A Ruud Awakening

It was really nice to see Ruud van Nistelrooij have a nice performance today, scoring what would be the game winner. I've always thought he was a class act and as one of the game's top strikers of the past five years, he deserves to enjoy success in the World Cup.

I'm not sure about the details of his falling out with Alex Ferguson (one report I read described a fight with Cristiano Ronaldo), but the fact is that Man Utd will almost certainly part company with him after the World Cup. I'll be sad to see him go, and it won't be a small loss for United.