Written on Thursday, December 8, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Champions League, Match Reports
In their final match of Group C, Manchester United failed to get the result needed in order to qualify for the knockout stages of the Champions League. We now have to pay the consequences by entering the Europa League due to finishing third in the group, behind Benfica and Basel. United fans, including ourselves, taunted…
Written on Thursday, December 8, 2011 by Nathan Thomas in Champions League, Europa League
As Manchester United fans we have been very fortunate to have witnessed a plethora of success over the last twenty years. So called ‘bad nights’ have been results such as draws at home to mid-table Premier League clubs, when really they were not bad nights at all. Although we are all guilty of it we really…
Written on Wednesday, November 23, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Champions League
After the 2-2 draw against Benfica at Old Trafford last night, Sir Alex Ferguson was asked whether he thought the two top teams in England (United and City) were struggling in Europe due to the Premier League weakening. He repeated the word ‘struggling’ and replied saying “Are you serious? We’re not struggling,” before leaving the…
Written on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Match Reports
1. After seeing the starting line-up, I honestly thought we were in for an exciting performance with a comeback appearance from Ashley Young and others that featured from the bench. Those thoughts quickly vanished after conceding just after four minutes due to a Phil Jones own goal. It took us around 35 minutes to wake…
Written on Tuesday, November 22, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Champions League, Team news
Whenever United come up against Benfica, we always think about that night in 1968 when the Busby Babes beat Portugal’s finest at Wembley in the European Cup final. The Reds claimed victory after beating the Portuguese Champions 4–1 after extra time; two goals coming from captain Bobby Charlton and one a piece from George Best and Brian Kidd….
Written on Monday, November 21, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Players
Wayne Rooney, this season, has been adapting to a much deeper position than usual due to the not so easy task of filling the creative void left by Paul Scholes’ retirement after the Champions League final. However, the 26-year-old claims he’s loving his new role in the centre of midfield simply because he is granted…
Written on Thursday, November 3, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Champions League, Highlights, Match Reports
Goals from Antonio Valencia and Wayne Rooney gave Manchester United the three points after an unconvincing display against Otelul Galati. Ferguson’s men sit on top of Group C having a better goal difference than Benfica from Portugal.
Written on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Champions League, Players
During the 2-0 win over Otelul Galati, Nemanja Vidic received a controversial red card. In Sir Alex Ferguson’s post match interview, the United boss admitted to seeing why his captain was sent off, but thought Felix Brych’s (referee) decision was ‘very harsh’. Vidic saw red in the second half for a waist-high challenge on Galati’s Gabriel…
Written on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Champions League
Starting XI: David de Gea; Fabio, Phil Jones, Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra; Antonio Valencia, Ryan Giggs, Michael Carrick, Anderson, Ashley Young; Danny Welbeck Bench: Anders Lindegaard, Ji-sung Park, Luis Nani, Darren Fletcher, Michael Owen, Dimitar Berbatov.
Written on Monday, September 26, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Champions League, Players, Sir Alex Ferguson
Earlier today, Sir Alex Ferguson sat his press conference ahead of the group stage clash against FC Basel. When asked whether Wayne Rooney, Chris Smalling and Jonny Evans would feature, he confirmed they will be left out due to injuries. He also said the club appreciate Manchester City’s actions in Munich, showing respect for the…
Stretty News – Manchester United blog was launched in the summer of 2010; on the back of coming second in the league just a point behind Chelsea. As you can imagine, we had a lot to say at the time but don’t get us wrong, we still do. Read more..
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