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5 Things We Learned: Arsenal 1 Manchester United 2

Stretford End Arising — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 18:41:52 +0000

By Jason Freeman. 1) Wing play – Key to success this season (as always) Wing play has been key at Manchester United for many years and nothing has changed in that aspect, against Arsenal we saw 2 wingers looking threatening every time they got the ball and it is no surprise that both goals came [...]

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5 Things We Learned: Manchester City 2-3 Manchester United

Stretford End Arising — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:12:41 +0000

By Tony Mogan. Manchester United entered Sunday’s titanic third round FA Cup battle with their noisy neighbours on the back of a truly miserable week. A humiliating loss at home to rock bottom Blackburn Rovers followed by dismal 3-0 thrashing at the hands of Newcastle United, where the Reds looked as second best as humanly [...]

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My Manchester United Awards 2011

Stretford End Arising — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:53:16 +0000

By Lee Savery It is the end of the year and everyone is making up their own “lists of 2011”, so to carry on a tradition started last year, I present my Manchester United awards for the calendar year 2011: Player of 2011 1 – Wayne Rooney 2010 was not the best of years for [...]

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Phil Jones – a man for all positions?

Stretford End Arising — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:30:35 +0000

By Thomas Doyle. After another impressive performance at right-back against Sunderland, Phil Jones is fast becoming an integral part of a shape-shifting Manchester United defence this season. Whether through form or injuries, many of Sir Alex Ferguson’s usual suspects have failed to consistently deliver this season, and while Jones was bought to Old Trafford for [...]

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Five Things We Learnt From Man United’s Victory Over Chelsea

Stretford End Arising — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 22:10:12 +0000

By Nathan Thomas. Well, not quite the blistering football we’ve been used to so far this season but considering the quality in Chelsea’s team I’d call that a brilliant result. In the end it was United’s superior finishing that won the day and we even managed to miss a couple of sitters, we can’t complain [...]

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Rio Under Pressure?

Stretford End Arising — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:41:00 +0000

By Tom Bowles. Three main talking points arose from Manchester United’s victory at West Brom: the contrasting fortunes of David De Gea and Ashley Young, the new hairstyle sported by Wayne Rooney and the injuries sustained in defence. Plenty has been said about the former two, but it is actually the latter that is most intriguing, particularly in regards [...]

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5 things we learnt in the Community Shield victory over Manchester City

Stretford End Arising — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 20:19:22 +0000

By Adam Hicks. 1. Team spirit: A great positive for Sir Alex and the fans was the togetherness of the team, aside from the usual grit and determination to come from behind and win, there was great understanding amongst the players. United moved the ball quickly and produced some great flowing passages of play continuing the [...]

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Blackburn Fan Discusses The Potential of Phil Jones

Stretford End Arising — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 11:22:07 +0000

Contribution by Lee Savery England Under-21 international Phil Jones is nearing a move to Manchester United from Blackburn Rovers, for a reported, fee of £16 million. The player had attracted the top clubs in England even going as far as discussing a move to Arsenal with Arsene Wenger himself before rejecting him citing his desire [...]

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From Maidstone to Manchester – the transformation of Chris Smalling

Stretford End Arising — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 09:49:54 +0000

Contribution by Mikey Mumford Four years ago he made his Maidstone United debut in the second round of the Isthmian League Cup and now Chris Smalling looks all set to feature in the quarter final of the UEFA Champions League at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday. A relative unknown figure since bursting onto the scene at [...]

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Player Ratings: Scunthorpe United vs. Manchester United

Stretford End Arising — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 15:24:19 +0000

Starting XI: Kuszczak – 7: Plenty of work to enjoy – dealt with numerous shots from Scunthorpe – including a couple of good saves. Future Manchester United No.1? I have doubts – he is a good shot stopper, but questions surround his ability to claim crosses and poor distribution. Brown – 6: Did okay – [...]

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