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Manchester United and Arsenal had the statement games last night for those of you who tuned in, with 3-nil and 5-2 victories (the latter being away), respectively. United certainly controlled their game against Celtic, but the visitors surely had reason to gripe that both of Dimitar Berbatov’s goals came from the offside position (although the first was a deft little touch for the score).
But the real story is Wayne Rooney, who looks more dangerous every night and now has an absurd nine goals in his past seven games for United and England. This time it was a sweet little shake near the top of the box to get himself space and then a clinical finish just inside the left post. Hope people caught his expression after that one – the impish grin that says, “Hey guys, I’m feeling it right now in case anyone hasn’t noticed.”
Sir Alex said after the game that Rooney is capable of reaching Cristiano Ronaldo’s 42-goal level of 2007-8 (that level, not that number), but that might be a little much. Still, he’s on fire right now for sure.
So with the two English victories, the gauntlet has been tossed down to Liverpool and Chelsea tonight as they take on Atletico Madrid and AS Roma, respectively. The Liverpool/Madrid game nearly wasn’t played in the Madrid stadium thanks to racist abuse during a previous Champions League game, so here’s to hoping that none of that will be on display tonight. If it is, the referee will be able to stop the game.
From a football perspective, we should all look forward to a 90th minute strike from Dirk Kuyt, naturally. Enjoy the games.
