Things are generally never quiet around Old Trafford and the last couple of days have been no
different. Since the defeat against Chelsea the fallout continues to rain down in the media with
Sir Alex Ferguson's comments after the game attracting most attention.
After the loss Sir Alex said "You want a fair referee, or a strong referee anyway and we didn't
get that.
After taking a day to digest the narrow F.A. Cup win over Crawley Town, the match showed some
clear deficiencies in the Manchester United side. Wes Brown's header was enough to put us through
to the quarter-finals of the competition but the performance can be classed as nothing short of
woeful.
Many of you here commented after the game about Bebe and Gabriel Obertan being the two worst
performers on the Old Trafford pitch, and I'm afraid I have to agree.
Reports have gathered pace over the last twenty-four hours that the Glazers are going to be
bought out by the Qatar Royal family via Qatar Holdings.
A year since the Green and Gold campaign was at its height, it seems the Qataris are close to
releasing the fund that will oust the current unpopular owners.
Still digesting the derby and watching that brilliant Wayne Rooney goal... over and over and
over, there has been a few snippets of news to come out of Old Trafford in the past few days.
First we can start with the injury news both good and bad. It seems Ji-Sung Park will be out of
action for about a month thanks to a hamstring injury.
Another derby win as Manchester United cement their place as number one in Manchester – not
that it was in any doubt of course. But the 2-1 victory over Manchester City in the Premier League
on Saturday will quell the noisy neighbours for the moment at least, while also putting paid to any
slim title ambitions they had.
With Tuesday's 2-1 win over Stoke City, it's two wins in two matches for Manchester United, and
after what could be termed as nothing short of a perfect week in the results department, United are
now two points clear of Manchester City and four clear of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League
table.
