Today United struggled immensely in the first half v. Newcastle United at St. James' Park and to add insult to injury Van der Saar's goalless run was snapped in the 9th minute, shy of a European Record. Granted he did capture a Premier League Record, an English Record, and a British Record all in a little over 23 hours and no goals since November. United's back four was shaky at best and didnt solidify until Berbatov's winner in the 56th minute. But like champions, United won even when playing poorly; real winners/champions win even when things dont go right and when things go perfect.
Now one thing I noticed (other than night and day play from ManU), is not to get on Vidic's bad side. He was maliciously elbowed by Martins and cut him above the cheek, and after that incident, Vidic punished any Newcastle player who came within 20 feet of the United penalty area. He embodies everything that a perfect defender does and the commentators even told a joke that "one day Vidic showed up late, so Sir Alex fined the rest of the team for showing up early".
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