Barclay's FA Premier League
Saturday 4th November 2006, Old Trafford Manchester United Portsmouth
3 :0
Louis Saha (pen 3)
Cristiano Ronaldo (10)
Nemanja Vidic (66)
Manchester United: 4-4-1-1
Van der Sar, Neville, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra, Ronaldo (Fletcher 75), Carrick (Silvestre 71), Scholes, Giggs, Rooney (O'Shea 75), Saha
Subs Not Used: Kuszczak, Brown
Portsmouth: 4-5-1
James, Pamarot, O'Brien, Stefanovic, Taylor, Pedro Mendes, Davis, Kranjcar (Hughes 84), Fernandes (Cole 46), O'Neil, Mwaruwari (LuaLua 66)
Subs Not Used: Kiely, Kanu
Booked: Davis
Attendance: 76,004
Ref: M Dean (Wirral)
Corners: Man Utd 9 Portsmouth 5
Goal Attempts: Man Utd 19 Portsmouth 8
On Target: Man Utd 12 Portsmouth 5
Possession: Man Utd 63% Portsmouth 37%
League table after this game:
P W D L +/- PTS
1 UNITED 11 9 1 1 +21 28
2 Chelsea 11 8 1 2 +11 25
3 Bolton 11 6 2 3 +1 20
4 Portsmouth 11 6 1 4 +5 19
5 Arsenal 10 5 3 2 +10 18
United rating:
An easy win for the home side who were in total control throughout the game. It was effectively over after 10 minutes and the Reds went on to create lots of chances and dominate possession.
Opposition rating:
Portsmouth were unlucky with the early penalty decision which ruined their gameplan. They never looked like getting back into the game.
Man of the Match: Cristiano Ronaldo
A constant threat during the entire 90 minutes, scored a great free kick and was at the heart of United's attacking play.
Title prospects?
With Chelsea losing, for the first time United have a small bit of daylight between themselves and Mourinho's mob. There is still a long, long way to go yet.....
How is Fergie?
He's celebrating his 20 years at United in style with this fine home win and Chelsea/Arsenal losing. Right now everything is going well and his critics are silent - Fergie probably feels like he could go on for another 10 years.
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