Sorry about that poor pun!! United played Everton today and won 1-0. I think that is now 12 clean sheets in a row – its something like 17 hours since United conceded a goal. When the clock passed 72 minutes, it also meant Van Der Sar had not conceded a goal for 1104 minutes which built the previous record and is an English league record.

Its a great record but it has owed plenty to the whole team especially the defence. I am sure many keepers would like to play in goal behind Vidic and Ferdinand!! Vidic has been United’s player of the season and is in with a shout for players of the season for the whole premier league. (Vidic has been banned for one game after his red card in the World Club Championship thing which means he missed the first leg of match against Inter – people were saying it could have been a 3 match ban so it could have been worse!!) As well as the defence playing well, the whole team has worked hard especially players like Tevez who is always chasing the ball and defending from the front.

It wasnt a vintage performance by United with the goal coming just before half time with a Ronaldo penalty. Carrick, who played brilliantly, was tripped by Arteta. It looked accidental but was certainly a penalty. There was another shout for a penalty when Lescott challenged Carrick (in the 2nd half). He didnt get anywhere near the ball so surprised it was not given – possibly the view for the ref was obstructed??

The Premier League looked like it was lining up to be one of the most exciting in awhile with all the “big-four” quite level and with Aston Villa threatening to enter the “big four”.

However, its now looking like United are going to make it a one-horse race with United 2 points clear of Liverpool and Chelsea and with a game in hand. If Chelsea and Liverpool draw at the weekend and United win it will extend even further.

United are hitting some form with Liverpool in particular playing poorly. Since Rafa’s rant Liverpool have not won – I think the last 3 goals they have drawn. Chelsea are also not playing very well either. Arsenal are out of the top 4 positions but if they keep Van Persie fit they could be back into the top 4.

Even with all the injuries, at one point about 11 first team players out, United have gone 11 games with conceding a goal. Its a record for Van Der Sar but I think a lot is actually down to the defense in-front of him. On average he has just 3 saves to make a game! Over the last 11 games, Vidic in particular has been brilliant and Evans has done well while Rio has been out injured. Against West Brom, United had some players back from injury so its getting better. Rio was back aswell as Park.

Over the last few weeks many players have been hitting great form. Giggs has rolled back the years and has been amazing. Also Berbatov has now scored 5 goals in 6 games!!

With the United players playing well and scoring, it has meant my fantasy football team has done well. About time after a few weeks of very poor scoring. My team was dropping like a stone in the mini-leagues!! This gameweek I scored 94 points – a lot of help with Ronaldo’s 28 points and Vidic’s 12 points.

David Beckham, who is currently on loan at AC Milan, is showing signs that he may end up staying at Milan and not going back to LA Galaxy. He has played 4 games so far and has generally impressed especially in the last 2 games when he has scored a couple great goals. Against Bologna a few days ago he scored a really nice goal from a tight angle. Yesterday, he scored a trademark freekick against Geneo. He was subbed at 70 minutes but was given a standing ovation. England manager Capello was in the crowd and its rumoured that Becks will play for England next month again Spain.

You can see Beckhams latest goal, the freekick, on The Sun web site.

Personally I hope he stays at Milan. He was ruining his career playing in the MLS. He is showing what a great player he is and its helping playing alongside some brilliant players like Kaka, Ronaldinho and Pirlo. By playing for Milan I think he is good and fit enough to keep going for awhile. Beckham hasnt said directly but he has said “Playing here is every player’s dream, but deciding what to do is not easy.” “It’s something that will take time. I am under contract with the Galaxy and I have plenty of respect for them.” “However, the possibility of playing for Milan is special. I knew I would have fun, but I didn’t know I would be enjoying it this much.”

He also said: “Everyone has worked hard to help me and I have been welcomed very well. Sometimes it takes weeks or months to settle and I am a little surprised.

“I find it similar to Manchester United. There is the tradition that only big clubs have.

“At Milan, like United, you breathe a special atmosphere wherever you go, on the pitch, in training, in the stadium.

“And then Milan have that trophy room, and this makes you feel special.”

Still at Milan David!!

Chelsea footballer Obi Mikel, who turned down a move to United (thank God!), is has shown himself to generally be an idiot has added another reason not to like him by drink driving. Idiot!

Apparently Jermaine Pennant was sold to Portsmouth because he was English. He has said “I don’t know if it is the English mentality he dislikes but there are not a lot of English players at Liverpool.”

Strange how Liverpool have a English captain in Steven Gerrard though….??? Personally I think its because he was abit crap!!

Its now official and Barack Obama is now the 44th president of the USA and the 1st African American president. Millions of people lined the streets of Washington DC watching the inauguration – just for a chance for them to say they were there.

I watched the first 10 minutes or so of him being sworn in. It didnt go 100% smoothly with Barack stumbling over the first few words. After the first few words the rest went to plan.

Looking at some of the sights in Washington DC, the rest of America and round the world it just showed what this all means to many people.

Obama has lots of things in his in-tray to sort out. Good luck Barack!!

The creator of the TV show Veronica Mars has confirmed that he will be writing the script for a Veronica Mars movie! Its one of my favourite shows and was the first thing I saw the lovely Kristen Bell in.

At the moment Kristen Bell hasnt signed up for the project but apparent is “in talks”.

In an interview with the Daily Mail, Torres talked about Kaka and also United (in the title chase). In the interview he basically said that City are not really a “big” club and are not fighting for trophies in the league, nevermind Europe. He said infact they are struggling around the relegation zone. Out of all the Liverpool players hes properly the only one I dont mind. Heres is most of his interview where he talks about Kaka and the possibility of him joining City:

“Manchester City must first play UEFA Cup or Champions League football because I cannot see how any big player would want to play for them until then. Big players want to win trophies and Manchester City is not even in the race for trophies in England, let alone Europe. They are fighting to stay in the Premier League, or to get to the middle of the table.

“They have to build from there and then go against the biggest clubs and after that, maybe, a top player will join them. Chelsea were high in the League before they started to sign really big stars. Now everyone wants to play for Chelsea, but they did not when Roman Abramovich first arrived. They built a strong club and then it happened.”

Although Torres doesn’t subscribe to the somewhat ignorant and frankly absurd view that City are a club with ‘no history’, he cannot see what the Brazilian would gain from such a move at this moment in time.

“For now, I cannot imagine Kaka playing for Manchester City. It would be a fantastic contract, yes, but there are other things more important than money. A player wants to be remembered for what he has won, for the medals, for what he has given his club,” he continued, before highlighting what is clearly an important idea for Torres: that football is about glory, not about money.

“Imagine 10 years after you stop playing, you go back, you look around, you are not in any picture, you have no medals, no trophies; it is like you played for nothing,” he went on.

“You may have a fantastic car, a fantastic home, but what does it matter?”

And Torres confirmed that what he is seeking is the biggest club prize of them all: the European Champions League.

“The biggest ambition in my career is still to win the European Cup,” he said.

“I want to have a picture of that to look at later; I want to have that medal. You can have a contract that is better than your friends, but no player looks back and says: ‘I won more money’.”

Oh dear!! Stories like this seem to come up after few months when someone is REALLY gullible and ends up sending £1000s to someone apparently in Nigeria. The scam usually goes along the lines of asking for money to pay for funeral fees or legal fees. When these legal fees are paid then they can get the massive inheritance.

The latest is a postman who ended up losing £130,000!! (Not sure how he managed to get £130,000 ???). He became “friends” with someone called “Angela Gates” on the MySpace web site back in 2007. She first asks for money to pay for funeral fees and medical expenses. She then asks for money for legal fees which could free up land she had inherited which was worth $2m.

By the end of last year he had handed over his bank details and £100,000!! He said that he became suspicious when the woman stopped communicating with him and contacted what he thought was a website run by the FBI in America but which turned out to be another scam. (He really is very gullible/unlucky!!)

It turned out that the “woman” was actually a guy from America.

His problems didnt end though. A woman from America claimed she had also been caught in the scam. He helped her pay legal expenses and hired 2 ex-FBI agents to try and get the money back for both of them. It now seems that these people were also involved in the scam. He paid them £30,000 so that totals his losses to more than £130,000.

In a way I feel sorry for him but how can someone be that stupid! The message to people – DON’T send money to people you dont know!!

Yesterday a plane crashed into the Hudson river in New York. Shortly after take-off it appears that a flock of birds hit the plane and took out both engines.

All the 155 passengers and crew on the plane survived thanks largely to the skills of the pilot. 78 people were treated for minor injuries, the most serious injury was someone who broke both legs. Considering what happened though it could have been a lot worse. Landing into water may seem a “better” option than crash landing into solid ground, but if the wings dip just abit then it would have been a lot different.

The pilot is a former Air Force fighter pilot with over 19,000 flying hours. Both the pilot and the crew had to react really quickly as it all happened moments after take off.

There are many photos online showing the plane in the water including one from a users of Twitter.