Manchester United 3-0 Chelsea

Chelsea Hammered At Old Trafford

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez seems to believe that United receive unequalled official support when they play at home. On this showing, billed as something of a battle of the titans, the only support the team require is that which the players afford each other.

This was a fine team performance by United and Chelsea were well and truly put in their place. They were out-played and out-manoeuvred and you can bet that manager Luiz Felipe Scolari, will agree that his side have work to do. So would former Chelsea boss Jose Mourinho, who watched from the stands and must have had mixed emotions, watching his old squad so easily swept aside.

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In fact United went on the attack from the start. They could, or should have been in front before the excellent Dimitar Berbatov and reliable Ryan Giggs set up Nemanja Vidic, to head his side ahead in first half extra time. It could so easily have been more at the interval, but for United the best was still to come.

It was the irrepressible Wayne Rooney who bagged a second goal after 63 minutes. He received a good ball from Patrice Evra and took what seemed to be the easiest of chances. However, he was in the right place at the right time to add to the visitor's misery.

Berbatov took the third in the 87th minute, with a clinical finish that gave Petr Cech no chance. Chelsea had been humbled and a clear warning was delivered to others who might have thought that a United team, with games in hand, would find it difficult to play 'catch up'.

Unfortunately, the game did not live up to expectations, at least not to those of the Chelsea fans. Even the most biased supporters may agree that the Blues can play better than this. They have some sorting out to do first, such as trying to harmonize the skills of the likes of Drogba and Anelka, in the best interests of the team.

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