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Ruud van Nistelrooy, Wayne Rooney, Nani, Michael Carrick, Danny Welbeck, Ravel Morrison, Javier Hernandez and Shinji Kagawa have all kissed Manchester United’s badge over recent years.
Manchester United v Chelsea, Sunday 16:00  – Robin van Persie scored on his return to the Emirates as he spared the newly crowned champions from defeat and earned them a 1-1 draw with Arsenal.  – The rumours continue to circulate about a possible summer move for Wayne Rooney, yet the EA SPORTS Player […]
Manchester United haven’t even lifted the trophy yet but Sir Alex Ferguson is already talking about his plans for next season. It is probably this ability to move on and look to future success which has ensured that the Scot will be remembered as the greatest manager in English football. Ferguson now has an incredible […]
Arsenal v Manchester United, 16:00  – A Per Mertesacker goal helped Arsenal climb back into third place in the Premier League as they defeated Fulham 1-0 at Craven Cottage.  – It’s in games like this that you expect your key competitors to step up to the plate, none more so for Arsenal than […]
PFA Player of the Year As a Spurs fan, obviously I am biased when it comes to who I think deserves Player of the Year. I’m as biased as a parent on sports day, or a member of the FIFA committee deciding which country to give a World Cup to who’s just been handed a […]
Ahead of the PFA Awards on Sunday night we’ve used ProZone data to analyse Carrick’s passing compared to the average midfielder and make a case for him winning on Sunday. The data shows… •Carrick has completed 2501 passes this season, the highest in the league •He has an 82.4% success rate for forward passes, compared […]
Manchester United players are expected to receive a guard of honour at the Emirates this weekend after clinching the title with their 3-0 win over Aston Villa earlier this week. Given the bitter rivalry these two teams used to enjoy it is unlikely to be a moment that the Arsenal fans will be relishing. To […]
Manchester United secured the league for a 20th time on Monday night after their 3-0 win over Aston Villa. Manchester City’s defeat against Tottenham Hotspur the day before meant the reds just needed three points from their remaining five games to clinch the title. Following the game at Old Trafford the United players went on […]
Before getting started and to make it clear, this is not a piece to make Wayne Rooney receive any more vitriol than he already receives. There is no doubting the talent involved here however it has come to a time in the career of England’s ‘best player’ that he has to, along with his manager, […]
It comes as no surprise that the likes of Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Arsenal and Manchester United come close to the top of the passing accuracy table, however it is surprising to see that the likes of Wigan, Fulham, Roma, Torino and Lille are better passers than Jose Mourinho’s Real Madrid.
As Manchester United players did a lap of honour around last night, following their 3-0 victory over Aston Villa to confirm their title win, something was thrown on the pitch in the direction of Patrice Evra. Evra, who captained United last night, picked it up and posed for the cameras. Closer inspection reveals that it […]
Manchester United v Aston Villa 20:00 – Manchester United came from behind twice to draw 2-2 with West Ham in their midweek game, thanks to goals from Antonio Valencia and Robin van Persie. – After a long drought by his own high standards Robin van Persie has now scored in his last two […]
Manchester United striker Javier Hernandez took to Twitter to react to Tottenham Hotspur taking the lead against Manchester City at White Hart Lane. Samir Nasri scored early on against the run of play and City then went on to dominate much of the game, with Spurs having some dangerous moments but not looking like a […]
Following rumours last week in the football betting news that Manchester United are the latest club to be taking a look at Atletico Madrid goal machine Radamel Falcao it might be time to assess who is likely to make way for the Colombian should he move to Old Trafford this summer. Whether it’s Falcao or […]
West Ham v Manchester United, 19:45  – A 1-1 draw at Southampton moved West Ham a point closer to safety last weekend and they will be looking to get way they can against champions-elect Man Utd this week to further that cause. – Matthew Jarvis will be looking for a greater return from his […]
During Manchester United’s 2-0 win over Stoke City the home fans were caught on camera making the gesture of aeroplane wings to mock the Munich Air Disaster. This was followed by audible chants also mocking the disaster. During the 15th minute Stoke fans held a minute’s applause for 14-year-old Kameron Bourne who was found dead […]
Stoke v Manchester United, 14:05 – A second half Michael Kightly goal was not enough to prevent Stoke falling to another disappointing defeat, 1-3 at the hands of Aston Villa last weekend. – Stoke have been enduring a hard run of form at late and the champions-elect will no doubt be testing their […]
Having no fit or available strikers has been a problem for United’s U21s for much of 2013. With either Powell orJanuzaj have to fill in there’s been no natural focal point and when attacking, it’s not been uncommon for a move to break down or for players to get into good positions to cross only to discover there’s no one […]