September 23, 2009 by Simon Moult
Manchester United 1 – 0 Wolverhampton W
Goals: Welbeck 66 mins
Man United: Kuszcak, G Neville, Brown, Evans, Fabio; Carrick, Gibson, Nani; Welbeck, Owen, Machieda
Subs: De Laet for Machieda, Valencia for Owen, King for Welbeck
Wolves: Hahnemann, Foley, Craddock, Berra, Elokobi, Kightly, Henry, Castillo, D Jones, Ebanks-Blake, Maierhoffer
Subs: Miljas for Castillo, Doyle for Ebanks-Blake
“Wolves for their part played well and could have done more on a night where United showed the razor sharp edge of a soggy Rich Tea buscuit and the United crowd was no better.”
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September 21, 2009 by Simon Moult
Manchester United 4- 3 Manchester City
GOALS:Rooney 2 mins, Barry 16 mins, Fletcher 48 mins, Bellamy 52 mins, Fletcher 80 mins, Bellamy 90 mins, Owen 95 mins
United: Foster, O’Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra; Park, Fletcher, Anderson, Giggs; Rooney, Berbatov
Subs: Valencia for Park, Carrick for Anderson, Owen for Berbatov
City: Given, Richards, Lescott, Toure, Bridge, Ireland, De Jong, Barry; Wright-Phillips, Bellamy, Tevez
Subs: Petrov for De Jong
” Single handedly the best game at Old Trafford since the Barcelona European Semi Final. The first time I’ve seen professional, world class players (and Craig Bellamy) play Next Goal Wins rules!”
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September 18, 2009 by Simon Moult
The biggest weekend of the season so far awaits us. You’re either red, blue or a commentator, otherwise you’re not getting in. This is about local pride. It’s about going to school and work on Monday and being able to put the red calendar in the office for the next few months until we meet again at the Middle Eastlands later in the season. It’s about one side of the city shutting up when this game is mentioned because the result went the wrong way. It’s about putting an end to Citeh’s high ideals of breaking into the top four, OR it’s about Mark Hughes getting one over his old manager and proving what he already believes…City are ready for bigger things.
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September 16, 2009 by Simon Moult
Besiktas 0 – 1 Manchester United
GOALS: Paul Scholes (76 mins)
Besiktas: Arkan, Kas, Slvok, Nobre, Tabata, Dag, Uzulmez, Ozkan, Holosko, Ferrari, Ernst
Subs: Simsek for Ozkan (58 mins) Tello for Tabata (68 mins), Kahveci for Holosko (83 mins)
Man United: Foster, Neville, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Scholes, Anderson, Nani, Rooney.
Subs: Owen for Rooney, Berbatov for Carrick (63 mins), JS Park for Valencia (83 mins)
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September 16, 2009 by Simon Moult
Tottenham 1-3 Manchester United
GOALS Defoe (1 min), Giggs (25 min), Anderson (41 mins), Rooney (78 mins)
Tottenham: Cudicini; Corluka, Bassong, King, Assou-Ekotto; Lennon, Huddlestone, Palacios; Keane, Crouch, Defoe.
Subs: Hutton for Corluka, Jenas for Palacios, Krancjar for Keane.
Man United: Foster; O’Shea, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evra; Fletcher, Scholes, Anderson, Giggs; Rooney, Berbatov.
Subs: Carrick for Berbatov, Nani for Anderson
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