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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 [...]

By Lee Savery. Manchester United crashed out of the FA Cup as Demba Ba’s goal separated the two teams in a stale affair at Stamford Bridge. Both teams came into this game needing to ring the changes having played their last games on Saturday. United made eight changes from the side that beat Sunderland. Chelsea [...]

By Matthew Jones 1. Robin reliant running on empty A few weeks ago, I praised him for his comments claiming he did not want to be rested ahead of the Norwich game, having received a knock in the 2-0 win over Queens Park Rangers, but Robin van Persie is looking fatigued. I commend him for [...]

By Nathan Youd The winners of Manchester United and Reading’s FA Cup fifth round tie will face Middlesbrough or Chelsea in the sixth round of the F.A Cup. Providing United progress past Reading on Monday, the quarter-final encounter will be sandwiched between the return leg of the Champions League clash against Real Madrid and a [...]

By Lee Savery A nine goal thriller saw Chelsea just edge the Red Devils, after extra time, in an enthralling contest at Stamford Bridge. Manchester United made 10 changes from the side that beat Chelsea on Sunday and included youngsters Scott Wootton & Michael Keane at the heart of the defence. However, it was an [...]

By Matthew Bird. I’ll preface this by saying that in 1991 I passed my referees exam with the Cheshire FA, I was 15 and I reffed initially in the Timperley Junior League, then progressed to the Altrincham Saturday and Sunday leagues, occasionally I would run the line in the Mid Cheshire Saturday league. I quit [...]

By Matthew Jones 1. Time to party like it’s 1999 Sir Alex said once we acquired Robin van Persie in the summer that he had a talented corps of strikers, a group that reminded him (as it did some fans) of our treble winning season in ’99. I actually think it’s even better. Andy Cole, [...]

By Lee Savery Manchester United finally ended their Stamford Bridge hoodoo as they claimed victory in a controversial encounter in the capital. United came to Stamford Bridge looking for their first win there since 2002 and they made the most blistering of starts in ending that record. After just three minutes, Ashley Young found some [...]

By Richard Evans Manchester United travel to Stamford Bridge on Sunday looking to close the gap at the top of the table to one point, as they face current league leaders and European Champions Chelsea. Roberto Di Matteo’s men lead United by four points after winning seven out of their first eight games, and the [...]

By Richard Evans After a comfortable 2-0 win over Stoke in midweek, Manchester United travelled to Stamford Bridge, knowing neighbours City had stretched the gap at the top of the table to 3 points, meaning a draw at least was of utmost importance. In the back of their minds would also be the lack of [...]