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Winning the title at home among chants of "Champions" can be a heady feeling. Though this red devils team has been at the receiving end of some adulation, the latest premier league title should come as a balm after losing out last year on goal difference. With Sir Alex at the helm, they have been a redoubtable force in one of the most competitive leagues in the world and the treble in 2008-09 should still be the crown in his formidable repertoire of wins. They have thirteen premier league titles under the Scot now and when the time comes to hang his managerial boots, Ferguson shall count as the most decorated coach ever. RVP has been the torch bearer this season for them. The former Gunner clinched the title with an incredible hat trick and has taken over the mantle of the chief striker from Rooney. That city cousins Manchester City had to relinquish their title with a few games to play says a lot about the strength that ManU possess. They are a well knit unit with very few egos and one of the few units to win as a team and not because of a couple of talismans. That they have maintained to be on the top and have had long lasting love and support from fans for so long says a lot about they way their manager and owners have handled success. Their focus on the league and the competition they face has meant relatively less success at European level and that is something they would look to correct in the foreseeable future.

Old Trafford was not the only place to witness a red wave last week. Chris Gayle set the IPL alight with his stunts at Bangalore. A century in thirty balls and a 175 not out don't convey the carnage that he dealt to the Pune franchise. He is a towering man who can push most into submission just by his presence but his big hitting made the physical attributes look pale. The only person you would believe capable of getting past these feats is the owner himself. That he takes his cricket the Caribbean way (a gangnam is never too far away) is a dose of freshness in times where profanities at the slightest set back rule roost. He took apart the bowlers in the same carefree manner as he would do a jig with. Extraordinary has never been so cool. He had been an outcast from the WI team because of his outspoken ways but his absence only served to deepen the trough that the WI cricket had got into. Now that he is back and a world title in their bag, lets hope the Caribbeans recapture their glory day.