The Raving Reds Ep 11: Win over Arsenal, referees and preview for the North-West derby



Written on Friday, January 27, 2012 by   in The Raving Reds

TheRavingReds

Along with fellow Manchester United writers David from The United Religion and Kyle of One United USA, we recorded The Raving Reds podcast, which is presented by World Football Daily. On the latest episode the three of us discussed the key points from United’s win over Arsenal last weekend; gave our solutions explaining how to fix referee-related…
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Match Preview: Liverpool v Manchester United – FA Cup 4th round



Written on Friday, January 27, 2012 by   in FA CupMatch Previews

LFC

Venue: Anfield (pictured on the right) Kick off: 12:45 United will travel to Merseyside tomorrow where Liverpool fans are expected to give Patrice Evra a scorching reception all because of a certain Luis Suarez racially abusing him earlier this season. However, if you enjoy Football Betting, United are currently 15/8 to win with Liverpool at 6/4….
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Exclusive interview with McAteer on the race row, life without football and match prediction



Written on Friday, January 27, 2012 by   in A View From The EnemyFA Cup

Keano vs McAteer

Before the FA Cup encounter between Liverpool and United this weekend, we invited former Liverpool and Ireland international Jason McAteer on to the blog so he could answer a few questions for our ‘view from the enemy’ feature. However, ‘Trigger’ refused to answer our questions on Dalglish, Liverpool-based media and his relationship with United players…
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Is the media the issue with United’s No.1?



Written on Wednesday, January 25, 2012 by   in Rant

Keepers

When Peter Schmeichel announced he was to leave Manchester United after the 1999 Champions League final, no United fan could have imagined it would take six years to find a replacement up to the task of taking the number one spot at Old Trafford. United were the most successful team on the planet, and had…
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Five FA Cup memories



Written on Tuesday, January 24, 2012 by   in FA CupManchester United History

Big Norm

If asked about FA Cup memories involving Man United there is no doubt reds of a certain age will unanimously select most of the same matches! The Ryan Giggs semi v Arsenal, the Cantona final v Liverpool and the Whiteside Everton one of 1985 will all be there. Older fans than me will recall the…
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Match Report: Arsenal 1 Manchester United 2



Written on Sunday, January 22, 2012 by   in Match Reports

Welbz

The earlier kick off between Manchester City and Tottenham Hotspur saw City take a late three points, and increase their lead at the top of the table to six points. After this result, there was nothing but a win needed for United to ensure we were still in the title race. Going into this game,…
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Confirmed: United team to face Arsenal



Written on Sunday, January 22, 2012 by   in Team news

Starting eleven: Anders Lindegaard; Phil Jones, Chris Smalling, Jonny Evans, Patrice Evra; Antonio Valencia, Michael Carrick, Ryan Giggs, Luis Nani; Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck. Subs: David de Gea, Rafael da Silva, Fabio da Silva, Paul Scholes, Ji-sung Park, Dimitar Berbatov, Javier Hernandez.

Match Preview: Arsenal vs Manchester United



Written on Friday, January 20, 2012 by   in Match Previews

Stadium

Venue: Emirates Stadium (pictured on the right) Kick off: 16:00 United will travel down south this weekend where Arsenal wait impatiently for revenge. However, Betfair Premier League betting are favoring the Reds to take three points and stick tight to City in the title race. Form: Arsenal have come a long way since the 8-2 humiliation…
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The Raving Reds Ep 10: Bolton review, players using Twitter and contract disputes



Written on Friday, January 20, 2012 by   in The Raving Reds

TheRavingReds

Along with fellow Manchester United blog writers David of The United Religion, Kyle of One United USA, and a special guest, Ben from the Devils of Manchester, Stretty News recorded its weekly podcast, The Raving Reds, which is presented by World Football Daily. On this week’s show, we reviewed the Bolton win and took a…
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Where’s the loyalty in the modern game?



Written on Friday, January 20, 2012 by   in Manchester United YouthsOther Football

Ravel Morrison

Loyalty is something we don’t often see any more. The likes of Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, and Javier Zanetti unfortunately look like the last of their kind. Football has been transformed from a game kids dream of turning professional in and playing because it brought them joy into nothing but a business where money is…
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