Jonny Evans Gives Fergie Selection Headache
Posted on 29 Sep 2009Alex Ferguson admits he is finding it increasingly difficult to select his central defensive pairing given the vast improvement of Jonny Evans. Evans has made six appearances so far this season but is still behind both Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic... Read more »
Scholes Wants More Goals
Posted on 29 Sep 2009At 34, Paul Scholes is still turning in performances of the highest quality and as the veteran midfielder edges closer to the end of a glistening career, admits that he still eager to impress. “You still want to impress, but the coaches are always asking... Read more »
Park Out Of Wolfsburg Clash
Posted on 29 Sep 2009Park Ji-Sung will be unavailable for selection as United host German champions Wolfsburg in the Champions League on Wednesday night. The tireless midfielder was struck down by a virus over the weekend and after missing training, Ferguson has ruled the... Read more »
Match The Manager: Wolves
Posted on 23 Sep 2009This is mainly just a test post as we look to implement a new prediction league. As we tinker, he is what I think Ferguson will chose as tonight’s line-up in the League cup clash with Wolves. Tomasz Kuszczak Gary Neville Jonny Evans Wes Brown Fabio... Read more »
Do You Need A Couple More Minutes?
Posted on 22 Sep 2009Almost everyone from within football seems to have an opinion on time keeping in football after Sunday’s derby day win over Man City. It sees the additional couple of minutes of stoppage time that was played by Martin Atkinson is a bit of a hotly contested... Read more »
Mark Hughes Feels Robbed
Posted on 20 Sep 2009After seeing his City side torn to pieces on numerous occasions in today’s Manchester derby, Mark Hughes was far from humble in his verdict of the match. “We feel really frustrated, robbed if it’s not too strong a word” he told Sky Sports News.... Read more »
United Win Seven Goal Derby Thriller
Posted on 20 Sep 2009Manchester United could have thrashed Manchester City in today’s 153rd Manchester Derby but will settle for the three points courtesy of a last gasp winner from substitute Michael Owen. United ended 4 – 3 winners in a game which Ferguson said could... Read more »
Manchester United 4 – 3 Manchester City
Posted on 20 Sep 2009From Old Trafford, Attendance 75,066 , Referee Martin Atkinson Manchester United 4 – 3 Manchester City Wayne Rooney (2)Darren Fletcher (49)Darren Fletcher (80)Michael Owen (90) Gareth Barry (16)Craig Bellamy (52)Craig Bellamy... Read more »
Far From Over For Scholes
Posted on 17 Sep 2009It was almost 15 years ago to the day when a 20 year old Paul Scholes made his first team debut for Manchester United. A League Cup fixture in the 94/95 season away to Port Vale in which United won courtesy of their new boy on the block. Scholes scored... Read more »
Foster ‘Well Up’ For City Clash
Posted on 16 Sep 2009Ben Foster is looking forward to his first derby day on Sunday and insists he and his United teammates are ‘well up for it’. Foster has impressed following a run of games in the first team as the 24 year old stands in for injured Edwin van der Sar.... Read more »
The Red Mist Of Rooney
Posted on 16 Sep 2009The red mist descended around Wayne Rooney last night as he was substituted for Michael Owen in the 64th minute in the 1 – 0 win away to Besiktas. At the time, the game was tied at 0-0 and Rooney, playing as a lone striker, although working hard, had... Read more »
Besiktas 0 – 1 Manchester United
Posted on 16 Sep 2009From BJK Stadium, Attendance 32,000 , Referee Nicola Rizzoli Besiktas 0 – 1 Manchester United Paul Scholes (77) Besiktas Team Statistics Manchester United 0 Goals 1 1 Shots On Target 5 5 Shots Off Target 10 3 Shots... Read more »
Adebayor To Miss Derby Day
Posted on 15 Sep 2009Emmanuel Adebayor has been charged by the FA for violent conduct following his vicious stamp on Arsenal striker Robin van Persie. He has also been hit with a second charge of improper conduct following his immature goal celebration which saw him run... Read more »
Scholes Reputation Got Him Sent Off
Posted on 15 Sep 2009Alex Ferguson believes it was Paul Scholes’ reputation which earned him United’s first red card of the season in the 3-1 victory over Spurs on Saturday. Scholes was sent off for two bookable offences; first taking down Defoe before a clumsy challenge... Read more »
Rio: Rome Was Sickening
Posted on 15 Sep 2009Rio Ferdinand made his first league appearance of the season in the 3 – 1 victory over Spurs on Saturday after recovering from a thigh injury sustained in training. His prolonged absence from the team has given the United captain plenty of time to reflect... Read more »
Carlos Tevez’s Goals Replaced Already
Posted on 14 Sep 2009Of course we will miss his League Cup goals when we rest the ‘real’ squad, but Carlos Tevez’s league goal tally has already been reached by Wayne Rooney just five games in. Tevez made 29 league appearances for United last term, playing 1,858 minutes... Read more »
Vidic: We Won’t Be Happy Unless We Win
Posted on 14 Sep 2009Reaching a third consecutive Champion’s League Final won’t be enough for Nemanja Vidic. Winning is everything to the Serbian. United were aiming to be the first team to win back to back European titles last year but a lacklustre performance saw the... Read more »
Park Here For Three More Years
Posted on 14 Sep 2009Ji-sung Park has signed a contract extension with Manchester United keeping the tireless midfielder at Old Trafford until 2012, according to his agent. Park joined United from PSV Eindhoven in 2005 and has made 126 appearances for the club and has scored... Read more »
Tottenham 1 – 3 Manchester United
Posted on 12 Sep 2009From White Hart Lane, Attendance 35,785 , Referee A Marriner Tottenham 1 – 3 Manchester United Jermain Defoe (1) Ryan Giggs (25)Oliveira Anderson (41)Paul Scholes (s/o 59)Wayne Rooney (78) Tottenham Team... Read more »
Akinfeev Wouldn’t Say No To United
Posted on 11 Sep 2009As CSKA Moscow goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev prepares for two potential encounters with United in the up coming Champions League group stages, the Russian goalkeeper has one eye on linking up with the Premier League champions in the not too distant future. There... Read more »
