Chelsea vs United : Five things we learned...

             Okay.This is not an attempt just to celebrate Chelsea's win over Manchester United on Tuesday night,nor it's just another platform to defend the team or the refereeing decisions after all the controversies.I'll try my best to remain impartial here.But,then you have to take one stand on some matters,even at the risk of refuting others.So forgive me,if I have strong opinions on few things,but here are Five big things I noticed after the Showdown at Stamford Bridge.

1. Fergie may be a Genius,But we shouldn't bother much about his Post-match comments :
     It was almost comical,Ferguson calling for the referee's head,just 2 days after his Right hand man publicly said "We should not interfere too much with refereeing,and let the Powers that be take the control of the game." Yes,David Luiz deserved to be sent off for that tackle on Rooney,but Ferguson had no moral right to talk about it,after shamelessly defending Rooney's antics vs Wigan.And whatever he calls the Penalty decision,from 'Soft' to 'Simulation',It WAS a penalty.Smalling was unlucky there,with the ball ricocheting off Zhirkov after he had successfully intercepted Lampard's pass,but he did clash with Zhirkov,causing him to go down.I know he can't just vanish from there,but that's not an excuse to deny Zhirkov a run towards the goal.Even Ball-handling BY MISTAKE results in penalties,and referee had no choice but to point to the spot.But then Fergie knows all this too well.He has done it for years,taking the focus away from his team's defeat.And guess what,most of the times,It's worked.Will it work even this time vs Liverpool,we will find out by Sunday.

2. David Luiz: A Legend in the making,but he needs to control himself :
          David Luiz was outstanding versus Manchester United,apart from one moment of madness.That could've cost him and his team the match,but, it didn't.Just one month into the EPL,and the guy has looked terrific from the beginning,solid in defence,with brilliant Ball-playing qualities,and an amazing finishing technique too,as we witnessed on Tuesday.I guess the Brazilians are just born with it.But the lad should've got red-carded,after the late challenge on Rooney.It was cleverly disguised,and yeah it seemed totally intentional.Luck will not favour him always in future,but he deserves some appreciation for a brilliant performance versus the League leaders.

David Luiz already looks a future Superstar

3. The Old Guard still has Life left in them :
          This is not just about Chelsea,but also for United.Van der Sar showed his class with that superb triple-save to deny Ivanovic in first half.Scholes was the orchestrator again in the first half,as United dominated the Opening period.John O'shea looked comfortable too on the right,as Malouda failed to trouble him much.As far as Chelsea were concerned,Terry was fantastic alongside young Luiz, Drogba was menacing ever since he came on,and Frank Lamapard showed why he's still so vital in that Chelsea set-up,with Ice-cold nerves to slot the wining penalty.You just don't save those.Well,not unless you are daring enough to just stand in the middle,and prepared to look utterly foolish,if the taker shoots even two inches to either side.

4. Come May,the Title is heading to Old Trafford :
           Now,this looks a strange conclusion to draw,after watching them falter in the Second half.Bu,still there were signs that United were returning to the deadly form they have missed so far this season.Honestly,United have almost played pathetic at times this season,but they still lead so comfortably because others have been even more pathetic.But,United did show flashes of the brilliance we all know they posses.Rooney is getting back among goals,which is a massive bad news to EPL defenders.And don't forget, they were playing versus a team fighting to save their season.All teams will not offer the same intensity,nor the kind of quality that Chelsea posses.So even though,it's a setback for ManUnited,anyone still willing to bet on the "Barcelona-beating-Birmingham-losing" unpredictable Gunners?

Rooney is getting back to his devasting form

5. Carlo is here to stay :

        People may find it foolish to talk such things just on one big performance.But the reasons for which I make this statement are much deeper.Carlo Ancelloti dared to keep the Dynamic Didier Drogba (Triple D,we can say!) on the bench for arguably club's biggest game of the season,and He did not suffer any backlash.It's quite an achievement at a Club like Chelsea."Big Phil" Scolari was sacked because he tried to sideline the Big Stars at Chelsea like Drogba and Ballack(I suspect the horrific results under him were also a reason!!) .Even the "Special One" Jose Mourinho fell out with the Chelsea hierarchy over his treatment of the then record signing, Andriy Shevchenko.When Scolari kept Drogba on the bench, he looked totally uninterested even after coming on as substitute.That was Scolari's downfall.After coming on versus United on Tuesday, Drogba looked as hungry as ever,as he virtually threw Nemanja Vidic into submission late in the game.Finally,Chelsea seemed to have found a man, unafraid to take bold decisions,and still having his team's full support behind him.After 3 months of utter craziness,finally it seems, exciting times are nearer for Chelsea.