Stroll By The Hammers

United 2-0 West Ham United
Premiership 2008/09 : attendance 75,397
You turn up and you don't expect to lose. Cold night, about 4C, very muted crowd, bit of singing in the upper Stretford End. Two goals at the far end by Ronaldo. Job done, three points, go home and watch it from a different angle on 'Match of The Day'. It all felt a bit flat.

Points of interest. Last 20 minutes, you have Berbatov, Ronaldo, Rooney and Tevez as the attackers, that's some fire-power. A couple of fine saves by Robert Green, two corners and that's it. Just thinking about goal difference and how it's important later in the season. There was a some presentations before the game which delayed the start by about five minutes. Table with a white table cloth - Ronaldo and Ferdinand pick up some FIFA awards. Big cheers. You expect that. Then some corporate presentation by Sir Alex to Hublot watches the "new timekeeping partnership with United" and other PR speak. Everyone around looked bemused, didn't cheer. The new Red Devils : Big Bang watch looks great on the Hublot website. But no prices, which you means - if you have to ask you can't afford it.