man utd 3-2 aston villa.the most pivotal match of the season for the red devils.top spot was conceded to liverpool the prev night, who beat fulham 1-0 courtesy of a late yossi benayoun goal.

not the best of teams were played as injuries and suspensions took it's toll.tevez starting alone up front sums up the striker crisis.while evra was the only first choice defender in the squad.definitely not the best of teams.


villa dominated the proceedings but we got the first goal.ronaldo scored in the 14th min, from an indirect free kick in the penalty area.but villa got their well deserved equalizer on the half hour.

gary neville's lack of height got exposed, allowing carew to nod a header from close range to make it 1-1.as per usual, united weren't playing up to standard, allowing villa to run them ragged.which in the 58th min, they deservedly took the lead.

neville's lack of pace was exposed by carew again, who's cross was headed in by agbonlahor.2-1 to villa.things aren't looking bright as a 3rd straight loss was looking imminent.

sir alex gambled by immediately bring in 17 yr old italian federico macheda for the ineffective nani.no holds barred as we're looking for the equalizer.

our efforts paid off duly.ronaldo, blowing hot and cold this season, scored from a carrick pass from just outside the area.one of the shots that villa keeper friedel cld save but did not.2-2 now.

there were echoes of a famous comeback victory at sheffield wed 16 yrs ago, in which steve bruce fired a late goal to keep united on course for their first title in 26 yrs.but this match it was more like a notion of if liverpool can do it, so can we.


and oh boy, did we do it in style.receiving a pass from giggs, macheda side-footed a villa defender to curl a placed shot beyond friedel.reminiscent of a certain thierry henry in his arsenal heydays.what a debut for the italian, whose late winner sent us back to the top of the table.

an undeserved win, but in your face, liverpool.