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Manchester United – Wayne Rooney Should Have Started
It’s hard to blame anyone but Nani for the way Manchester United found their way out of the Champions League so early in the competition, but for Alex Ferguson to be blaming the referee instead of himself for a weird decision like benching Wayne Rooney prior to the match is hypocrisy and simply fooling the fans and the public that follows.
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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 – Nani Makes Himself Useful Again
Sometimes, all it needs is catching a break – a player, like Phil Jones gets injured, and Nani, almost a forgotten man this season in the Manchester United roster, suddenly seizes the chance to become a vital member of a team gunning for the treble.
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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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Robin van Persie vs Andreas Weimann – What is the Bigger Miss
Both of the players, Robin van Persie of Manchester United, and Andreas Weimann of Aston Villa, came off the pitch as winners from their matches. The problem was that they also added two very memorable misses to their resumes.
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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 – Robin van Persie Keeps Up the Pace
It was a story of two halves, but one of them was so decisive in its dominance, there were no qualms over who deserved to be the winner. Once again, Manchester United needed the excellent form of Robin van Persie to do most of the job for them.