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Being a Manchester United, the weekend couldn’t have been much better. Although i was expecting Manchester United to win comfortably against managerless Newcastle, i didn’t expect them to score 6. They did take around 49 minutes to score the first goal but after that there was no looking back. Cristiano Ronaldo is in superb form right now and he deserved his hat trick. His goal tally for this season is now at 22 and i expect him to cross the 30 mark by the end of the season. The result along with Arsenal dropping points against Birmingham takes them to the top of the league on Goal difference.

The situation at Newcastle is becoming worse with Harry Redknapp ruling himself out of the Newcastle job. The focus will now shift towards Alan Shearer who has the support of fans and also Redknapp. I don’t expect Shearer to take the Managerial post so early in his carrear but in football who knows. Another possible candidate could be Mark Hughes who hasnt ruled himself out of the running.

In the other results, the pressure just keeps mounting on Rafa Benitez after Liverpool drew against Middlesbrough after a lack luster display. It was also on papers that the Liverpool owner also approached Klinsmann for the Liverpool job before he took over Bayern Munich. With there titles hopes almost gone now, i don’t think Rafa Benitez will be here next season.

Chelsea defeated Spurs 2-0 to keep the pressure on the leaders with Nicolas Anelka making his debut. The signing of Anelka will put a lot of pressure on Shevchenko. He has been unable to produce the same form which he did for AC Milan and unless he can do that in the next few months, the time may be up for him in the summer. Everton defeated Manchester city 1-0 and Aston Villa defeated Reading 3-1 to move to fifth and sixth in the table. Wigan and Sunderland also recorded wins to take some pressure off them. Blackburn managed to defeat Bolton thanks to a late strike by Jason Roberts who may the club in January due to the lack of opportunities.

The race for title is sure getting hotter with Manchester United, Arsenal and Chelsea are all in contention. Its been a long time since the league has been this much competitive. With Liverpool almost 10 points behind, i think it will be a miracle if they win.