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By Richard Evans After a comfortable 2-0 win over Stoke in midweek, Manchester United travelled to Stamford Bridge, knowing neighbours City had stretched the gap at the top of the table to 3 points, meaning a draw at least was of utmost importance. In the back of their minds would also be the lack of [...]

By Thomas Doyle. 1. Rafael stated his credentials for a run at right-back While he may have picked up his customary yellow card in the tie against Liverpool, Rafael performed admirably throughout, capping off a fine performance with a great assist for Park Ji Sung. The young Brazilian has (like his twin Fabio) struggled with [...]

By Jason Freeman. 1) Wing play – Key to success this season (as always) Wing play has been key at Manchester United for many years and nothing has changed in that aspect, against Arsenal we saw 2 wingers looking threatening every time they got the ball and it is no surprise that both goals came [...]

By Thomas Doyle. 1)  Carrick and Jones can be a potent combination in the middle With injuries to Anderson, Tom Cleverley and now Darren Fletcher taking their toll on the squad, many (including myself) have been calling out for Sir Alex Ferguson to sign another central midfielder. However, while another player may well still be [...]

By Matt Wrafter. 1. Hernandez is a poacher, but not much more We all know how important Hernandez can be. He does the single most important thing in football: he puts the ball into the back of the net. But in today’s modern game, does an Owen-esque player offer enough to the team? In the [...]

By Barry McEvoy. 1. Something’s Up With Valencia We’ve always known that he has trouble using his left peg, but he usually manages to counter-act that by taking the ball down the line. Not this game. He seemed afraid to take his man on, which is completely unlike him. He was determined to cut inside [...]

Welcome to the Stretford End Arising’s Player Ratings. Patrice Evra (his first goal since the 7-1 romp against Roma) and Javier Hernandez (now Man United’s equal leading goal scorer) grabbed the goals in a relatively comfortable victory over local rivals Wigan Athletic. Saturday was a cracking afternoon for Sir Alex and his team with close [...]

The old cliché “you can win games with attacking football, but a good defence will win the league title” is rearing its ugly head. Look no further than the league campaign of 2007-08 to highlight this point when Wes Brown, Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra were virtually ever present and alongside Michael Carrick, [...]

Congratulations to Patrice Evra, Darren Fletcher, Antonio Valencia and Wayne Rooney for being selected in the Premier League team of the year. Evra has performed like a robot for Manchester United this season – he has been constantly excellent. United would have been lost without his contribution, when considering the injury crisis the team has [...]

With the uncertainty of Gary Neville’s future (yet to sign a contract extension) I decided to run a poll on which current Manchester United player us fans wanted as their next club captain. I felt the obvious candidates were Ryan Giggs, Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra, and Wayne Rooney. Other was another option which saw notable [...]