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Cristiano Ronaldo is back!! This is what could be expected tonight at Old Trafford when United open their Champion’s League season defending the glorious trophy that we’ve got last year.  Will he make an impact? Hard to tell especially with the state of the team, all the “stories” that he had with Real Madrid, no […]

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Manchester United will open the 2008/2009 season defending a back-to-back crown with a start at home against the Magpies.
United will be without Cristiano Ronaldo who’s still nursing injury, Hargreaves, Saha, Nani (suspended), and Anderson (with Brazil at the Olympics).  Rooney though is fit just in time to lead United’s attack, and will play a pivotal […]

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Two more games, two more wins, and it’s a back-to-back Premiership crown lads!! And that start with today’s lunch time early kick-off (12:45 GMT+00, which is 19:45 GMT+8 — HK/SG time).

Expect United to play without Rooney who is still recovering hip injury suffered during Chelsea’s game, although he might be available on the bench
Vidic will be sitting out […]

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In the most anticipated FA Cup match in the 5th round where only 6 Premiership teams left in the oldest competition in the world, Manchester United will host Arsenal tonight.  United welcome back Rooney and Evra back in the team while Arsenal is having a mounts of injury with AC Milan coming up in the […]

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Two headlines for the derby coming up:
1. Danny Welbeck, highly rated youngster recently promoted from the youth squad might make a shock start in place of suspended Rooney and yet-injured-again Saha.
2. This week marks the 50th anniversary of Munich disaster.
Manchester United and Manchester City players will play in 1950s-style kits with no sponsorship markings when […]

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