Dynamo Kiev vs Manchester United [ 2-4 ]

Centre back Rio Ferdinand opened the scoring, but United’s frontline ran riot in Kyiv during a free-flowing and frenetic Group F encounter.

Despite pre-match predictions of a tight tussle likely to be settled by a single strike, the net bulged six times in the Ukraine capital as Wayne Rooney, Carlos Tevez and Cristiano Ronaldo enjoyed the freedom of the Olympiyskiy Stadium’s vast pitch.

Dynamo Kyiv did score two of the six goals, but never seriously threatened United’s stranglehold on a third successive Champions League victory. The win leaves the Reds with maximum points so far in this season’s competition and the opportunity to secure group qualification when Kyiv travel to Manchester in a fortnight. [ ...Read More at Manchester United Fan ]

1 Manchester United are returning to their best attacking football. The kind of football that won them the Premier League last year.

2 But they still have a big John O’Shea-shaped weakness in their side. Fergie has fairly ruthlessly moved on United youngsters who didn’t quite make the grade to lesser clubs. How did O’Shea survive?

3 Whoever said Manchester United lacked a natural goalscorer this season had obviously forgotten about Rio Ferdinand! [ ... Read More at Who Ate All the Pies ]

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