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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New reggae-themed song based on United released



Written on Monday, April 30, 2012 by   in Organisations

Bob Marley

A couple of months ago, a journalist from Budapest came up with the idea of creating a song for Manchester United fans across the world. Ronen Dorfan managed to get a talented crew together in order to make it happen. The main singer Eva was enthusiastic and started to watch United as a result. Her…
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Match Report: United 4-4 Everton



Written on Sunday, April 22, 2012 by   in Match ReportsPremier League

Manchester United blew 3-1 and 4-2 leads against a resilient Everton side which has thrown the title race wide open once again. Steven Pienaar’s late equaliser left the red half of Manchester shocked and frustrated. It was a blow to Uniteds title hopes, but it’s still ours to lose. United began the game in rather…
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Match Report: United 4-0 Villa



Written on Sunday, April 15, 2012 by   in Match ReportsNewsPremier League

Another dominating performance at Old Trafford from Manchester United, and Paul Scholes in particular, led to a comfortable 4-0 win against Aston Villa today. In the process the gap over rivals City was reinstated to 5 points. With City resoundingly stuffing Norwich 6-1 during their Saturday lunch time game, Uniteds lead had bean cut to…
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Phil Jones – A victim of his own versatility?



Written on Friday, April 13, 2012 by   in OpinionPlayers

Phil Jones

Many eyebrows were raised when United counterparts John O’Shea and Wes Brown were unveiled in the red and white stripes of Sunderland last summer. Not least for the low figures that lead United to agree to offload the pair, but the fact many felt that the two, in particularly O’Shea, still had a fair share…
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The old United boys could decide this title



Written on Friday, April 13, 2012 by   in PlayersPremier League

O'Shea and Brown

The title is certainly ending up in Manchester this year, but with which club is still yet to be determined, and it could be the old figureheads that ultimately decide the destiny – but it’s not who you think either! With United’s unexpected slip-up against Wigan Athletic, it has open the door just a crack…
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Gaitan linked strongly with United



Written on Thursday, April 12, 2012 by   in Transfer News

Nicolas Gaitan

Portuguese newspaper, O Jogo, today claimed that Manchester United have verbally agreed to sign Nicolás Gaitán from Benfica for £22million. United have been strongly linked with the Argentine since late 2011, so speculation of this sort doesn’t come with much of a surprise. Gaitan had a good Champions League campaign this year, showing a great deal of…
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Reaction to United’s deserved loss to Wigan



Written on Thursday, April 12, 2012 by   in Match ReportsPremier League

Giggs and Caldwell

Is New Year’s Eve Ground Hog’s Day, too? Based on Manchester United’s performance in their 1-0 loss to Wigan Athletic, many would think so. This was certainly one of the worst displays by the Reds since they lost to Blackburn 3-2 at Old Trafford on Sir Alex Ferguson’s birthday, as they dropped points -never mind…
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Giggs: Winning the title again, would be huge



Written on Tuesday, April 10, 2012 by   in NewsPlayers

Ryan Giggs

With City doing their best to throw the title race down the drain, Manchester United are eight points clear on top of the Premier League table and things are looking good. Mario Balotelli is doing a good job stirring the circus over at the Eithad and Roberto Mancini is losing the plot. Patrick Vieira, their…
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Match Report: United 2-0 QPR



Written on Sunday, April 8, 2012 by   in Match ReportsNewsPremier League

Manchester United continued their run of wins and their assault on their 20th league title with a dominating 2-0 win of relegation threatened Queens Park Rangers. In the knowledge that to win today would put United 8 points clear of title rivals City, who were to kick off away to Arsenal later, Sir Alex Ferguson…
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