Watching Bolton try and contain United on Saturday reminded me of the line, ‘you can’t hit what your eyes don’t see’. It was the movement, pace and skill of United’s attacking play that simply left Bolton exposed as a bare-knuckle fighter trying to land one of a professional heavyweight who was light on his feet with a punch too quick to know its origins let alone block it.
This blog previously called for United to play with both Giggs and Ronadlo alongside Scholes and Carrick. Thankfully it happened on Saturday and boy did it pay dividends. United excelled. The opening 20 minutes was an exhibition of football not seen for some time. Even Alan Hansen was purring on Saturday night.
Yes the papers were full of praise for Rooney. Yes he scored 3 good goals but there were more positives than that on show, afterall the form of Rooney was never a question worth posing. Giggs is relishing each game and still giving fullbacks days to forget. Scholes and Carrick are both supplying passes that penetrate or retain possession in a way that compliments our style of play and keeps the tempo up. Ronaldo's speed and movement adds so much to our attacks and Saha, now free of injury, is excelling as a result of playing each game. He always had the ability, now he has the stage every-week.
Van der Saar was commanding, and the back four was very strong defensively, with both Neville and Evra able to support attacking moves in a way that helped lay continuous siege on Bolton’s goal. All in all this was an excellent display, it’s just a shame it was wasted on Bolton…
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