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Manchester United – Robin Van Persie & Wayne Rooney Good Enough for Minor Ambitions
Even if Manchester United see themselves as one of the biggest and strongest clubs in Europe, relying on the ability of Robin van Persie and Wayne Rooney to link up and perform magic together simply isn’t enough, as the hopes of winning the Champions League might be shattered sooner than they hoped for once again.
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Manchester United – Nani Is Past the Point of No Return
Not too long ago, it seemed like there’s no chance Nani will get to remain a Manchester United player. But David Moyes isn’t simply an Alex Ferguson “Yes-Man”, and he managed to change the Portuguese winger’s mind about leaving. It doesn’t mean that it’s going to turn out OK.
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Manchester United – Shinji Kagawa Won’t Succeed With David Moyes
Maybe there’s a chance that Shinji Kagawa has yet to appear for Manchester United this season because of fatigue due to international matches with Japan, but there’s a better chance that he’s simply in the hands of the wrong manager, who doesn’t believe in him or know what to do with him.
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Manchester United – Shinji Kagawa Needs to Prove He Isn’t a Flop
Expensive signings can’t be judged by one season alone, but the jury is still out on Shinji Kagawa, who cost Manchester United £14 million last season, and had a hard to define debut season. He did win a championship, but his injury and slightly disappointing overall production wasn’t what everyone were expecting.
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2013 Confederations Cup – Italy Survive Japan Thanks to Sebastian Giovinco
Starting with a very defensive lineup, it took Italy nearly an entire half and falling behind 2-0 in order to get a grip of the kind of opponents they were facing in Japan, but eventually, thanks to a lot more efficiency inside the box and one substitution, putting in Sebastian Giovinco, also scoring the winning goal, the Italians won 4-3 in the best match of the tournament so far, clinching a spot in the semifinal.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie Enjoys Late Wake Up Call
When you don’t score goals, you take what you get, and as it happens, Manchester United usually get favors from referees and linesman, giving Robin van Persie a chance not only to score his second goal in so many matches, something we forgot he can do, but also salvage a draw to help keep the pressure off of them, while Shinji Kagawa enjoyed one of his better games for the Red Devils.
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Manchester United – Shinji Kagawa Finally Shows What He’s Got
Hat trick aren’t usually associated with Shinji Kagawa when it comes to Manchester United. There are better scorers and finishers than the Japanese player – Robin van Persie, Wayne Rooney or Javier Hernandez when he gets the playing time, which hasn’t happened too much recently.
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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 – Not Worth Much Without Robin van Persie
Sometimes, being a one-man team isn’t such a bad thing. There isn’t much to Manchester United this season beyond Robin van Persie, but that doesn’t seem to be hurting them too much.
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Manchester United – Alex Ferguson Shifts Focus From Problems
Instead of talking about how bad Manchester United were in the first half, Ferguson just praised his lads for their second half in a 2-3 losing effort against Tottenham. Rather than focusing on the problems his team had encountering speed against a super Spurs counter attack, he talked about how Paul Scholes did a masterful job in the second half.