Can United take a step closer to winning the title at the Etihad?



Written on Monday, April 30, 2012 by   in Match PreviewsPremier League

Carrick and Nasri

The game we have all been waiting for is just a couple of hours away. Manchester United take a short trip to the Etihad tonight in hope of being a step closer to winning the Barclays Premier League. A win for Ferguson’s men will put them 6 points clear with two games remaining. However, a…
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Match Preview: Athletic Bilbao vs United



Written on Thursday, March 15, 2012 by   in Europa LeagueMatch Previews

Bilbao

Manchester United need to win tonight’s game by two goals in order to progress, however Bilbao will no doubt push on and try to get a goal to make things even more difficult for the away team. Date: 15th March 2012 Venue: San Mamés Capacity: 40,000 Referee: Cuneyt Cakir Bilbao’s star name Llorente was a…
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Confirmed: United team to face Athletic Bilbao



Written on Thursday, March 8, 2012 by   in Europa LeagueMatch PreviewsTeam news

After knocking Ajax out of the Europa League, Manchester United now turn their heads to Athletic Bilbao who finished sixth in the La Liga last season. However, Sir Alex Ferguson has called upon his team to ‘wake up’ after suffering a 2-1 defeat to Ajax in the second leg of the previous round. Complacency was…
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Preview chat: Spurs vs United



Written on Thursday, March 1, 2012 by   in A View From The EnemyMatch PreviewsPremier League

Spooky

In response to my chat with Nick from Dear Mr Levy, the Spurs fan himself welcomed me on to his blog to do something similar. Much to his satisfaction I spoke about ‘projects’ in the game today, United and modern day rivalries, what happens when Ferguson has enough of management, transfer activity, Berbatov and his…
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A view from the enemy: Spurs fan on Redknapp, Modric and challenging for the title



Written on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 by   in A View From The EnemyMatch Previews

Modric

Ahead of the game at White Hart Lane this weekend, we invited the founder of Dear Mr Levy to answer a few questions. I did the same for his site, therefore, you should read my answers. If you are interested in seeing what ‘Spooky’ has to say about football in general, I recommend you to follow…
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A view from the enemy: Liverpool fan on Dalglish’s spending and their ambitions



Written on Friday, February 10, 2012 by   in A View From The EnemyInterviewsMatch Previews

Take it like a fan

Ahead of the important game Saturday morning, we’ve invited John Fendley from Take It Like A Fan to talk about Liverpool’s chances against the champions. ‘Fenners’ has done lots of work for Sky Sports in the past being a reporter for the Soccer Saturday show, so he’s worth a follow on Twitter. How have Liverpool…
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Preview chat: Chelsea vs Manchester United



Written on Sunday, February 5, 2012 by   in A View From The EnemyMatch Previews

TCB

Not only did we invite her onto The Raving Reds podcast, in preparation to Sunday’s big game I had a quick chat with Denise from The Chelsea Blog with assistance of David from The United Religion. The two of us gave our opinion on United’s injuries having a bearing on the game, confidence in David…
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A view from the enemy: Chelsea supporter on Kenyon, Terry and Mourinho



Written on Friday, February 3, 2012 by   in A View From The EnemyMatch Previews

JT

Ahead of the game this weekend, we invited The Chelsea Blog on here to answer a few questions. Peter Kenyon said in December 2008 that “in terms of breaking even, I think with will be 2010-11.” Well, figures from Chelsea’s recent budget show £67m worth of losses. Do you think the Torres deal is partly…
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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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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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