December Doldrums

[El Gordo]

It has to be said that Man Utd dominated the game in terms of possession but their bombardments on the West Ham goal somehow never seemed likely to find their mark. I was resigning myself to a draw when Rio Ferdinand suddenly managed to turn himself inside out on the touchline. He sort of dispossessed himself, allowing Harewood to knock it sideways to Reo-Coker for a tap-in.

Must admit I was disappointed but only because of the Chelsea thing; no reflection on West Ham.

Isn't it odd how often a new manager produces a result like this? Way too early to say if the change will Curb the Hammers' bad form but with Ashton on his way back, and a few quid to invest in the transfer window, I'd say their chances are now better than even of staying up.