Manchester United currently occupy a strange netherworld where their football games continue to garner the most attention, but actually matter very little. Perhaps this is how seasons usually end for mid-table teams, or those who know they are out of the running for Europe in March. Altogether, it is not a demeanor that suits United. Sunday they battled Chelsea in spurts, but it was clear nothing was at stake.
The Londoners will be jubilant about their 1-0 victory and it is another tremendous achievement for Rafael Benitez’s CV. Premier League-winning manager Sir Alex Ferguson had other things on his mind though. It would never be admitted publicly, but this game against Chelsea was an opportunity to put some players in the shop window for a transfer away from Old Trafford this summer.
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