Don't take this the wrong way, but I really hate the way Americans talk about Football
Anyway, the dealy is, United have been blowing hot and cold of late. The last 3 games they've been lucky to win, they beat Southampton thanks to some rule that no-one had ever heard of (the old rule was, if your in an offside position when the ball is played in, your offside, the new rule being you have to be "active" its hard to explain) They were fantastic in the first half against Everton, and then went to shit and Everton drew level to 3-3, then United scored in the last minute. Last night, they went 2-0 down, pulled it back to 2-2 (prompting some fucking annoying commentary from ITV) and then Boro won it. Having seen the highlights, I would say it was fairly even, but Man U were the better side in the second half.
Anyway, basically, United have been playing badly since Ferdinand got his ban, they've had trouble defending, and they are playing Quinton Fortune as a left back, in a truly ridiculous move. Going forward, they are as strong as ever, with Ronaldo starting to realise that you have to cross the ball early, rather than use a million step overs to try and get into position, filling in, not too badly for Beckham. United would be better with Beckham though.
United may be the most well known club in the world, but they aren't the best club in England, Arsenal are.