Ryan Giggs 2008 Champions League Final interview

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Calling all midfielders: Scholes out for two months

According to Goal.com, Paul Scholes has been ruled out for two months with knee ligament damage after being carried off in United’s 3-0 victory on Aalborg’s home turf.

With Michael Carrick out until the second week in November with a sprained ankle, and Owen Hargreeves still suffering from an ankle injury, the United midfield will be stretched in the weeks to come.

Since Nani’s inception to Man Utd last year, I have yet to be impressed by his midfield play. His selfish, ball hog, wild shooting-style is not a great fit for the team’s style of play.

October 4th’s clash with Blackburn will most likely render a midfield lineup of Giggs, Anderson, O’Shea, and Ronaldo with Darren Fletcher subbing off Ronaldo who I believe is still not 100%. The question is, how many consecutive games can Fergie use this line? Round 3 of the Champions League is right around the corner as Celtic wait for a piece of the battered Manchester United.

Berbatov gets the duece, Rafael shines in Champions League Debut

Dimitov Berbatov scored his first goals in a Manchester United shirt as the Red Devils soar past the Danish side, Aalborg, 3-0.

The game did not come without sacrifice as both Paul Scholes and Rafael were stretchered off the ptich; Rooney also picked up a knock and headed straight to the dressing room as a precaution.

Before Rafael’s departure, he showed Fergie that he is ready to contend with the likes of Gary Neville and Wes Brown for a starting spot on the first team. My personal opinion of Rafael is that he may belong in the midfield, despite the overload of Manchester United Stars already in the middle of the pitch. The 18 year old Brazilian showed quite a few weaknesses in the right back position against the Danish champions. His attacking ability and runs down the line will be of extreme value to Manchester United in the years to come.

Does anyone feel that Dimitov Berbatov shows no excitement in his game. Even when he puts one in the back of the net, he tends to show no emotion. The Bulgarian captain definitely started today’s game rather sluggish until ultimately being the talking point of Manchester’s victory. I am going to search the web for a snapshot of Berbatov’s facial expression just moments after his very first goal as a Red and post it on ManUtdBlogs.com.

Manchester United move to the top of the table in Champion’s League group E alongside Villarreal.