Manchester United 1 – 0 Everton
Posted on 31 Jan 2009From Old Trafford, Attendance 75,399 , Referee Mark Halsey Manchester United 1 – 0 Everton Cristiano Ronaldo (pen 44) Manchester United Team Statistics Everton 1 Goals 0 8 Shots On Target 3 6 Shots Off... Read more »
Vidic ban confirmed – 1 match only
Posted on 30 Jan 2009FIFA have today confirmed that Nemanja Vidic will serve a one game suspension in the UEFA Champions League following the Serbian defender’s red card in the Club World Cup final. The defender also picked up a 5,000 Swiss francs fine which is a little... Read more »
Premier League round-up 27th – 28th January 08/09
Posted on 29 Jan 2009United kept their hold on top spot with a 5 – 0 win over West Brom on Tuesday night and it was left to the chasing pack to mount a challenge. Nearest rivals Liverpool travelled to Wigan and when Yossi Benayoun put the visitors in front after 40 minutes... Read more »
Five goals, Two Records, One Edwin van der Sar
Posted on 28 Jan 2009Two records were broken in last night’s football match against West Brom. Edwin van der Sar broke Petr Cech’s record of 1,025 Premiership minutes without conceding a goal whilst the team achieved their 11th successive Premiership result ending with... Read more »
West Brom 0 – 5 Manchester United
Posted on 27 Jan 2009From The Hawthorns, Attendance 26,105 , Referee Rob Styles West Brom 0 – 5 Manchester United Paul Robinson (s/o 40) Dimitar Berbatov (22)Carlos Tevez (44)Nemanja Vidic (60)Cristiano Ronaldo (65)Cristiano Ronaldo (73) West... Read more »
It’s Derby or Forest in the FA Cup fifth round
Posted on 25 Jan 2009Manchester United will play away to either Derby County or Nottingham Forest in the fifth round of the FA Cup. The match will be played on the weekend of 14th and 15th February. Derby and Forest drew 1 – 1 at Pride Park on Friday following Derby’s... Read more »
Tevez’s Contract; let’s sign it in Rome
Posted on 25 Jan 2009Whilst watching Manchester United’s FA Cup win over Tottenham on Saturday it suddenly dawned on me. Carlos Tevez was once again the hardest working United player on the pitch. Right up until the final whistle he was hunting out chances and chasing down... Read more »
Manchester United 2 – 1 Tottenham
Posted on 25 Jan 2009From Old Trafford, Attendance 75,014 , Referee Peter Walton Manchester United 2 – 1 Tottenham Paul Scholes (35)Dimitar Berbatov (36) Roman Pavlyuchenko (5) Manchester United Team Statistics Tottenham 2 Goals 1 4 Shots... Read more »
Another one, two, three, four…… bite the dust
Posted on 23 Jan 2009Manchester United’s injury hit squad was dealt a double blow with news that Anderson and Jonny Evans will both be sidelined for 3 weeks. Both suffered ankle injuries in Tuesday’s victory over Derby and join an ever growing list of casualties at Old... Read more »
It’s Tottenham in the Final….but only just
Posted on 22 Jan 2009If you thought that because Tottenham beat Burnley 4 – 1 in the first leg, their progression to the final was a sure thing; you were wrong. But, you weren’t the only one and no one, let alone the Spurs players, could have predicted what would unfold. United... Read more »
AIG to pull plug on sponsorship deal
Posted on 21 Jan 2009American Insurance giants AIG, will not be renewing the sponsorship deal with Man Utd when it expires in 2010. No surprises there than. AIG has been hit hard in the current financial downturn and the company was rescued last year by the US government.... Read more »
Manchester United 4 – 2 Derby
Posted on 21 Jan 2009From Old Trafford, Attendance 73,374 , Referee Mike Dean Manchester United 4 – 2 Derby Luis Nani (16)John O’Shea (22)Carlos Tevez (34)Cristiano Ronaldo (pen 89) Giles Barnes (80)Giles Barnes (90) Manchester... Read more »
How much would City pay for Ronaldo?
Posted on 19 Jan 2009Sir Alex Ferguson is adamant in his stance that Cristiano Ronaldo will not be leaving the club ‘this summer’ and is equally adamant the Glazers are of the same opinion. But in an age where money talks and United are somewhere in the region of £700... Read more »
Premier League round-up 17-18 January
Posted on 19 Jan 2009United’s last gasp win over Bolton coupled with the fact that Liverpool don’t play till Monday meant the Red Devils went ahead in the Premier League title race for the first time this season. Elsewhere Chelsea grabbed a last gasp win over Stoke to... Read more »
Loan Watch: 1/12/08 – 14/1/09 (part 2)
Posted on 19 Jan 2009This is part 2 of our (almost) monthly loan watch. You can find part 1 here. Febian Brandy, Swansea City Febian Brandy’s loan spell at Swansea City continued in it’s almost farcical fashion with the young striker getting game time, but so little it... Read more »
Danny Simpson: A Rovers Review
Posted on 19 Jan 2009It’s difficult to judge a player’s performance for a club in such a desperate situation as Rovers’. When Danny Simpson joined it appeared an excellent move for us. Paul Ince was seemingly utilising his contacts within the game to bring... Read more »
Bolton 0 – 1 Manchester United
Posted on 19 Jan 2009From The Reebok, Attendance 26,021 , Referee Andre Marriner Bolton 0 – 1 Manchester United Dimitar Berbatov (90) Bolton Team Statistics Manchester United 0 Goals 1 2 Shots On Target 10 7 Shots Off Target 3 0 Shots... Read more »
Tom Cleverly joins Leicester City on loan
Posted on 17 Jan 2009Young midfielder Tom Cleverly has joined Leicester City on loan until the end of the season. Cleverly, 19, is deemed to have a bright future at Old Trafford and has featured regularly for the reserves this season. With Manchester United already possessing... Read more »
Manucho joins Hull City on loan
Posted on 16 Jan 2009Manchester United striker Manucho has moved to Premiership new boys, Hull City, on loan until the end of the season. Manucho has made just three substitute appearances since signing for United getting just 44 minutes of playing time under his belt. His... Read more »
Rooney Out; Tevez and Evans battle for fitness
Posted on 15 Jan 2009As if losing Patrice Evra and Rio Ferdinand wasn’t enough, Wayne Rooney has been ruled out for three weeks after suffering an injury in the early stages of Wednesday’s 1 – 0 win over Wigan. “It is a hamstring injury,” Ferguson said. “That... Read more »
