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By Matthew Jones 1. Classy Arsenal The issue of the guard of honour, whether Arsenal would provide one, and the return of the former hero turned villain Robin van Persie dominated much of the build-up to Sunday’s game. Ultimately, it passed with the minimum of fuss. The club and its players did Arsenal proud. Why [...]

By Jason Freeman 1. Rooney’s wide-ranging performances When he plays well, he’s world class but when he has a bad game, as he did against West Ham on Wednesday night, he can be really awful. I can’t think of any other player of his quality and reputation whose performances vary from such a wide range. [...]

By Matthew Jones 1. Rooney in centre midfield IT’S finally happened. Wayne Rooney in Manchester United’s midfield. I’ve been wanting to see this for a while. In truth, I think he’s played their once or twice, filling in during games, but yesterday he was picked to start in the engine room and asked to be [...]

By Chris Mortlock 1. Phil Jones: The only positive If there’s something we’ve learned about Phil Jones since he arrived from Blackburn in 2011, it’s how versatile he is. Whatever position he’s asked to play, he nearly always excels; whether that’s at right full-back, centre-half, or putting out fires in central midfield. Still just 20, [...]

By Chris Mortlock 1. An all important three points, but maybe one to forget Should we do the inevitable and go on to lift our 20th title, few will remember Saturday’s game against Reading. The reverse fixture in December was one of the most entertaining games of the season; Saturday’s was anything but. City’s pathetic [...]

By Lee Savery. Manchester United went fifteen points clear at the top of the Premier League after a win against struggling Reading. The only goal of the game came after 20 minutes when Rio Ferdinand was allowed to run free from defence with the ball before he found Wayne Rooney, on the edge of the [...]

By Matthew Jones 1. Robin reliant running on empty A few weeks ago, I praised him for his comments claiming he did not want to be rested ahead of the Norwich game, having received a knock in the 2-0 win over Queens Park Rangers, but Robin van Persie is looking fatigued. I commend him for [...]

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 Matthew Jones 1. Roo good to be true Wayne Rooney is back, big time. With Robin van Persie largely taking all the credit and limelight this season, coupled with several infuriating and niggling injuries for the Scouser, Rooney’s come in for a lot more criticism than even he is used to. Some of that [...]