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Team Focus: The Challenges Ahead for Man United

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Team Focus: The Challenges Ahead for Man United Last season was a somewhat bittersweet one for Sir Alex Ferguson and Man United. While the club celebrated clinching a record nineteenth title to reclaim the Premier League from Carlo Ancelotti’s Chelsea, their final fixture of the season proved a chastening experience. The Champions League Fi...

2011/12 Player Focus: Nani

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2011/12 Player Focus: Nani 2011/12 Player Focus: Nani Last season saw Nani finally realise the potential that persuaded Sir Alex Ferguson to shell out €25.5m for his services back in June 2007. In his fourth season at Old Trafford, the former Sporting CP winger developed a consistency previously missing in his game, and ...

Is Sneijder Better Suited to the Red or Blue Side of Manchester?

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Is Sneijder Better Suited to the Red or Blue Side of Manchester? The future of Inter Milan's Wesley Sneijder remains one of football's greatest mysteries at the moment, with an ongoing transfer saga involving Manchester United, repeatedly being rebuffed by both parties, continuing to circulate the back pages.United's Community Shield opponents and bitter rivals M...

Could Key Battles Sway Community Shield in City's Favour?

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Could Key Battles Sway Community Shield in City's Favour? The annual curtain raiser for English football's domestic season is upon us, and a fierce derby between Manchester's United and City should wet the appetite nicely ahead of the upcoming Premier League season.Any worries that this season's Community Shield could lack passion and competitiveness went ...

Smalling & Jones the Next Ferdinand & Terry?

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Smalling & Jones the Next Ferdinand & Terry? Having recently tied centre-back Chris Smalling down to a new long-term contract, Manchester United have added the former Fulham man's England Under-21 defensive partner Phil Jones to their ranks, and in doing so, may have combined England's future defensive pairing together ahead of their best year...

How Ashley Young Will Fit In At Man United

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How Ashley Young Will Fit In At Man United Alex McLeish has not had the easiest of fortnights; the newly-installed Aston Villa boss is barely in the door following his controversial cross-town move from Birmingham City and has already had to face up to the sale of his prize asset Ashley Young to Manchester United, as his old Aberdeen gaffer ...

Where Will Ashley Young Fit in Manchester United?

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Where Will Ashley Young Fit in Manchester United? It seems Man United are wasting little time in lining up their prime targets early this transfer window, with the news that Ashley Young is on the verge of a move to Old Trafford from Aston Villa. With Nani, Antonio Valencia and Ji Sung-Park the main three wingers for the champions, and with Ryan Gi...

Phil Jones- What Will His Game Give Man United?

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Phil Jones- What Will His Game Give Man United? The imminent transfer of Phil Jones from Blackburn Rovers to Man United looks to be the start of a summer squad restructuring process by Sir Alex Ferguson, with the likes of Wes Brown and Darren Gibson reported to be following Owen Hargreaves through the Old Trafford exit door any time soon. It&rsqu...

Barcelona Crowned Champions of Europe

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Barcelona Crowned Champions of Europe Barcelona were fully deserved of their Champions League victory last night, with the 3-1 score line far from flattering. United had a bright first ten minutes, pressuring from the front and putting their opponents on the back foot, but the Spanish side soon found their stride and opened the scoring ...

Barcelona v Manchester United: Analysing the Key Players

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Our final pre-match article in the lead-up to tonight’s big match looks at some of the key performers likely to influence the outcome. It’s a certainty that Barcelona will take to the field in a 4-3-3 but Sir Alex Ferguson’s formation and line-up will undoubtedly shape the proceedi...