Soccer Limey in America

This is the encounter everyone has been waiting for. Real Madrid vs Manchester United. Cristiano Ronaldo against his old club Manchester United. United find themselves well ahead of the pack in the Premier League while Madrid are sitting in third position, 18 points behind leaders Barcelona, in a very disappointing campaign for them thus far. [...]

A late Robin Van Persie equalizer for Man Utd against a sturdy West Ham United team at Upton Park tonight, saved manager Sir Alex Ferguson’s blushes yet again. His 91st minute shot forced a replay at Old Trafford in their 3rd Round FA Cup Tie.

All across Europe today, football fans were glued to their TV’s in anticipation of the draw for the Champions League Knockout Phase, praying for some mouth-watering pairings. They certainly got potentially the tie of the competition as Premier League leaders Man Utd were drawn with La Liga giants Real Madrid. Ties will be played on [...]

This afternoon, I sat myself down to watch the Reading vs Man Utd game hoping to see a relaxing three points to extend United’s lead at the top of the Barclay’s Premier League. I was totally unprepared for what unfolded as seven goals were scored in the first 35 minutes, and as hard as United [...]

At the same venue, the two rivals met again. There was no Torres and Ivanovic, but Mikel and Juan Mata, the centre of attention currently, remained on the team sheet. Chelsea’s second string looked fairly competitive, while Manchester United required the experience of Ryan Giggs and Darren Fletcher to protect the young backline formed by [...]

Manchester United have seen themselves eliminated in Group stage play twice in the past seven years. On both occasions, there was the Portuguese team Benfica in the Group who won the upper hand over The Red Devils. Sir Alex vowed not to give away any home advantage again this season, but his decision to rest [...]

Chelsea extended their lead to seven points ahead of the Manchester United match. The Red Devils surely would be keen to narrow the gap before their trip to Stamford Bridge next week. Sir Alex Ferguson started Van Persie, Wayne Rooney and Danny Welbeck with Paul Scholes and Michael Carrick as suppliers. Tony Pulis fielded a [...]

I have always firmly believed that Pep Guardiola will be Sir Alex Ferguson’s successor at Old Trafford. I read a great article on Goal.com by Wayne Versey this morning regarding the impending retirement of the Man Utd manager . Although not yet having decided on a definite date to retire, the “Old Man” of Old [...]

Yesterday had to be a good day if you were a Man Utd fan not only because of the 2-1 win over fierce rivals Liverpool but also because of the way the supporters overcame the pressure of global media focus. Despite the intense focus of the English “paparazzi” media, the whole event went off with [...]

There have been times at Old Trafford on European nights where a 7th minute goal of such quality as we saw tonight would have signalled the usual cavalry charge culminating in a sizeable win, but these are different times at Manchester United where despite the star studded line-ups that they have available to them, don’t [...]