Replacement Killers (Manchester United 2 - Charlton 0)

Ronaldo and Carrick were not in the squad today, but their replacements, Park and Fletcher scored to give us a somewhat respectable scoreline despite playing like shit.

Credit to Charlton who packed the midfield and made things difficult for us. It didn't help that we looked jaded, having many players participating in the midweek international friendlies. At times, we were also guilty of trying to be overly elaborate in our passes when a simple ball would have made the difference.

In short, we laboured for this victory, and until Fletcher's late goal, Charlton looked like getting something from this game.

We can take away some positives away from this game. Despite not running on full cylinders, we still managed to scrap a win against a spirited and determined side. Adding to that, we got two goals from players who rarely play. Players stepping up from all sides is important in the run in, especially when the injuries pile up and fatigue start to occur.

Van der Sar Injury Mars Brilliant Victory (Tottenham 0 - Manchester United 4)

Once again I'll try to make this short and sweet since I'd be needed to serve the nation in a few hours.

The game started off at a pulsating pace, with both sides playing an exciting brand of football. The referee, Clattenburg, had a horrid first half. He missed two obvious penalties, the first when Larsson was clumsily brought down by Gardner, and slightly later when Neville wrestled Chimbonda to the ground. Then he probably made the worst decision of all by awarding a penalty when Ronaldo tripped himself when he went between Lee and Malbrangue. Ronaldo stepped up to put away the penalty to give us the lead, making amends a point blank shot he missed early in the game.

The half time break did Spurs no favours as we struck two early goals in the second half by Vidic and Scholes to put the result beyond doubt. Giggs added a fourth in the 77th minute when Saha shredded the porous Spurs defence with a superb pass. Berbatov did have a couple of good chances foiled by Van der Sar.

Just when everyone thought the game was sewn up, the drama began. Van der Sar suffered a broken nose when Robbie Keane accidentally knocked into him and was carried off injured. United had already used up all their substitutes and up stepped the ultimate utility man, John O'Shea to don the keeper's jersery. And what a brilliant job he did in the closing minutes, by tackling Irish teammate, Keane in a one to one chance.

It was a comprehensive victory, one which we utterly deserved. And keeping a clean sheet despite the injury to Van der Sar was the icing on the cake. Not to mention, we once again increased the goal difference against Chelsea, who struggled to beat a spirited Charlton yesterday.

United Puts 4 Past Hopeless Watford (Manchester United 4 - Watford 0)

I'm in the middle of my reservist, hence only able to catch this game with one eye open. And I'm making this really short since I'd be outta the house in half an hour.

Couple of things here:
Watford is really hopeless. For most, if not the entire game, they were left chasing shadows. United made several changes from the last game, and it took some time for the players to gel. But when they eventually did in the second half, they absolutely murdered Watford. I have no doubts that Watford would be relegated. None whatsoever. The only bright spark for them this season is Ben Foster....and he's on loan from us.

The last couple of goals in the game were superb. We've simply got keep Larsson for at least this season. He came on as a sub and played really well. Rooney was brilliant as well.

Last but not least, we ended the match with O'Shea and Brown in central midfield. Oh, and Scholes was not missed in this game at all.