It is the nature of the media, particularly in Britain, to blow things out of proportion in order to sell papers. It is the culture in the industry and it is particularly prevalent in relation to football. When a team is winning, they are over-hyped and when a team is playing badly and losing, they are scorned [...]
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A new Champions League season is upon us and United will look to bring their strong league form into the European arena. Our man in Portugal, Nuno Barreto, gives us the lowdown on what we can expect from Benfica: This is the the thoughest match-up of the group for United and if everything goes as [...]
The three lads behind GGMU decided to each give our views on how we see the Champions League final going, including team selections, formations and predictions. Let us know if you agree and what you see happening! Ray Team:Van Der Sar, Rafael, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra, Valencia, Fletcher, Giggs, Park, Rooney, Hernandez Formation: This team selection gives [...]
United secured the premier league title today with hard fought point at Blackburn. Incredibly, it is our twelfth premier league trophy and nineteenth overall, making United the most successful British club of all time. Somewhat fittingly, it was Rooney who secured the league win with his penalty and having come full circle from wanting to [...]
It is not done yet. We have one foot in the final but let us not forget that Schalke put five past Inter in their last Champions League away game. There will almost certainly be changes in the United team, with Wazza being one of them. Rooney has a slight hamstring strain that could see him rested. The [...]
We never do it the easy way do we?It didn’t sit easy with me as people continued to suggest the title race was over. I was talking to Ian Wright on Absolute radio last week and they laughed at me when I suggested we hadn’t won the league yet. The loss to Arsenal means we [...]
United go into this Champions League quarter-final second leg against Chelsea with Rafael the only real injury doubt. The 20-year-old Brazilian dynamo suffered a knee injury in last week’s 1-0 first-leg win, and though a scan showed there was no ligament damage, Fergie remains unsure whether to risk him. The 20-year-old failed to take a [...]
The draw for the Quarter Finals of the Champions League was made today and United were drawn against the familiar foe of Chelsea in the last eight. Crucially, the first leg will be played in Stamford Bridge which gives United a definite advantage. There was definitely worse draws out there for United and I would [...]
