When I saw the United line-up I thought that this could be a tricky game even though Portsmouth are without a number of important players due to the African Cup of Nations. It did however not take long before the home side showed me I was wrong.
The first half contained excellent attacking football from United and once again Ronaldo showed how leathal he is in front of goal. His first goal of the evening came after a nice setup by his fellow country man Nani and Ronaldo could easily put the ball between the legs of David James. Only a few minutes later the Ronaldo’s second goal of the evening came from a superb 25-yard freekick. The goal was his fourth this season coming from a free kick and I think this proves how much his game has improved in this area.
While the first half was simply brilliant, the second half proved to be more of a sleeping pill with United very comfortably securing the three points. Rooney, Ronaldo and Nani all had great opportunities to increase the scoreline but a mix of sloppy finishing and good goalkeeping made the second half goal-less.
All in all I think it was an impressive display by the United team and I’m glad that both Ji-Sung Park and Nani produced good displays and their respective flank. Also Scholes continued his comeback from his injury with another great performance. Even though Portsmouth did not put the United defense to any real test, I think you have to give them credit for another clean sheet which means that the total number of conceeded goals at home in the Premier League this season is 3…impressive!!
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