GREY MATTER

Alfred Grey. Amongst Liverpool supporters, the name probably deserves a flicker of attention before getting back to studying Uruguayan Spanish dictionaries for nuance and politesse. For certain members of the blue half of this semi final square-up, how…

Still Unbeaten

13 games in and we are still unbeaten and have scored 43 goals. It’s a shame this just masks the fact that recently we have been awful. Why did we even sign Nasri? He hasn’t had a good game yet, waste of millions of £.Since I started posting here agai…

Saluting The Vastly Underrated John O’Shea

Over the past 20 years of watching a very successful Manchester United team dominate the English game, there have been a number of key factors in winning the amount of trophies that Sir Alex Ferguson has.

Liverpool vs United, What The Hell Was That?

Saturday 15th October 2011, and Liverpool’s Cup Final arrived. Early kick-off, to reduce alcohol intake time. Expectations high for a passionate, exciting game.

No player is exempt from criticism… even Giggs!

Tweet After the Liverpool game at the weekend, I don’t think many United fans were ruing missed chances and cursing their luck that three points didn’t fall our way. Instead, a feeling of relief and content fell over the Red Devils across t…

United leave it late to snatch Anfield draw; Liverpool 1 Manchester United 1

Fresh off the back of the dreaded international break, United returned to Premier League action with a trip to Anfield, to take on the old enemy Liverpool. Having not won at Anfield since 2007, and having generally played very poorly there in recent years, United were looking to set the record straight and deliver a [...]

Liverpool 1 United 1: Chicharito Goal Earns Valuable Point

Manchester United avoided losing at Anfield for the fourth time in a row as a late Javier Hernandez header kept their unbeaten run going for the season much to the frustration of Liverpool who after going ahead through Steven Gerrard’s goal that …

Javier Hernández: The gift that just keeps on giving

Theamazing story of Javier Hernandez continues to amaze and shock in equalmeasure, the latest page of this particularly riveting novel involved a lateequaliser against Liverpool at Anfield in front of the joyous (albeit depleted)section of United’s t…

United battle to valiant point at Anfield

On the face of it a draw may have not been exactly what we had been hoping before prior to kick off on Saturday at 12.45. It has been almost four years since we registered a win at the home of our greatest foe and that is something that doesn’t sit well with the United…

Manchester United v Liverpool – A ‘Gladiator Like’ Battle

Saturday see’s Liverpool take on Manchester United at Anfield in a match that has a bitter intense rivalry stretching back years, but I think that this is now a bigger game for Liverpool supporters than it is for United’s followers.

Liverpool vs United Big Match Preview

IntroductionManchester United are back in Premier League action on Saturday lunchtime for an eagerly awaited clash with Liverpool at Anfield. After a blistering start to the season, successive draws against Stoke and Basle followed by a stuttering win …

A view from the enemy: Liverpool fan on Dalglish, vile chants and the £35m flop

I’ve invited Antoine from Empire of the Kop to answer a few questions ahead of the game this weekend. Read our answers to his questions here. Liverpool have started the season better than expected. Apart from being a big figure within the club, what has Kenny Dalglish brought that Roy Hodgson couldn’t? Kenny has brought…

Anfield Agony – Can United reverse the recent trend?

O’Shea scores at the Kop end – cue pandemonium!This weekend Manchester United travel to Anfield, to face Liverpool.  For the first time in the history of these great clubs, United will go into this match having won more domestic league titles than…

TF Chronicles – The Premier League Grounds Part Three

Here we go with Part Three of our list of Premier League grounds. If you have missed the first two parts then you can catch up here. Listed below is part three of these stadiums and some of our favourite matches and memories from watching United play in them, along with the opposite end of [...]

It’s Interesting How The FA Are Now Supporting Rooney

I was not the slightest bit surprised to hear that the FA will be appealing the three match ban that Wayne Rooney quite rightly deserved for his red card last Friday evening playing for England.

Manchester United v Liverpool – The Rivalry

This Saturday, Anfield will host one of the most hotly-anticipated games in a Manchester United fan’s calendar. Liverpool away.

3 Players United Will Have To Be Wary Of – Liverpool

Manchester United of course play Liverpool away this coming weekend, with that in mind it’s worth taking a look at these three players who we should be wary of going into the game:

Club Connections – Liverpool

Of course on Saturday, Manchester United travel to Anfield to face Liverpool, where they will be looking to secure their first win at the home of their biggest rivals for the first time since 2007. With that in mind it’s worth looking at the…

When David James’ error awarded United the title

On 19 April 1997, Sir Alex team traveled to Liverpool and a victory would give United the title on Merseyside before four weeks from the end. United were on top with 66 points with a game in hand…

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Ferguson’s letter to fans regarding ticket allocation

Sir Alex Ferguson wrote a letter to Manchester United fans Wednesday night, explaining what we need to do in order to prevent the ticket allocation lowering any more. Unfortunately, only 1,900 fans will travel and get into Anfield next week when we take on Liverpool in a league fixture. If you’re traveling to away games,…

Old Trafford may hold the key to 20th title

Liverpool does not look ready to win its first title since 1990, even their American owner John Henry is targeting a Champions League qualifying place at best. Tottenham appear to have gone slightly…

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Season Ticket breakdown – How much to follow your team?

Tweet With the economy still recovering from a massive dent in recent months, many people are scraping the barrel at home, and cutting the wife’s phone bill to salvage the funds to buy that little booklet which gives them access to all the home g…

Chapter 2: 2010-11 Review of United’s season

This is part two of Stretty News’ review of the United season. Part One can be found here. Wayne Rooney was back in the fold after a brief flirtation with alternative career options but the goals didn’t come immediately. United fans, who had been put through the wringer by the Scouser’s shenanigans, were unhappy not…

If Manchester City fans don’t like it – Shit Happens

This started out as a response to a Manchester City fan who goes by the name of ‘It’s Grim Oop North’. He deserved one because his mature opinions are highly respected when compared to the many…

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United record 19 saluted at Liverpool

Not content with knocking Liverpool off their perch, a small group of United fans braved the atmosphere of Anfield to rub their rivals’ noses in it a little bit more and unveil an antagonising banner…

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