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By Matthew Jones 1. Defending as a team was superb All Andre Villas Boas and my Spurs supporting mates talked about last night was how they dominated possession and had 23 shots. Well, this must be the first game in a long time between the two sides that Spurs fans have been able to cheer [...]

By Lee Savery Manchester United were denied all three points at White Hart Lane as Clint Dempsey’s stoppage time equalises cancelled out yet another goal for Robin van Persie. A well worked United move finished with Tom Cleverley’s cross from the right side of the penalty box found the Dutchman at the far post for [...]

By Richard Evans Introduction Manchester United travel to White Hart Lane on Sunday afternoon, hoping to extend their unbeaten run in the Premier League and maintain their healthy points margin over neighbours Manchester City. Last weekend the Red Devils secured victory over Liverpool at Old Trafford, after goals from Robin van Persie and Nemanja Vidic [...]

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 Richard Evans Introduction Manchester United host Tottenham at Old Trafford on Saturday evening, looking to record a fifth straight win in the league and keep the pressure on early leaders Chelsea. Robin van Persie’s late penalty at Anfield last Sunday meant that United had won four on the bounce, and after a disappointing opening [...]

By Thomas Doyle 1. Ferdinand can still deliver While Rio Ferdinand may have missed out on the England squad in their 3-2 defeat to Holland last week, the Englishman’s imperious display at the back proved that he can still compete at the top level for Manchester United. Whether it was due to his recent injury [...]

By Richard Evans Introduction Manchester United head to White Hart Lane on Sunday knowing that victory could act as a catalyst in their quest for an historic 20th league title. Sir Alex Ferguson’s men will know how their title challengers have fared, as City take on Bolton at the Etihad on Saturday, but whatever the [...]

By Adam Hicks. 1. ‘You can’t win anything with kids’ Having proven Alan Hansen’s now infamous statement meaningless it doesn’t seemed to have stopped Sir Alex from having another go. The average age of Manchester United’s starting XI tonight was just 23 and on another note it contained seven British players. United’s policy of placing [...]

By Tom Bell. Manchester United’s opening game of the season saw Sir Alex’s team secure an away win against a resilient West Bromwich Albion at the Hawthorns. We learnt a few things in that match. Ashley Young appears to be a shrewd piece of business, David de Gea may require time to settle into Premier [...]