Tag: Darren Fletcher
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Jonny Evans joins West Bromwich Albion
Jonny Evans has joined West Bromwich Albion on a four-year deal for a fee of £6m, rising to £8m with add-ons. Evans will join up with former Manchester United players Ben Foster, James Chester and Darren Fletcher, who was made club captain by Tony Pulis on his arrival in January. The Northern Ireland International will…
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Farewell Fletch
By David Gee (@DavidGee26) Players come and go but football clubs are supposed to be perpetual; nevertheless, some departures are more deeply felt than others. In 2000 a young Scottish teenager born in Edinburgh joined Manchester United’s youth ranks and would go on to win the hearts of the Old Trafford Faithful with industry, tenacity…
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5 Things We Learned: Sunderland 1-1 Manchester United
By Jason Freeman 1. Something has to give When Louis van Gaal started work in July his first dilemma was how to fit his best 3 players into the same team. Having judged that his wide options were not good enough to play his favoured 4-3-3 system his solution was to play a 3-4-1-2 formation…
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Aye, Aye Captain
By Matthew Jones MANCHESTER United finally look like we have, in Louis van Gaal, a captain capable of steering the club through the troubled waters of Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement that hit us like an iceberg striking the Titanic. We have our new Ahab, but the question remains as to who will be his skipper…
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5 Things We Learned: Everton 2–0 Manchester United
By David Gee. (@DavidGee26) Another all-to-frequent afternoon of disappointment that entailed an unwelcome microcosm of United’s season. Sustained periods of meaningless, un-penetrative possession were interrupted by incisive, high tempo counter-attacks from the home side who ran out fairly comfortable victors in the end. In reality, it was two poor errors from Phil Jones that cost…
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Match Report & Player Ratings: Everton 2-0 Manchester United
By Ashley Turner Barclays Premier League Everton vs. Manchester United Venue: Goodison Park Date: 20/04/14 Kick-off: 16:10 BST Manchester United’s impressive recent away record was ended at the home of David Moyes’ former employers as Everton recorded a 2-0 victory at Goodison Park and a first double over the Reds since 1970. First half goals…
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United’s First Champions League Knockout Round
By Piers Barber With its long and torturous winter break finally over, the Champions League is finally back with us, complete with Zlatan, Clive Tyldesley and gloriously pompous theme music. And this time, there’s none of that slightly dull group stage bit to pretend to enjoy. Now is the moment when one of the greatest…
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5 Things We Learned: Manchester United 2-0 Swansea City
By Matthew Jones 1. The next big thing Adnan Januzaj is a star in the making. Manchester United fans have probably been excited about him since the start of the season. If you’re as much of a United fanatic as me, you’ve probably seen plenty of him from last season’s reserve and U18 games and…