Wigan 0 Man Utd 2
Posted on May 12, 2008
Filed Under Premiership 07/08
Manchester United sealed the premiership title with a hard fought win over Wigan which is now there 10th title in 16 seasons which only puts them 1 behind Liverpool as the best English team ever & you wont bet on them equaling it next year or even getting the double in 10 days in the champions league final.
Wigan started the game in a confident mood showing everyone they weren’t going to lie down & hand United the title & was going to make a game of this.They were keeping United at bay with the Wigan team working for each other & playing some good football .It showed on Paul Scholes as he made a very wild challenge on Palacios which the ref (Steve Bennett) rightly showed Scholes the yellow card & a warning.
But the quality of United started to show & they got a grip of the game .With Rooney & Vidic back they were determined to score & win this football match.Scholes had a 20 yard shot which went wide but Wigan had a chance of there own when Boyce wasted a good effort & then should have had a penalty as Koumas had a shot going towards goal only for Ferdinand to put his arm in the way & deflect it wide for a corner.When watching it live it def hit his upper arm & the tv replays confirmed it.
But it was United who got the first goal & from a penalty which must have not gone down well with Wigan player’s as Rooney ran into the box only to be tumbled by Boyce & the ref pointed to the spot.Up stepped goal machine Ronaldo & put the football the opposite way to where Kirkland was diving & it was 1-0.The just before half time the ref must of bin thinking of his holidays as Scholes again made a bad challenge on Palacios as the ref ran over everyone was shouting off off.But for some reason the ref just gave him a stern warning & carried on!!!. Carlos Queiroz
The second half started in teaming rain & the pitch really wet & difficult for the player’s.Ronaldo looking for another goal tested Kirkland with a 35 yard shot with the keeper put the wet football over the bar.Wigan then got away with one as Bramble brought down Scholes in the box but the ref ignored the Untied claims probably for not sending him off .
United were now looking to kill the game off & get this title wrapped up & it took a brilliant save from Kirkland to deny Rooney & again from a Carlos Tevez shot.United then made to substitutions when Hargreaves & Giggs came on for Scholes & Park.Wigan then nearly gave United a very bad scare as a Koumas free kick was sent in only for Heskey to claim above everybody & put in a powerful header which just went over the bar a little lower & the game could have bin different.
But it was the Bobby Charlton record equaling Giggs who scored the second goal & seal the title for united .Rooney collected the ball & ran towards the penalty box saw Giggs who had stayed on-side slipped in a lovely ball which was well controlled by Giggs & placed it passed the on rushing Kirkland & into the net.It send the fans wild at the JJB & Sir Alex dancing down the touch line & now looking forward to the champions league final on the 21st May. Steve Bruce
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