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Posted on January 21st, 2012 | No Comments

Arsenal vs. Manchester United Preview :( It’s now or never) Plus probable line-up.

The Game: Arsenal welcome the red devil’s to the Emirates on Sunday afternoon with high hopes to recapture some form and erase some of the embarrassment of the 8-2 thrashing we received at their home grounds in august. Coming off the back of two defe…



Posted on January 17th, 2012 | No Comments

Forget The Bolton Result, Bigger Challenges Lie Ahead!

So mid-January and Manchester United go joint top with a team who have now only won 1 in 5,  and so the Red Army march on to the title while those around them fade into another summer of crazy spending, allowing Rooney to have a few cigarettes, b…



Posted on January 17th, 2012 | No Comments

VIDEO: Dynamo visits Rooney, Owen and Cleverley‏

“VIDEO: Dynamo visits Rooney, Owen and Cleverley‏” was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.



Posted on January 17th, 2012 | No Comments

Referee Short Changed Us Again Despite Well Deserved Win, Three Points Clear Of Cheating Rooney

<!– Article Start –>Our players went out and played like warriors against Wigan and gained a well deserved three points, clear and a nine goal difference between us and United, just in time for the up coming game against the Spuds who sit third five points behind us.

I’d say Spurs have been impressive but lets face facts here, Chelsea and Arsenal are having a horrid season compared to the



Posted on January 16th, 2012 | No Comments

Reds return to winning ways; Manchester United 3 Bolton Wanderers 0

Following last weekends FA cup frivolities, United returned to league action with a clash against Lancashire rivals Bolton Wanderers. Having suffered two consecutive defeats in the league, and now lagging 3 points behind leaders City, United knew that victory was essential in order to maintain their title bid. Having returned to action in dramatic circumstances [...]



Posted on January 16th, 2012 | No Comments

5 Things We Learned: Manchester United 3 Bolton Wanderers 0

By Thomas Doyle. 1. The legs may go but the class doesn’t As Thierry Henry displayed so thrillingly in the FA Cup against Leeds United last week, while the pace and strength of a top class player may go, he always retains the brains. And so anoth…



Posted on January 15th, 2012 | No Comments

United 3 Bolton 0: Scholes Marks League Return With Goal

Some may have said it was inevitable, some may say it he’s past it at the age of 37 but there’s no denying that Paul Scholes’ comeback has added a little bit more fuel to the fire recently at Old Trafford and that’s only a good …



Posted on January 14th, 2012 | No Comments

Morrison vs. Morrison

I remember when I was still playing football on a regular and competitive basis. One weekend our team traveled to [...]



Posted on January 13th, 2012 | No Comments

Manchester United v Bolton Preview: Will Cahill’s Last Game Before Chelsea Move End In Defeat?

After three unpredictable games on the trot, Manchester United will be looking to resume normal service tomorrow by comfortably beating Owen Coyle’s struggling Bolton side at Old Trafford, going top of the league in the process.
Bolton had a wret…



Posted on January 12th, 2012 | No Comments

Wayne Rooney Speaks About Fine


Rooney vents out his frustration for being fined and benched after night out with wife and teammates Rooney also had to helplessly watch on as United lost to Blackburn 3-2 as punishment for his actions. Rooney admitted that it is impossible to agree 100% with managers all the time. He was quoted as saying: “You [...]



Posted on January 12th, 2012 | No Comments

Rooney Talks About Fergie Falling Out

Wayne Rooney was left out of the squad for our 3-2 defeat to Blackburn. Had we won that game we would now be on the same points as City at the top of the table. Reports quickly emerged claiming that Rooney had been dropped from the squad after being deemed unfit to train following an [...]



Posted on January 11th, 2012 | No Comments

United And Liverpool Are A Bunch Of Dirty Cheats, Seems The Only Way To Beat Us Is To Cheat Us

<!– Article Start –>To be honest I’m not fused about going out of the FA Cup because it quite simply strengthens our title charge as did going out of the Champions League.

Our owner Sheikh Mansour said earlier in the season that our top priority was to win the league title and we are on track to do so, if our players are to learn then it was best it happened sooner rather than later.

To learn



Posted on January 10th, 2012 | No Comments

The Dark Knight Rises

They say the night is darkest just before the dawn. Harvey Dent, in the film The Dark Knight, says as much. And for Manchester United this past week, nothing could have been more true. Art imitating sport, or sport imitating art. A turbulent week commenced with the rumours of a new rift between the manager and [...]



Posted on January 10th, 2012 | No Comments

Rooney Makes FA Reject City’s Kompany Appeal

Vincent Kompany was rightly sent off for a two footed challenge on Nani at the weekend in a game that saw Manchester City knocked out of the FA Cup. Nani got out of the way of the challenge, saving himself from getting hurt, and Wayne Rooney complained to referee Chris Foy. After the game, Roberto [...]



Posted on January 10th, 2012 | No Comments

5 Things We Learned: Manchester City 2-3 Manchester United

By Tony Mogan. Manchester United entered Sunday’s titanic third round FA Cup battle with their noisy neighbours on the back of a truly miserable week. A humiliating loss at home to rock bottom Blackburn Rovers followed by dismal 3-0 thrashing at the …



Posted on January 10th, 2012 | No Comments

“He is, in my eyes, the best ever”

Further to his comments post game against Man City, Wayne Rooney has again reiterated his commitment to Manchester United whilst paying homage to Sir Alex Ferguson. There had been questions over Rooney’s future in the last few weeks, especially after he was fined a week wages and dropped for the loss against Blackburn following a [...]



Posted on January 10th, 2012 | No Comments

Rooney: I Want To Play For Fergie For Rest Of My Career

Wayne Rooney has against reiterated his respect for Sir Alex Ferguson after the manager was presented with FIFA’s Presidential Award at the Ballon d’Or ceremony last night. Following Rooney’s Boxing Day meal out, the press have been reporting of a big rift between the player and manager. Either Rooney and Ferguson are better actors than [...]



Posted on January 10th, 2012 | No Comments

Rooney and Vida In FIFA World XI

Iker Casillas
Sergio Ramos, Gerard Pique, Nemanja Vidic, Dani Alves
Andres Iniesta, Xavi, Xabi Alonso
Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, Lionel Messi.
“Rooney and Vida In FIFA World XI” was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.



Posted on January 9th, 2012 | No Comments

Ferguson,Vidic And Rooney Honoured At Ballon d’Or 2011

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson alongside Wayne Rooney and Nemanja Vidic were honored at the FIFA Ballon d’Or gala. The Presidential award was presented to Sir Alex by Sepp Blatter to honour his work at Old Trafford, where last season he lead his side to a record breaking 12th league title in his 25 [...]



Posted on January 9th, 2012 | No Comments

The Ones That We Missed Out On!

Sir Alex Ferguson has spent 25 years as the manager of Manchester United and he has won the Premier League 12 times, FA Cup 5 times, League Cup 4 times, the Champions League twice, 10…

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Posted on January 9th, 2012 | No Comments

United bounce back to knock out City; Manchester City 2 Manchester United 3

Following two disastrous consecutive losses, United faced league leaders and rivals Manchester City in the FA Cup third round, looking to avoid a hat trick of defeats, a record United have preserved since 2001. Having succumbed to a humiliating 6-1 reverse scoreline at Old Trafford earlier in the season, the reds were keen to make [...]



Posted on January 9th, 2012 | No Comments

The Return of a Legend: Manchester United 3 – Manchester City 2

photo by gordonflood.comvia PhotoRee

The pre-game headlines may have screamed Paul Scholes' name, but it was Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck who made all the difference yesterday, as United edged past Manchester City, 3-2, to advance to the four…



Posted on January 9th, 2012 | No Comments

No hidden message in Sir Alex’s words

Wayne Rooney has always been a figure that has attracted attention, both positive and negative. It appears he can’t cough without the press taking notice, so it is of little surprise that this week the papers have been linking him with yet another move away from Old Trafford. Following a night out with his partner [...]



Posted on January 9th, 2012 | No Comments

Rooney Respond To Mancini’s Red Card Claim

Manchester City captain Vincent Kompany foolishly got himself sent off early on in yesterday’s FA Cup derby after a dangerous tackle on Nani. The defender went in with both feet off the ground and with a scissor kick took the ball away from Nani who, unsurprisingly, got out of the way of the challenge. Following [...]



Posted on January 8th, 2012 | No Comments

Manchester City 2 United 3: Scholes Returns As Manchester See’s Red

In a remarkable FA Cup third round tie at the Ethiad Stadium, Red was the colour in more ways than one as Manchester United held off a brave comeback from Manchester City to knock the cup-holders out of the competition on their own turf.



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