Manchester United F.C. — Best pictures!

The week’s World Top 23 was marked by the return of Spain striker David Villa. The Valencia forward racked in 35 rating points in the week thanks to a double in Valencia’s 2:1 win over Real Betis. He now has 218.54 points over all, second only to Wolfsburg

Manchester United could not have allowed their chance to return to the top of the English Premier League slip away after their main rival Liverpool’s slip at Anfield Road. They beat Portsmouth 2:0. United’s goals came from Wayne Rooney and Michael Carrick.

The week’s Top 23 ranking was marked by the meteoric rise of Bosnian Edin Dzeko and Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo. Dzeko is now the best player in the world with a rating of 219.73 points. Ronaldo tops the rating of midfielders with 214.55 points.

Portuguese international and world player of the year Cristiano Ronaldo (pictured in front) was front and center in the Porto–Man United Champions League quarter-final to demonstrate that in football sometimes just one strike can be enough to slay two

The world will know before the evening is out whether the current Champions League title holders have been knocked out of the competition when Man United try to make good on their less than perfect chances away at Porto