My man of the match is Nigel Reo-Coker because he was everywhere. He might not have had as many touches as the next man, but he just looked really good today. In the same breath, I really want to give it to Milner or Gabby and you could probably include Ciaran Clark in that list and Carlos Cueller.
Basically, we played well as a team and it all fell into place because we played 4-5-1. For those that say we can't play 4-5-1 at home, just look at the result and look at the game.
The ironic thing is, for those that said we can't play 4-5-1 at home, we had another gear we could have gone into if we wanted, but Fulham, because of our formation didn't force it. We closed them out, we controlled the game and our back line was protected.
The thing that impressed me most about today wasn't just the formation, it was that when O'Neill took Reo-Coker off, for a well deserved rest and brought on John Carew, we didn't revert to 4-4-2. Instead, Gabby went to the right and Milner came inside, it was just fantastic to see.
Maybe, just maybe, Martin O'Neill has seen the light. We were so much better today and while there were quite a few empty seats, if we continue to put in performances like that, they'll fill up and Villa Park will be a very difficult place for any team.
We will have the post mortem tomorrow and you can vote for the man of the match to the right, but for now, my wife is happy and I am happy. I'm going to drink a beer and open up the live banter service that we had running for the second half here.