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The Games Rooney Definitely Will And Might Miss

If your day has been as shit as mine so far, the last thing you’ll probably want to hear is that Wayne Rooney could be missing for as long as a month. The extent of his injury has now been confirmed at two to four weeks.

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Player Response To Munich Defeat

Darren Fletcher and Ji-Sung Park give their thoughts on last night’s defeat against Bayern Munich.

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Reflection On A Game We Deserved To Lose

Reflection On A Game We Deserved To Lose

Can you feel too hard done by when you lose a game you deserve to lose? Not really. It is frustrating that we conceded when we did, in the last second of added on time, but based on the performance, losing 2-1 was fair.

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Looking Back At Bolton and Forward To Munich

Ahead of kick-off against Bolton I asked the footballing gods for a win and a boost to our goal difference, if possible. Given that we have so often seen our prayers have been heard, I didn’t think it was too much to ask for. However, when Chelsea beat Aston Villa 7-1 I thought someone was [...]

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Class of ’99 – Where Are They Now?

Class of ’99 – Where Are They Now?

The 1999 Manchester United have to be high up there on any Bayern Munich fan’s most hated list. But what happened to them?

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Who put the ball in the Germans’ net? Albert Quixall!

Who put the ball in the Germans’ net? Albert Quixall!

Everyone who’s ever seen a Manchester United ‘golden moments’ showreel from the 1990s will know all about David Beckham’s astonishing strike from the halfway line against Wimbledon in ’96, summed up in Eric Cantona’s immortal words: ‘Good goal, David.’ Well, a similar goal has been scored once before in United’s history. Against Bayern Munich.

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Evra: CL Defeat Affected Me

Patrice Evra has again reiterated the stance of so many of our players, claiming last year’s Champions League final defeat to Barcelona serves as huge motivation for doing well in the competition this season.

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Ribery: United Are A One Man Team

Manchester United have been a “one man team” for several years now, according to some. When Ruud van Nistelrooy was at the club and scoring for fun, we were a one man team. Then Cristiano Ronaldo made us a one man team. Now it is Wayne Rooney. It is bizarre that these three players have [...]

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RoM Is A Different League

The Republik of Mancunia has been named the best Manchester United blog by A Different League.

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The Story Of Robben, United and Chelsea

The Story Of Robben, United and Chelsea

Arjen Robben has today claimed that he has no regrets of joining Chelsea in the summer of 2004, despite his career not going perhaps the way he would like since then, between getting moved on by Jose Mourinho and getting forced out of Real Madrid, before joining Bayern Munich. So, how did it all happen?

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Pique: Giggs, Scholes and Neville In Charge At United

Pique: Giggs, Scholes and Neville In Charge At United

Gerard Pique has gone from strength to strength after leaving Manchester United. Behind the likes of Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic and Wes Brown in pecking order for a central defensive position, he was happy to return to his former club, Barcelona, at the start of last season. He is now a regular for the Spanish [...]

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“Smalling Getting Mistakes Out Of The Way Before United”

Since signing for Manchester United, Chris Smalling’s every move is being heavily scrutinised, with the mistakes he makes being highlighted in the press. Fulham boss, Roy Hodgson, reckons Smalling won’t have any problem with the pressure of playing for United and joked that he is getting all his mistakes out of the way whilst he’s [...]

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Robben: I Don’t Regret Choosing Chelsea Over United

Arjen Robben joined Chelsea in the summer of 2004 after being so close to signing for Manchester United. The talented winger, who is now at Bayern Munich, claims he has no regrets over his decision.

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Nev: Berbatov Has Been Outstanding

Nev: Berbatov Has Been Outstanding

Manchester United captain Gary Neville has sung the praises of Dimitar Berbatov after his role in our 4-0 victory over Bolton which saw us return to the top of the table.

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United’s Top Two Scorers – How Does Berbatov Compare?

United’s Top Two Scorers – How Does Berbatov Compare?
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