THE sight of Sir Alex Ferguson will continue to haunt rival managers long after the 69-year-old Scot has picked his last Manchester United side. In addition to renaming Old Trafford’s North Stand in his honour, the club has commissioned a statue of him to be placed in a prominent position near its entrance. The work […]
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Brown’s golden touch for Reds on Fergie’s silver day
MAN UNITED 1, SUNDERLAND 0. IT was the supreme irony that the victory which marked Sir Alex Ferguson’s 25th anniversary as Manchester United manager was secured by a face from the club’s past. Stemming from a corner by a man of the United present, helped on by a rising star of the future and executed […]
FA will appeal Rooney’s England ban
The FA have revealed that they will be appealing against Wayne Rooney’s 3 match ban for England which would put him out of all of England’s group games at Euro 2012 next year. They now have 6 days to put together a case to UEFA. Rooney’s case has been supported with a written statement by […]
United close in on knockout place
MAN UNITED 2, FC OTELUL GALATI 0. Manchester United inched ever closer to a place in the knockout phase of the Champions League following an unconvincing win over Romanian champions FC Otelul Galati. Antonio Valencia’s early strike and a late own goal from Cristian Sarghi set the Reds on the road to victory at Old […]
United get back to basics
EVERTON 0, MAN UNITED 1. It appeared as though the previous weekend’s derby disaster had not happened as Manchester United resumed normal service with a hard-earned Barclays Premier League victory at Everton which keeps them in second spot. After the nightmare of the Manchester derby defeat, the match at Goodison Park was always going to be […]