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Manchester United will face French Champions Olympique de Marseille in the Round 16 of the Champions League. The first leg will take place 23 February (on ITV) and the second leg 15 March 2011. The tie will see the return of Gabriel Heinze to Old Trafford. The Argentinian was rumoured with a move to Liverpool, [...]

Sir Alex: In two minds? To paraphrase Sir Alex, 4-4-2 is the best formation in order to move the ball with speed from back to front but increasingly 4-2-3-1 has become the shape of the “noughties”, and for good reason. Jonathan Wilson in 2008, discusses with greater aplomb than I the rationale behind the collective [...]

The old cliché “you can win games with attacking football, but a good defence will win the league title” is rearing its ugly head. Look no further than the league campaign of 2007-08 to highlight this point when Wes Brown, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra were virtually ever present and alongside Michael Carrick, [...]

When Antonio Valencia suffered the horrific injury against Glasgow Rangers the immediate thought was to his wellbeing and wishing him a speedy recovery. Later, questions were starting to be asked on how the team would line up in his absence. The positive view is Nani will be allowed to ply his trade on the favoured [...]

Regular readers of Stretford End Arising match previews will know the right back spot is often a cause for discussion. For years and years Gary Neville has owned the right back spot. In recent years however he has struggled with injuries allowing others an opportunity to stake a claim. Unfortunately his time as a Manchester [...]

On Saturday, Man United held their annual open training session in aid of the Manchester United Foundation. According to the official site approximately £30, 000 was raised for charity, which makes the exercise worthwhile. Below are a few photos taken during the training session. Annoyingly, the batteries inside camera died mid way through session – [...]

The subject of squads has for a long time being the subject of debate. Manchester United’s long run of success owes much to the size of the squad and is looked enviously by “smaller” Premier League clubs and managers. The advantage of a large squad is obvious – for example in the treble season of [...]

The football fixtures for the 2010/11 season have been announced this morning. Thank you! Something to whet the appetite while we endure the 2010 World Cup. The summer months without Manchester United are boring and this year is no different. The World Cup (the greatest football tournament in the world) was supposed to fill the [...]

What on earth possessed to me think Wigan could cause an upset at Wigan? Blind faith if ever there was! I’m proud of Manchester United this season, I really am. To compete for the title on the final day of the season is real credit to Sir Alex Ferguson, his back room staff and of [...]

Regardless of what Sir Alex Ferguson has recently stated, there will come a time in the future where Manchester United will need to appoint a new manager, for the first time in over twenty five years. Who should succeed Fergie has already brought plenty of debate/discussions in pubs, football forums and radio phone-in’s. Jose Mourinho [...]