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He might have captained England at Old Trafford but last night was the official home coming for the blue eyed boy of the English football. David Beckham, not quite was he a prodigal son on the pitch last night but was an opponent. It surely must be an emotional night for the player, who was not only loved but revered as one of the Manchester United best players and former captain of the club. Then, also, there were protestors with the yellow and green scarves to show the support to the Red Knights and dissent towards the Glazers. Currently, the Glazers are probably the most hated figure in Manchester, if not in England. But Beckham’s comeback was completely overshadowed by the man, who has been constantly getting better this season. He has been a revelation. Wayne Rooney. It has been absolute joy to watch Rooney this season. He made some incredible moves, great runs and once again he was very good in the air. He has now scored 30 goals so far this season, only 12 short of the record 42 goals by Cristiano Ronaldo in the penultimate season.

And of course, what a match! Rossoneris’ defense did look fragile from the beginning, but still I was quite surprised by the full-time score line. After all its AC Milan, the seven times champion of the Europe. But by the time Manchester United scored the third goal (Ji-Sung Park), the Rossoneris had probably already given up and they looked really demoralized. The aggregate score line for Man U vs. ACM after the two legs, 7 -2. Amazing ain’t it??

I, however, was surprised to see Real Madrid crash out. It was unbelievable. With over $200 million spend over last summer; this team certainly needs to perform much better than their current form. One more reason to believe that there actually might be lack of value in the market (in terms of players), as stated by Sir Alex and Real Madrid did grossly overpaid for some of their stars, like Karim Benzema. Real Madrid has not qualified for the quarterfinals for the sixth consecutive year, too much for a team which boast of the Galacticos. For, the Los Blancos need to win to justify their investments. :)