1. The only person changing colour and taking on the persona of a monster was Sir Alex Ferguson, not Hulk.
2. Cristiano Ronaldo has clearly rediscovered his Champions League shooting boots. That was a peach!
3. Nerve-settling early goals were the order of the day.
4. Nemanja Vidic is not a striker. His terrible miss from five yards out ought to have made the evening a lot less nail-biting.
5. Dimitar Berbatov has been giving Cristiano Ronaldo lessons in sulky celebrations.
6. It is time to get excited about Theo Walcott, part three. He seems to be picking up where he left off before his injury now that his match fitness is returning.
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