Man Utd 1 - 0 Roma
In a very important match, Man Utd were fortunate to come out of this match with another slender victory and take a huge step in qualifying for the next phase.
They were troubled all night by nippy and fast offensive movement produced by Roma and the central figure of it all was Francesco Totti who was pulling the strings. However, due to Man Utd's hidden forces at play, they kept Roma at bay.
It took the type of football Roma had produced all night for Man Utd's Rooney to score the winner in the 70th minute, and what a winner it was with superb team play that started from the left of midfield that began with Ronaldo who made a pass to Carrick in the center. Carrick laid it off for Nani, and the Porugese winger who started the match in place of Giggs, threading through a brilliant ball to Rooney who struck goal with much aplomb.
If Nani continues to develop the way he did in this match, then surely his season will prosper to Man Utd's advantage. John O' Shea didn't do too badly at right back but he was marshalling a handful Mancini. Saha started in place of Tevez, and he had a somewhat disappointing night without (if I recall correctly) a single shot at goal.
Man Utd are still finding their stride and if they can produce more of the football that produced the winner, then they should be able to come up with more convincing displays, though of course, there are teams that won't play open attacking football the way Roma played last night.
Credit to Roma, who can definitely leave Old Trafford with heads tilt high as they bounced back from the embarassing 4 - 1 defeat against Inter last weekend. Their football was really the type of football most observers won't expect from an Italian team and club.
In a very important match, Man Utd were fortunate to come out of this match with another slender victory and take a huge step in qualifying for the next phase.
They were troubled all night by nippy and fast offensive movement produced by Roma and the central figure of it all was Francesco Totti who was pulling the strings. However, due to Man Utd's hidden forces at play, they kept Roma at bay.
It took the type of football Roma had produced all night for Man Utd's Rooney to score the winner in the 70th minute, and what a winner it was with superb team play that started from the left of midfield that began with Ronaldo who made a pass to Carrick in the center. Carrick laid it off for Nani, and the Porugese winger who started the match in place of Giggs, threading through a brilliant ball to Rooney who struck goal with much aplomb.
If Nani continues to develop the way he did in this match, then surely his season will prosper to Man Utd's advantage. John O' Shea didn't do too badly at right back but he was marshalling a handful Mancini. Saha started in place of Tevez, and he had a somewhat disappointing night without (if I recall correctly) a single shot at goal.
Man Utd are still finding their stride and if they can produce more of the football that produced the winner, then they should be able to come up with more convincing displays, though of course, there are teams that won't play open attacking football the way Roma played last night.
Credit to Roma, who can definitely leave Old Trafford with heads tilt high as they bounced back from the embarassing 4 - 1 defeat against Inter last weekend. Their football was really the type of football most observers won't expect from an Italian team and club.
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