Manchester United have been dealt a new central defensive injury blow. Nemanja Vidic has undergone surgery to his right knee which is expected to keep him out of action for around eight weeks. Sir Alex Ferguson rested Vidic for Sunday’s Premier League match against Liverpool as a precautionary measure after the Serb complained of tightness in […]
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Hillsborough victims remembered
LIVERPOOL 1, MAN UNITED 2. It was an afternoon to set aside differences and forget the often bitter and tribal rivalry, which often borders on hatred, which exists between a faction of Manchester United and Liverpool fans. Most behaved impeccably as football remembered the 96 victims of the Hillsborough tragedy on an emotional day at […]
Turkish delight for Reds
MAN UNITED 1, GALATASARAY 0 Manchester United made a less than convincing start to their Champions League campaign, even though they defeated Turkey’s Galatasaray at Old Trafford to record their 100th victory in the Europe’s premier club competition. It was a laboured display by the Reds who can count themselves lucky to have picked […]
Reds count cost of failure
As Manchester United tonight kick off their 2012/13 Champions League campaign against Galatasaray, the price of last season’s early elimination has been laid bare in the club’s latest financial figures. The Reds saw profits for the last financial year fall 16.5 per-cent to £91.6million. And much of that decrease was caused by a 11.3 per-cent drop […]
Reds go back to the future
Man Utd 4, Wigan 0 It was a day for records at Old Trafford, but one statistic remained the same – Wigan received another hiding. Paul Scholes celebrated his 700th game for the Reds with his 155th goal for the club. Ryan Giggs became the first player to chalk up 600 Premier League matches and […]