Javier Hernandez has talked up our chances of progressing through to the next round of the Europa League although acknowledges we’ve got an uphill battle against Athletic Bilbao tonight. “We know we need to score two goals, but it’s also important for us not to concede,” Hernandez said. “We need to be patient. We know [...]
Manchester United were beaten 3-2 at home at Athletic Bilbao following a brilliant performance from the Spanish side. Whilst Bilbao’s second goal appeared to be offside and their third came in bizarre circumstances after the referee arranged a strange freekick, they were clearly the better team. Sir Alex Ferguson has claimed that if United improve [...]
When Liverpool slipped down the table and stopped playing in the Champions League, Manchester United fans were always keen to remind them of their fall from grace. “Thursday nights, channel five” we would chant, referring to when and where Europa League matches could be watched. Liverpool then became so bad they couldn’t even get in [...]
Following Manchester United’s 2-0 win over Ajax this week, Wayne Rooney has insisted he is keen on winning the second rate European competition and doesn’t think going for the Europa League will have an impact on our title challenge. “I’ve no concerns about it hindering our progress in the league, not at all,” he said. [...]
- Ajax are currently 6th out of 18 teams in the Eredivisie this season having won just 4 of their 9 games at home. – Ajax have won just one of their last four games, losing against 14th placed FC Utrecht at home and 4th placed Feyenoord away. – Miralem Sulejmani is Ajax’s top scorer [...]
Established: 1900 Nickname: de Godenzonen (the sons of the Gods) Stadium: Amsterdam ArenA (capacity 52,342) 2010-2011 position: Champions Current position: 4th Top scorer: Miralem Sulejmani (10 goals in 14 games in the league this season) Top talent: Christian Eriksen Coaching team: Frank de Boer (manager) and Dennis Bergkamp (assistant manager) European success: European Cup (4), [...]
Ahead of kick-off on Wednesday I was nervous but I was still entirely confident we would progress to the Champions League Round of 16. I would have preferred not to endure a nervy draw and fancied us to get a win, but it was neither here nor there. Whilst there was some talk of the [...]
Roy Keane, in his new role as ITV pundit, spoke of how the Manchester United players were letting Sir Alex Ferguson down at half time in last’s night 2-1 defeat against FC Basel. At full time, Keane claimed that our young players hadn’t done well enough. He also made reference to Phil Jones’ comments ahead [...]
Patrice Evra has expressed the feelings of many of the fans, claiming that it is embarrassing that Manchester United will now have to play in the Europa League. After failing to make it out of the group stages, United will now join the final 32 in the secondary European competetion. Whilst Evra has always been [...]
Six years ago to the day since Manchester United last failed to get out of their Champions League group, the club suffered a frustrating defeat at the hands of FC Basel to finish 3rd in the group tonight. A draw would have been enough to see United through but despite dominating the game, they couldn’t [...]
De Gea; Smalling, Vidic, Ferdinand, Evra; Park, Jones, Giggs, Nani; Young, Rooney. Bench: Subs: Lindegaard, Evans, Fletcher, Valencia, Gibson, Welbeck, Macheda. Check out the RoM betting page for the best odds for tonight’s game.
Ahead of tomorrow night’s crucial game against Basel, Phil Jones has claimed the pressure on them to win and qualify will have a positive impact on them. “It (pressure) does bring the best out of me,” said Jones. “As a group of players we thrive on it. Pressure comes with every game. We are at [...]
Ahead of tomorrow night’s crucial Champions League against Basel, Darren Fletcher has insisted that the players are fully prepared because they know what is at stake. In 2005, United failed to qualify from the group and thankfully were saved from having the compete in the UEFA Cup. “It doesn’t get much bigger than this,” said [...]
Manchester United prepare for an important few weeks ahead as the chase for silverware gets a little bit more significant with some key fixtures coming thick and fast as the busy Christmas period looms.
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