Draw at the end of the road

Sir Alex Ferguson requested that his Manchester United players express themselves in his final game in charge, and that's what they did this morning at The Hawthorns during an unbelievable 5-5 draw (Man United's first 5-5 draw since 1895) against West Brom. With the sun shining on the scene of his footballing farewell, the Scot saw his side throw away 3-0 and 5-2 leads as history was made in the Black Country. Shinji Kagawa, Alex Büttner, Robin van Persie, and Javier Hernandez all scored, and Jonas Olsson put through his own net, but a hat-trick by substitute Romelu Lukaku, along with one goal each by James Morrison and Youssouf Lubumbu, helped the Baggies ensure Sir Alex's career ended on a slightly disappointing note. Only one yellow card was given out; it was given to Paul Scholes, who is also retiring. Now 5-5 may not have been the parting result Sir Alex would have wanted, or deserved, but there was entertainment all the way, and as he waved farewell to the away end, he may have reflected that any more matches like this would not be good for his blood pressure!