Were it not for a few uncharicteristic lapses in front of goal, this game should have been 6-0 going into halftime. As it stood however, Manchester United was already up 3-0 at the break after a slick double from Louis Saha and a milestone goal from Ruud Van Nistlerooy. Everton simply had no answer too United's new, two-pronged attack. Saha's lively movement off the ball bought him time to finish a long pass from Mikael Silvestre and a throughball from Paul Scholes. Menawhile, Van Nistelrooy's 100th goal in Red Devil colours appeared so effortless that the blue half of Liverpool may have entertained thoughts of an early drive home. But then the game changed. Everton took charge of the second half and answered United's tally with 3 goals of their own. In 35 minutes, three tap-ins from David Unsworth, John O'Shea (an own goal forced by Duncan Ferguson) and Kevin Kilbane left both the game all square and United fans fretting over a fate similar to Man City's recent FA Cup reversal over Tottenham. All three goals manifested from dead ball situations and--while there was nothing Tim Howard could do--the United defence was simply unable to out-muscle Everton to each lofted ball. It looked like Everton had nearly won themselves a miraculous draw when Van Nistlerooy suddenly broke the Toffees' hearts. h3. A Mancurian Centurion... Oi Ruud Van Nistlerooy is the second fastest man on record to score a hundred goals in his Manchester United career. Certainly his milestone was a great feature of the day but it was his 89th minute header that stole the game for United and capped this remarkable premiership match. Meeting Cristiano Ronaldo's right-wing cross at Everton's back post, the dutch striker made his winner seem almost workmanlike. But goal number 101 was such a tremoundouse strike under pressure that it can be no secret as to whom United's hopes for silverware rest heavily upon. No surprise then that Van Nistlerooy is this game's man of the match. h3. Back to the 4-4-2 With the addition of Saha, the return of the Red Devil's tactical orthodoxy has brought goals by the bucketload. And, so long as United remain on the attack, the team has dictated the game to Premiership opponents. But, it does seem that Sir Alex's grounds for excercising caution in Europe is that much more reasonable in wake of using the 4-4-2 for a second game in a row. Louis Saha already has three goals in two games. However, the team has also leaked five goals compared to earlier in the season when an extra midfielder was employed instead of a bonafide second striker. With Rio Ferdinand out with a lenghty ban, it does make you wonder if Sir Alex is going to field his side with all guns blazing or return to a methodical chessmatch leading up to the Champion's League knockout round.