Manchester United can go top of the Premier League on Saturday evening as the title race gets tight again. Chelsea’s unexpected defeat to Manchester City threw the competition wide open again and there’s little to split the Reds and the Blues, and indeed Arsenal, in the betting on this season’s Premier League winner. Chelsea head the

Arsenal boss, Arsene Wenger, has sung the praises of Park Ji-Sung. Park scored the opening goal in what Wenger called “the most disappointing night” of his career, when United thrashed Arsenal at the Emirates in the Champions League semi-final last year. We repeated that thrashing this season at the Emirates, with Park on the scoresheet again. Wenger has

Ahead of Manchester United’s crucial game at the weekend, which a draw alone would see us go top of the table with Chelsea playing in the FA Cup on Sunday, Thomas Baugh from Wolves Blog has given me a few minutes of his time to discuss Scott the Red: The biggest story for Wolves this year

The Wembley stadium surface, which has been widely criticised, has claimed another victim. Sir Alex Ferguson has today confirmed that Michael Owen will be out for the rest of the season. “It’s a bad blow for Michael and he’s out for the season, ” Ferguson said. “It was more serious than we thought and he’ll have an

After spending the past few days with “green and gold”, “Red Knights” and “Glazers out” making the headlines, then seeing MUST’s campaign to get the supporters’ backing for the RKs, I got in touch with Duncan Drasdo to ask him what was going on. I showed him the Are You United? article on RoM and pointed

Eighteen months ago, Chris Smalling was earning £5 an hour as a waiter while studying for his A-Levels. Now he plays for Fulham and has agreed a deal with Manchester United for next season. The talented defender admits that he will be star-struck when he first joins the club but doesn’t feel nervous about playing for

Red Knights are developing a plan to buy United – and any new ownership model would aim not only to put the club on a sound financial footing, but would also put all of us, as supporters, at the heart of everything the club does. Crucially, before they take action, the Red Knights need to

Craig Bellamy assaulted Manchester United fan, Jake Clarke, in front of the eyes of the world after City conceded a 96th minute goal by Michael Owen, after Bellamy thought he had earned a point for the blues in the last minute of normal time. Another City fan has now been accused of assaulting another United fan

Rio Ferdinand has spoken about the relationship our players have with the manager. “The manager’s the manager and his word is gospel, but over the years he respects anybody who questions what he does to a certain extent, ” said Rio. “A manager who doesn’t allow his players to have an opinion won’t be successful – you

“Are you Norwich in disguise?” is how we were greeted by cheerful Aston Villa fans as we walked towards the ground. Their excitement was infectious, all clad in their ‘Carling Cup 2010′ embroidered shirts and dopey grins on their faces. It was great to be at Wembley and I of course wanted to see us

Manchester United have had larger attendances than City since the 1940’s… even when we were playing at Maine Road! Manchester is red. To win a Manchester Is Red mug, simply e-mail the answer to the following question with your postal address to: republik_of_mancunia_competiti on@hotmail.co.uk As United were lifting the League Cup on Sunday, City fans could have had

Before kick offUploaded by RepublikOfMancunia Celebrating MO's equaliserUploaded by RepublikOfMancunia Celebrating with the trophyUploaded by RepublikOfMancunia Lap of honourUploaded by RepublikOfMancunia For more videos from the day check out RoM’s Dailymotion. "VIDEO FROM THE STANDS: United vs Villa Final" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

Patrice Evra has offered some support to our anti-Glazer protests. “They are the original colors of Manchester United and the fans wear them because they love this club, ” Evra said. “They have their reasons for doing it and we don’t think that they’re crazy. They’d like things to change.” "Evra: Fans Wear Green and Gold Because They

After scoring a crucial goal in yesterday’s 2-1 win over Aston Villa, Michael Owen has dismissed rumours he is unhappy with his limited playing time at United. “I am loving it at Manchester United, ” Owen said. “There are plenty of people who want to put negative spins on things. I have four kids, I am living

Patrice Evra lifted his first trophy as Manchester United captain, after Gary Neville started the match on the bench, as well as Ryan Giggs and Rio Ferdinand missing the game through injury. Our French full back has today revealed his pride in being the captain and becoming the second Frenchman after Eric Cantona to lift a

The scenes at the whistle following Manchester United’s 2-1 win over Aston Villa at Wembley. "VIDEO: Scenes At The Final Whistle and Trophy Lifting At Wembley" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

Sir Alex Ferguson lifted his 26th trophy in 23 years as Manchester United manager on Sunday, his 34th in over all, with the reds beating Aston Villa 2-1 at Wembley. After going a goal behind after four minutes, goals from Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney gave United the win. Ferguson has praised the patience of our players

"VIDEO: Owen and Rooney Cup Final Goals Against Aston Villa" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

Manchester United fans breathed a huge sigh of relief yesterday after referee Phil Dowd opted not to send off Nemanja Vidic despite him pulling down Gabriel Agbonlahor as the last man. Whilst a sending off would have ruined the game as a spectacle, Poll reckons there was another reason which saved Vidic. “The referee would have looked

"VIDEO: Smithy Gives United A Work Out For Sports Relief" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

Piers Morgan: “Which striker in the world would you most like to bring to Arsenal?” Cesc Fabregas: “Wayne Rooney. He can do everything. A brilliant player.” "Rooney Is Arsenal Captain’s Dream Signing" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

Richard Eckersley joined Burnley at the start of the season, following in the footsteps of another United youth product, Chris Eages. He made just four appearances for United and left with the hope of more first team action. However, it hasn’t entirely gone to plan so far, with the 20-year-old finding himself sent off on his

After scoring Manchester United’s equalising goal in yesterday’s Carling Cup final victory, Michael Owen limped off before half time with a hamstring injury. Owen was surprisingly upbeat after the match though, insisting he was very happy to have scored and that United, with his only concern being doing well for us, not going to South Africa

After beating Aston Villa 2-1 in the Carling Cup final, Manchester United players celebrate in the Wembley dressing room. "VIDEO: United Player Dressing Room Celebrations" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

The few years between our league title wins in 2003 and 2007 were fairly dark for United. We went on to the win the FA Cup in 2004 after beating Arsenal at Highbury in the semis and Dennis Wise’s Millwall in the final, but we finished third in the league, a massive 15 points behind

Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed today that despite reports in the press that Manchester United are set to sell 10 players this summer to compensate for the debt, Michael Owen will still be a red next season. Owen hasn’t made the impact he was probably hoping for but from a fan perspective, I’m pretty happy. Considering

After signing another year long contract extension which will see him playing Premiership football in his 40s, Edwin Van der Sar has hailed Sir Alex Ferguson and explained why he is staying on. “There is not another bloke in the world like Sir Alex, ” said Van der Sar. “I really think he is a unique coach,

Following our humiliating 4-1 defeat at Middlesbrough in 2005, Roy Keane had a massive rant on MUTV, ripping apart so many of our players for their attitude and performance. Darren Fletcher was one of those players and the opinions of Keane were reflected by most of our fan base. Fletcher wasn’t good enough, and as far

Booing Wayne Bridge? For what exactly? "Chelsea Fans Just Sunk To A New Low" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia.

Sir Alex Ferguson is considering resting Wayne Rooney tomorrow for the League Cup final, with games against AC Milan and Liverpool to play in March. “It has to be a consideration simply because we have important games coming up, ” said Ferguson. “The problem is, he is desperate to play, he is always desperate to play.” Whilst it’s

Manchester United would have won the domestic Treble in 1994 if not for Aston Villa beating 3-1 in the League Cup final, with Mark Hughes scoring our only goal. Interestingly, United wore the green and gold strip during that final, which is a colour that will be reflected in the crowd this Sunday. "PICTURES: It Was Green