United 3-1 Middlesboro
Carling Cup 3rd Round; att: 53,729
Well clearly the Carling Cup is never a priority, with 23,000 empty seats you could still have got a ticket on the day. Charging full price instead of a few quid less like all the previous seasons is a bit cheeky. But on the plus side it gives supporters without a season ticket a chance to see Giggs, Ronaldo, Vidic, even Stuart Downing on the pitch. For me I wanted to see Possebon, Manucho and Rafael Da Silva - the lads coming through get a game with a big crowd.
The start was nearly all United possession in the first half though with not much to show. Up pops Ronaldo for a corner to make it 1-0 after about 25 minutes. Second half Middlesboro get one back with a powerful shot after a poor clearance.
There was the unfortunate ugly tackle on Rodrigo Possebon. Straight red without doubt, and you know it was serious with medics and stretchers on straight away. Up until then Possebon in my opionion was the best player on the field. The injury marred the...
