Fergie praises stand in keeper
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has praised Anders Lindegaard for his outstanding performance in his side’s 1-1 draw with Benfica on Wednesday but insists David De Gea will return to the side for Sunday’s game against Chelsea. The young Spaniard has come in for substantial criticism following a hesitant start to his Old Trafford...
De Gea accepts press criticism
Despite being just 20 years of age David De Gea has shown maturity in recent weeks that bodes well for his future at Old Trafford. The former Atletico Madrid keeper has not had the best of starts to his time at Old Trafford. In the first live football of the season, the Community Shield, he...
The kids have given Fergie fresh impetus
An interesting statistic was highlighted over the weekend when comparing the United team that finished last season against Barcelona and the one that battered Arsenal into submission in Sunday. The team that went down at Wembley back in May had an average age of 29, with 40-year-old Edwin Van Der Sar and 39-year-old Ryan Giggs...
Can Sir Alex Lead United to Another Title?
Manchester United are one of the most dominant footballing forces in the world. Since the Premier League began back in the 1992-93 season, The Red Devils have won the prestigious title a total of 12 times – more than any other Premiership club. Another impressive statistic is the fact that they’ve never finished outside the...
Manchester United: Sir Alex Ferguson’s Youthful Side
Sir Alex Ferguson – the Manchester United manager – has recently restructured his prolific team into a more youthful one. In the current summer transfer window of 2011 Ferguson has acquired the talents of 19-year-old Phil Jones from Blackburn Rovers, and 20-year-old Spanish national David de Gea. Since joining Manchester United Jones has already amazed...
Young offers United new twin threat
Last week it was Nani, this week is was Young, Man United’s rapid wide men have put a marker down for the rest of the season. The Red Devils showed last season that they were capable of scrapping for wins and grinding out points and so it has proved again in the opening two matches...
The next generation at Old Trafford
Manchester United will be striving to go one better and win the Champions League next season, but they are a transformed side that has lost a lot of experience during the summer. The key trio of Paul Scholes, Edwin van der Sar and Gary Neville have all retired from Old Trafford while Sir Alex Ferguson...
Fans will trust Fergie’s judgement on Berbatov
It you asked someone to compare the performances of Carlos Tevez and Dimitar Berbatov last season you would struggle to believe they both score the same amount of league goals. Tevez was seen as the driving force behind City’s successful quest for Champions League football while Berbatov became something of a maligned figure, especially in...
Hernandez out for a fortnight
Manchester United striker, Javier Hernandez, has been ruled out of competition for the next two weeks. The Mexican was revealed to have suffered “mild concussion” on the training ground, yesterday, but recent reports indicate that he was hospitalised for much of last night with the condition. Hernandez is recovering in his hotel room, according to...
Fergie understands Berba frustration
Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted he would understand if Dimitar Berbatov decided to move on to a new club to find more regular first-team football. The Red Devils have an abundance of goalscoring talent at their disposal for the upcoming Premier League season with six players all battling for a place in...
Running the rule over Manchester United’s signings
The Red Devils have already signed 3 players since the transfer window opened at the end of the last Premier League campaign. Phil Jones was their first signing for £16 million from Blackburn and he joined on a five-year deal. Many fans have doubts as to whether Phil Jones is up to the high-standards that...
Fergie Targets Sneijder
Following the retirement of the long-serving Paul Scholes, Manchester United are left with a gap that needs to be filled in the midfield and it appears that Wesley Sneijder has topped Samir Nasri as the man Sir Alex wants for the job. After 466 appearances and over 100 goals for the club he had been...
