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…
Match Report: United 4-4 Everton
Written on Sunday, April 22, 2012 by adamsupra_MUFC in Match Reports, Premier League
Best winger in the squad at the moment?
Written on Thursday, March 8, 2012 by Dale O'Donnell in Opinion, Players
In British football there is no persona more romantic than the classic winger and no club more synonymous with these dashing figures than Manchester United. Ever since Sir Stanley Matthews became the first football icon thanks to his wing wizardry, the role of the skilful provider has been the most coveted and cherished position in…
Match Preview: Aston Villa v Manchester United
Written on Saturday, December 3, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Match Previews
Manchester United travel to Villa Park this evening in search of the all important three points – a result we haven’t managed at the ground since 2007, which finished a 4 goal blitz as United strolled past a nine-man Villa. If my memory serves me correct, Wayne Rooney scored two while Rio Ferdiand and Ryan…
Reaction to win over Norwich
Written on Saturday, October 1, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Match Reports
1. A definite contender for the least enjoyable game of the season. Based on the performance, we can count ourselves lucky. We granted the Canaries enough chances to cause an upset but thanks to poor finishing, particularly from Steve Morison, that wasn’t the case. We found it difficult to create real chances in the first…
Chapter 3: 2010-11 Review of United’s season
Written on Tuesday, June 7, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in News
This is the third of Stretty News’ three part series on the United Season. Part One can be found here and Part Two here. In February, Gary Neville, who hadn’t been able to fully recover from nagging injuries sufficiently to make an impact with the club, called it a career. The former captain had only…
Gallery of pictures from the parade through Manchester
Written on Monday, May 30, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Premier League
Despite losing the Champions League final Saturday night, thousands of fans surrounded the streets of Manchester to watch Fergie and his men show off their nineteenth league title. StrettyNews.com would like to thank Annie Eaves from the Mirror for granting us permission to use her photographs in the gallery below – you can follow her…
Player of the Year award winners 2010/11
Written on Wednesday, May 18, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in News
Below, we have listed the nominees and winners from the Manchester United award night that took place on May 18, 2011. Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year nominees: Ryan Tunnicliffe, Paul Pogba and Tom Thorpe. Winner: Ryan Tunnicliffe The 18-year-old won the coaches’ vote for the award. However, people from our twitter stream were…
PFA Team Of The Year 2011: Containing four United players
Written on Monday, April 18, 2011 by Dale O'Donnell in Premier League
Rafael with Bale, PFA Player Of The Year in his back pocket! Manchester United and Arsenal dominated the Premier League team of the year with at total of seven players between them being included in the XI. However, the whole ceremony became a joke when Tottenham Hotspur winger, Gareth Bale was named PFA Player of…
Guest Post: What I look for in a ‘perfect XI’
Written on Friday, April 15, 2011 by Guest Writer in Players
Growing up in India, it is a normal thing to find yourself crowded with cricket obsessed people, giving their expert views on each and every aspect of the game. I, being no exception, was growing up in the same circumstances. But the FIFA World Cup 2006 held in Germany attracted my attention towards football. Sitting…
Thank god we are not living under the old American College gridiron criteria. The Americans used to have this system where the national championship was determined by votes. Gareth Bale, with seven goals and one Premier League assist, is on the shortlist of the PFA Player of the Year nominees. If you look at the…
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