Paul Scholes; not quite the hand of god
Posted on 30 Aug 2008As Manchester United are crashing to consecutive Super Cup defeats at the hands of Zenit St Petersburg, Paul Scholes pops up with his very own “Hand of God” moment. Unfortunately, the referee spots him and he is swiftly sent off. Read More →
Manchester United 1 – 2 Zenit St Petersburg
Posted on 29 Aug 2008From Stade Louis II, Attendance 18,500 , Referee Claus Bo Larsen Manchester United 1 – 2 Zenit St Petersburg Nemanja Vidic (73)Paul Scholes (s/o 89) Pavel Pogrebniak (44)Danny Alves (59) Manchester United Team... Read more »
Everton agree deal to sign Louis Saha
Posted on 29 Aug 2008Everton are to sign Louis Saha for an undisclosed fee subject to a medical. Saha joined United in January 2004 for £12.8 million but injuries restricted the striker to just 124 appearances in which he netted 42 times. Saha is definitely a quality striker,... Read more »
It’s time to say ’so long’ to Fangzhou Dong
Posted on 28 Aug 2008After four years with Manchester United and only 3 appearances, the club have decided to call it a day with Chinese striker Fangzhou Dong. Dong’s contract was terminated immediately and by mutual consent allowing the striker to make a return to the... Read more »
Champions League Draw 2008/09
Posted on 28 Aug 2008This year’s Champions League draw took place today and for once, we are not drawn in a group with Roma but as usual, could prove tricky. United have been drawn in Group E alongside La Liga runners up Villarreal, Scottish champions Celtic and Danish... Read more »
Nemanja Vidic reveals Manchester woes and Spanish ambitions
Posted on 27 Aug 2008Nemanja Vidic has cast doubt over his long term future at Manchester United by revealing he would one day like to play in the Spain. In an interview with a Russian football magazine, the no nonsense defender revealed he is far from happy with life in... Read more »
Does Manucho have his work permit? Reports say yes, United say nothing.
Posted on 27 Aug 2008Manchester United have yet to confirm or deny reports that Manucho has been granted a work permit allowing the Angolan striker to play for the Champions this season. Red’s message boards are full of chit chat regarding the issue with many fans believing... Read more »
£30 million or Berbatov rots in the reserves. In that case, let him rot!
Posted on 26 Aug 2008Reports today claim that if United fail to meet Tottenham’s £30 million valuation of Dimitar Berbatov, Spurs are prepared to let the sulking striker rot in the reserves. Berbatov missed Tottenham’s recent home defeat to Sunderland with manager Juande... Read more »
Portsmouth 0 – 1 Manchester United
Posted on 25 Aug 2008From Fratton Park, Attendance 20,540 , Referee Chris Foy Portsmouth 0 – 1 Manchester United Darren Fletcher (32) Portsmouth Team Statistics Manchester United 0 Goals 1 3 Shots On Target 4 9 Shots Off... Read more »
Premiership round-up 23rd & 24th August
Posted on 24 Aug 2008Saturday 23rd August Michael Owen came off the bench against Bolton in his first appearance of the season having missed the entire pre-season. The England striker still looked sharp as he scored the only goal to give Newcastle the win at St James’s... Read more »
UEFA Club Football of the Year nominees 2007/08 sees 6 reds up for award
Posted on 23 Aug 2008The nominees for UEFA’s club footballer of the year were announced yesterday and the Red’s lead the way with a total of 6 players nominated. The strength of the premier league is demonstrated with 17 of the 20 nominees playing their football in England.... Read more »
No Berbatov means no striker; what on earth have the scouts been doing?
Posted on 22 Aug 2008It looks like United have put all their eggs in one basket this summer and if we fail to sign Berbatov, we fail to sign a striker. I am somewhat surprised that with such a clear need for an out and out striker, the scouts of United have managed to pinpoint... Read more »
Manchester United 1 – 1 Newcastle
Posted on 17 Aug 2008From Old Trafford, Attendance 75,512 , Referee Mike Riley Manchester United 1 – 1 Newcastle Darren Fletcher (24) Obafemi Martins (22) Manchester United Team Statistics Newcastle 1 Goals 1 7 Shots On... Read more »
The opening day of the Premiership
Posted on 16 Aug 2008The Premiership kicked off for fourteen teams today as each one hoped to start the new campaign with a win. 12 teams shared 20 goals in what looks to be one of the best Premiership seasons ever.. Arsenal and West Brom was the first kick off of the day... Read more »
Squad numbers for the 2008/09 season released
Posted on 15 Aug 2008The squad numbers for the forth coming season have been registered with the Premier League, looks like the number 14 shirt still needs to be filled. 1. Edwin van der Sar 2. Gary Neville 3. Patrice Evra 4. Owen Hargreaves 5. Rio Ferdinand 6. Wes Brown 7. Cristiano... Read more »
Levy at it again: more money for Berbatov please
Posted on 14 Aug 2008Yesterday, various news sources claimed Dimitar Berbatov was on the verge of signing for Manchester United in a £25 million deal which would bring an end to an 18 month pursuit of the Bulgarian hit man. In yet another twist to this prolonged transfer... Read more »
Now is the time for Nani to take it to the next level
Posted on 12 Aug 2008With one season under his belt at United, Sir Alex Ferguson is expecting Nani to grow in stature as the season progresses. Much like many young foreign players, Nani had an indifferent first season in the Premiership last term. Injuries to United’s... Read more »
Blog United updates – we are working – honestly!
Posted on 12 Aug 2008Here at Blog United, we are working feverishly round the clock to be ready in time for the start of the 2008/09 campaign. We appreciate that you are probably visiting for the latest news about the best team in the land and unfortunately, of late, we may... Read more »
Manchester United 0 – 0 Portsmouth (Utd win 3-1 on penalties)
Posted on 10 Aug 2008From Wembley, Attendance 84,808 , Referee Peter Walton Manchester United 0 – 0 Portsmouth Manchester United Team Statistics Portsmouth 0 Goals 0 6 Shots On Target 1 7 Shots Off Target 7 4 Shots Blocked 2 10 Corners 1 2 Offsides 1 15 Fouls 9 2 Yellow... Read more »
Rooney returns to training and may be fit for start of season
Posted on 9 Aug 2008Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed that his has not given up hope of Wayne Rooney being available for the start of the season. Despite fears a virus the striker picked up on the club’s recent pre-season tour of Africa would keep him out, the forward returned... Read more »
