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It's been a hard few months watching Man United, hasn't it? They're on a brilliant run but I'm a bit gobsmacked as to why most commentators are purring about their excellence whereas George Graham's Arsenal won the title by being plain dull.
Hansen always treats a good bit of positioning by any centre-half like it was painted by blinking Rembrandt, but this time everyone else has just been banging on like Fergie's Flinty Back Four are the Rolls Royce of defenders. Even I get accused of being part of the OT love-in.
Let's be straight about it. The Blue Bell's chants of "Boring Boring Man-U!" felt a bit forced, I'll grant you, but there's no doubt that it's Vidic and Ferdinand who have created this run. I'm a little tired of praying for a Moses to part this Red Sea. (In fact Remi would have fitted in nicely).
Still, they can show a bit going forward when they need to. None more so than this jinking little whippersnapper Giggs. I dunno what job this bloke is going to walk into behind the scenes at the 'Theatre of Dreams' but he'll deserve it.

Incidentally, where do you get off with this 'Theatre of Dreams' nonsense? It's a fine stadium but let's not get all Catherine Cookson about it. Everton have got this 'School of Science' thing 'n' all.
I can imagine Phil Neville nudging someone off the ball with the aid of a lit Bunsen burner, but it's all a bit much. Mind, if OT is the 'Theatre of Dreams' then what's the Riverside? The 'Empty Barn of Destiny'?
It's hard to believe it's 18 years since Giggs first trotted out, looking for all the world like a foal running on its hind legs. People raved about him then but I wasn't sure.