Manchester United F.C. — Best pictures!

Joan Capdevilla’s lead in the rating of best world defenders lasted just 24 hours: from the end of the Manchester United—Juventus encounter to that of the Atletico Madrid—Villareal game.

Real Madrid striker Klass Jan Huntelaar grabbed the number one spot in the rating of world best forwards after his two goals against Athletic Bilbao in La Liga. The two goals brought the Galacticos a comfortable 5:1 victory and earned the Dutch international

Premier League leaders Manchester United were trashed at Old Trafford by a Liverpool on steroids. Keeper Edwin van der Sar, who had a firm handle on the record for the number of games without a goal, conceded a whole four!

Manchester United completed a 2:0 victory over Inter Milan in their return leg of the Champions League 1/8 finals. The two goals, by Nemanja Vidic (pictured below) and Cristiano Ronaldo, headed in in classical English style, allowed United to advance

Bayern Munich’s Miroslav Klose (pictured), after displaying tremendous mettle in the last few games, has put Christiano Ronaldo’s lead in the Top-23 World Best Football Players at risk. The gap between the German and Portuguese is now less than one point.