WEST BROM 1, MAN UNITED 2 It looks as though a successful defence of Manchester United’s Barclays Premier League title will be built on solid foundations. The Reds’ back line was certainly stretched in their opening fixture of the 2011/12 campaign at West Bromwich Albion. Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic limped out of the game […]
Manchester United
Fergie trusts in United’s kids again
How do you replace the legendary midfield talent of Paul Scholes who retired from Old Trafford this summer following a glittering United career laden with silverware? Following a protracted pursuit of potential replacements including Arsenal’s Samir Nasri and Inter Milan’s Wesley Sneijder it would appear that Sir Alex Ferguson is placing his faith in England […]
A new season upon us
It’s the eve of a new football season and we have European Championships to look forward to next summer. Civil unrest may have postponed the Spurs v Everton game this weekend but every other Barclays Premier League fixture for the opening round of the 2011/2012 season is still on. This year both Manchester clubs will […]
Welcome to Manchester Football
Welcome to a new site about football in Manchester. These are exciting times in Manchester following United’s record-breaking 19th Premier League title triumph and City’s emergence as the main threat to their dominance of the domestic game. With Chelsea and Arsenal not the forces they once were, it looks as though United and City will […]