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United have failed to beat Villa twice already this season but the market takes its lead from the history books by rating the Reds 1.89 (10/11) favourites to win the Carling Cup final on Sunday. Those odds only apply to a Reds victory inside 90 minutes but the price is still well worth taking. This is

Michael Carrick has revealed today that once upon a time he dreamed of just winning any trophy but since joining United has been spoilt by success. In his three seasons with the club he has won thee league titles, the European Cup, and the FIFA World Club Cup. On Sunday, he has the opportunity to add

In usual big game pre-match fashion, we’ve had a quick chat with Damian from The Villa Blog about Sunday’s League Cup final. Scott the Red: What would constitute a good season for Villa? Damian: A good season for us will be winning the League Cup or even, if things go our way and we get a bit

“Mancini are you listening, We’re gonna keep our ticker ticking, We’ll be on Wembley Way, 34 years to the day, While your choking on your scarf back home” "Chant For Mancini On Sunday" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

Wayne Bridge has announced today that he will not be going to the World Cup after his position in the squad has been made untenable by John Terry, who as captain of England and Chelsea, had an affair with the Bridge’s then girlfriend and mother of his child. Whilst I’ve found it hard to believe that

Wayne Rooney has had some early shouts for player of the season after going from strength to strength in front of goal, but how does he really compare with other strikers in the league? Dimitar Berbatov gets a lot of stick and labelled a “flop”, from sections of our own support as much as elsewhere,

Wayne Rooney has been on the receiving end of lots of praise this season, with him finally stepping in to the limelight which has been vacated by Cristiano Ronaldo, and before him, Ruud van Nistelrooy. Ronaldo argues that whilst Rooney is definitely having a great season, our young forward has always been great. “It doesn’t impress me

Manchester United midfielder, Anderson, went off the rails recently after becoming frustrated over his lack of playing time. Whilst his form has been hit and miss this season, the Brazilian believed he deserved more time in the team so fled home to Brazil without the permission of the club. He returned to Manchester though and at

“When we go to Old Trafford, we will take that banner down, ” Mancini said. “This is the last year because we will win.” Sadly for City, their fondly named “Bobby Manc”, who was supposed to bring the glory days to the club, has seen them get knocked out of both cup competitions, therefore kissing any chance

Cristiano Ronaldo scored 18 goals in 33 games for Manchester United last season, whilst Carlos Tevez scored 5 goals in 29 games. With February drawing to an end, Wayne Rooney has now scored 23 goals in 27 games. Of course, Wayne Rooney scored 12 goals himself in the league last season, so it’s not a case of

England boss, Fabio Capello, has sung the praises of Wayne Rooney today following another two goals for Manchester United in our 3-0 win over West Ham. “Rooney compared to Messi?” he said. “They are two players that everyone would like to have, along with Cristiano Ronaldo. Wayne is an extraordinary player, talented and willing to learn.

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At the joint MUST/IMUSA meeting last month various ideas were discussed as to what we could do to get rid of the Glazers. Boycotting was a popular idea, with some fans suggesting that nobody should show up for the AC Milan game. The obvious problem with this is that the 56, 000+ season ticket holders have

Darren Fletcher has revealed that before signing his latest contract at the club, he was tempted to move away from Manchester United after getting limited time on the pitch. Sir Alex Ferguson, who has been a big fan of the midfielder long before the rest of us caught on, convinced him to stay after promising him

Anderson returned to Brazil without the permission of Manchester United after becoming frustrated with a lack of playing time. The Brazilian midfielder has failed to replicate the impressive form of his debut season and faces stronger competition in the centre of the park. He hasn’t played since the first leg of the League Cup semi-final derby,

Reports in the Evening News suggest Manchester United and Liverpool fans are set to join forces to battle against the unwanted owners. When the Glazer takeover was confirmed towards the end of the 2005 season, our fans were in mourning. We showed up at the FA Cup final wearing black, chanting against the Glazers with our

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Wayne Rooney has today revealed that after his red card at last year’s World Cup he was focussed on making sure that it didn’t have a negative effect on Manchester United’s title challenge. “Cristiano is rightly the World Player of the Year and, in my eyes, is still the best in the world, ” said Rooney. “I’d

Ben Foster and Tomasz Kuszczak look away now… Edwin Van der Sar has agreed to signed another year long contract extension which will see him stay at United until the end of next season, at least. Absolutely brilliant news! “I would like to keep on playing so I have decided to sign another contract, ” said Van der

Sir Alex Ferguson has today revealed the details of the conversation which lead to Cristiano Ronaldo being sold to Real Madrid. “Ronaldo was sold simply because the boy wanted to leave, ” said Ferguson. “I did well to keep him another year. When we sat down, you could see it in his eyes. He said: ‘Boss, I

Football has changed dramatically since the 1990’s. Whilst United have always prided themselves on their attacking football, the mentality that said you may score three but we will score four has gone. We won the league by 18 points in the 1999-2000 season and conceded a massive 45 goals, an average of 1.2 goals per game.

When Manchester City fans were getting giddy over the prospect of signing then England captain, John Terry, Noel Gallagher claimed he wanted his club to have nothing to do with the cockney cry baby. When Manchester United won the European Cup, Terry obviously wasn’t high up on Gallagher’s favourite person list for missing a decisive penalty,

With calls from a small minority of United fans for Sir Alex Ferguson to resign, it is becoming apparent that maybe the guilt of sitting back and saying nothing about our ridiculous debt situation under the Glazers has got to our manager. After already showing sympathy to our green and gold movement, Sir Alex Ferguson has

Everton vs United Scott is otherwise engaged so today’s live blog will be run by Jack. He’s almost as good. Honest. "LIVE BLOG: Everton 3-1 United FT – Red Perspective" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

Sir Alex Ferguson “He always gets a rough ride there although he is probably used to that now. There is a special motivation for Wayne to do well against Everton but we couldn’t have him in better form really and it doesn’t matter where we are going. He has been the main player. Without a doubt

“Every fan has a right to complain about what they think is right, ” said Ferguson. “We also have to run the club the way we think is the right way to do it, and I think we are doing the right thing with the club. Obviously there are fans protesting and we understand where it