Manchester United put up a solid performance at Old Trafford to overcome Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 following their midweek League Cup win over Wolves... Skipper Vidic put United ahead via a powerful header in the 31st minute from Nani's spot kick & then six minutes away from full-time, Nani doubled the lead with an extremely bizarre & controversial strike... Rafael Van der Vaart & Luka Modric both went close for Spurs in the 1st half, but the attack fizzed out in the 2nd half as Van der Vaart limped off the field... Spurs face a daunting task ahead this week with Inter Milan visiting Whit Hart Lane while the Red Devils undertake a trip to Turkey to face Bursapor...
How The Rivals Fared This Week
Arsenal, Chelsea & Liverpool all grabbed late winners to win their respective games... League leaders Chelsea came from behind to beat Blackburn Rovers 2-1 away from home with Brainslav Ivanovic scoring the winner... Alexander Song & Maxi Rodriguez rescued Arsenal & Liverpool respectively from certain draws... Man City went down to Wolves 2-1 at the Molineux after going 1-0 up through Adebayor's penalty...
And finally in the biggest win this past weekend, Newcastle United beat arch-rivals Sunderland in the Tyne-Wear derby 5-1 at St. James Park... Geordies captain Kevin Nolan was on fire as he scored a magnificent hat-trick to power his club to the top half of the league table...
The Weekly Verdict:
Player of the Week - Kevin Nolan
Team of the Week - Newcastle United
That's all Folks!
Yours,
CJ
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