It Is A Sad Day When You Have To Thank Man Utd!

Last updated : 20 March 2008 By Footy Mad - Editor
Cristiano Ronaldo's stunning free-kick left Bolton players wondering just how to stop the Portuguese winger, but it made quite a few thousand Geordies raise a pint in appreciation.

The 23-year-old fired home a dead ball from 30 yards that appeared to defy the laws of physics as it dipped and swerved over the wall and into the net.

Ronaldo had earlier scored following a corner and the victory saw Manchester United go three points clear of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League.

But most of all ... it makes Bolton's precarious position in the league EVEN WORSE!

And how we all laughed!

WIGAN - 31
Remaining games: Blackburn (a), Portsmouth (a), Birmingham (h), Chelsea (a), Tottenham (h), Reading (h), Villa (a), Man Utd (h).

MIDDLESBROUGH - 31pts
Remaining games: Derby (h), Chelsea (a), Man Utd (h), Tottenham (a), Bolton (h), Sunderland (a), Portsmouth (h), Everton (a).

NEWCASTLE - 29
Remaining games: Fulham (h), Tottenham (a), Reading (h), Portsmouth (a), Sunderland (h), West Ham (a), Chelsea (h), Everton (a).

READING - 28
Remaining games: Birmingham (h), Blackburn (h), Newcastle (a), Fulham (h), Arsenal (a), Wigan (a), Tottenham (h), Derby (a).

BIRMINGHAM - 27
Remaining games: Reading (a), Man City (h), Wigan (a), Everton (h), Aston Villa (a), Liverpool (h), Fulham (a), Blackburn (h).

SUNDERLAND - 27
Remaining games: Aston Villa (a), West Ham (h), Fulham (a), Man City (h), Newcastle (a), Middlesbrough (h), Bolton (a), Arsenal (h).
 
BOLTON - 25
Remaining games: Man City (h), Arsenal (h), Aston Villa (a), West Ham (h), Middlesbrough (a), Tottenham (a), Sunderland (h), Chelsea (a).

FULHAM - 23
Remaining games: Newcastle (a), Derby (a), Sunderland (h), Reading (a), Liverpool (h), Man City (a), Birmingham (h), Portsmouth (a).