Contrary to popular belief both Vidic and Rooney started the match. Also in the starting line up Tevez would join Rooney up top. Park, Carrick, Scholes, and Ronaldo would play across the middle in the more traditional 4-4-2. Evra, Ferdinand, Vidic, and Brown in the back line with Van der Sar in goal.
Wigan Started Heskey, Bent up top, Koumas, Brown, Palacios, and Valencia across the middle. Figueroa, Scharner, Bramble, and Boyce in the back with Kirkland in goal.
Ronaldo took a weak shot that also went wide in the 8th minute. Not a very good start for Cristiano.
Ronaldo and United started very shaky and in the 14th minute Paul Scholes received a yellow card he shouldn’t have . It was much too early and unnecessary.
Boyce and Bent both got early chances before United could get a decent chance
PK! In the 32nd minute. The referee points to the spot after Rooney was taken down in the box. Ronaldo stepped up. How brave of Ronaldo to take the penalty kick after missing one against Barcelona. Ronaldo took the kick and Ronaldo scored! Ronaldo went to his right, and Kirkland guessed the wrong way!
Roman Abramovich and all the Chelsea fans are aware of it. Abramovich received a phone call and turned to his staff with a look of concern and disappointment
Rooney lost the ball in the 36th minute which led to Paul Scholes having to foul to prevent a counter attack, and Scholes got away with it, no booking, that would have been his second!
A SCARE in the 37th as Valencia crossed a ball for Bent who caught it first time only to have it hit the side post.
Half Time
Doctors have confirmed John Terry has suffered a broken arm, after a collision with Peter Cech.
No Changes for the second half
Free kick for United in the 48th minute Park was fouled 30 yards out
Ronaldo took a great shot, but it was pushed over the bar by the keeper.
Ronaldo came so close to scoring the second goal for United in the 54th from a corner kick. Ronaldo was unmarked in the box and connected well but the ball just went wide.
Rooney was furious after the referee waved play on. Rooney felt the Wigan defender handled the ball and he let the referee know it. The ref wasn’t going to take it, and booked the short tempered striker.
Chelsea just pulled ahead 1-0 at Stamford Bridge with a goal by Schevchenko. If Wigan found and equalizer at this point, Chelsea would have been very close to clinching the title
Scholes came off for the more defensive Owen Hargreaves in the 67th minute. United could not give up a goal at this point. Sir Alex knew United were 20 minutes from back to back titles.
Park was replaced by Ryan Giggs, with todays appearance the 34 year old Welshman ties Sir Bobby Charltons record with 758 appearances. Giggs could break it, if he plays in the Champions League Final
GOAL!!! Ryan Giggs scored the second goal for United and has won the title for a tenth time!!!! Wayne Rooney supplied a brilliant through ball, and Ryan Giggs made no mistake! Ryan Giggs has been a part of everyone of those 10 titles!!!!
There is the Final whistle and UNITED ARE CHAMPIONS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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