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Manchester United – David de Gea Silences Last of Critics
Impossible expectations can never be met, so why try to live up to them? David de Gea has been heavily criticized since the first time he put on the Manchester United goalkeeper jersey, but slowly and gradually, he’s winning over those who called for him to be benched or even sold.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie in the Shadow of Ryan Giggs
It’s happening less and less, but Ryan Giggs can still steal the thunder from even the biggest of stars. Even when Robin van Persie scores his 19th goal of the season, it was Giggs with the opener the gave Manchester United the right kind of push and inspiration to tighten their chokehold over the Premier League title.
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Manchester United – Wayne Rooney & Robin Van Persie Save the Day Again
On one end it was Robin van Persie, this time not as a scorer, but as a goal-line savior. On the other end it was Wayne Rooney, in excellent form of late, enjoying a huge Fulham mistake to give him and Manchester United the only goal of the match, and a 10 point lead on top of the Premiership.
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Manchester United – Wayne Rooney Stars in Comeback for Once
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.
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Manchester United – Javier Hernandez Enjoys Pathetic Defending
Some matches are over before they even start, and Manchester United enjoy quite a lot of these at home. There was nothing standing in its way of making it into the fifth round, as Ryan Giggs scored before all the fans too their seats, paving the way for the Wayne Rooney and Chicharito show.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie and Nothing 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.
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Manchester United – The Best & Worst of Wayne Rooney
Things don’t change at Old Trafford for Manchester United. A half time lead that can’t be beaten, while Wayne Rooney delivers a fine performance but leaves a bitter taste instead of a sweet one.
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Javier Hernandez, the Most Efficient Scorer in the Premier League
What makes the best striker in the Premier League? The amount of goals he scores, or the rate in which he scores them in? Whatever the calculation and method is, Manchester United can feel quite secure. They have both Robin van Persie, the league’s top scorer, and Javier Hernandez, with the best goal-per-minute ration in the league.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie Wasted by Bad Defending
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.
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Manchester United – Start With Wayne Rooney, Ends With Robin van Persie
Give Manchester United the underdog role, especially in a Premier League match, and they flourish. Wayne Rooney was built for matches like these, with tons of space to operate in and show off skills at both scoring and providing for others, while Robin van Persie simply doesn’t care who he plays against and the stature of the match, he’ll find a way to score.