Match Report: United 2-0 Stoke



Written on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 by   in Match Reports

hernandez

It may have been a bitterly cold night, but Manchester United fans had a warm glow after a comfortable and straight forward 2-0 win over Stoke City which saw them finish the night level on points with City at the top of the Premier League table. Both  of Uniteds goals came from the penalty spot, which…
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LIVE BLOG: United vs Stoke



Written on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 by   in Live blogMatch Reports

Manchester United host Stoke City at Old Trafford on a cold Tuesday night and we’re giving our readers minute-by-minutes from the game. For team news, click here. Updates start at 19:50.

Confirmed: United team to face Stoke



Written on Tuesday, January 31, 2012 by   in Team news

Starting eleven: Ben Amos; Chris Smalling, Rio Ferdinand, Jonny Evans, Patrice Evra; Antonio Valencia, Michael Carrick, Paul Scholes, Ji-sung Park; Javier Hernandez, Dimitar Berbatov. Bench: Tomas Kuszczak, Ryan Giggs, Danny Welbeck, Fabio da Silva, Rafael da Silva, Paul Pogba, Will Keane.

Who is the man to replace Ferguson?



Written on Sunday, January 29, 2012 by   in Opinion

Ferguson reading

Recently, Sir Alex Ferguson was quoted in claiming he was ready to remain the boss at Manchester United for a further 3 years, if what the Scotsman said was true, that would mean he would still be at the helm at the age of 73, something which myself and lots of others strongly doubt. Sir…
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Could Jose be ‘the special one’ at United?



Written on Sunday, January 29, 2012 by   in Other Clubs

Jose Mourinho

On Saturday night, after Real Madrid’s comfortable 3-1 win over Zaragoza, Duncan Castles from The Sunday Times said Jose Mourinho had decided to quit ‘Los Blancos’ this summer for a Premier League club. He has spoke about a move back to England ever since leaving Chelsea back in 2007. And over the winter break in Spain,…
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Are fans still enjoying our beautiful game?



Written on Sunday, January 29, 2012 by   in Rant

Berbasex

Let me start by saying I would never turn down 3 points in a scrappy, boring and lack of anything interesting 1-0 win. Points win league titles and all that jazz. However, what makes football most enjoyable for me are the moments that make you smile. Moments that make an entire crowd go “awwww” in…
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The Liverpool Job: Dissecting Racism



Written on Saturday, January 28, 2012 by   in RantRivals

Evra and Suarez back in October

Someone must’ve been scratching their head immensely in that glass-wielded complex lying on a wooded hill in Zurich. In what is also known as the FIFA Headquarters, angry and confused murmurs could probably be heard echoing all around after the allegations regarding racism in England in general and Liverpool FC in specific over the past…
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Match Report: Liverpool 2 United 1



Written on Saturday, January 28, 2012 by   in FA CupMatch Reports

Ji-sung Park

Manchester United’s miserable run of results at Anfield continued today with a 2-1 loss at the hands of their greatest revivals. The result left United dumped out of the FA Cup. United lined up as expected,  without Wayne Rooney, Rio Ferdinand, Nani and Phil Jones. Less expected was the formation which centred around a midfield…
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PICTURE: Liverpool fan caught making racist gesture towards Evra



Written on Saturday, January 28, 2012 by   in FA CupOther ClubsRivals

Liverpool fan caught on camera

During the FA Cup fourth round clash between Liverpool and Manchester United, the home fans continuously booed Patrice Evra simply because he was racially abused by Luis Suarez back in October. Doesn’t make sense, does it? However, the picture displayed on the right, of this page, shows how far some people will go in order…
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Confirmed: United team to face Liverpool



Written on Saturday, January 28, 2012 by   in FA CupTeam news

Starting eleven: David de Gea; Rafael da Silva, Chris Smalling, Jonny Evans, Patrice Evra (captain); Antonio Valencia, Paul Scholes, Michael Carrick, Ryan Giggs, Ji-sung Park; Danny Welbeck. Bench: Anders Lindegaard, Rio Ferdinand, Dimitar Berbatov, Fabio da Silva, Javier Hernandez, Michael Keane, Paul Pogba.

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