United keep pressure on City ahead of busy month of action ...

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In this festive update, we look forward to the New Year and assess the champions recent improvement on the pitch as well as United's prospects of retaining the title.

United have been in fine festive form scoring 10 goals without reply. Fulham were the first to be dispatched at Craven Cottage, where the champions ran out comfortable five-nil

Reds back on track, as transfer talk erupts.....

United played more like the United we know and love at Loftus Road on Sunday, the champions ran out 2-0 winners and deservedly so. Wayne Rooney opened the scoring with an early headed goal from an Atonio Valencia cross from the right. Michael Carrick sealed the victory with an all too rare solo goal in the second-half following a 50 yard run at the Rangers defence.

It was Carrick's first goal

United to step-up search for Ferguson's replacement?....We give our verdict on the names in the frame...

At the time of posting, Manchester United are currently five points behind leaders Manchester City in the Premier League. The gap between first and second placed club isn't unbridgeable, but City have the added advantage of a huge goal difference and truth be told, even at this relatively early stage of the season, they have the look of champions about them.

Not entirely unexpectedly, United and

Abject United lurching towards crisis: No defence for De Gea, Rooney and Ferguson as sorry Reds crash out of Champions League...

Not for the first time this season, Manchester United pressed the self-destruct button in Europe when losing 2-1 against Basel in Switzerland last night, a result which sees the champions dropping into the Europa League. It is nothing short of an unmitigated disaster for Ferguson, his players and the club. On a purely commercial level, United will be left to count the cost of lost TV revenues; on

City v United in the FA Cup: It's the worst draw possible for Ferguson...

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Manchester United haven't been the same team since the derby. The early season swagger, attacking play and flair that saw the champions serge to the summit of the Premier League seems like a distant memory. City currently lead United by five points, that and a massive goal difference. In terms of style and approach, City are playing a calculated

Another "wake-up call" for Fergie, as Palace dump sorry Reds out of Carling Cup...

Crystal Palace deservedly dumped Manchester United out of the Carling Cup at Old Trafford last night. The performance and the result was hugely disappointing from a Red perspective and for the second time in recent weeks Ferguson was left apologising to the fans.

The United manager described last month's 6-1 derby thrashing as a "wake-up call". Following the Palace defeat last night, Ferguson

Fergie to give Morrison and Pogba their chances knowing he risks losing both this summer?

Manchester United are in action on Wednesday night at Old Trafford in the quarter finals of the Carling Cup, where they will face Crystal Palace.

It's always quite difficult to gauge how seriously Ferguson takes the once maligned Carling Cup - a competition that has risen slightly above the level of joke status in recent seasons. In the last round, United travelled to Aldershot - it was the

Another win, another totally uninspiring United performance...

Manchester United were in action at the Liberty Stadium yesterday and for the third league game on the spin it finished up one-nil to the champions. Javier Hernandez grabbed another poachers goal just ten minutes into the game with help from Ryan Giggs and a howler of a mistake by Angel Rangel, who gifted United's midfield veteran possession on the edge of the Swansea penalty area. Giggs

Message to Fergie: Forget about City and concentrate on Manchester United...

Manchester United may well have won every game since that embarrassing 6-1 derby thrashing - but the quality of the football has been very poor by the champions standards. One cannot help but feel that Ferguson is reassessing United's tactics and formation in the wake of that comprehensive defeat. United have played two league games since the derby, there was no wingers in the team that started

Post 6-1: Fergie facing biggest challenge of his 25 years at United.....

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Every football pundit in the land might well be talking about Fergie's glorious 25 years in charge of the champions, but for many of the followers of United and especially City, the events of the most recent Manchester derby are still reverberating around the city and its suburbs.

United fans wanted to move on as quickly as possible and they also

Will City mauling bring about changes at United? Fans will want to see a reaction and an apology ...

Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson finally ran out of luck today at Old Trafford in the worst possible manner and as far as the fans are concerned against the worst possible opponents, neighbours Manchester City. United lost 6-1, yes, that's right, six bloody one. It is the biggest home defeat since 1926 when the blues repeated that scoring feat.

The final scoreline and especially the

The derby: Everyone talking about City, but United can come out on top, but only if the team defends properly...

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Sunday's Manchester derby has added significance as City are playing really well and they are the current league leaders. Fergie has finally acknowledged that Manchester City along with Chelsea, are a major threat to United's domestic dominance.

United are of course at home where they have a superb record at Old Trafford, but

Neville reveals Fergie's secrets as unconvincing champions prepare for City...

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United were in action on Tuesday night in Bucharest in a vital Champions League Group C fixture against Otelul Galati, Wayne Rooney grabbed the headlines with a brace from the penalty spot as the Reds ran out 2-0 winners. Rooney has of course been at the centre of media attention for the wrong reasons over the last two weeks

Rooney's red card for England: Every cloud has a silver lining....

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Wayne Rooney has been grabbing the headlines for the wrong reasons since he was sent-off in Podgorica on Friday night. Referee Wolfgang Stark had no alternative but to wave a red card in the direction of Rooney in the 74th minute, for what was a reckless challenge on Miodrag Dzudovic.

As a result of the dismissal, UEFA are likely to give Rooney a

Wayne Rooney: You cannot defend the undefendable...

Wayne Rooney has been absolutely superb this season for Manchester United, he is the Premier League's top goalscorer with nine goals. However, he was sent-off while playing for England last night in a Euro 2012 qualifier. It is the second time Rooney has been sent-off while playing for his country. In the wake of that early bath and in time honoured tradition, predictably, the press have savaged

The continual character assassination of Carlos Tevez is pointless: Time to move on for United fans.

Why is it that many football fans become all bitter and twisted when a star play leaves your club? For the uninitiated casual observer sitting on the sidelines, it might be a fair question to ask,  because in just about every other walk of life, we tend to remember the good times and we try not to dwell on events that we'd rather forget. Part of the problem is that accepted normal behaviour goes

United must heed Canaries warning signs and improve or else....

Manchester United were in action on Saturday when newly promoted Norwich City were the visitors to Old Trafford, both teams have enjoyed good starts to the new season, but after only managing a draw with Stoke City the weekend before and after surrendering a two-nil lead against Basel in the Champions League in midweek, the champions went into the clash with the Canaries with more than a degree

Basel roller-coaster: Gary Neville hits nail on head, as Manchester United struggle in average Champions League group...

Manchester United were involved in an error ridden Champions League goal fest at Old Trafford last night. It was a roller-coaster of a game, it finished up 3-3. Basel were two-nil down at half-time, but fought back strongly in the second-half and deservedly led 3-2 thanks to goals by Alexander and Fabien Frei. Ashley Young rescued what could turn out to be an important point, with a late but

United look ordinary at Stoke as Walton denies champs definite penalty...

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Manchester United were made to work extremely hard for their point at the Britannia Stadium on Saturday, it finished up 1-1 apiece, Nani was the champions goal hero. It could have been so different if Peter Walton had done what he should have done in the opening minutes of what turned out to be a hard fought contest and that was to award the

Hargreaves' turns spotlight onto United's medics following Manchester City debut...

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Owen Hargreaves' made his Manchester City debut this week and scored a very good goal against Birmingham City in the Carling Cup. Manchester City won two-nil and Hargreaves' showed no signs of the injuries that plagued him during this three years with United.

Sir Alex Ferguson and his backroom team took the decision to release Hargreaves' in the

Leeds United well beaten by slick Reds, but one-eyed media bleating about chanting is nauseating ...

United are through to the fourth round of the Carling Cup following the Premier League Champions three goal destruction of Leeds United at Elland Road.

Sir Alex Ferguson confounded many a pundit with his team selection for last night's Carling Cup tie with Leeds. Ahead the game, it was reported that the United manager would send out a team made up of a mixture of youth and experience - many

United march on, but injuries taking toll: Should Ashley Cole be forced to pay Chicharito's wages??

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Manchester United's fine early season form continued with that dramatic 3-1 win over Chelsea on Sunday at Old Trafford. But sadly, much of the post-match talk has been dominated by Ashley Cole's reckless challenge on Hernandez. Challenge isn't the right word - 'assault' would be more accurate. Cole took his eyes off the ball as he launched into

Rooney left tearing new hair out in frustration as old guard struggle against Benfica...

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In the end, Manchester United were happy to come away from Lisbon with a valuable and deserved point, but last night's performance against Benfica will have been a shock to the system for many of the club's followers as it was in marked contrast to the champions early season performances in the Premier League.

It finished up 1-1, veteran Ryan

Jesus happy to work with meagre resources as Benfica prepare for visit of Manchester United

Manchester United's Champions League campaign gets under way tonight in Lisbon, where last season's beaten finalists take on Benfica. Ahead of the game, coach Jorge Jesus has been talking about the disparity between Benfica and Manchester United, "Usually in the Champions League, the teams at the top are the ones who are strongest economically," said Jesus. "Teams from Portugal have to work in a

Davies' tackle on Cleverley puts dampener on otherwise superb day for Manchester United...

Manchester United thrashed Bolton 5-0 on Saturday, with what was a near faultless performance by the champions, but the thumping win came at a price with Tom Cleverley leaving the action early in the first-half following a poor challenge by Kevin Davies'.

Quite what was going through the mind of Davies' when he made that tackle is a good question to ask, because there was no way he was ever

Andre Marriner must stand up to "bully boy" Kevin Davies....

Footballers' are often labelled as dim-wits, and in many cases with good justification, ahead of United's trip to the Reebok on Saturday, Kevin Davies - the proverbial Bolton battering ram - has unwisely, and very publicly, announced his intent to "rough up" Phil Jones and David de Gea. It's not a particularly bright idea to tell the world that you plan rough up the opposition, but then again, I

Neville right: England have been s**t since 1970....

So Gary Neville has caused a stir in his new book by stating that playing for England was a waste of time. What is wrong with that? The former England and United defender is quite right: England have been dire since1970. The golden age of English football lasted just four years from 1966 to 1970, but apart from that all too brief period, the England team have consistently failed at the big

Will it be 1968 all over again: United v City for the title?...Manchester humiliates North London's finest...

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Manchester United humiliated Arsenal on Sunday - worryingly for the Gunners - the 8-2 final score did not flatter the champions in the slightest. The brutal match facts: For the second home game on the spin it was Danny Welbeck who opened the scoring with another header, this time from deep within the Arsenal penalty area, that was on 22 minutes.

Rivals' target De Gea, but Fergie's young guns' rise to challenge as Rooney inspires United...

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Well then, what did we learn about this new look Manchester United when Spurs visited Old Trafford on Monday night? Where do we begin, is a pertinent answer to that. Let's start with the bald facts: After an evenly contested hour of very open football, United eventually ran out comfortable three-nil winners. For their part, Spurs had little or no

Man City four year spending spree more than Fergie's 25 year outlay....

We all know about Manchester City's spending power and yesterday they sent out another ominous warning to the rest of the Premier League when taking three points from the Reebok; the 3-2 scoreline flattered Bolton somewhat because Sergio Aguero missed two absolute sitters.

After the first two games of the season, City are top of the table and even the most die-hard Red has to admit they are

Everyone talking about de Gea, but for the wrong reasons....

Two competitive games, two mistakes - it hasn't been an encourageing start for David de Gea. According to reports, Ferguson and his scouts studied the Spaniard for up to two years before the manager splashed out £18m when buying de Gea - a club record for a goalkeeper, but following those mistakes some are beginning to wonder if it that money was well spent.

De Gea endured a torrid first-half at

Red-hot favourites raring to go: United looking to capitalise on rivals' early setbacks..

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Manchester United start their league campaign later this afternoon afternoon at the Hawthorns. The champions saw rivals' Liverpool and Arsenal drop points at Anfield and St James Park, with both games ending in stalemate. Liverpool's pre-season optimism following Dalglish's £50m spending spree will no doubt have been tempered, and worryingly perhaps for their

Sneijder not joining United: Have the Glazers' pulled plug on deal?

United fans are waking up to the news that the club has officially ended their interest in signing Wesley Sneijder. It brings to an end weeks of speculation about the Inter Milan star and it is a bitter blow to Ferguson who knew the importance of making what would have been a crucial signing - one that according to several respected commentators could have ensured a 20th league title.

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Great Dane told to button it over David de Gea...

One of the more interesting snippets of news over last week was the confirmation that Ferguson has told Peter Schmeichel to keep his opinions to himself in relation to new boy David de Gea. United's Spanish stopper had what can only be described as a nightmare at Wembley in Sunday's 3-2 Community Shield win over Manchester City.

United went into the half-time interval two-nil down and for many

The never ending Sneijder transfer saga, those Twitter rumours and it's goodbye Obertan...

The will he, won't he, sign for Manchester United story rumbles on. It was exactly the same prior to the arrival of Dimitar Berbatov; that was another drawn out saga and many United fans had bitten their fingernails down to the quick by the time the deal was eventually completed. At that time we feared neighbours City might beat us to the punch and land Berbatov - it didn't happen because the

Quick footed Tom Cleverley at heart of United's dramatic shield comeback as champions edge out City...

Manchester United had to fight back from two-nil down at Wembley today but came back strongly to deservedly win three-two, in what was one of the more memorable curtain raises to the new season.

The fact that United went two behind in the first-half was down to a combination of poor defending and rank bad goalkeeping.

The champions had dominated the opening 35 minutes, but couldn't break down

Shield: United likely to stuggle against City at Wembley....

Manchester United face neighbours Manchester City at Wembley later today in the Community Shield. Ahead of the game, Roberto Mancini has done his best to put the pressure on his opposite number by claiming United will be the favourites. For his part, Ferguson said the game has no real significance, but the United manager admitted no one likes to lose at Wembley and that it is an important marker

Fergie facing potential Sneijder selection headache as United prepare to welcome returning Fletcher...

The news that Darren Fletcher is about to return to full training will be welcomed by everyone connected with Manchester United. The Scot missed much of last season due to suffering with a "mystery virus", but the former United trainee completed a full training session earlier this week and he finally looks to be on the road to full recovery. Fletcher's game is built on work-rate and it remains

Fergie - we don't want Barton under any circumstances...

Only a fool would tell Ferguson how to do his job, but sometimes you have to voice your concerns and the news that United are being strongly linked to Joey Barton will surely have angered many United fans. Free signing or not, this blog doesn't want to see Barton pulling on a Manchester United shirt under any circumstances.

We have re-opened our poll asking whether or not Fergie should sign

United finally beat depleted Barca, as goal hero Owen is once again preferred to Berbatov...

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Manchester United brought down the curtain on what has been another hugely successful US tour with a 2-1 win over Pep Guardiola's severely depleted Barcelona in Washington last night, in front of a record crowd of over 81,000 fans.

The result was meaningless, not only because it was a friendly, albeit, a very

United could live to regret Sneijder brinkmanship with Mancini hovering in the wings...

David Gill has confirmed that there's nothing new to report in relation to Manchester United's interest in signing Wesley Sneijder. United's CEO used the word "dead" in response to questions from the media about the Inter Milan star ahead of tonight's final US tour fixture with Barcelona.

The transfer merry-go-round looks set to continue until the end of August, but United fans will no doubt 

Fergie and Gill at loggerheads over Sneijder deal?

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Well what a strange turn events we've seen over the last 48 hours, with Fergie and then David Gill sending out conflicting messages about transfers. First we had Fergie speaking to the press telling us that United were unlikely to make any more signings before the Charity Shield. The manager suggested that the type of player he's looking for is not available at present and

Transfer poll: Joey Barton to replace Scholes? Fans to boycott the club if any deal goes ahead?

Manchester United fans desperate for a positive update on the latest on the proposed transfer of Wesley Sneijder to the champions awoke to news that will have shocked many to the core, because according to the Sunday Times, Ferguson could be ready to turn to Joey Barton to help solve his midfield problems.

If the response on Twitter to this latest nasty piece of transfer speculation is any

United guilty of over-egging 19th league title...it's very uncool you know...

I'm sure that I won't be the only Manchester United supporter who is slightly embarrassed by United who seem hell bent on plastering 19 over just about every marketing asset.

It's one thing for supporters to walk the streets with jibes on t-shirts trumpeting the team's achievements and at the same time poking fun at the likes of Citeh and Liverpool, but it's quite another when United's

Manchester City set to grab Sneijder in Tevez swap deal?

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Reports emanating from Italy are claiming want-away Carlos Tevez has today held meetings with Marco Branca of Inter Milan about a summer move to the San Siro.

City slapped a £50m valuation on the player who scored the most goals in the Premier League over the last two seasons. Tevez was close to moving to Corinthians, however, that move broke down as time ran out with the

Sneijder to United: Fergie's contradiction and do the bookies know something that we don't know?

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The rumour mill is running at full tilt as talk of what will hopefully turn out to be the biggest transfer of the summer rumbles on with the continuing saga of will or won't Wesley Sneijder join Manchester United? It is by far the biggest story of the summer - at least it is as far as United fans are concerned. But will it happen?

Last week, bless them, the BBC ran a story

Fergie's rebuilding continues: Goodbye Brown and O'Shea...

It can often be slightly disappointing when home grown players leave Manchester United to try their luck at another club. That was certainly the case earlier this week when Wes Brown and then John O'Shea left United to join up with Steve Bruce at Sunderland. Between them, the now ex United duo have won over 20 major trophies - many more than the likes of Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard and Alan

Fergie running out of options as targets snub United...

According to the latest news, Manchester United could be about to miss out on Samir Nasri, who is expected to sign for Manchester City along with Gael Clichy in a deal worth £27m. It was a different story last week with media reports claiming that Ferguson was confident of signing the Frenchman. However, over the weekend that scenario didn't seem likely after the Mail on Sunday ran a story in