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Real Madrid are the Favorites Against Manchester United
Does Alex Ferguson mind heading into a Champions League clash as the underdog? Probably not, but it does mean that he has the inferior team going into the round of 16 clash with Real Madrid, with the first leg taking place on February 13 at the Santiago Bernabeu.
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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 – 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 – Never Lose With a Lead at Old Trafford
Since the end of the 1984-1985 season, Manchester United have never lost a home match in which they held the lead at half time, coming up with the win over 90% of the time.
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Manchester United vs Liverpool – Why Howard Webb Again
Instead of steering away from trouble, those placing Howard Webb as the referee in the upcoming Manchester United and Liverpool match at Old Trafford walked right into it.
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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 – 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.
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Manchester United – Robin van Persie Hides Everything That’s Wrong
Alex Ferguson still doesn’t have a single defensive player he can trust, or a goalkeeper he knows won’t be a culprit in one of the goals Manchester United concede in a match. So what? Comebacks have nothing to do with them. They have everything to do with Javier Hernandez and Robin van Persie, brilliant and clutch despite everything that goes on.
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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.