After going two goals down to Charlton at The Valley on Saturday we had an unlikely hero to thank for rescuing a point for us.

Defender Marc-Vivien Foe scored twice late on to bring us level in a game that was made very difficult due to the way the home side approached the game.

Charlton reminded me very much of the way we used to play under Joe Royle. They were very direct and so there was no chance for us to get possession of the ball off their defenders - as soon as they got it they immediately sent it up to their front players.

It was almost as if the game had not started for us for the first 20 minutes and we were not much of a threat in the final third until we went two goals down.

The introduction of Ali Bernabia with 20 minutes to go helped transform the outcome of the game and Marc-Vivien was there to put the ball in the back of the net.

He has now scored three goals in two games for us but I don't think he will cause Nicolas Anelka or I too many headaches at the top of the scoring charts!

That said he is a man in form and it is good to get goals from other areas of the team other than just the front players.

We perhaps should have had a penalty as well when Nic was brought down in the box by Richard Rufus after we had scored our first goal, but referee David Pugh thought otherwise.

I don't chase a referee 40 or 50 yards just to ask him if he is sure and I was not alone in protesting to Mr.Pugh who had retreated as far as the half-way line.

I basically said 'Surely you must have seen it?' For me it was an easy decision. Some penalties can be debated either way but Nic was knocked off his feet and the ball continued in the direction he was going so it was clear cut as far as I was concerned.

You also have to look at the reaction of the opposition as well in such incidents. On this occasion their body language said 'we got away with that one'. You could see the relief on their faces.

If we had not gone on to get the equaliser I think you would have heard a lot more about the incident, but thankfully we did and so that is why I look at is as a point gained rather than two lost.

Our next game is against Tottenham this weekend at Maine Road and it marks the start of a busy period for us.

After that game we play Aston Villa on Boxing Day, again at home, and then two days later we are away to Fulham.

This is the time of the year where you find the gap appearing between those in the top half and those at the bottom.

It is a crucial part of the season and a part of the year that I really enjoy. You finish one game and then before you know it there's another one. You start to enjoy it even more when you realise that it's not too far around the corner when you will have to finish.

Of course, it does affect the time that you are able to spend with your family, but this year with both games over Christmas being at home it means I'll be able to see them more than normal - of course I'll have to watch what I eat but I will definitely enjoy myself.

Coincidentally, Kyle Lightbourne is also at home over the same period and so he and his family will be coming over to our house for a few days.

So although we are thousands of miles away from home we will be having a Bermudian Christmas here in Manchester.

It just remains for me to thank you all for supporting me and to wish you all a Happy Christmas.