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By Nathan Thomas. 1. Hernandez the gift that just keeps giving After a fantastic first season talk that Javier Hernandez might suffer what has come to be known as ‘second season syndrome’ had been bubbling under the surface however early signs seem to suggest that there will be no such occurrence. Hernandez notched an invaluable [...]

By Mark Young (Stretford End Arising forum member mark_young) Introduction It has been one hell of a wait for this encounter as by the time Liverpool and Manchester United kick off on Saturday lunchtime it will have almost been two weeks since both teams played. The international break has proved to be somewhat annoying. United [...]

After every Manchester United match the Player Ratings thread included a Man of the Match poll. The player with the highest number of votes is awarded five points, the second highest receives three points and the hird highest one point. In case of a tie, full points are awarded to those with an equal number [...]

By Ryan Cargill. With Manchester United sitting pretty at the top of the Barclays Premier League table, boss Sir Alex Ferguson has a welcome headache with the form of 20 year-old striker Danny Welbeck. Longsight-born Welbeck has bagged five goals in eight games for United this season, including a brace on his full UEFA Champions [...]

By Nathan Thomas. 1. United were awful, weren’t they? At the game on Saturday I had the misfortune of sitting next to some of United’s doom-brigade and although someone of little football knowledge would be able to tell you that United were far from spectacular the way these guys were going on you’d think the [...]

By Mark Young (Stretford End Arising forum member mark_young) Introduction Manchester United welcome back Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez for this weekend’s game against newly promoted Norwich City. The striking options have not really been a problem for United this season but question marks remain over the defence. United conceded three times on Tuesday evening [...]

By Shamoon Hafez. After seeing, and raising a wry smile at, what’s kicked off across the city with our former frontman Carlos Tevez, it led me to think how the fans would react if one of our players performed in such a manner. Almost every home game, Old Trafford is packed to the rafters with [...]

By Mark Young (Stretford End Arising forum member mark_young) Introduction Swiss club FC Basel are the visitors at Old Trafford on Tuesday night as Manchester United look to win their first game of this season’s European challenge after a draw in the first match. United drew one all away at Benfica on match day one [...]

By Nathan Thomas. 1. Stoke reassert their presence as one of the league’s toughest away days In fairness it didn’t really need reasserting but for those who have been living in solitary confinement for the past three years or any remaining Stoke sceptics the Potters proved that they are tough nut to crack. Their football [...]

By George Hartrey (Stretford End Arising forum member gthartrey) Introduction So, this Saturday Manchester United travel to the Britannia Stadium, to face Stoke City. So far this season it has been pretty plain sailing for United, being two points clear of Manchester City to top the league and playing exhilarating football in the process. On [...]