There’s more than just Wayne Rooney to worry about for David Moyes as he enters the biggest challenge of his career; trying to fill the huge shoes Alex Ferguson leaves at Manchester United. There’s sorting out an again defense, with Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic no longer reliable as before, while trying to upgrade a sub-par midfield when it comes to Champions League standards, and finding a way to sort out the attack and its hierarchy. More
By spending more time in the treatment room and on crutches in the last couple of seasons than on the pitch, Nemanja Vidic is writing his own ticket away from Manchester United, who need someone a little less injury prone to be their star starting centre back, not to mention his inconsistent form when actually playing. AC Milan, looking for an improvement in their defensive line, might be the big club to swoop for the Serbian. More
This is Manchester United this season, and most of the time as well: A team that doesn’t need a great match or even to get more chances at home to mount yet another comeback victory and extend their lead at the top of the Premier League. The hero this time wasn’t Robin van Persie, but Wayne Rooney with a quick first half double. More
Instead of losing to Tottenahm, Manchester United managed a draw despite being pinned back for most of the match. That doesn’t stop many from blaming David de Gea, who was fantastic for most of the match, for not coming away with the 3 points. More
If you’re a Manchester United fan, you’re probably mostly pleased about what some called a heroic performance, a display of champions, in the snow, hanging on to a Robin van Persie goal for 65 minutes only to concede and equalizer on the last minute of extra time. For the rest, those looking for flaws, it was a timid and reserved exhibition from one-man team. More
For the fourth consecutive time, Old Trafford was too much for Liverpool, who came to play about 60 minutes too late. Manchester United were the better side for the first hour, including the entire first half, getting enough of an advantage through the goals of Robin van Persie and Nemanja Vidic, giving them enough of an advantage to come away with a 2-1 win. More
He played for only 24 minutes, but Robin van Persie got to be the only scorer for Manchester United in one of their hardest-earned wins of the season due to the terrible pitch conditions which deprived them from a more free flowing game and because of a very persistent and hard to handle opponents. More
At the end of the day, Robin van Persie was probably feeling a bit more angry towards the player that shot a ball straight to his head from point blank range, although he should be angry at the Manchester United defensive crew, which had another bad performance, allowing two points to slip away. More
When he’s healthy, Nemanja Vidic just might be the best central defender in the world. Problem is that the Manchester United player has rarely been fit over the last two seasons, missing almost the entire campaign last year and suffering from another injury early on this year, which makes it quite tempting to sell him for £33 million to Anzhi Makhachkala. More
It’s not just Nani being the third player in two weeks to miss a penalty, and it’s not just the fact that almost everyone of his stars and key players was under-performing. Alex Ferguson wasn’t pleased, perhaps even worried, because Manchester United shouldn’t have won their match at home against Galatasaray. More