
· Manchester United stumbled to a 3-0 defeat at the hands of Newcastle in their last Premier League match
· Michael Carrick covered the most ground for united in that game with 5.88 miles
· Carrick has covered 62.45 miles so far this season, averaging 5.2 miles per game. He has also completed 244 passes in his opponent’s area, averaging one every 4 minutes
· The goals conceded against Newcastle were the first Anders Lindegaard has conceded in the Barclays Premier League. The United keeper had made 28 saves in 6 appearances for United before then.
· Wayne Rooney has retained the position of the top ranked player in the EA SPORTS Player Performance Index for most of theseason, and it’s not surprising there has been transfer speculation as a result
· Rooney has hit 13 goals so far this season from 73 efforts at goal with 67% on target. Only Robin van Persie has had more shots at goal, but the Dutchman’s on target percentage is lower at 61%
· Rooney also has four assists to his name, has average a completed pass in his opponent’s half every three minutes, and covers an average of 5.9 miles per game
· Bolton beat Everton 2-1 in their last Barclays Premier League fixture, with Gary Cahill scoring the winner in what may yet be his last game for the club
· Cahill has won 36 of exactly 50 tackles so far this season, a success rate of 78% and made an incredible 134 interceptions 29 clearances and 15 blocks
· David Ngog was also on the scoresheet with his second Barclays Premier League goal for the Trotters, coming from 21 efforts at goal







