Happy 70th 'Bad' Day for Sir Alex Ferguson

The bookmakers were shamed this afternoon as Blackburn Rovers did the nearly impossible - beat Manchester United at Old Trafford.


Sadly, this one can't be brushed aside as just another defeat on a bad day for Manchester United. This one will be remembered for the following reasons -

1. It happened on Sir Alex Ferguson's 70th Birthday!
2. Blackburn Rovers were bottom of the league with a Manager hanging on a thread of hope to keep his job
3. A win or tie could have put Manchester United on top of the league to start 2012

What went wrong? Let's try to break it down.

First, Sir Alex's selection was questionable. Playing Chicharito, Berbatov and Welbeck was rather odd. Park is a wide attacking player, not a central midfielder. Rafael is not a midfielder either. Last time I checked, he was a defender. Valencia ended up playing right back again!

Second, there was really no need to drop Lindegaard to the bench in favor of David De Gea in goal. De Gea proved to be quite an awful pick ahead of Lindegaard, who by the way, is yet to concede a goal in the Premier League!

Lastly, you can't underestimate the moral-boosting effect of having Wayne Rooney in the starting lineup or bench. Who the heck is Will Keane? Roy's nephew? This was no time to give a kid a sentimental debut. Perhaps SAF was looking for the Macheda effect? Wrong move.

Credit should go to Steve Kean and his men, Yakubu in particular. Staring at possibly no points before Christmas, they have managed to conjure 4 points from two of England's biggest clubs in Liverpool and Manchester United. This is why we love the Premier League. ANYTHING CAN HAPPEN!!!

Kean deserves to keep his job from this point on. Rovers fans should give him a chance.