Game over, we've beaten the gunners by two goals to one and yet I'm more worried than I was before the game. We missed the creative spark, looked shaky across the back, stuffed up all our counter-attacks and missed three clear cut chances. And we were lucky. The penalty decision was harsh to say the least, considering that the ball was going into the stands, and own goals like that usually happen in a hungover Sunday afternoon game between 40-something sad and overweight guys. Fletcher was our best midfielder, but for all his destructive talents and hard work, he is absolutely useless going forward. Evra provided more threat down the left than Nani, Carrick showed exactly why Sir Alex left him out of two games this season and Valencia simply struggled. Oh yeah, and lazy pig Berbatov once again proved what a useless flop and a waste of money he is. Apart from Fletcher and Evra, the third bright spot was Rooney. 4 goals in 4 games for the young England forward so far this season. However, I still feel that Rooney is not being used in his best position. He needs to play behind a power forward, which would allow him to take on a playmaker role. Had we bought Benzema during the summer, that' how he would have been utilised. All credit goes to him for stepping up and confidently taking that penalty. Just wish he would have also done that against Burnley. Suppose it could have been a blessing in disguise - imagine if Carrick had missed today? However, the problem remains that after losing two creative players, who could change a game on their own, we failed to adequately substitute them. We won't always be as lucky as we were today, and players like Nani, Anderson and hopefully Macheda, will have to start stepping up sooner rather than later, if we want to retain the title.
