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Cristiano Ronaldo converted a penalty on the stroke of half time to earn a hard fought win for Manchester United.

Ronaldo scored after Michael Carrick had been felled by Mikel Arteta to give United a five point lead at the summit of the Barclays Premiership.

United were well worth their victory but were made to work hard for the points by a typically resilient Everton side.  The toffees however, posed almost no threat to Edwin Van Der Sar’s goal, allowing him to complete his record 12th straight game without conceding.

Sir Alex Ferguson can now relax and watch as his two closest rivals face off on Sunday in a match of massive title implications.  “I’ll be looking for a draw (on sunday)” Sir Alex beamed.  Indeed a stalemate would leave United in total control of the league, 7 points clear if they win their game in hand.

Carlos Tevez, starting in place of an injured Wayne Rooney was industrious as ever, earning man of the match honours.  Indeed Tevez has been in fabulous form of late, something Sir Alex can only be delighted with.

United now sit 5 points clear of both Liverpool and Chelsea with a game in hand and are short 2/7 favourites with Ladbrokes to retain their crown.

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Is Pepe beckoning Ronaldo to join him at Real?

It is no secret that Real Madrid want Cristiano Ronaldo.  No matter how many times Ramon Calderon or Bernd Schuster deny any interest, it is clear that they will make anonther run at Ron in the near future.

Sir Alex Ferguson has made his feelings about Real clear over recent months, describing them as “that mob” and saying he “wouldn’t sell them a virus”.  This outburst has led to Real toning down their persuit of the current world player of the year, but that hasn’t stopped some high profile players giving their two-cents.

Real defender Pepe has been quoted as saying “Cristiano said he has a desire to come to Madrid, but things did not turn out well.  It’s caused me great trouble.  For me it is always better to have Cristiano on your team.  He wanted to come this year.  He likes Real Madrid, wants to live in this city and it is a club he has always dreamed of playing at.”

No doubt Ronaldo will have little, if anything to say about these comments, and to the worriment of Manchester United fans, he, in typical fashion will not dispell the rumors.  Ronaldo has a certain aloofness about him.  He seems to believe his own hype and makes sure whatever he says makes the tabloids.  It is certain that Ronny will use his now customary “noone can see the future, I love manchester, but anything can happen” speech, making for an uncertain January, then Summer for his current club.

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On the night that Cristiano Ronaldo accepted his trophy for being named the world’s best player, it was his friend, Wayne Ronney that grabbed the headlines.

Rooney scored the game’s only goal as his Manchester United team drew ominously close to league leaders Liverpool, now just 2 points behind their bitter rivals.  United fans, who celebrated with Ronaldo before kick-off, had only a minute to wait before they could cheer a goal scored by the other half of united’s most dynamic of duos.  Rooney converted a driven cross from Ronaldo after just 53 seconds of play, scoring the second fastest goal of the season.

The early goings were bitter-sweet for Rooney however, as he limped off with a hamstring strain after 5 minutes. Rooney’s injury will be a worry for Sir Alex Ferguson, as his young star will miss 3 weeks.

Wigan, to there credit looked better equipped to face United than Chelsea had just 4 days earlier, as they controlled 50% of the possession.  For all their involvement however, Wigan were able to muster just one clear chance but Ryan Taylor shot woefully wide from 12 yards.

In truth, 1-0 was a fair result, and for all Wigan’s plucky industry, United were fully deserving of their harder than expected 3 points.

This win gives United the chance to be top of the premiership for the first time all season, if, that is, they can win at Bolton on Saturday.

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Manchester United sent a message to title rivals Liverpool as they steamrolled Chelsea at Old Trafford on Sunday.  United dominated throughout, controlling over 60% of the possession while leading in goal attempts 6 - 0. 

United were in a rampant mood and came at Chelsea from the outset. Blues boss Phil Scolari opted to play just one foreward, Didier Drogba, while leaving Premiership top scorer Nicolas Anelka on the bench. 

Nemanja Vidic opened the scoring on the stroke of half time when he headed in Ryan Giggs’ corner at the back post.  Wayne Rooney doubled United’s lead after an hour as he slammed home from Patrice Evra’s cross and the win was wrapped up late on by Dimitar Berbatov. 

The one sour point for the red’s was having to listen to the disgusting abuse aimed at Cristiano Ronaldo from the Chelsea fans.  Ronaldo, who earlier in the week was involved in a bad car accident was subject to chants of “you should have died in the tunnel” from the outset.  Such acts of poor taste should have no place in football but sadly occur all too often. 

The abuse didn’t seem to affect the Portugese star however, as he was involved in all three goals and put in an impressive display throughout.  Ronaldo however, was upstaged by Ryan Giggs, a man 12 years his senior as Giggs put in a masterful perfromance of technique and defensive guile.  Giggs was everywhere during his 80 minute outing in the centre of Sir Alex’s midfield proving that he still has what it takes to be the best player on the pitch, even at the age of 35.

This performance, in which United could have scored many more goals, should serve as a warning to current pace-setters Liverpool, whose manager Rafa Benitez angered United with his comments in mid-week.  The message from United, simple - watch out, we’re coming for you.

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Could Ronaldo walk away from Sir Alex in Favor of Ramon calderon?

Real Madrid director of football, Pedro Trapote has been quoted as saying that a summer deal bringing Cristiano Ronaldo to the Bernabeau had been finalized.  This brought a quick response of defiance from United Boss Sir Alex Ferguson who said he “wouldn’t sell a virus” to “that mob.”

After a summer of uncertainty in which Ronaldo was continually linked with a move away from the Premiership and Champions league winners, this latest claim from Spain appears to have been the last straw for the United boss.  When asked about the claims during a training session in Japan, where United are competing in the World Club Cup, Sir Alex remained typically defiant.  Ferguson said “Would I get into a contract with that mob? Absolutely no chance”  ”I wouldn’t sell them a virus - that’s a no. There’s no agreement whatsoever between the clubs.”  Ferguson reafirmed his desire to keep Ronaldo, despite the constant barrage of attention radiating from across the English Channel.  It would seem that Real’s actions may be intended to unsettle the player but all they have succeeded in doing is make an enemy out of one of the most influential and stubborn men in European Football.

So for now at least the saga continues, with the white of Real pulling south and the red of United standing firm in the North, only time will tell which one of these sporting superpowers will win out.

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