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Everton 0 Manchester United 1

Three points were required at Everton after last week's dismal derby defeat and the champions ground out a 1-0 victory to muster the right response.

Admittedly, the Reds weren't at their most fluent - and Tom Cleverley's injury after a bright return to Barclays Premier League action was a real setback - but Javier Hernandez's 19th-minute goal proved decisive. Any suggestion that the Merseysiders would tire after being taken into extra-time by Chelsea in a midweek cup tie proved ill-founded as United had to batten down the hatches for much of the second half.

Sir Alex made five changes to the team that lost to City last Sunday with Wayne Rooney starting in a withdrawn role alongside Cleverley and Darren Fletcher, and Jonny Evans returning from the suspension he served at Aldershot.

In a breathless opening, Seamus Coleman cut inside Patrice Evra to shoot at David De Gea within the first 18 seconds and Tim Howard pulled off a good stop at the other end when Ji-sung Park tried to convert a Danny Welbeck cross inside two minutes.

United took a firm grip on proceedings and some sustained pressure led to a well-worked opener. Cleverley and Welbeck helped the ball wide to Evra and the full-back's dangerous low cross was tapped home by Hernandez with his left foot. Although Welbeck nearly latched onto a risky headed backpass by Phil Jagielka, the champions were unable to carve out too many openings and Everton came back into the match.

De Gea saved from Leon Osman after Marouane Fellaini beat Evans in the air and Jack Rodwell fired wide when afforded far too much space after Evra conceded possession cheaply. The hosts were unlucky not to draw level with 40 minutes gone as Fletcher's foul allowed Leighton Baines to curl a free-kick over the wall and past the stationary De Gea but against the bar.

Although Hernandez had a weak attempt at Howard following a slick build-up, there was no doubt Everton ended the half on the front feet as Louis Saha twice worked De Gea.

After introducing young Ross Barkley at the break, David Moyes' side continued to press but De Gea blocked a Rodwell drive after Evans gifted the ball to Coleman on the right. The champions were dealt a blow when the lively Cleverley was forced off injured and continued to make heavy weather of a tough assignement.

Welbeck finally brought Howard into action when the American pushed over the striker's shot from Hernandez's intelligent pass with the team's only real goal attempt of the second period. But, after making all three subsitutions, United struggled to find any rhythm and Everton built up another head of steam. Saha dragged wastefully wide when Coleman was better placed and was then blocked during a real goalmouth scramble.

Despite their weary legs, the hosts ensured it was a nervous finale for everybody of a Red persuasion. Coleman managed a couple of efforts through to De Gea but the Spain Under-21 keeper was rarely over-extended, in truth.

Six minutes of injury time were agonising for the away fans and Evra escaped when Magaye Guaye went down under his challenge inside the box with Mark Halsey making the right call and waving away the desperate penalty appeals. It wasn't pretty but it's three away wins in the league already this term after only five were secured during the title-winning campaign last term.

Did Sir Alex make a mistake when he let them BOTH go?

Man Utd’s victory at the weekend over a plucky Norwich side may have had its fair share of uncomfortable moments, but while overall the champions were good value for their win, it did expose a fatal flaw in the Man Utd squad – a lack of defensive cover. With Ferguson having deemed both Wes Brownand John O’Shea surplus to requirements in the summer, do they have enough in reserve to last a long campaign?


Antonio Valencia was pressed into action at the weekend and was given a torrid test in an unfamiliar right back role – a role that both Brown and O’Shea have played throughout their Utd careers. Valencia made a dreadful error that almost allowed Norwich’s Anthony Pilkington in to score.

Of course, this isn’t solely to do with Valencia’s dodgy performance on Saturday, nor am I advocating that Ferguson should have retained the services of both O’Shea and Brown; but considering how the 2009/10 title race unfolded, would it not have proved more prudent to ere on the side of caution and keep one of the departed duo at Old Trafford for the foreseeable future?

A lot of Man Utd’s problems at the back, with concerns to the number of fit personnel that they have readily available each game, has a lot to do with the perma-crocked nature of the Da Silva twins. They’ve both struggled with injury and as such, just when they both looked on the cusp of sealing spots in the side, their development has stalled at a crucial stage in their careers. Their continue spells on the sidelines means Utd are stretched somewhat thinly at the back.

Captain Nemanja Vidic had been out of action since the opening day at The Hawthorns, when he limped off after 52 minutes. Rio Ferdinand misses as many games as he plays and he can no longer be relied upon week in week out and Patrice Evra continues to resemble a shadow of his former self at left back. Chris Smalling, though, has been exceptional for Utd so far this term and has arguably been their finest defender, alongside a revitalised Jonny Evans.

Man Utd’s back line has been on the wobble after successive draws against Stoke and FC Basel in the Champions League. Many have hailed the second-coming of John Terry in Phil Jones – but despite the accepted opinion that he’s been a revelation, dig a little deeper and he’s continually caught out of position and responsible for some of the goals that Utd have conceded so far this season.

Jones may represent a player with fantastic potential, a future England captain one day to boot, but at the moment, he’s very much a work in progress. His forward forays at the moment are covering up for his defensive deficiencies. So far, the bright sparks in the Match of the Day studio have failed to shine a light on his errors, perhaps through sheer fear of contradicting the unrelenting monster that is the Phil Jones PR machine.

To my mind at least, he needs to curb his attacking instincts, reign in the rampaging runs and through fear of quoting John Major ‘get back to basics’. So far, I’ve been much more impressed by Smailling and Evans, even if they haven’t attracted half the hyperbole as the former Blackburn man.

Michael Carrick: Draw like a defeat

Michael Carrick offered "no excuses" as the Manchester United players reflected on the loss of two Champions League points at Old Trafford.

The final scoreline of 3-3 seemed far-fetched when the Reds were 2-0 up at the interval, even if visitors FC Basel had been lively at times in the first period. But while Carrick says his side were warned against complacency - "We said at half-time that the game wasn’t over" - the hosts still contrived to toss away the advantage as Alexander Frei (2) and his namesake Fabien Frei fired Basel into a surprise lead.

"It was a bit of a shock to find ourselves 3-2 down after being 2-0 up," said Carrick. "We’ve  no excuses, we threw it away. It’s not like us at all."

Finding a goal at the death was more like United, of course - "What we expect of ourselves really is to keep going. We believe that if we get a chance, we’ll score," said Carrick.

"Thankfully Ashley Young put it away and we might even have nicked a win in the end when Berba had half a chance. But that was probably asking too much."

Young's last-gasp goal - so typical of the Reds - perfectly illustrated Carrick's next point that the summer signing from Aston Villa has fully acclimatised to life at Old Trafford.

"He’s settled in quick and bought into everything about the club and how we approach things," praised Carrick. "He’s got bags of character, he’s kept going tonight and got his reward."

The 3-3 draw with FC Basel leaves United with only two points from the opening two games but the bonus on the Reds to win the next two matches, away and at home to Champions League newcomers Otelul Galati, was always there insists Carrick.

"[The situation in Group C] is not the end of the world but it's not ideal either," the midfielder admitted. "We’ve given ourselves a lot of hard work but we’re capable of doing it.

"We were looking to win those two Galati games anyway so if we can approach them as we normally do then we’re confident we can pull through.

"Tonight we'll take a draw yet it still feels a bit like a defeat. But we’ll not get too down about it, we’ll move on and bounce back. We have to."

Nicolas Cage could be a "Vampire" :)

This old photograph appears to show actor Nicolas Cage made up for his latest movie role – but in fact the picture dates back to the American Civil War. 

 An antique dealer has put the image up for auction on eBay and is demanding at least $1MILLION – the equivalent of £635,000. 

 

  

The seller jokes that the picture is proof Cage is not 47 as he claims – but an immortal vampire. 

 The image of a man looking identical to the Con Air star dates from around 1870. 

Jack Mörd, from Seattle, Washington, says the photo was taken of a man in Bristol, Tennessee. 

He said: "My theory is that he allows himself to age to a certain point, maybe 70, 80 or so, then the actor 'Nicolas Cage' will 'die'. 

"But in reality, the undead vampire 'Nicolas Cage' will have rejuvenated himself and appeared in some other part of the world, young again, and ready to start all over." 

Mr Mörd runs The Thanatos Archive and says he is a fan of Victorian-era photography. 

He assured prospective bidders: "This is not a trick photo of any kind and has not been manipulated in Photoshop or any other graphics program. 

"It's an original photo of a man who lived in Bristol, TN, sometime around the Civil War."

Chelsea's Juan Mata hopes to emulate Ryan Giggs style of football

  Juan Mata heads to Old ­Trafford on Sunday dreaming of meeting one of Manchester United’s all-time greats.

Chelsea’s £24m summer signing from Valencia idolised golden oldie Ryan Giggs when he was growing up in Spain.

Now he could be playing against the winger, 37, who rolled back the years with another stunning goal in the Champions League on Wednesday.

Mata said: “When I was growing up, I had many idols, like Dennis Bergkamp and Gianfranco Zola.

But Ryan Giggs was an inspiration to me. I think he showed what he’s worth with that goal. He’s one of the best ­wingers ever. Perhaps I noticed Giggs because he plays in the same position as me.

He was incredibly impressive, with his tackling, dribbling and general style."

Sir Alex Ferguson going nowhere

Alex Ferguson insists he still has no plans to retire — even though he turns 70 at the end of this year.

Fergie will clock up 25 years as Manchester United boss on November 6. Plenty of other names have been mentioned as possible successors over the last quarter of a century.

But Fergie has seen them all off and insists he will keep modern-day pretenders to his throne such as Jose Mourinho and Pep Guardiola waiting for a while longer yet.

Ferguson said: "Over the years I've had the question who do I think could replace me? Now some of the coaches who people were talking about to replace me don't have jobs any more.

So it becomes very difficult because someone who I think has potential may be sacked by his club and disappear.

I think you would need someone very experienced in the long-term. But I have absolutely no idea... and anyway I'm not retiring!"

Manchester 13 - North London 3

Tottenham Hotspur were eager to make today's headlines not until Arsenal fought their way hard to grab topspot. What a brilliant and brutal performance from the Manchester clubs.

Tottenham Hotspur 1 - Manchester City 5

Edin Dzeko showed just why he has become first choice for Roberto Mancini's new galacticos with the brilliant four-goal blast that devastated Tottenham in a remarkable White Hart Lane victory.

 

The Bosnia striker, who couldn't buy a Premier League goal last season, snapped up a perfect hat-trick then added an injury-time stunner to emphasise his own potency and that of the buoyant Blues.

Samir Nasri conjured an impressive enough midfield debut on his instant return to north London, but his performance - and a good few others - was totally overshadowed by Dzeko's irresistible display.

Paul Whitehouse was among the stunned crowd, and as his comic creation Ron Manager would doubtless have said of City's biggest-ever win on Tottenham soil: "Marvellous, isn't it?"

Aguero added to Dzeko's first City hat-trick - right foot, left foot, and header - before the big man put the icing on the cake with a spectacular fourth in the dying seconds, taking him to six goals in three games since Wembley.

Mancini's threat that City would carry far more attacking intent this season - made before Nasri was finally prised away from Arsenal - could not have been underlined in more dramatic fashion.

The alarm bells should have gone off for Harry Redknapp's men when they found former derby foe Nasri surprisingly lining up alongside David Silva and Sergio Aguero behind Dzeko.

Few expected the Frenchman to start so soon. Not only did he do so, he fitted in so snugly that City's consistent passing and movement was eventually too much for the home side to handle.

Indeed, Nasri was instrumental in cresating both the goals with which Dzeko put the Blues in control before half time, after Gareth Bale had missed the best chance of the game so far.

Minutes later, Nasri combined with Aguero in a neat one-two on the left flank that allowed the former to ping in the cross that Dzeko stretched to steer beyond veteran Brad Friedel.

If that was stinging notice to Spurs that City have taken a huge step on from last season's Joe Hart-inspired goalless draw, then Dzeko's second was a sign he is back to his sharpest.

Five minutes before half time, with Peter Crouch having just failed to equalise with a brilliant flying header that kissed the outside of a post, Dzeko produced a wonderful header of his own.

Despite moving away from goal, and with Kaboul in close attendance, the Bosnian ace made strong contact with Nasri's cross and directed a perfectly-placed header to leave Friedel stranded.

Mancini might have been concerned at his team's failure to satisfy the referee - Gareth Barry and Pablo Zabaleta picked up yellows for fouls and Yaya Toure was booked for dissent.

But this was a performance that could hardly fail to please the manager, and against a team that have, until now, been among their fiercest rivals in challenging the status quo.

The subdued atmosphere in the home crowd was further increased early in the second half when Toure fired in a low cross that left Dzeko with the easiest finish he will enjoy for some time.

Aguero reminded Spurs of his own threat by bamboozling skipper Michael Dawson before hammering an angled fourth goal before Kaboul moved up to exploit City's odd vulnerability at corners.

Dzeko, inevitably, had the last word, a first-time shot from range that Friedel could only admire.


Manchester United 8 - Arsenal 2

Please note this: Whatever Manchester City can do, Manchester United can do even better.

While the blue half of Manchester looked set to dominate the footballing agenda with a stunning 5-1 win at Spurs, United went goal crazy against a depleted Arsenal side to steal the headlines and hammer home a warning to Roberto Mancini's team and the rest of the Barclays Premier League.

In a game that had everything - a missed penalty, a converted spot-kick, a hat-trick for Wayne Rooney, a red card and 10 goals, United simply romped home 8-2.

Danny Welbeck, Ashley Young (2), Nani and sub Ji-sung Park also hit the net with David De Gea superbly saving a penalty when the lead was a slender one. Theo Walcott and Robin van Persie replied for the crestfallen Gunners, who had Carl Jenkinson sent off in the second half.

United made their intentions clear from the start with Welbeck charging down Wojciech Szczesny and looking a real threat. Tom Cleverley and Welbeck shot wide and some of the Reds' passing was mesmeric.

So it was no surprise when the hesitant visiting defence failed to deal with Anderson's clever lofted pass and Welbeck steered a looping header over Szczesny for the opener. Chris Smalling dragged wide after setting up the chance for himself beautifully but, against the run of play, Arsenal were awarded a penalty when Jonny Evans pulled at Walcott's shoulder.

De Gea dived to his right to push van Persie's spot-kick around the post and earn the congratulations of his team-mates. And, from United's next attack, Young collected a header out by Armand Traore and bent an inch-perfect curler past Szczesny's despairing fingertips for 2-0.

De Gea had to be alert to make a double save from Andriy Arshavin and van Persie but the champions carried the greater threat with Welbeck diving to head Rooney's cross off target. A hamstring injury cruelly ruined the young striker's afternoon, and Arshavin, who was very fortunate to still be on the pitch after a foul on Young when already booked, flashed a warning shot over the bar at the other end.

Jenkinson was also lucky to avoid a red card when hauling Young down as he sprinted through on goal but Rooney ensured his own justice was meted out by rolling the free-kick for Young to trap and then sweeping past Szczesny with the power on the shot too much for the Polish keeper.

Rooney showed the confidence flowing through the team when testing Szczesny from his own half but there was real complacency seconds before the interval to allow Tomas Rosicky to feed Walcott, whose drive from an angle whistled through De Gea's legs for 3-1.

It was a message that the job was still far from done, and one that was taken on board as Sir Alex's side turned up the heat again in the second half. Szczesny saved well from Young and Nani chipped wastefully off target as the hosts pressed but the Gunners responded with De Gea superbly stopping a van Persie volley and Arshavin firing wide when Smalling was caught up the pitch.

Tom Cleverley shot weakly at Szczesny after a brilliant one-two with Young and Nani failed to convert a cross from the former Aston Villa winger but the dam broke again when Rooney repeated his free-kick feat in the first half by whipping home for 4-1 and becoming United's all-time record scorer in the Premier League.

Smelling blood, Smalling tore forward and ignored Phil Jones on the overlap to instead feed Rooney, who prodded through for Nani to net with the most outrageous of cheeky finishes. Nani then made way, along with Anderson, for Ryan Giggs and Park but the relentless attacking continued.

Rooney wedged a golf-like shot of sheer class against an upright before Park exchanged passes with Young to bury a low finish into the corner of the net. Van Persie restored a semblance of pride with emphatic finish after being played onside by Jones but United simply stepped up a gear again.

Jenkinson received a second yellow card for bundling Javier Hernandez over when he was through on goal and there were more illegal tactics used to halt the red tidal wave when Walcott tripped Patrice Evra inside the box. Rooney stepped up to seal his hat-trick with a confident spot-kick and it got even worse for the North Londoners when Young curled in to add his second from a Giggs pass.

Park shot over in stoppage time but enough damage had been inflicted to the Gunners' battered pride as the home fans rejoiced on a day to remember at Old Trafford.