Bale And Van Persie Battle For Premier League's MVP

Gareth Bale seemingly is etching his name ever so closely to becoming a truly great player. In American sports the player of the year in a league gets the MVP (most valuable player) award.

In England this award is called the ‘player of the year’ award. When I think about who should win the Premier League’s award, two players come to mind. Bale and Manchester United’s very own Robin van Persie.

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So Manchester United's route to repeating 1999 now includes Chelsea in the Cup, Real Madrid in Europe and Manchester City in the League. Winning will involve dispatching the Premier League and La Liga Champions and the European Champions, a pretty tough ask - on paper.

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14 trophies out of a possible 19 in 4 years is a very impressive record. Consistently playing the greatest football on the planet is also very impressive. Playing the English Champions off the park in not one, but two Champions League finals is a feat not to be sniffed out. Going to the Santiago Bernabeu and beating a Real Madrid that consisted of Ronaldo, Ozil, Alonso, Pepe and Casillas among others 5-0 is an achievement that probably couldn’t be replicated by any other side in the world.

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As time ticks away on Manchester City’s tenure as Premier League champions, here are 3 key factors in why bitter rivals United have the title in the bag.

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Historically the style of play that Manchester United uses focuses primarily on their wingers.

Look over the archives and the Red Devils have been blessed with some aesthetically gifted footballers in these areas from George Best, Norman Whiteside, Ryan Giggs and Cristiano Ronaldo, to name just four.

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QPR prepared for the visit of the Champions elect on a freezing February day by producing a pitch that makes Old Trafford look like a bowling green. That cold, hard, bobbly surface was presumably designed to bring us down to their level, and it largely worked.

However one man stood head and shoulders above everyone else on the field. Ryan Giggs.

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Manchester United beat QPR 2-0 at Loftus Road yesterday and it was a comprehensive win.

Set on their way by a wonder goal from Rafael (you sure he’s a Right Back!?), United overcame the blow of Robin van Persie’s first-half substitution through a hip injury to go on and win the game via a Ryan Giggs goal. Here are the five talking points from the match:

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Who would have thought going into the last Saturday of February that Manchester United could potentially go 15 points ahead of title-rivals Manchester City before Roberto Mancini’s side face-off against Chelsea at home?

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Why are some Manchester United supporters so trigger happy shooting down emerging talent from the youth academy set up?

Why are some so quick to dismiss youth,insisting on bringing in overseas players instead?

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Nani and Javier Hernandez both scored as Manchester United defeated Premier League strugglers Reading 2-1 in the FA Cup 5th Round at Old Trafford. Jobi McAnuff got a late consolation for Reading, but United held on.

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Take a bow Danny Welbeck, you deserve all the credit you receive after a sensational performance in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium against the famous Real Madrid, the real Danny Welbeck stood up, this was a statement to all those supporters who have questioned his performances and lack of goals.

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Matches between Real Madrid and Manchester United rarely disappoint and the game yesterday was no exception.

A brilliant game with 90 minutes filled with pulsating action enthralled a worldwide crowd of over 200 million viewers. Let us here look at the tie and its implications from a United viewpoint:

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