article_snippet: and I’m not even referring to the Wes Brown-John O’Shea red card cock-up.
article_snippet: Between 2007 and 2013
article_snippet: Some great players contributed to that run of success
article_snippet: – Cristiano Ronaldo, Carlos Tevez and Wayne Rooney up front.
article_snippet: Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic –
article_snippet: possibly the Premier League’s greatest ever centre-half partnership – were rocks at the back.
article_snippet: And of course Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs were still weaving magic spells on the pitch in the best club side I have ever seen, while Gary Neville was as solid and dependable off the pitch as on the pitch.
article_snippet: Of all those names only one is still playing for Manchester United, and he scored both goals in Saturdaythe Premier League’s win.
article_snippet: Another – Michael Carrick – has been injured for most of this season.
article_snippet: First Lee Cattermole, then Jordi Gomez, clattered into Angel di Maria, yet somehow escaped bookings.
article_snippet: notably Ashley Young, who has been consistently impressive and effective out wide.
highlights_snippet: Adrian Durham on Adam Lallana being better than Steven Gerrard .