United Takes A Step Back

Wigan 1 - Manchester United 0
Scorer
Wigan: Maloney (50)


Team: De Gea, Rio, Evans, Jones, Evra, Carrick, Giggs, Young (Cleverley 46), Valencia, Rooney (Nani 65), Hernandez (Welbeck 58)

I don't even know where or how to start. We were so bad it's actually worth mentioning. As poor as the result was, we were even poorer. As much as I want us to win the title, there is a little part in me that hope we don't.

We need to be exposed to just what a terrible team we are. All this talk of staying dominant domestically is just rubbish. It has to be clear to everyone and anyone that we can no longer compete in Europe and the only reason why we're still top of this league is because everyone is as poor, if not poorer than we are.

Today's game was just shocking. If Carrick continues to play a prominant role next season, it will just signal a clear intention that we are standing pat and refusing to acknowledge what everyone can already see. He and Giggs were turnstiles. Everyone in blue was having a field day with them in the middle of the park. Rio and Evans had to work extra hard without any cover from the two in front of them.

As for Giggs, it's also becoming apparent that his game will show in the first 15-20 mins. If he starts well, he usually continues along that vein. However, if like today, he starts poorly, he just disappears. Ferguson made a huge tactical error by not removing Giggs today.

The team on the whole was just ridiculously drunk over the weekend results. Everyone played like they had a massive hangover from Sunday. Well, newsflash, after today's results, we're back to where the last two games did not matter. Granted we're still in pole position, but there are no easy fixtures in the EPL. The good thing is that we have 3 home games against teams that have nothing to fight for.

On a last note, I really hope Wigan survives.