Manchester United’s Champions League challenge is over after the 2-1 defeat to Basle consigned them to a group stage exit for the first time since 2005. They were always up against it at St-Jakob Park once Marco Streller had given the hosts a ninth-minute lead. Though they grew in dominance as the match went on, [...]
ALEX FERGUSON hailed Michael Owen as “still one of the best finishers in the business” after his Carling Cup double. Owen, 31, struck twice and Ryan Giggs, 37, added the other as Fergie’s Premier League leaders destroyed Leeds by half time. And it left Fergie drooling: “Michael is still fantastic when it comes to putting [...]
Although Manchester United successfully defeated Chelsea 3-1 in the English Premier League in Old Trafford yesterday, its manager, Alex Ferguson is still not satisfied yet. United is currently ideal in the league’s top spot with five maximum wins but Ferguson said, there are more that needs to be improved by his players. That includes after [...]
Manchester United and Chelsea will meet in a clash of Barclays Premier League titans on Sunday. Both clubs have started off the season in tremendous form and find themselves at or near the top of the league table. The Red Devils have ridden a blaze of new energy and young talent to a fearless (and [...]
WAYNE ROONEY is on the way to being seen as the world’s best player a year after hitting his lowest point. Patrice Evra has watched Rooney’s incredible redemption over the last 12 months. And the Frenchman said of his Manchester United team-mate: “You can see his hunger. Last season, he had some problems but now [...]
Ashley Young and Wayne Rooney is confident to conquer Europe, either with the England national team and even their club, Manchester United. Both players are now on top form, scoring four of the six goals the England squad in the last three major actions. In fact, Young scored two goals, while Rooney’s five goals in [...]
Wayne Rooney scored a hat-trick as Manchester United pummelled Arsenal. Manchester United piled the misery on under-fire Arsene Wenger with an emphatic 8-2 victory over Arsenal. United hit seven past the Gunners, with Wayne Rooney netting a hat-trick and Danny Welbeck, Nani, Ashley Young (2) and Park Ji-Sung scoring the others. Danny Welbeck, who was [...]
Paul Scholes marked his Manchester United farewell with a trademark goal as the champions eased to an emphatic win over the New York Cosmos in his testimonial. The 36-year-old, who retired at the end of last season, opened the scoring at a sell-out Old Trafford with a fierce 20-yard strike after just eight minutes. Scholes [...]