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By Nathan Thomas. Robin van Persie’s sumptuous injury-time winners against West Ham United on Saturday was, if you think about it, a microcosm of United’s brilliantly fluid attacking play that we have borne witness to so far this season. Equally, it could be attested that the entire game could be categorised as a microcosm of [...]

By Nathan Thomas. Wednesday night’s Champions League victory over SC Braga ensured that United finished top of Group H with two games to spare. An all-conquering campaign it has not been, but when compared to last season’s shambolic group stage, there is surely little room to grumble after Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Javier [...]

By Nathan Thomas. It is safe to say that many Manchester United supporters went into this afternoon’s game against Newcastle with a reasonable amount of trepidation. Calling upon painful memories of last season’s fixture at St. James’ Park – where United’s midfield was steam-rolled as the team crashed to a 3-0 defeat – allied to [...]

By Nathan Thomas. Robin van Persie’s penalty kick gave Manchester United a long awaited win against Liverpool at Anfield. For the first time in five years, the Reds took maximum points off their old rivals despite having to do it the hard way after Steven Gerrard put Liverpool ahead just after half time. Rafael’s superb [...]

By Nathan Thomas. Dimitar Berbatov’s four million pounds move to Fulham on Friday brought to an end a rather peculiar Manchester United career. In every essence, Berbatov should have been the quintessential United player. Calm, charismatic and above all a maverick who plays the game his own way. The Bulgarian forward, bought from Tottenham Hotspur [...]

By Nathan Thomas. The smell of Bovril, the Pools, the not so dulcet overtones of Alan Hansen; all things equated to being intrinsic with the start of the season. Now, you may be thinking that I am a week late with statements of this ilk. However, for most Reds the season does not officially kick-start [...]

By Nathan Thomas. It was a mooted transfer that could scarcely be believed until it was set in stone on the 17th August as Robin van Persie passed a medical which saw the Dutchman seal a shock move to Manchester United. The former Arsenal striker, the nemesis of United and many others, comes at a [...]

By Nathan Thomas. Berbatov’s enthusiasm through uncertainty The situation surrounding Dimitar Berbatov’s future at Manchester United is shrouded in a vale of intrigue and uncertainty. With only five league starts to his name in the 2011/12 campaign it appeared set in stone that the maverick Bulgarian would seek pastures new during the summer months. These [...]

By Nathan Thomas. The archetype close-season melee that seems always to stalk United during ‘silly-season’ has proved to be no different so far in 2012. Once again, United have found themselves linked with a large and heterogeneous group of players from all across the globe. Worryingly though, for some, thus far these rumours have been [...]

By Nathan Thomas. 1. Consistent back four a big plus for United Manchester United seem to finally have assembled a steady consistent back four, with Vidic’s return to fitness being swiftly followed by Ferdinand; United’s back four are beginning to establish a confident understanding between one another that was so lacking in the early stages [...]