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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 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. Horrible ending to last season Before I preview the new season, I thought I’d get this out of the way. Losing the title in such devastating manner will hopefully make us more determined to win it this season. Before the last game of the season, many United fans had all but conceded [...]

By Simon Hughes Going back a few years will uncover a number of players who, having spent their formative years at Old Trafford, became surplus to requirements before finding their way in South Cheshire. The likes of David Platt and Robbie Savage were names that famously enjoyed a renaissance under Dario Gradi’s stewardship before going [...]

By Matthew Jones WITH exciting signings like Shinji Kagawa and Nick Powell in the bag, and attention in the Manchester United boardroom now turning to left back, there is still that stellar signing missing from the Old Trafford midfield. Many critics and fans believe it should be Tottenham’s Luka Modric, who lit up Euro 2012 [...]