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By Chris Mortlock 1. Sir Alex really wants that twentieth title With a gap of 15 points and a crucial Champions League tie against Real Madrid just three days away, you would have been forgiven for thinking Sir Alex would ring the changes for Saturday’s visit of Norwich. Looking at how his team lined up [...]

By Lee Savery. Shinji Kagawa scored a hat-trick in a dominant United victory at Old Trafford. The Japanese international had put the Red Devils ahead, just before half time, as he latched onto Robin van Persie’s lay off, after a Antonio Valencia cross, before finishing from close range. Norwich spent most of the game defending. [...]

By Chris Mortlock 1. We miss Rooney when he’s not in the side Robin van Persie has been singled out by many as Manchester United’s most important player this season and with 8 league goals in 12 league games, not many would argue with that. He has scored vital goals already this term - and we’re [...]

By Lee Savery Former Manchester United youngster Anthony Pilkington’s header inflicted the Red Devils’ third defeat of the season at Carrow Road. The goal came on the hour mark when Javier Garrido was played down the left-hand side by Wes Hoolahan whose terrific cross was met by Pilkington with an equally terrific header to leave [...]

By Nathan Thomas. 1. Man United were awful, weren’t they? At the game on Saturday I had the misfortune of sitting next to some of United’s doom-brigade and although someone of little football knowledge would be able to tell you that United were far from spectacular the way these guys were going on you’d think [...]

By Mark Young Introduction Manchester United welcome back Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez for this weekend’s game against newly promoted Norwich City. The striking options have not really been a problem for United this season but question marks remain over the defence. United conceded three times on Tuesday evening at home to FC Basel as [...]