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Match Report: West Bromwich Albion 5-5 Manchester United

Stretford End Arising — Sun, 19 May 2013 18:43:21 +0000

By Lee Savery. Sir Alex Ferguson’s 1500th and last match as Manchester United manager was a ten goal thriller at the Hawthorns. An emotional match it was always going to be with it being Ferguson’s last match. The home side did a guard of honour for the United manager as the whole of the Hawthorns [...]

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5 Things We Learned: Manchester United 2-1 Swansea City

Stretford End Arising — Tue, 14 May 2013 21:29:29 +0000

By Matthew Jones 1. Fergie signs off in classic fashion The old man must have had a glint in his eye and allowed himself a wee cheeky grin when he saw Rio Ferdinand secure a just about deserved victory over Swansea yesterday with what has become more synonymous with the Fergie era than anything else [...]

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5 Things We Learned: Manchester United 0-1 Chelsea

Stretford End Arising — Sun, 05 May 2013 19:23:03 +0000

By Mark Nevin 1. United players still get sent off Rafael’s red card was silly, in several respects. David Luiz, having done as much as he could to rub his compatriot up the wrong way, looked an idiot lying there with a stupid grin on his face. The incident generated a passion among both sets of [...]

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5 Things We Learned: Arsenal 1-1 Manchester United

Stretford End Arising — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 19:23:19 +0000

By Matthew Jones 1. Classy Arsenal The issue of the guard of honour, whether Arsenal would provide one, and the return of the former hero turned villain Robin van Persie dominated much of the build-up to Sunday’s game. Ultimately, it passed with the minimum of fuss. The club and its players did Arsenal proud. Why [...]

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5 Things We Learned: Manchester United 3-0 Aston Villa

Stretford End Arising — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 19:39:44 +0000

By Chris Mortlock 1. Not 19 Forever 34 games played, 27 wins, 78 goals scored. Not bad considering this is apparently one of Sir Alex’s weaker sides, eh? Rightly or wrongly, many have criticised United this season, mainly due to the fact that they’ve not exactly set the league alight, coupled with how frequently they [...]

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Match Report & Player Ratings: Manchester United 3-0 Aston Villa

Stretford End Arising — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 22:42:54 +0000

By Lee Savery. Manchester United clinched their 20th league title with a comfortable win over struggling Aston Villa thanks to a Robin van Persie hat-trick. All three goals came in the first half. The first came with just 1:23 on the clock. A terrific Wayne Rooney pass found Antonio Valencia on the right. He laid [...]

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5 Things We Learned: West Ham United 2-2 Manchester United

Stretford End Arising — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:09:58 +0000

By Jason Freeman 1. Rooney’s wide-ranging performances When he plays well, he’s world class but when he has a bad game, as he did against West Ham on Wednesday night, he can be really awful. I can’t think of any other player of his quality and reputation whose performances vary from such a wide range. [...]

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Match Preview: West Ham United vs. Man United

Stretford End Arising — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:08:45 +0000

By Richard Evans Introduction Manchester United travel to Upton Park to face West Ham knowing that a victory would take them within four points of an historic 20th League title. The win at Stoke last Sunday opened up a 15 point gap at the top of the table, as the Reds bounced back in confident [...]

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5 Things We Learned: Stoke City 0-2 Manchester United

Stretford End Arising — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:12:53 +0000

By Matthew Jones 1. Rooney in centre midfield IT’S finally happened. Wayne Rooney in Manchester United’s midfield. I’ve been wanting to see this for a while. In truth, I think he’s played their once or twice, filling in during games, but yesterday he was picked to start in the engine room and asked to be [...]

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5 Things We Learned: Manchester United 1-2 Manchester City

Stretford End Arising — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:27:16 +0000

By Chris Mortlock 1. Phil Jones: The only positive If there’s something we’ve learned about Phil Jones since he arrived from Blackburn in 2011, it’s how versatile he is. Whatever position he’s asked to play, he nearly always excels; whether that’s at right full-back, centre-half, or putting out fires in central midfield. Still just 20, [...]

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