Yes, I’m trying my best to keep a positive spin on things. A 4-0 loss at Old Trafford was very flattering …. to us! If it wasn’t for Lehmann’s performance, we could have seen a 6 or 7-0 easily. We were so dreadful yesterday that we made someone like Darren Fletcher look good! He scored twice, and with a goal from Nani and another from Rooney, our worst showing of the year was over. Our performance was shocking, the only explanation is that Wenger has a master plan, where we try our best to lose and look like shit to give them a false sense of security and over confidence plus the added bonus of more games to play! Like I said, I’m trying my best to keep a positive spin.

From United’s side, its the best I’ve seen them play in many years, while we were at our worst. Nani and Anderson were showing why the cost more than 30 million, and like I said earlier, even Fletcher managed to look like a star. From our side, Hoyte and Traore showed that they still need some more time, and were exposed very easily from the flanks. Gallas was out of it, Gilberto is a lost cause, and even Fabregas was really bad. To make things worse, Eboue got a straight red for a silly challenge. But to me the most disappointing thing was that Adebayor came into the game in the second half as a sub, which meant his 2008 scoring streak is officially over. Still going in the league, but in reality it is over. Saying that Lehmann was our man of the match and we lost 4-0 basically sums up our game.

Seriously though, a 4-0 loss against our main rivals is always bitter, but to be totally honest, it’s not all bad. The FA Cup, for all its historical significance, is less of a priority compared to both the league and the Champions League. This season more than ever, we cannot risk having our think squad stretched to the maximum by competing in all fronts. Many fans think we should go for all silverware regardless, and I would agree usually, but this year is an exception. Our team is very young and very inexperienced, and we are actually competing for the premiership title, which is beyond all expectations. We are only 12 games away from getting there, and for our squad, this is definitely our priority! In a couple of years when our players are in the 25-28 age range, and we have fit players, we should have no problem in competing in all competitions.

In my opinion, even the Champions League this year is not a priority. I don’t think we can beat Milan, and even if we do, I don’t think we can beat Madrid or Barcelona this year. Going to the next round would be a wonderful bonus, and we should be grateful if we do, but not getting there is not the end of the world either. We have to be pragmatic about our season. Our best chance is the league, and we should do everything possible to win it.

We all saw how the 2000/01 season ended in misery. We ALMOST won on all fronts, but ended up as league runner ups, FA Cup runner ups, and Champions League quarter finalists, which was our best showing in Europe at the time. This season we can really focus on the league and make the most out of it.

Yesterday’s game, along with the Spurs beer cup game will hopefully only be blips that are forgotten if we actually go ahead and win the league.