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By Thomas Doyle 1. The comeback kings strike again It is becoming something of a theme for Manchester United to make it difficult for themselves this season, and despite being top of the league with notable wins over Chelsea, Liverpool and Arsenal, there is only so long you can continue to give opponents a head-start [...]

By Lee Savery Javier Hernandez was the catalyst in another classic turnaround as Manchester United came from 2-0 down to win at Villa Park. With United dwindling in another poor display but just as they did against Braga and quite a few opponents this season, they were able to dig out a victory. Andreas Weimann, [...]

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 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 Lee Savery A brace from Javier Hernandez helped Manchester United maintain their 100% record in the Champions League this season but had to survive yet another scare to accomplish it. The Red Devils lined up with the diamond formation that proved quite successful in the wins over Cluj & Newcastle United. Once again, Michael [...]

By Lee Savery A busy night of games with a number of our team playing for their countries as the race to the 2014 World Cup in Brazil continues. Starting with England, all four Manchester United players (Carrick, Cleverley, Rooney & Welbeck) called up started against the very poor San Marino. It had been confirmed, [...]

By Thomas Doyle 1. Buttner Can Challenge Evra With Patrice Evra out injured against Roberto Martinez’s side, the stage was set for Alexander Buttner to make his Manchester United debut – and what a debut it was. The young Dutchman was a livewire down the left for United, and ended up with a superb goal and an [...]

By Jason Freeman. 1) Scholes has still got it Paul Scholes, what will we do when he retires again? During his 30 minutes on the pitch against Southampton he completely changed the game giving United more control over the game where as before his introduction to the game we were bullied by Southampton. His vision [...]

By Thomas Doyle 1) Scholes has become integral to United…again With Paul Scholes being given a rest, the midfield duties were left to Michael Carrick and Ryan Giggs against a WIgan side that has never gained a Premiership point from United. While the duo combined for a slick move in the first half, they failed [...]