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United returned to winning ways tonight with a five goal thriller against bottom of the table Portsmouth. Although without Ferguson on the touchline, the reds shown he wasn’t needed with a hat trick from Wayne Rooney and a one hundredth premier league goal for Ryan Giggs.
Having taken the lead through Rooney’s early penalty, the Reds had to overcome the concession of a baffling spot-kick for the home side, which Kevin-Prince Boateng converted. Rooney struck twice after the break, once in open play, one from the spot again, however, before Giggs …

Manchester United look to return to winning ways tomorrow when they travel to down south to play bottom of the table Portsmouth. United, who will be without Ferguson on the touch line, unbelievably lost to the Turkish side Besiktas on Wednesday.
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The off-the-field problems at Portsmouth have certainly filtered down on to the Fratton Park pitch during the last six months with Pompey only managing two wins out of a possible thirteen. Two take overs happened in a matter of weeks as well as the sale of players Jermain Defoe, Peter …

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 In February of next year, Old Trafford celebrates its one hundredth birthday so we look back at its amazing history. With wartime bombing and stadium extensions, the theatre of dreams is a marvellous creation.
In 1902 United were known as Newton Heath and played their games at North Road and Bank Street in Clayton but the two stadiums had wretched conditions with the surface ranging from gravel to march. As a result, newly appointed chairman John Henry Davies pushed for …

After conceding an early goal in the twenty minute, United’s youngsters narrowly lost to a strong Besiktas team earlier tonight. Although United Dominated throughout with many chances, an early deflected shot from Tello put the Turks in front.
Sir Alex made eight changes to the side that beat Everton at weekend and placed his faith in youth, handing starts to both Danny Welbeck and Federico Macheda. Gabriel Obertan started his first Champions League game, while Darron Gibson was paired with Anderson in the centre of midfield. There was also a rare …

 After Qualifying for the knockout stages of the Champions League, United aim to secure top spot of group B when they take on bottom of the table Besiktas. In Istanbul, two months ago, a Paul Scholes header gave united their first win of the campaign.
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Bottom of the group with a solitary point from four matches, Besiktas need to win both their final games to stand a chance of qualifying for the Europa League ahead of CSKA Moscow. However, the Black Eagles will go into the game with confidence after a …

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Wayne Rooney has recently joined the United’s one hundred club and we look back over his five seasons at Old Trafford and all of his one hundred and five excellent goals in only two hundred and fifty three appearances.
When Wayne Rooney burst on to the scene at Old Trafford, he was criticized by Everton fans for betraying his boyhood for money. Rooney, who arrived at Old Trafford on the final day of the transfer window, became the most expensive …

 United have returned to winning ways tonight with an easy win over Everton by three goals to nil. United are back on the shoulders of Chelsea after glorious strikes from midfielders Darren Fletcher, Michael Carrick and Antonio Valencia.
United dominated the first half with many chances but only one of these chances were taken. The first one of the night was in the fifth teen minute when Ryan Giggs’ tamed shot curled towards the bottom corner only for ex red Tim Howard stopping it just before the line. In the first …

United, who will be keen to bounce back from a harsh defeat at Stamford Bridge, take on Everton today. The red devils can hardly afford to drop points today if they still remain in the title race.
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Having a poor start to the season, Everton lost 6-1 to Arsenal on the opening day of the season. However, the toffees have since won four out of nine of their league matches their most recent against West Ham putting Moyle’s men in 12th in the Premier League table with a game in hand. …

Sir Alex Ferguson has this week declared his desire to expand the squad available to him at United in the next transfer window. He said on Monday, “I would like to do business, but only if the prices are right – and that can be a problem in January.”
In the summer Ferguson strategically withdrew from a transfer market he considered artificially inflated by the heavy spending of Manchester City and the returning Madrid president, Florentino Perez. Having sold Ronaldo for £80m and lost Tevez while spending less than £20m on …

As the curtain fell on another defining Premier League season for Manchester United in May, Sir Alex Ferguson, the mastermind behind United’s monumental success since the start of the Premier League will undoubtedly have been focusing on the future. That is, the next Premier League title; the Premier League title if you will. Title number nineteen: the one which will define Ferguson’s work and genius with United above all others, propelling United past Liverpool and into the history books as the most successful English team ever.
For whilst United are without question the most …