Manchester United in EPL 2007-08: 2 Draws in 2 Matches

Before the beginning of the season, Manchester United spent a lot of money for buying new players. So, many experts thought that Manchester United will have an explosive start to EPL 2007-08 season. However, the opposite has happened for Man Utd. The club has drawn both their opening matches. Just a few hours ago, Manchester United drew against Portsmouth by 1-1. Manchester United first scored a goal in the first half but Portsmouth leveled the score in the second half. In the lst few minutes, Man U players became desperate to score a winner. In fact, at the end of the second half, four added minutes played.

BBC reported:

United took the lead when new signing Carlos Tevez set up Paul Scholes who fired in from 25 yards.

Portsmouth equalised when Benjani sent a superb header past Edwin van der Sar.

Sulley Muntari earned a second yellow for a late tackle on Michael Carrick, while Cristiano Ronaldo saw red for his part in a fracas with Richard Hughes.

This was the first match for Argentine striker Tevez and he did not impress Manchester United fans that much. Man United supporters will feel more disappointed to see that Chelsea got all three points against Reading.

So, it seems that Sir Alex Furgoson will have to motivate his players more in the upcoming matches.