Ajax 0-2 Manchester United | Europa League last-32 match report
Manchester United's battle was as much with themselves as with Ajax. There was little grandeur for them to savour in this Europa League encounter. While pondering the last 32 of a lesser tournament, they would have felt a pang this week as the knockout...
Valencia injury takes shine off United win
• Winger will be out for up to four weeks with hamstring injury• Sir Alex Ferguson pleased with return of Tom CleverleySir Alex Ferguson said Manchester United required a wake-up call to overcome Ajax on their Europa League debut but the victory wa...
Ajax v Manchester United – in pictures
The best images from the Amsterdam Arena where Manchester United play their first match in Europe's second-tier competition since 1995Steven Bloor
Ajax v Manchester United – as it happened! | Tom Bryant
Javier Hernandez and Ashley Young scored the goals as Manchester United won in AmsterdamPreamble: Ajax v Manchester United. There's a fixture to stir the heart. Four European Cups plays three. Thirty league titles plays 19. Two teams whose past players...
Manchester United’s Tom Cleverley gives glimpses of his special touch | Andy Hunter
Midfielder's comeback is perfectly timed for the business end of the season and makes a great alternative to Paul ScholesEngland can forget about Paul Scholes, as Sir Alex Ferguson made plain with undisguised Scottish disdain before Manchester United's...
Manchester United and Ajax fans separated by riot police in Amsterdam
• Authorities cordon off Amsterdam's red-light district• 76 Ajax supporters arrested on Wednesday nightRiot police and officers on horseback forcibly separated crowds of Dutch and English football supporters who were gathering on the narrow streets...
Dutch police arrest Ajax fans ahead of Manchester United clash
• Over 70 fans of Dutch club arrested • Fans found to be armed with teargas and brass knucklesDutch police say they have arrested 76 Ajax supporters suspected of seeking a confrontation with Manchester United supporters the night before the clubs m...
Manchester United will play strongest team in Europa League – Ferguson
• Patrice Evra left out of Ajax game after tough weekend• United take return to Europe's second tier seriouslyIt is a grand European occasion in name only. Ajax against Manchester United in the imposing Amsterdam ArenA, four European Cups against t...
Luis Suárez ‘does stupid things’, says Ajax manager Frank de Boer
• De Boer defends Suárez's character despite recent conduct• 'I can't imagine that he actually said something racist'Frank de Boer has described Luis Suárez as liable to do "stupid things" as he defended his former Ajax colleague's character and ...
Manchester United trio to sit out Europa League clash with Ajax
• Giggs, Berbatov and Evra will miss Amsterdam trip• Striker Hernández fired up to face Dutch giantsRyan Giggs, Dimitar Berbatov and Patrice Evra were all absent as Manchester United headed to Amsterdam on their first Europa League trip on Wednesd...
Heerenveen secure the managerial services of Dutch Legendary striker
Former Ajax and AC Milan player Marco Van Basten will take over the managerial reins of SC Heerenveen in the summer. The Dutch club decided to appoint the legendary striker after their current manager Ron Jans declined a contract extension. Van Basten ...
James Richardson’s European paper review – video
Tired of the Fabio Capello furore? Then probably best not to read the Italian papers ... James Richardson with all the latest from the ContinentJames RichardsonMatt HallAndy Gallagher
