30 Aug
Manchester United 1 - 2 Zenit St Petersburg
Posted on 2008 under General, MatchDay - UEFA Super Cup |Match Date: August 29 2008 - UEFA Super Cup
Zenit St Petersburg practically run rings around Manchester United’s defense. United thoroughly deserve to lose. They never got off gear 2 or 3 and one feels the players are in a practice match.
Perhaps given the current injuries jinx the Red Devils are suffering from, Sir Alex Ferguson may have told his players to play easy.
Carlos Tevez was again the player who played like there is no tomorrow. However, his efforts are insufficient as the midfield generals are sorely missed, and the lack of firepower are apparent.
In the end, Pavel Pogrebynak opened the scoring just before the break to give Zenit a one goal half time lead. In the second half, new recruit for Zenit, Portuguese ace Danny, repaid part of the £24million spent to sign him with a goal on the 59th minute.
Manchester United once again relied on a non-striker to score their goal when Nemanja Vidic pulled a goal back on 73th minute. To top off the bad fortune, Paul Scholes got himself sent off again. 
All in all, Zenit St Petersburg deserve the Super Cup and pre-match talk by Ferguson on wanting to win the cup badly are obviously not shown on the pitch.
It would be interesting to see what Zenit can do in this season’s UEFA Champions League.
Full Time: Manchester United 1 - 2 Zenit St Petersburg
Scorer: Nemanja Vidic (Man U) / Pavel Pogrebynak, Danny (Zenit St Petersburg)
Next Up: Liverpool (English Premier League)
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