Rain Fails To Slow United (Blackburn 0 - Manchester United 1)

It didn't just rain, but it poured....literally. The conditions were simply awful at kickoff. I'm sure had it not been for a ground that had such superb drainage (Ewood Park has always been voted one of the best Premiership grounds), the game could have been called off.

I was worried that the cold and the wet would harm the hamstrings of Giggs and Ronaldo. It would also bring out the clumsy streak in Rio and Evra. But worst of all, it could hamper the passing and especially the tackling of Scholes, who is prone to make rash challenges once in a while.

Thankfully not all my fears were realised. Despite the appalling conditions, we still managed to eke out some brilliant passing. Unfortunately we were unable to find the net in the first half despite our superior play. Rooney was guilty of missing two point blank open goals.

The weather did look to clear up in the second half, and Saha gave us the lead after some determined play from Giggs. Against Blackburn, it was nearly not enough, as our defenders were guilty of slipping and sliding on the slippery surface. Good thing they were not able to capitalise on our mistakes in the back.

We looked really good for most parts of the game and really should have wrapped it up pretty early, or at least put it beyond Blackburn. Scholes and Ronaldo were particularly brilliant with and without the ball. Scholes played the perfect defensive midfield role, pinning back Tugay and refusing to give him any room to move or pass.

Ronaldo was unselfish when there were players around, and when he needed to, he took on the opposition to devastative effect. He, Rooney, Saha and Giggs practically tore the tired Blackburn defense to shreds but were just unable to finish off their moves.

The scoreline did not reflect our good play, but I'm glad to have just taken all 3 points, especially with Chelsea thumping the hapless Watford earlier today. Our next game is against the Blades next week. Plenty of time for our players to recover from the knocks they received in today's game.