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5 Things We Learned: Chelsea 3 Manchester United 3

Stretford End Arising — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 19:32:08 +0000

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 [...]

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5 Things We Learned: Manchester United 3 Bolton Wanderers 0

Stretford End Arising — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 12:38:32 +0000

By Thomas Doyle. 1. The legs may go but the class doesn’t As Thierry Henry displayed so thrillingly in the FA Cup against Leeds United last week, while the pace and strength of a top class player may go, he always retains the brains. And so another returning legend reinforced this point at Old Trafford [...]

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5 Things We Learned: Manchester City 2-3 Manchester United

Stretford End Arising — Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:12:41 +0000

By Tony Mogan. Manchester United entered Sunday’s titanic third round FA Cup battle with their noisy neighbours on the back of a truly miserable week. A humiliating loss at home to rock bottom Blackburn Rovers followed by dismal 3-0 thrashing at the hands of Newcastle United, where the Reds looked as second best as humanly [...]

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5 Things We Learned: Manchester United 2-3 Blackburn Rovers

Stretford End Arising — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 20:47:27 +0000

By Matt Wrafter. The 9 games following the 6-1, Manchester United kept seven clean sheets and only conceded two goals. After a series of one-nils, we bounced back into dazzling form with a 4-1 over Wolves, a dominant 2-0 win over QPR and two subsequent 5-0 victories over Fulham & Wigan. Following the Wigan game, [...]

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My Manchester United Awards 2011

Stretford End Arising — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 21:53:16 +0000

By Lee Savery It is the end of the year and everyone is making up their own “lists of 2011”, so to carry on a tradition started last year, I present my Manchester United awards for the calendar year 2011: Player of 2011 1 – Wayne Rooney 2010 was not the best of years for [...]

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5 Things We Learned: Fulham 0-5 Manchester United

Stretford End Arising — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 11:15:19 +0000

By Tony Mogan Manchester United’s harrowing exit from the Champions League, an ever-increasing injury list and Manchester City’s relentless assault on the defences of teams up and down the country was beginning to give some United fans a slightly unsettling feeling. A week and a half later, those details are now beginning to trickle into [...]

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5 Things We Learned: QPR 0 – 2 Manchester United

Stretford End Arising — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 18:36:11 +0000

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 [...]

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5 Things We Learned: Manchester United 4-1 Wolverhampton Wanderers

Stretford End Arising — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 20:04:29 +0000

By Jason Freeman 1) Ferdinand not “past it” Many have declared the England defender “finished” and “past it” this season, Ferdinand has struggled for form and fitness at times this season and had a nightmare to forget at Old Trafford in the derby along with many other United players but since then his form has [...]

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5 Things We Learned: FC Basel 2-1 Manchester United

Stretford End Arising — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 17:27:29 +0000

By Thomas Doyle. 1) David de Gea will need time The young Spaniard is a goalkeeper of rich promise, which is exactly why Sir Alex Ferguson decided to part with £18million for the then-20-year-old; yet it would be foolish to think that de Gea would simply waltz in with the assured presence of Edwin van der [...]

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5 Things We Learned: Manchester United 1-1 Newcastle United

Stretford End Arising — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 14:25:40 +0000

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 [...]

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