Not so ordinary after all

NOT so underwhelming now then. Those that can remember the team that won Manchester United’s first title in 1908 would probably claim Michael Carrick would not get a game and that Fabio would get nowhere near the 1911 side.

But once again, what is probably Alex Ferguson’s least celebrated team in two decades moved within touching distance of moving above Liverpool on to 19 titles after sweeping Chelsea away with a relentless first-half performance at Old Trafford.

A goal up within 36 seconds through Javier Hernandez, Nemanja Vidic doubled United’s lead midway through the first half and although Chelsea pulled one back through Frank Lampard, a comeback was never really on the cards.