Manchester United-Chelsea: Did the Best Team Win?

After what can be termed only as one hell of a match, United triumphed at he expense of Chelsea.

The Red Devils commemorated the 50th anniversary of the Busby Babes in the best possible fashion, by winning the trophy the Busby Babes lost their life trying to win.

Chelsea again came in second-best and were deserted by lady luck at the crucial moment. Their double dreams have been crushed by United.

Although the shootout decided the eventual winner, the question arises—did the best team win?Lets recap a bit.

The first half undoubtedly belonged to United,who could have wrapped up the game by the 40th minute—but Ronaldo's brilliant header was cancelled out by a scrappy and lucky goal by Lampard.

Chelsea played better in the second half, dominating most of it and hitting the upright once through Drogba. Malouda could have provided a potential winner, but his attempts were thwarted by a great piece of defending by Michael Carrick.

Chelsea started even more aggressively in first half of extra time, but United managed to hold their ground. The second half saw Drogba being sent off and United had better of the game.

Winning through penalties is like winning a lottery. Anyone can win. However, United triumphed.

Looking at the larger picture, Chelsea might have had the edge, but Chelsea also used some despicable tactics. Whenever the ball was put out due to an injury, United would return the ball back to a Chelsea player. However, Chelsea players would throw the ball into touch, so that they get a few minutes to regroup.

Although there is no rule that states that Chelsea had to return it in the same way that Man Utd did, it is an unspoken law that keeps parity in the game.Chelsea clearly looked like they were managed by Mourinho and not Grant.

Also,  Didier Drogba's sending off was a party spoiler in what was English football's greatest night.

The slap was completely unnecessary, no matter what the circumstances. Also, Chelsea players ganging the referee was not something one would like to see happen in such a big game.

United probably deserved to win after they had created more chances. Chelsea's chances were more or less United's mistakes. Even the goal by Lampard was after two deflections and a slip by the keeper. Clearly lucky.

Chelsea seemed to have been the luckier side of the two the entire season, having a host of referee decisions going their way in the league. However, luck deserted them when it mattered the most.

United had got harder draws than Chelsea and did very well to beat all of  the teams they faced. Chelsea I think, got out of jail with Riise's own-goal at Anfield.

I guess United deserved to win it by a single goal's margin. And they did.