THE sight of Sir Alex Ferguson will continue to haunt rival managers long after the 69-year-old Scot has picked his last Manchester United side. In addition to renaming Old Trafford’s North Stand in his honour, the club has commissioned a statue of him to be placed in a prominent position near its entrance. The work […]
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Brown’s golden touch for Reds on Fergie’s silver day
MAN UNITED 1, SUNDERLAND 0. IT was the supreme irony that the victory which marked Sir Alex Ferguson’s 25th anniversary as Manchester United manager was secured by a face from the club’s past. Stemming from a corner by a man of the United present, helped on by a rising star of the future and executed […]
Patrice Evra will pursue Luis Suarez allegations
Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Patrice Evra will continue pursuing allegations of racist remarks allegedly made by Liverpool’s Luis Suarez after reporting them to referee Andre Marriner after the game at Anfield last Saturday. Ferguson commented: “Obviously Patrice feels aggrieved at what was said to him. It rests in the hands of the FA now.” […]
Record-breaking Reds show grit
MAN UTD 2, NORWICH 0 Goals from Anderson and Danny Welbeck finally broke a stubborn Norwich side which could have gone home celebrating after Anthony Pilkington spurned two gilt-edged chances to score at Old Trafford. Many clubs will come to Old Trafford this season and hope to steal a point. After draws at the Britannia Stadium […]
United pile on misery for Wenger
MAN UNITED 8, ARSENAL 2 It was an amazing afternoon as Manchester United put eight goals past Arsenal, one of their biggest Barclays Premier League rivals. Under-fire Gunners manager Arsene Wenger could only watch in disbelief as his team could conceivably have lost by an even bigger margin such was the superiority of the Red […]