Jose Mourinho claimed this week, after being appointed the manager of Inter Milan, that he wanted to drop the “Special One” tag. When Mourinho first came to Chelsea his confidence was soaring after winning the SuperLiga and Champions League with Porto the season prior.
Whilst his opening day victory over United could never be described as […]
June 4th, 2008
Categories: Europe . Author: Scott the Red . Comments: 13 Comments
United fans are lucky to have several matches to choose from as “the greatest ever”. The ones that tend to rank most highly are the ones where we should have been well and truly beaten, but somehow managed to come back and win. In 1999, we saw several games like this, with the games against […]
May 27th, 2008
Categories: Europe, Video . Author: Scott the Red . Comments: 12 Comments
Patrice Evra had played in a Champions League final before last Wednesday, however then was on the losing side. Jose Mourinho’s Porto beat Monaco 3-0 and it is a night that has stayed with Evra ever since.
Since lifting the trophy last week, Evra has spoken at his great joy about being a European Cup winner, […]
May 26th, 2008
Categories: Europe, Current Players . Author: Scott the Red . Comments: 10 Comments
Ahead of last night’s Champions League final, I wasn’t half as nervous as I expected I’d be. Of course, there were some nerves, and the hour leading up to kick off felt like the longest of my life, but I was far more excited than I was scared. It was written in the stars, the […]
May 22nd, 2008
Categories: Most Read Articles, Europe, Rivals, Match Day . Author: Scott the Red . Comments: 16 Comments
Frank Lampard is full to the brim with bitterness following United’s victory in the Champions League final last night, but has backed his team mate and captain, John Terry, to bounce back from the defeat.
If John Terry had scored his penalty, Chelsea would have been crowned Champions of Europe. However, the Chelsea skipper lost his […]
May 22nd, 2008
Categories: Europe, Rivals, Video . Author: Scott the Red . Comments: 38 Comments
A penalty shoot out decided that Manchester United are the Champions of Europe. After completely dominated play in the first 45 minutes, with chances that should have seen us go in 3-1 up at half time, Chelsea had the better display in the second half.
Their goal came in the flukiest of circumstances, with the ball […]
May 22nd, 2008
Categories: Europe, Rivals . Author: Scott the Red . Comments: 22 Comments
Manchester United won their third European Cup last night, beating Chelsea on penalties. Since the start of the season, I, like many other reds, have claimed this would be our year, believing strongly in the fated conditions this season brought with it. 40 years since our first European Cup, 50 years since our Busby Babes […]
May 22nd, 2008
Categories: Europe, Current Players . Author: Scott the Red . Comments: 5 Comments
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May 22nd, 2008
Categories: Europe, Video . Author: Scott the Red . Comments: 5 Comments
Andrei Kanchelskis was a top quality United player, bombing down the wing long before the days of David Beckham and Cristiano Ronaldo. With the cuff of his shirt in his hand, he provided goals for the likes of Eric Cantona and Mark Hughes. He was also capable of scoring the odd goal or two for […]
May 21st, 2008
Categories: Europe, Match Day . Author: Scott the Red . Comments: 10 Comments
Manchester United have proven they are better than their rivals both offensively and defensively this season, however, it is our attacking football that we pride ourselves on. This dates back to the Busby Babes in the 50’s and is fully part of the United tradition.
However, on a couple of occasions this season in Europe, United […]
May 21st, 2008
Categories: Europe, Current Players, Match Day . Author: Scott the Red . Comments: No Comments