riera is gonna be a big player for pool
definitely alot of skill on the ball and some pace too. did u see his one-touch back heel passes?
just like in the FA cup 5th round, pool won the match by overpowering the midfield. because the way man u play, they start their attacks with their forwards dropping to launch fast counter attacks from deep.
either of the vidic challenges could have been a straight red. for the first howard webb probably thought that rio came back to 'cover' and was considered the last man, but if you had looked at that situation, he was too far wide of robbie keane. given the kind of pace keane has and the position of the players, that was a genuine goalscoring chance, because if he wasn't hacked down he would have gone straight onto goal and there was no way rio could have caught him.
the second was more straightforward, vidic jumped into alonso with a raised elbow that caught his face. i don't know how much more before it would have been considered a straight red.
i think vidic will be suspended for the chelsea game. carrick limped off like a bapok. so chelsea, please finish them off