At some stage, throughout his career, Robin Van Persie must have dreamt to score a title-clinching goal.
Tonight he made up for the time he wasted fighting for fourth place down in North London, by netting not one but all the three goals that delivered United their 20th league title with four games to go.
It was as fitting a way to win the league as any for the Dutchman, United’s marquee signing in the summer, for so long proved to be the catalyst behind his new club’s triumph this season.
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A Monday night game against Aston Villa wouldn’t normally set the pulse racing, but tonight’s match is an altogether different proposition. Three points against Paul Lambert’s men will clinch United’s 20th league title with four games to go, an impressive achievement despite the critics Sir Alex’s troops have been subject to since August.
After having their wind somewhat knocked out of their sails by City two weeks ago, United produced a professional performance to win at Stoke and laboured to a draw against West Ham on Wednesday night, further proof that the, at times, brilliant performances that had produced 45 goals in the first 18 league meetings are a distant memory.
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It was July 28, 2010, the setting, Reliant Stadium in Houston Texas. The final fixture in the annual Manchester United North American pre-season tour, which saw the Red Devils take on M-L-S All-Star team. This was a match where he made his debut.
Coming on as a second-half substitute to the cheers and support from his country’s people, it didn’t take him long to make an impact. Missing his first chance at goal off a beautifully crossed ball from Tom Cleverley. He would not let the next opportunity pass him by.
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United could win the 20th Premier League title tomorrow at Old Trafford if they beat struggling Villa.
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United are a top priced 1.25 with bet365 and Betfred to beat Aston Villa at Old Trafford, and everything suggests they are bankers to do just that.
The stats reveal that Villa have won just one of their last 34 Premier League games against The Red Devils (L24,D9), and they have also scored just 10 times in their previous 20 league trips to Manchester.
The visitors have also lost 28 times to United in the top flight – six more times than against any other side.
It really should be a case of a comfortable success for Sir Alex’s men who need a maximum of six points from their last five games to win the title.
Indeed, they could well come into the game needing to win this if Spurs beat City on Sunday and anything other than a victory is hard to envisage.
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To paraphrase Henry B. Adams, it might be impossible to underrate human intelligence, but it’s definitely possible to underrate footballing intelligence, particularly the one that Michael Carrick has abundantly shown since joining Manchester United.
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In the end it wasn’t quite the leap towards the title United fans had hoped their team would take tonight, but Sir Alex Ferguson’s men are a point closer to a 20th league title and, considering the abysmal performance they treated the traveling supporters to in the first hour, they can be satisfied with that.
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For both teams competing tonight, the season has petered out somewhat in recent weeks. West Ham are luxuriating in the comfort of mid table, neither worrying by relegation nor threatening a late assault on the European places. Whilst this winding down has been a massive positive for West Ham fans, it has been anti-climatic for Manchester United’s, after crashing out of two cup competitions and having sewn up the title weeks ago. Now the aim is to create a dazzling title procession, but will this be enough motivation to defeat a solid West Ham side?
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Van Persie finds the net again as United grab the 3 points at Stoke.
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An advert for sexy football it wasn’t, for United were about as entertaining as a night out in the Potteries, but it was exactly the professional response needed after a couple of unimpressive displays, culminating in Monday’s defeat against City.
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Who would’ve thought that on March fifth this year, a simple, inocuous high foot at home to Real Madrid would lead to a twitchy away trip to Stoke City just five weeks later.
Much premature talk of trebles and doubles have ceased in those five weeks as United, the masters of their own downfall, were knocked out of both cup competitions leaving many onlookers pointing once again to midfield defeciencies as their achilles heel.
Despite being made overwhelming favourites at 1.60 by Bwin, United know todays fixture will be anything but straight forward.
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United’s trip to the Britannia Stadium is expected to be hard as the journey to the 20th title continues.
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Manchester United travel to the Britannia Stadium to take on struggling Stoke and look cracking value at 1.62 with Betfred to get back to winning ways.
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So, here we are again. Another Monday night derby presenting United with the chance to hammer the final nail in City’s coffin, only for them to relinquish the opportunity, and having their limits prominently exposed.
United’s impressive gap at the top had led many to wonder whether the 2012-13 team was indeed one of Fergie’s finest or whether this Premier League season was characterised by a severe lack of quality, with Monday night’s encounter considered to be the perfect chance to lay down a statement of intent.
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