Burnley v Manchester United

Burnley 1 – 0 Manchester United

GOAL: Robbie Blake (18 mins)
Burnley: Jensen, Mears, Carlisle, Bikey, Jordan, Elliot, Alexander, McCann, Blake, Paterson, Fletcher
Subs: Gudjonsson for Alexander, Eagles for Paterson (72 mins), Thompson for Steven Fletcher (81 mins)
Manchester United: Foster; O’Shea, Brown, J.Evans, Evra; Park, Carrick, Anderson, Giggs; Owen, Rooney.
Subs: Valencia for Anderson (58 mins), Berbatov for Owen (63 mins) Gary Neville for Wes Brown (71 mins)

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Manchester United v Birmingham City

Manchester United 1 – 0 Birmingham City

GOAL: Rooney (34 mins)
Man United: Foster; Fabio, O’Shea, Evans, Evra; Valencia, Fletcher, Scholes, Nani; Rooney, Berbatov
Subs: Giggs for Nani HT., Owen for Berbatov, Brown for Evans (73 mins)
Birmingham: Hart, Carr, Johnson, Queudrue, Vignal, Larsson, Ferguson, Carsley, Fahey, Jerome, McFadden
Subs: Benitez for Carsley (73 mins), James O’Shea for Larsson (80 mins)

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In Tevez We Lost

MANCHESTER United made the back pages for their high profile departure over the summer. Oh, ok, counting the predictable Ronaldo one there was the other one between Carlos Tevez and the team that plays in blue over at Eastlands. It was a move that was closer to home in more ways than just the geographical distance. While enough column inches have undoubtedly been written about whether we needed him and whether he was in fact playing the fans to secure a deal at Old Trafford there is a still a few angles in the story that must be looked at before we can go right ahead and boo the new blue.

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