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	<title>A Manchester United Blog - European and Premier League Champions 2007/08</title>
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	<description>More than a blog, Blog United is a definive resource for Manchester United fans. Club and player news, in depth statistics and match information, videos, images and much more.</description>
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		<title>Nemanja Vidic reveals Manchester woes and Spanish ambitions</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Nemanja 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 Manchester and pours scorn on the weather and the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/nemanja-vidic-reveals-manchester-woes-and-spanish-ambitions</link>
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		<title>Does Manucho have his work permit? Reports say yes, United say nothing.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Manchester 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&#8217;s message boards are full of chit chat regarding the issue with many fans believing a work permit has been granted.
Sporting Life reported that the striker has been [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/does-manucho-have-his-work-permit-reports-say-yes-united-say-nothing</link>
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		<title>£30 million or Berbatov rots in the reserves. In that case, let him rot!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reports 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 Ramos claiming the striker’s “head is not right” leaving Spurs with just one recognised striker in [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/30-million-or-berbatov-rots-in-the-reserves-in-that-case-let-him-rot</link>
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		<title>Portsmouth 0 - 1 Manchester United</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	From Fratton Park, Attendance 20540 , Referee Chris Foy






Portsmouth 0
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1 Manchester United




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Portsmouth
Team Statistics
Manchester United


0
Goals
1


3
Shots On Target
4


9
Shots Off Target
4


2
Shots Blocked
5


4
Corners
3


4
Offsides
5


11
Fouls
13


2
Yellow Cards
2


0
Red Cards
0


36.1
Possession
63.9


71.1
Passing
81.7


17
Tackles
30


82.4
Tackling
63.3





Team Sheets

Portsmouth
David JamesArmand TraoreSol CampbellSol CampbellGlen JohnsonYounes KaboulLassana DiarraSean DavisPapa Bouba DiopPeter CrouchJermain Defoe&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-Jerome ThomasJohn UtakaJamie AshdownLaurenHermann HreidarssonArnold MvuembaBen Sahar	

Manchester United
Edwin van der SarJohn O&#8217;SheaNemanja VidicPatrice EvraRio FerdinandWes BrownDarren FletcherOliveira AndersonPaul [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/portsmouth-0-1-manchester-united-0809</link>
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		<title>Premiership round-up 23rd &#038; 24th August</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Saturday 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 Park. Newcastle 1 – 0 Bolton. 
Hull City remain unbeaten in their debut [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/premiership-round-up-23rd-24th-august</link>
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		<title>UEFA Club Football of the Year nominees 2007/08 sees 6 reds up for award</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 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. United have nominees in each category (goalkeeper, defender, midfielder and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/uefa-club-football-of-the-year-nominees-200708-sees-6-reds-up-for-award</link>
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		<title>No Berbatov means no striker; what on earth have the scouts been doing?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It 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 only one potential target. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/no-berbatov-means-no-striker-what-on-earth-have-the-scouts-been-doing</link>
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		<title>Manchester United 1 - 1 Newcastle</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	From Old Trafford, Attendance 75512 , Referee Mike Riley






Manchester United 1
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1 Newscastle



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Manchester United
Team Statistics
Newscastle


1
Goals
1


7
Shots On Target
2


8
Shots Off Target
7


6
Shots Blocked
2


6
Corners
6


0
Offsides
0


16
Fouls
11


3
Yellow Cards
0


0
Red Cards
0


57.5
Possession
42.5


83
Passing
74.6


28
Tackles
26


71.4
Tackling
0





Team Sheets

Manchester United
Edwin van der SarNemanja VidicPatrice EvraRio FerdinandWes BrownDarren FletcherMichael CarrickPaul ScholesRyan GiggsFraizer CampbellWayne Rooney&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-Darron GibsonGary NevilleJohn O&#8217;Shea*Jonny EvansRafael da Silva*Rodrigo Possebon*Tomasz Kuszczak	

Newscastle
Shay GivenHabib BeyeFabricio ColocciniSteven TaylorNicky ButtDanny [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/manchester-united-1-1-newcastle-0809</link>
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		<title>The opening day of the Premiership</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 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 and when new signing Samir Nasri slotted [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/the-opening-day-of-the-premiership</link>
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		<title>Squad numbers for the 2008/09 season released</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 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 Ronaldo
8.	Oliveira Anderson
9.	Louis Saha
10.	Wayne Rooney
11.	Ryan Giggs
12.	Ben Foster
13.	Ji-Sung Park
14.
15.	Nemanja Vidic
16.	Michael Carrick
17.	Luis Nani
18.	Paul Scholes
19.	Danny Wellbeck
20.	Fabio da Silva
21.	Rafael da Silva
22.	John O’Shea
23.	Jonny Evans
24.	Darren Fletcher
25.
26.	Manucho
27.	Mikel Silvestre
28.	Darron Gibson
29.	Tomasz [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/squad-numbers-for-the-200809-season-released</link>
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		<title>Levy at it again: more money for Berbatov please</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, 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 saga, the Telegraph is today reporting that Spurs Chairman, Daniel [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/levy-at-it-again-more-money-for-berbatov-please</link>
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		<title>Now is the time for Nani to take it to the next level</title>
		<description><![CDATA[With 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 first team gave the young Portuguese winger a larger role to play [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/now-is-the-time-for-nani-to-take-it-to-the-next-level</link>
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		<title>Blog United updates - we are working - honestly!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here 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 appear to be a little lapse. 
We would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/blog-united-updates-we-are-working-honestly</link>
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		<title>Manchester United 0 - 0 Portsmouth (Utd win 3-1 on penalties)</title>
		<description><![CDATA[	From Wembley, Attendance 84808 , Referee Peter Walton






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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 Cards
1


0
Red Cards
0


60
Possession
40


82.2
Passing
71.9


27
Tackles
27


66.7
Tackling
0





Team Sheets

Manchester United
Edwin van der SarRio FerdinandPatrice EvraNemanja VidicJohn O&#8217;SheaGary NevilleRyan GiggsPaul ScholesLuis NaniDarren FletcherCarlos Tevez&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-Wes Brown*Tomasz KuszczakRodrigo PossebonRafael da SilvaMichael Carrick*Jonny EvansFraizer Campbell*	

Portsmouth
Jamie AshdownPeter CrouchJermain DefoePedro MendesLassana DiarraNiko KranjcarPapa Bouba DiopGlen JohnsonSylvain DistinHermann [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/manchester-united-0-0-portsmouth-utd-win-3-1-on-penalties</link>
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		<title>Rooney returns to training and may be fit for start of season</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Sir 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 to training yesterday and Ferguson hopes Rooney will be [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/rooney-returns-to-training-and-may-be-fit-for-start-of-season</link>
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		<title>Chelsea in new bid for Robinho</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It looks like Chelsea are stepping up their attempts to sign Robinho from Real Madrid. A statement on the club’s official website today simply read:
&#8220;Further to media reports, Chelsea Football Club can confirm we have made an offer to Real Madrid today (Thursday, August 7) for the transfer of Robinho.&#8221;
Robinho was already upset about being [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/chelsea-in-new-bid-for-robinho</link>
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		<title>Wayne Rooney &#8220;doubtful&#8221; for season opener</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Wayne Rooney is the latest United player to be ruled &#8220;doubtful&#8221; for the Premiership opener against Newcastle as it has been revealed the striker contracted a virus whilst in Nigeria on the recent pre-season tour of Africa. 
Ferguson told Sky Sports News: &#8220;He picked it up in Nigeria - it&#8217;s not nice. It&#8217;s twelve days [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/wayne-rooney-doubtful-for-season-opener</link>
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		<title>Danny Simpson joins Blackburn on season long loan</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Paul Ince has only been a Premier League manager for a few weeks but he has already tapped into the pool of United talent as Danny Simpson has agreed to a season long loan a Blackburn.
With Wes Brown having had what was arguably is best season at United last term and the return to fitness [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/danny-simpson-joins-blackburn-on-season-long-loan</link>
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		<title>Ole bids farewell as United triumph at Old Trafford</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made his final appearance in a United shirt today as the Reds took on Espanyol in his testimonial match at Old Trafford in front of 68,868 fans. Ole was thwarted twice by Espanyol keeper Cristian Alvarez as Fraizer Campbell scored the only goal of the game nine minutes from time to end [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/ole-bids-farewell-as-united-triumph-at-old-trafford</link>
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		<title>United’s youngsters lift the Milk Cup again</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Manchester United youngsters were celebrating after lifting the Milk Cup for a record third time following a 3 – 0 victory over South Coast Bayern in Coleraine last night. It was the first time youth team coach Paul McGuinness, son of the legendary Wilf McGuinness,  has won the trophy on his fifth time of [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/united%e2%80%99s-youngsters-lift-the-milk-cup-again</link>
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		<title>Manucho goals in the African Cup 2008</title>
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		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/manucho-goals-in-the-african-cup-2008</link>
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		<title>Neville injury forces him out of Ole&#8217;s testimonial</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Gary Neville has picked up a calf strain which will keep him out of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s testimonial match on Saturday again RCD Espanyol. 
Neville is hoping to return to the Manchester United first team this season after missing all but 10 minutes of the 2007/08 season due to injury. This most recent injury is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/neville-injury-forces-him-out-of-oles-testimonial</link>
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		<title>Eagles flies the nest</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Christopher Eagles has left Manchester United for Championship side Burnley in a deal believed to be worth £1.2 million. After recently declaring he was prepared to fight for his place in the United line up, it seems the lure of regular football, albeit in a lower division, was too strong as the winger signed a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/eagles-flies-the-nest</link>
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		<title>Saha to Sunderland?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Former United captain Roy Keane looks set to continue his policy of signing former team mates as Sunderland lodge an official &#163;10 million bid to sign out of favour striker Louis Saha.
Saha has had an indifferent period whilst at Old Trafford, playing well in the games he was fit but ultimately, missing far too much [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/saha-to-sunderland</link>
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		<title>Wayne Rooney&#8217;s Street Striker: Applications being taken now</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Auditions for the new Sky One Show: Wayne Rooney&#8217;s Street Striker, will take place over the next 5 days. 5 trial venues around the UK (Middlesbrough, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol &#38; Hayes) will be open to all UK residents aged between 14 and 18 in possession of a valid UK passport.
If you think you have what [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.blogunited.co.uk/wayne-rooneys-street-striker-applications-being-taken-now</link>
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