Manchester United won the 2008 English Premier League Title (Somebody from Old Trafford is happy…)
Once again, Old Trafford celebrates.
The 2007-08 English Premier League season finally concluded with the usual suspects, Man-U, winning the coveted English football title after beating Wigan 2-0 on the final day of the season.
This is now the 10th Premier League championship the Manchester United Red Devils have won in the last 16 years. Talk about domination huh? After taking it away from Chelsea last season, Man-U made sure that their title win last year was no fluke after successfully defending their crown despite the slow start to the season.
Speaking of Chelsea FC, they had the opportunity to make this year’s Premiership title chase interesting. They were up against Bolton on the final day of the season, holding a 1-0 lead. They could’ve had a 2-0 win over Bolton and steal the title away from their rivals from Man-U by taking over the points lead in the standings, instead, they gave up a goal merely a few minutes before the match ended, ending up
with a 1-1 draw to the Bolton Wanderers and two points behind Man-U after the anticlimactic finish.
Yeeesh… What a waste that was.
In the end, Manchester United finished with 87 championship points to win this year’s Premiership while Chelsea FC wound up with 85. This was the closest finish for the Premiership since Man-U edged Arsenal by a single point back in 1999.
Now, Manchester United, with 10 Premiership titles, will continue to chase the all-time record set by Liverpool of 18 league titles. Sure, these guys still have a long way to go before they get there but with young guns Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney on their side, eight more Premierships are not that too difficult to have.
‘’I think it will come,'’ said Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson, who has 21 individual trophies to his name in 22 seasons at Old Trafford. ‘’This team is developing all the time. It’s a good young team and there’s plenty of years left in them.'’
While Manchester United already have the English football title secured, their rivalry with Chelsea FC ain’t over yet. The next stage for this Man-U - Chelsea rivalry is on May 21, when both teams go for the European title at the 2008 UEFA Champions League final. If Chelsea wins that, Man-U’s Premiership win won’t mean shit.
Who will win the 2008 UEFA Champions League final between Manchester United and Chelsea? Bodog Sportsbook has the odds.
Manchester United -0.5
Chelsea +0.5
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