Javier Hernandez bagged a brace to take his tally to 16 for the season as Man United saw off the challenge of French Champions Marseille with a 2-1 win at the Theatre of Dreams. There was a general feeling of uneasiness in relation to this tie mainly down to the fact that United had not [...]
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United flew out to Marseille this morning for their Champions League last 16 clash with the French Champions. There were a few notable absentees as some of United’s senior stars have been forced to stay at home. Giggs has joined a growing list of absentees and more details are expected on his omission in Sir [...]
All the headlines coming into this tie surround the expected return of Wayne Rooney to United’s first eleven. Even more in headlines has been the striker’s statement, which stated his desire to remain at the club for a long period of time. Said Rooney: “I’ve always wanted to be at this club, I had my [...]
It has been a sad day in our football club as it was confirmed by the boss that our star player wants to leave the club. The one thing that struck me about the press conference with Fergie was his willingness to bare his soul and so despondent. He is rarely that honest regarding a [...]
When the Champions League groups were announced, Valencia looked like a pretty decent draw in comparison to what we could have got. It was a side famed for past glories, crippled with massive debt and in huge financial difficulty. On top of all this, they had sold their two best players in the summer when [...]
We’re five games into the Premiership, the Champions League has kicked off and United began their defence of the Carling Cup with a comfortable victory away to Scunthorpe United. Now is probably as good a time as any to have a look back at the start to the season made by United and their rivals. [...]
This was a massively disappointing return to the Champions League for United for any number of reasons. This was supposed to be the glorious return of Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand in a comfortable win for United. It didn’t pan out that way. And in truth, it wasn’t even close. The result was obviously frustrating [...]
The Champions League is back upon us and not a moment too soon. Tuesday brings the arrival of Rangers to Old Trafford in a game United will be massive favourites for. The arrival of the Scottish champions signals the start of a really big week for United with the old enemy Liverpool coming to town [...]
