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| photo by Magnus D | via PhotoRee |
Seeing Pele and Cantona back on the pitch was almost enough in and of itself to make last night out of this world. If only they'd played, a truly special night would have been incredibly over the top. As it was, it was pretty damn good anyway, as the evening represented a fitting retrospective on Paul Scholes' United career.
Herewith some thoughts on the evening's festivities for one of the best in the business:
o United exposed the makeshift New York Cosmos team right from the start, with Nani and Berba both threatening goal to begin the action -- it was a vision of things to come.
o It was strange to see two number 18s on the pitch, with both the evening's honoree and new boy Ashley Young donning the famous number. Just one question: Couldn't United have asked Young to wear a different number, if ony for just for last night?
o Was Scholesy's goal to open the scoring a set up? At first I thought Brad Friedl may not have stretched quite as much as he might have, but when I saw the replay I realized what a well taken shot it was. The defenders may have backed off a bit when Scholes received the ball just outside the box, but his shot still had to be placed perfectly. The goal represented a perfect beginning to a perfect night.
o David De Gea must be getting bored in goal. He's had very little work to do against Barcelona and the Cosmos. Too bad the regular season won't be this easy.
