Heroic Comeback

Wayne goes for a foul mouth response after scoring his hat-trick

The Premier League is back in action after the International break and Man Utd takes on relegation-troubled West Ham in London. It was great to see Park back in action and it seems that Fergie had opted to start with Rooney as the solo striker. Man Utd started well in general with some good decent chances. However, they soon found themselves in a very bizarre situation of 2 g0als down, thanks to some clumsy defending that resulted in 2 penalties. At the end of the first half, I was just thinking ,"Not another miserable away performance!". If things don't change in the second half, it will mean that Wenger's Gooners will get a good chance to catch up again.

Fergie made a bold change in the 2nd half, opting to sacrifice Evra in favour of Hernandez and placed Giggsy on defensive duties instead on the left back position. It paid off as it was time for Man Utd to throw caution to the wind and give it all they've got at 0-2 down. Wayne was the star man leading Man Utd in the comeback. A superb curling free-kick provided them with the lifeline that they needed and at 72nd minute, Wayne did just enough to control an incoming ball from Valencia to blast it in for an equaliser. That was his 100th Premier League goal for Man Utd. Afterthat, it just went uphill for Man Utd. The 3rd penalty was awarded in the 77th minute, but this time it's in favour of Man Utd. Rooney finishes it off in a cool manner for his hat-trick and it was prime position for Fergie to grab all three points. The contest ended with Man Utd's easy 4th goal by Hernandez, thanks to Giggsy's slicing pass that went through the legs of the defenders. From 0-2 down to a 4-2 win sounds like a good day's work in London :)

The other title contenders must have been jumping in frustration on how the weekend could have been if only Man Utd stayed down. It was a pivotal result, with Chelsea and the Gooners drawing. On the incentive side, Liverpool lost again to, of all sides, Roy Hodgson's West Brom. Ahhh..at least Mr Roy had one over the Scousers for booting him off! lol. Although Arsenal has a game in hand with 7 points off, it's quite a good lead if Man Utd can maintain it until the trip to the Emirates. It remains to be seen how the shattered Gooners will hold on. For Man Utd, it's Chelsea at the Bridge for the next coming Champions League clash!