Manchester United Football Blog

Manchester United fans will be breathing a sigh of relief today, as star defender Nemanja Vidic has been declared fit ahead of the possible title decider against Chelsea tomorrow.
Vidic missed the midweek game against Barcelona, thanks to a stomach virus. However, the Serbian international was able to take part in the training session this morning, and is elligible for the trip to Stamford Bridge.
Speaking on the club’s official website, manager Sir Alex Ferguson was hopeful that Vidic will be able to start against the blues.
“He has trained this morning. We’re …

Cristiano Ronaldo missed the chance to give Manchester United an away goal, and a definitive advantage, as they battled to a 0-0 draw at the Nou Camp last night.
The chance came in the form of a penalty, conceded by Barca defender Gabriel Milito within the first 90 seconds of the game. In an attempt to clear an early United cross, Milito handled the ball, with the referee immediately pointing to the spot.

Ronaldo after his early penalty miss. Photo – AFP
It was up to Manchester United’s golden boy to put the …

Ahead of tomorrow’s Champions League Semi Final first leg against Barcelona, Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has told players to forget the past and ‘shape their own destiny’ .
Ferguson’s Manchester United side visit the Nou Camp for the first time since their historic triumph in the 1999 Champions League final. While Ryan Giggs, Gary Neville and Wes Brown remain from the ’99 squad, most of the squad will be making their Nou Camp debuts in United colours, some entering the awe-inspiring stadium for the first time ever.

However, Ferguson feels …

Man Utd

01 Van der Sar (GK)
06 Brown
05 Ferdinand (captain)
19 Pique
03 Evra
07 Ronaldo
16 Carrick
04 Hargreaves
18 Scholes
13 Park
10 Rooney

Substitutes

29 Kuszczak (GK)
08 Anderson
11 Giggs
22 O’Shea
32 Tevez

Arsenal

01 Lehmann (GK)
05 Toure
10 Gallas (captain)
17 Song Billong
22 Clichy
27 Eboue
04 Fabregas
19 Silva
13 Hleb
11 Van Persie
25 Adebayor

Substitutes

20 Djourou
21 Fabianski (GK)
26 Bendtner
31 Hoyte
32 Walcott

Referee: Howard Webb

Ahead of the clash between current league leaders Man Utd and Arsenal, Sir Alex Ferguson has praised how summer acquisitions Hargreaves, Anderson, Nani and Tevez have settled in and played a huge part in the club’s push for success. Ferguson said that this summer will be no difference. The Scot believes that there are certain departments in the squad that need strengthening and he would spend money to keep the team competitive.

Most probably, Fergie was referring to the defensive department which is a bit short currently with injuries to Vidic …

The Anderson song. One of the Man Utd players that will have an impact on the outcome of the Sunday big match against the Losers FC (a.k.a Arsenal).
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Man Utd are one of the clubs to be linked with goalkeeper Carlos Idriss Kameni, after the Cameroonian goalie stated that he is looking to leave Espanyol in the summer. The goalkeeper has great talents and would be a wonderful signing for any big club. It has been reported that Man Utd are analysing the situation before making a move. Most probably, the player from Cameroon would want regular first-team action for his new club, and with Man Utd already having 3 top-class goalkeepers at their disposal, it may …

As expected, Manchester United defeated Italian Serie A club Roma at Old Trafford on Wednesday to register a new record in the Champions League. The record which was previously co-held by Juventus and Manchester United, is now solely in the hands of the Red Devils. They are the team that have won 11 straight home Champions league matches in a row. The line-ups for both clubs were the following:
 
Man Utd
 
1 Edwin van der Sar (GK)
6 Wes Brown
19 Gerard Pique’
5 Rio Ferdinand
27 Mikael Silvestre
4 Owen Hargreaves
13 Ji-Sung Park
16 Michael Carrick
8 Anderson
11 …

All Red Devils fans are eagerly awaiting tonight’s game against the Italians Roma. A repeat of last season’s 7-1 home victory is highly unlikely, but all odds are pointing to a Man Utd win at the Theatre of Dreams. Having won the first leg by 2 goals to nil, Roma must score twice (and keep a clean sheet!) at Old Trafford to take the game to extra time, or else score (an impossible?) three goals to win the game on aggregate.
 
Manchester United are boosted by the news that world-class …

Speculation about Cristiano Ronaldo’s future is increasing again as we approach the summer and the re-opening of the transfer market. Guess what! Real Madrid are once again projected as the favourites to sign the Portuguese sensation from Manchester United. If reports are to be believed, then the Real Madrid board are either deaf or plain stupid to persist with their intentions of luring Ronaldo away from the Red Devils. Ferguson said he doesn’t want to sell, the board won’t accept any fee for their prized wonderkid, Man Utd are on …