357. MAN UNITED IS THE BPL CHAMPION…

The EPL championship was clinched the previous week when Man United grabbed a point at Blackburn with a Wayne Rooney penalty conversion.

That was the single point needed to accumulate the unassailable lead that, crowned Manchester United as the Barclays (English) Premier League champion for the record 19^th time.

Still, the team that took the field in their last match at Old Trafford this season against Blackpool took to the field with full of passions, vigour, focus and determination to win as if the championship was still at stake.

The first Man U goal by Ji Sung Park was a real beauty in simplicity.

Blackpool with Charlie Adams taking charge at the midfield, highlighted by that wonderful free kick goal was just marvelous. The way he gathered his team to equalize and then took the lead was just brilliant.

What an asset this player would be to Man U if Sir Alex cares to bring him to Old Trafford.

Just too bad for Charlie Adams and his team, on the night that Man U was penned to receive the Barclays EPL championship Trophy, no one could spoil the Man U party. The way Vidic rallied his team back to earn a deserving victory was very commendable. Just love to watch the Anderson's and Michael Owen's goals again and again… Wow

In the end, Blackpool lost condemning them back to Championship football where they were the previous season.

To Man U, Sir Alex Ferguson and the team of 2010/2011, congratulations on this successful campaign and as a long time fan, I said “Thank you for such an entertaining season. Hope to be at Old Trafford ground next season.”

To Edwin Van der Sar and Gary Neville who will be hanging their boots after this season, TQ for all the services at Man U.

To Michael Owen and Owen Hargreaves who might be leaving for new clubs, all the best in your new venture.

HAIL MANCHESTER UNITED, THE GREATEST ENGLISH FOOTBALL CLUB EVER...

351. THE THRILLING DECIDER AND THE WINNER…IS MAN U, OF COURSE

Half time: 2-0 Full time: 2-1

It was not supposed to come this far for Man U to clinch the title but as usual football is such an intriguing and passionate game, the suspense had to creep in and dragged the championship to be decided by this crunching match with Chelsea, the defending champion.

I looked forward to watch this decider especially after last week's defeat by Arsenal left Man United with only three-point advantage over Chelsea.

The starting eleven on both side threw some surprises with Park Ji Sung being preferred to Nani and Kalou's inclusion kept Torres on the bench.

Wow, what a dream start. A wonder first goal on 36^th second by Hernandez from a Park Ji Sung pass was pure magic. Man U was one up against Chelsea even before I finished my first cup of warm water.

Sir Alex Ferguson must have drilled hard into the players heads for them to come out roaring like tigers.

A Wayne Rooney's strike on the 7^th minute was just excellent but was deflected by Cech. That would have been a wonderful second goal. Alas, it was not meant to be.

It was all Man U stamping its authority on the field with Chelsea still to find its footing.

Frustration must have crept in by then for Ivanovic to launch a reckless tackle on Rooney on the 12^th minute earning him a yellow card. Man United was just pure brilliant.

Rooney shot again on the 14^th minute but just missed the left post.

Chelsea hit back on the 19th minute with a shot by Kalou but was deflected by the alert Van Der Sar.

Park on target crashing a powerful shot on 22nd minute but was blocked by Cech. It could have easily been three goals if not for the superb performance by Peter Cech as the Chelsea custodian.

Giggs then made a sublimed cross into the goal area which was met perfectly by a header from Vidic resulting in the marvelous 2^nd goal.

The scene in the stadium was sheer ecstasy.

Despite Man U dominance, Chelsea managed to spring a few sporadic attacks including a header by Kalou which was tipped over by Van der Sar on the 25th minute.

The first half definitely belonged to Man United with Giggs, a towering figure in the centre of the field.

The second half started with three changes. Chelsea brought in Ramirez for Obi Michel and Alex coming in for Luiz. Evans replaced John O’Shea on the Man U side.

The introduction of Alex and Ramirez definitely brought some urgency for Chelsea. The game seemed to tilt in favour of Chelsea with more possession, penetration and purpose.

Van Der Sar was excellent as usual shutting out many attempts by Chelsea.

Torres was introduced on the 61st min replacing Kalou to add more bite upfront but he was rather ineffective.

The game was stretched at times with Ramires taking charge in midfield while Man U dilly dallying in the middle of park.

Minute 65 saw a miscue from Alex but Hernandez failed to capitalize.

Frank Lampard put life back for Chelsea with a fortunate goal on the 68th minute.

The temperature immediately went up a few notch with Man U in sixes.

Ryan Giggs, the ever reliable workhorse rallied back to take control in midfield and allowed Man U to preserve the score till the last minute.

Vidic, Ferdinand and Van der Sar marshalled the Man U defense solidly at the back.

As Howard Webb blew the final whistle on the 94th minute even Sir Bobby Charton was seen clapping elated by the win.

Sir Alex Ferguson too a bow acknowledging the crowd's support knowing that another point next week against Blackburn would bring the EPL championship back to Old Trafford for the record 19^th time.

Full time statistics indicated that Man U was the better team of the day.

As Man U players trooped out smiling and hugging each other, Man U crowd rejoicing, a Chelsea fan was seen nail-biting mourning the comprehensive loss...

Top of The World

Wayne Rooney powered a 10-man Man United team to 1 - 0 victory over Liga de Quito of Ecuador in the Club World Cup held in Yokohama, Japan. It was indeed a sweet success, capping a most fruitful year after winning the EPL and the European Cup earlier this year.

What a way to end the season for the best club in the world and for the best supported club in the world.

Congratulations, Man U.

See you guys at OLD TRAFFORD next season. INSYAALLAH...

MANCHESTER UNITED DID IT AGAIN!

Yes, the best soccer club in the world is again the champion of Europe after a lapse of nine years. What a game it was. Right down to the wire. Chelsea was beaten in a nail biting penalty shootout. After successfully retaining the English League Championship, The European Championship is the best icing on the cake. CONGRATULATIONS.....

Wonder whether FAM could somehow get some assistance from Man U to bring back glory to our national soccer team.