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Bolton played well but were sloppy towards the end defensively. Naturally people jump to the conclusion that Ronaldo changed the game but Bolton were tiring, it was the first match of the season after all.
It wasn't quite the thrashing that the scoreline suggests, so I do feel sorry for Bolton. Obviously Scholes was offside, and frankly Ronaldo shouldn't have got a penalty because he made such a bloody meal of a simple shirt-tugging. If anything refs should be booking people like that, foreign flair in our league is good but if they start behaving like sly little bastards they should be booked without hesitation. If Bolton had converted some of their earlier chances they could have defended and grinded out a draw. Man U looked very dangerous coming forward, but I thought they looked a little exposed at the back, letting Bolton have so many chances. A more clinical strike force would have tucked those away and whilst Man Utd have enjoyed a good pre-season they have conceded in virtually every match.
Ronaldo looks like one of the most exciting prospects around at the moment, but I'd have to see more of him in the Premiership first. He had bags of pace and determination but let's not forget the lad only played 30 mins. Let's see him keep that pace up for 90 minutes in the fastest league around before we get carried away. Also, he had bags of flair but if he keeps trying the same stunts then sooner or later defenders will know how to cope with him. I don't look forward to him playing against us, espescially with our obvious weakness on the right. Maybe a few crunch tackles from Bowyer will put him in his place 
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