Sir Alex last game in charge and Paul Scholes last appearance on the field and a 10 goal thriller to finish off.
Any other occasion and I am sure that the hairdryer may have been used at full time but with the league won it was a time to let the hair down.
United as expected made a few changes with Lindegaard and Buttner starting in the defensive unit and Tony Valencia playing at right back. The changes seemed to work a treat as United raced into a 2 goal lead via Kagawa 6th goal of the season and a own goal by Olsson inside the first 9 minutes and it seemed a routine enough verdict when left back Buttner rifled in via a Cleverley ball past a shell shocked ex-United keeper Ben Foster.
Hernandez missed a good chance then West Brom pulled one back when Buttner lost possession and James Morrison met the ball to give West Brom hope at half time.
The second half saw a crazy 6 goals scored and Chelsea loanee Lukaku come on for West Brom and he instantly made an impact when is speculative shot squirmed through Lindegaard hands and the deficit was only one goal. West Brom joy was shortlived as RVP stabbed home a Valencia cross to restore United 2 goal lead and his 30th goal of the season. Giggs came on for his cameo role and he instantly made an impact when his cross beat Foster and left Hernandez a simple tap in to give United a 5-2 lead and 3 points one assumed!
However, West Brom dug deep and in the 81st minute they managed to score 2 goals through Lukaku dominant run and Mulumbu meeting a cross to reduce the arrears to one goal and 8 minutes still to play. Paul Scholes had come on and on his final game received a yellow card as the pressure was being put on United. 4 minutes to go Lukaku had sent the place crackers when he stabbed home from close range to make the score 5-5.
The last few minutes saw frantic attacking and defending but in the end the score remained 5-5 and what a fitting way for Sir Alex to bow out of football.
In the end United won the league by 11 points and had the same stats as last season 28 wins, 5 draws and 5 defeats but there was no agonising last minute title loss. United deserved the applause of the crowd and Fergie bows out as a champion.
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