Manchester United FC Vs. Marseille, 2011 UEFA Champions League: United Dominating Early Stages

Manchester United have dominated the early stages of the football match, out-possessing Marseille by almost two to one in the first fifteen minutes, and are now on their fourth corner of the match. They look breathtaking on the attack (or perhaps Marseille look asleep on the defensive end), and the movement of Javier Hernandez, Nani, and Ryan Giggs is just too much for the visitors to cope with. They'll be up by two before too long if this keeps up.

Of course, when Marseille have the ball, things look less rosy for United. Paul Scholes put in a tackle on Benoit Cheyrou that would have been a straight red had the midfielder not missed the ball completely, and the Wes Brown Chris Smalling centre back pairing is something short of convincing. Patrice Evra should probably have been shown a yellow card for an earlier foul on Lucho Gonzalez, and Hernandez has just earned a booking for clattering Gabriel Heinze, sending the defender flying. 'Just a free kick', says ex-Chelsea assistant Ray Wilkins. Ok then, Ray.