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By Matthew Jones 1. Focus Ferguson has preached since the concession of the title to neighbours Manchester City last May that he would not allow his side to lose a league title in the same circumstances again. It’s easy to belittle them as just words, but there seems a steely determination permeating through this season’s [...]

By Lee Savery Manchester United went 12 points clear at the top of the Premier League thanks to first half goals from Ryan Giggs and Robin van Persie. The Welsh wizard found the net on 13 minutes after van Persie showed great strength to shrug off Johnny Heitinga before squaring it to Giggs whose right-footed [...]

By Richard Evans Introduction Manchester United host Everton at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, looking for a victory that would help maintain their push for an historic 20th league title. Manchester City’s draw with Liverpool last Sunday allowed the gap at the top of the table to be extended to nine points, after the Red [...]

By Oliver Thompson (Everton fan) It’s been almost twelve months now since Darron Thomas Daniel Gibson signed for Everton from Manchester United for the princely sum of 500 thousand pounds and what a twelve months he has had. When the news first broke that Everton were interested in Gibbo there were many moans and groans [...]

By Thomas Doyle 1) Kagawa is a real find Despite the defeat to David Moyes’ impressive Everton side, Sir Alex Ferguson will take real optimism from Shinji Kagawa’s debut Premier League appearance. If the likes of Wayne Rooney, Tom Cleverley and Danny Welbeck were on top form, the 23-year-old could have had a hat-trick of assists, and he finished the [...]

By Thomas Doyle 1. “Game on” Just two weeks ago, Manchester United were champions elect; eight points clear of a stuttering Manchester City side, the red half of the city was all but certain of title number 20. How different the run-in looks now. After a shock loss away to Wigan, Sir Alex Ferguson is [...]

By Mark Young Manchester United 4 (Rooney 40,70, Welbeck 56, Nani 60) Everton 4 (Jelavic 33, 82, Fellaini 66, Pienaar 84) Sir Alex Ferguson has said that both Manchester United and Manchester City will drop points in the final games in the run in and said points are starting to drop as Everton came away [...]

By Richard Evans Introduction Manchester United entertain Everton on Sunday looking for a vital three points that will take them a step closer to an historic 20th league title. The Reds will want to maintain that five point cushion at the top of the table to neighbours City, before they make the trip to the [...]

By Nathan Thomas. 1. Hardly vintage, but enough As in recent weeks Manchester United got the result without setting the world alight but in the cold light of day in the aftermath of recent results a 1-0 win at Goodison Park will be gladly received in and around Old Trafford. United won the game based [...]

By Lee Savery Introduction The weekend after the weekend we would like to forget is here and I, for one, am glad we kick-off earlier than the rest of the league. Man United’s first league game after the demoralising defeat against Manchester City last week could not come quick enough. The suicidal second-half display showed [...]