So Much For The Noise!!!

United Starting XI vs Besiktas


"Tame" Besiktas crowd


Paul Scholes shows them how it's done

...and celebrates with his serviceman, Nani

...who always reminds me of MJ in Thriller! hehe

Today was the beginning of the Champions League ties and United managed to squeek out a win in Istanbul. Not quite a thrilla, but winning points were all we needed.

With just 13 minutes in reg time to play, Paul Scholes (one of the senior citizens on the team) headed in a bounce back by Nani! United was able to ignore the deafening roar of the Besiktas crowd and will look forward to their other opponents in Group B (CSKA Moscow, Wolfsburg).

More Champions League news...Cristiano scored two freekicks in RM's 5-2 rout of Zurich. The first was a true Ronny Rocket and was worthy of the score. The second was bungled by the Zurich keeper and punched into the net. I don't think he would have scored that against a world-class keeper that they are yet to see in Champions League ties. The RM "defense" was again abysmal. If they keep this up they will be bouncing out of the Champions League in the final 16. Chelsea, United, Arsenal, Barcelona, Inter, Porto, etc...don't make those kinds of defensive mistakes.

My MOTM for United:

Paul Scholes. My MOTM against Spurs was Giggsy. Both are the "senior citizens" of the team and obviously still know how to get it done! (A testimony to their upbringing...:)

MOTM for the...*coughs*...RM match...of course...His Royal Hotness, C.R. Although his second goal was a clanger by the keeper, I can't deny that he looked like the Ronny of old. However...I refuse to put his new number with his initials and I couldn't find a decent photo without watermarks for the blog (really it's because he doesn't look good in those drab colors...he looks best in red). Sorry, girls!