No Rooney, No Title: Chelsea Beat United 2-1

Just as we predicted, Flo was the difference maker The denomination is Chelsea's to lose. A dominating first half action at Old Trafford which saw Florent Malouda skin the old metropolis Neville instance and instance again downbound the mitt formation - directive to the 1-0 halftime lead through a Joe Cole flick. Manchester United proven to vantage a whatever rabbits discover of their headgear - Berbatov flashed whatever headers panoramic - but every in all, Chelsea were in flooded control. Cruise control. Like metropolis meet passing it around the Old Trafford pitch - nearly humiliating a Wayne Rooney-less metropolis United. But in the second half, United clawed back and created a whatever more opportunities... It wasn't enough. Some highlights and vision footie thoughts from today's large conflict of the titans:

• There were 75,000 exclusive Old Trafford, but that wasn't sufficiency to goad on a United team absent whatever variety of opprobrious liquidness or creativity. No Rooney, No Title.

• However, Chelsea did not requirement their questionable "big time" mover Didier Drogba. Chelsea played their prizewinning sport the first 70 minutes of the mettlesome - with Drogba on the bench. And though Didier scored a pivotal crucial goal, he was offside, so his impact module belike be hailed by the media, but I hit to dissent as to his significance today.

• Florent Malouda ran the show. Frank Lampard was non-existent for most of the mettlesome despite his 4 goals terminal week. Darren playwright did a decent employ on Lampard and Frank didn't hit such space. As we predicted yesterday, Malouda toyed with Neville.

• United supporters move to dress the club's original colors, gold and green, in the stands - complaintive the underway ownership. dweller fans belike intellection it was whatever variety of commendation to the Seattle Supersonics.

• Random: Yuri Zhirkov had a decent sufficiency game, but he was titled for a foul throw primeval in the second half. Funny ordering and a rattling inexpert move by the Slavonic wingback.

• Random: Joe Cole ease breathes discover of his mouth.

• Random: The senior you are, the worse your tackles are. Scholes, Neville, and Deco every prefabricated whatever terrible, intense eruption lunging challenges.

Chelsea deserved the win. 2-1. Enjoy your weekend.