An unfortunate result for a team that dominated the entire match. Mourinho fielded an inexperienced defense and it showed, United took it to Inter in the first half with plenty of opportunities because of weak defending mainly by Rivas.

I did have an issue with Giggs though, I do believe he is in great shape, but there were a couple of plays where he wanted to be the hero and didn’t make the right decision. For example, in the 16th minute he took a free kick that went right into the wall! I couldn’t remember the last time Giggsy scored a free kick! So I decided to YouTube “Ryan Giggs free kicks” and all I got was PES and FIFA videos.  So why the hell did he take that kick?

Another play I felt he could have done better on was the break he got from Nelson Rivas, he took the shot on goal but had such a tough angle and the way Julio Cesar was playing, he was never gonna score, he should have played the ball square to Berbatov!

And I really don’t think he should have been out there for 90 minutes.

Everyone else played really well, I was pleasantly surprised by both Johnny Evans and John O’Shea! Containing Ibrahimovic and Adriano is no easy task! Park did what he does best, plays within himself. I would like to have seen a little more of Berbatov.

Overall I feel we have a great advantage going into the return leg. If everyone can stay healthy and Vidic can keep from getting suspended, we should have a much stronger team for the decisive match at Old Trafford!

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