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By Andy Field. Another successful season for United seems close… It looks like we are going to win our 20th league title (*touches every possible wooden item within reach*) and the league has to be the main priority at the start of each season. It is the barometer of who is the best team in [...]

By Lee Savery Manchester United booked their place in the quarter-finals of the FA Cup with a deserved victory over Reading. Sir Alex Ferguson made eight changes from the side that drew with Real Madrid with the likes of Wayne Rooney and Patrice Evra sitting out. Despite the changes, the Red Devils dominated from start [...]

By Matthew Jones 1. Roo good to be true Wayne Rooney is back, big time. With Robin van Persie largely taking all the credit and limelight this season, coupled with several infuriating and niggling injuries for the Scouser, Rooney’s come in for a lot more criticism than even he is used to. Some of that [...]

By Chris Mortlock 1. Ferguson got his tactics and team selection spot on Not for the first time this season, the boss got his tactics and team selection spot on. He always seems to get it right in the big games, doesn’t he? The back four pretty much picked itself. If fit, Jonny Evans would [...]

By Sean McCarron With January approaching, football fans across the whole of England will be wondering who their club will be buying or selling. Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson this week confirmed he will definitely not be adding to his squad this January. He did not mention about detracting from it though. United winger [...]

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 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 Matthew Jones 1. Rooney is our true talisman Criticised very early into the season for apparently looking overweight and unfit, some ‘fans’ even ludicrously suggested he be sold, and then he was ruled out for a month with a badly gashed leg – but in 45 minutes of football yesterday evening, the Liverpudlian showed [...]

By Lee Savery A pulsating encounter at Old Trafford saw Manchester United crash to their first home defeat of the season with Tottenham Hotspur winning there for the first time since 1989. A first half where the home side took over 40 minutes to register a shot on goal, started superbly for Tottenham when Jan [...]

By Jason Freeman. Since the departure of Cristiano Ronaldo in 2009, we have favoured a 4-4-2/4-4-1-1 system with functionality the main priority whereas between 2006 and 2009 a variety of formations were used and fluidity took priority. With the signings of Kagawa and van Persie a return to a more fluid style of play seems [...]