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  • Manchester United – Robin van Persie Saves Best for Last

    Manchester United – Robin van Persie Saves Best for Last

    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.

  • Manchester United – Start With Wayne Rooney, Ends With Robin van Persie

    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.

  • Manchester United – Wayne Rooney Doing Everything

    Manchester United – Wayne Rooney Doing Everything

    Playing well wasn’t on the table for both teams, only Manchester United executed first. Robin van Persie scored once more, this time in an apologetic manner, but it was Wayne Rooney who made everything happen for the league leaders, doing everything and being everywhere for 90 minutes.

  • Manchester United – Robin van Persie in his Best Form Ever

    Manchester United – Robin van Persie in his Best Form Ever

    This Manchester United side that Alex Ferguson is running with this season is a strange hybrid of atrocious defending, a goalkeeper that defies logic, no midfield play whatsoever, wings that keep on pushing and one Robin van Persie, continuing a two year stretch of being the best goalscorer and player in the Premier League.

  • Manchester United – Alex Ferguson Getting Angry Over Nothing

    Does everyone across the footballing world have to fall in line with the needs and wants of Alex Ferguson and Manchester United? Probably not, but that hasn’t stopped the Scottish manager from being furious with the English FA for letting everyone know that Ashley Young is injured, while the Red Devils are trying to cover up that fact.

  • 13 Most Hated Footballers in the World

    Sometimes it’s just a media spin, but some players are more hated than others, be it by the fans or other footballers. Manchester United, with Wayne Rooney or the diving Ashley Young, Real Madrid with the obvious Cristiano Ronaldo and Pepe or even Barcelona, with the always diving Sergio Busquest usually get most of the negative attention.

  • Ashley Young Diving Again; Manchester United Winning Again

    Ashley Young took plenty of heat for his dive against QPR, helping Manchester United gain an unjust penalty, en route to a comfortable win. Alex Ferguson said there was no dive. Not much later, another easy home game for Manchester United, another penalty opener after a disgraceful dive by Ashely Young.

  • English Premier League Referees at an All-Time Low

    Mario Balotelli should have been sent off for his disgusting challenge on Alex Song, although he did get what he deserved much later. Ashley Young was offside but won a penalty through an embarrassing dive against QPR while Branislav Ivanovic was simply offside when scored for Chelsea against Wigan.

  • Ashley Young Out of Nowhere (Tottenham vs Manchester United)

    Ashley Young scored only two goals this season, both in the same match, in what would become the historic 8-2 win over Arsenal. Months later, and another London opponent brought the best out of him, as Young scored twice in Manchester United’s 3-1 win over Tottenham, keeping them two points behind the league leaders.

  • Premier League Strikers Who Can’t Find the Net

    We usually give a run down of the best scorers among Europe’s top leagues, but today will approach the matter from the opposite angle, and highlight five Premier League strikers who are finding it very difficult to find the net this season, very unlike their usual production at this point of the season.