans stand behind him. He's a passionate lad, and hopefully us United fans win him over and he commits the rest of this career to Manchester United, instead of trying to worm his way to Real Madrid. He could very well be our next Cantona, repaying our faith in him with his gratitude. Well, that's of course my ideal scenerio. We can only hope and wait.