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How gutted are you this morning? Yeah, me too! Manchester United had the tie won if it wasn’t for poor defending from Michael Carrick and the soft dismissal of Rafael. United’s performance over the two legs was scattered with defensive blunders, from Gary Neville’s daft handball to Patrice Evra’s inability to clear the ball during [...]

Bayern Munich more than most know the spirit, belief and fight in Manchester United. The Champions League final of 1999 obviously springs to mind but the Quarter Final of 2001 is another match which sticks in my memory. After a 1-0 defeat in the first leg (home) and losing 2-0 at half time in the [...]

Should Wayne Rooney be risked for Manchester United’s fixture against Bayern Munich on Wednesday? After the defeat against Chelsea, is the match against Bayern a season defining game? Lose to Bayern and we could end the season only winning the Carling Cup only, which rightly or wrongly many will see as a failure. No doubt [...]

Deflated, devastated, angry are just some of the feelings I felt after last night’s defeat to Bayern Munich.  I have no complaints whatsoever to the defeat, Bayern were simply the better team on the night and ran out deserved winners. If truth be known, we are lucky to bring Bayern to Old Trafford with the [...]

Seeing Manchester United draw Bayern Munich for the quarter finals of the Champions League brought wonderful flashbacks and memories of that great night in the Nou Camp in 1999. “….And Solskjaer has won it” Can you believe it’s been almost 11 years? No, me neither. Over the last day or so I’ve been in a [...]

I sat nervously waiting for the Champions League draw in Nyon this morning. The sense of anticipation was high; I just wanted the draw to take place without all the spiel beforehand. I felt shaky and continuously clicked my pen. So finally it came to the draw… Bayern Munich v Manchester United. A fixture which [...]