It’s amazing how someone – Journalists in particular – can change perspectives and opinions in such a short space of time. It seems like only yesterday that the pitchforks were out for De Gea with every little slip. Every minor error or uncertainty was analysed.
I swear Arsenal get a ridiculous amount of injuries to key players – as seen in the recent North London derby – with reliable right-back Bacary Sagna suffering a broken leg which will supposedly keep him out for around three months.
Manchester United play Romanian Champions Otelul Galati tonight in both team’s third match of this year’s Champions League group stage. It will no doubt be a game United on paper should be winning and one that Sir Alex Ferguson will be demanding a win from too.
The Champions League returns to action tonight, and while Bayern Munich and Napoli battle it out for first place in Group A, Manchester City and Villarreal will face off at the Etihad Stadium attempting to get back into contention in the group.
When Chicharito was given centre stage at Old Trafford last season, he made sure to make it a lasting impression. Blistering speed, undying hunger, finishing abillties that had the best in the world tremble at his gaze. Fairly unknown, Chicharito went from zero to hero in no time, scaring of defenders with his awareness inside the box, his will to win and his finishing abilities.
As with every Monday, it is the beginning of a fresh week and in the World of football, the cycle restarts itself after the usual madness of the weekend and we have a new set of controversies to focus on and talk about, such is the volatile nature of the game.
With Wayne Rooney now banned for the group stages of the European Championships next summer, do England still have enough about them to have a chance of winning the competition?
The Champions League is back with us this week and Wednesday’s action throws up some very interesting ties, involving some of Europe’s biggest clubs. The likes of Chelsea, AC Milan and Barcelona will all be looking to avoid embarrassing home defeats, while Arsenal face a tricky trip to Marseille.