So, how many people thought Hull City would be Premiership cannon fodder, this seasons Derby County, bravely battling against the odds in a futile struggle that would ultimately lead to relegation. If so, how many had actually seen Hull City play before they came up? Not many I bet. Fair enough, I'd only seen them [. Click to continue reading...

A few seasons ago, it used to be that you'd only see the electronic advertising at Old Trafford. But nowadays most Premier League grounds feature them along the edge of the pitch. What's your opinion about them? <a href="http://answers.polldaddy.com/poll/1115499/" >What's your opinion about the electronic signboard advertising during Premier League matches? Click to continue reading...

Cristiano Ronaldo is featured in the latest ad from Nike for its latest line of Nike Pro undershirts. As expected from Nike, the new video ad is extremely creative as it features Manchester United's kit man Albert Morgan having a bit of fun with Cristiano Ronaldo. Enjoy the video. If you're new here, you may want to [. Click to continue reading...

Ever since The Observer newspaper reported that Chelsea were seriously contemplating a move from Stamford Bridge in west London to a new stadium site next to Battersea Power Station, executives at the Blues have been acting very fidgety. First, some background. The distance between the two locations is exactly three miles, but psychologically the locations are [. Click to continue reading...

Man Utd manager Sir Alex Ferguson to go easy on Gary Neville and Owen Hargreaves

Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted that lingering fitness concerns over Manchester United captain Gary Neville and midfielder Owen Hargreaves will necessitate a reduced involvement for the England duo at Old Trafford this season. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United beat Celtic at home before getting a result away to Benfica, following by a 3-0 thrashing of Copenhagen at Old Trafford. 9 points from 9 games and we were flying. We just needed to pick up a point or two from our remaining games to seal our qualification, no bother. However, in our next [. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has today praised referee Rob Styles. United profited from an extremely poor penalty decision from Styles during their 2-0 win against Bolton at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Cristiano Ronaldo was taken down by Bolton defender Jlloyd Samuel, however replays clearly showed Samuel getting a touch on the ball. Click to continue reading...

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Manchester United will host Queens Park Rangers at Old Trafford on Tuesday ,November 11, 2008. Kickoff 8:00 pm. (QPR victory celebrations hopefully to begin around 10-10:30 pm!)

Manchester United Official Site Date set for QPR clash
United will host Championship side Queens Park Rangers in the Carling Cup fourth round. Click to continue reading...

The usual hacks got all excited when they saw that Manchester United were awarded a penalty for a good tackle at Old Trafford, with their 'what a surprise' articles and 'only at Old Trafford' remarks. Of course, there's this myth that United get it all their own way at home, with referees like putty in our hands. Click to continue reading...

It's not easy being a Premier League referee, with the key decisions regularly determining the outcome of a match. This was certainly the case at Old Trafford on Saturday, with Rob Styles pointing to the penalty spot after J-Lloyd Samuel had fairly tackled Cristiano Ronaldo in the area. The arbiter . Click to continue reading...

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A few QPR-related items for the QPR Fans who might have turned off their computers on Friday...!

No elaboration is needed about QPR's disappointing 0-2 home loss to Derby County, before a crowd of just over 14,000 - Match Reports and Comments.

And every QPR fan in the world pretty much, must be aware that QPR were drawn against Manchester United at Old Trafford in the Fourth Round of the Carling Cup! Click to continue reading...

Rivals Manchester United and Manchester City are to lock horns in a battle to sign Lyon striker Karim Benzema. The French international has become of of Europe's hottest properties in recent months and he has caught the eye of both Mark Hughes and Sir Alex Ferguson in particular.

Lyon recently said they would not let Benzema leave for anything less than £80 million, a price that City could certainly meet now they are super rich. Click to continue reading...

The headlines wrote themselves this morning for all the wrong reasons. Rob Styles' itchy whistle finger contrived to invent a new type of offence for awarding a penalty of which he is yet to explain to the media.

It was pretty clear to everyone that it wasn't a penalty and Styles was spooked by the OT faithful and immediately blew.

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All the talk after United's two-nil win over Bolton centred on Rob Styles decision to award the Reds a dubious second-half penalty for a tackle on Ronaldo. It was a poor decision, but according to the melodramatic views of Sky pundit and ex-Arsenal star, Brian Marwood, it was "one of the worst decisions I've ever seen" as he put it (several times - is he blinkered? Click to continue reading...

With the sun shining down on the East stand, Bolton took the decision to allow United to attack the Stretford End in the first half, something that rarely happens at Old Trafford. It was because of this I didn't get a good view of the penalty incident, although, even from my poor view, I could see [. Click to continue reading...

The draw for the Carling Cup Fourth Round was made this afternoon and it has certainly not disappointed. It has thrown up some mouth-watering ties which will be played the week commencing 10th of November.

The tie of the round is obviously the game to be played at White Hart Lane. Cup holders Tottenham will entertain Rafa Benitez' Liverpool. Click to continue reading...

Liverpool beat United at Anfield a couple of weeks ago for the first time since 2001. We're not big on records, we'll never go a season unbeaten and we won't go years without losing at Old Trafford, but the fact that Liverpool couldn't even beat us on our home turf was something I enjoyed. So, that's [. Click to continue reading...

The 12th anniversary of Arsene Wenger's arrival at Arsenal on Sunday should be an occasion for genuine celebration throughout the land – even at Old Trafford and Stamford Bridge – as his principles of attacking football and youth development have enriched the English game for over a decade. Click to continue reading...

Yet another Derby this weekend in England and this time it's the Merseyside. Everton play host to Liverpool at Goodison Park in what should be a tasty clash. Elsewhere, Newcastle host Blackburn, Stoke host Chelsea, Hull visit Arsenal, Bolton go to Old Trafford and Portsmouth welcome Tottenham to Fratton Park. Click to continue reading...

Cristiano Ronaldo, the Prodigal Son, welcomed back to Old Trafford lovingly at both the Villarreal and Middlesbrough matches. His song was sung (although it must be noted, not as frequently as it was last season) and fans rose to their feet when he was subbed on or off the pitch. Before recovering from his injury, Ronaldo [. Click to continue reading...

Cristiano Ronaldo can leave Manchester United 'a hero' says Sir Alex Ferguson

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted that Cristiano Ronaldo will almost certainly one day join Real Madrid – though not before he has established himself as a true Old Trafford great like Eric Cantona. Click to continue reading...

I will admit that, as keen a football fan as I may be, I would not ordinarily seek out the YouTube highlights of Manchester United v. Middlesboro in the Carling Cup. But when I read Sir Alex's strident condemnation of the foul inflicted on his young Brazilian player, I, well, you know. Had to see it. Click to continue reading...

Having been granted entry into this competition at round 3 will Manchester United field a recognisable team??? Considering many lower devision teams have already been knocked out and missed the opertunity for a money spinning trip to Old Trafford, will Man Utd take this match seriously? Please take a moment to complete the Hate Man United [. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has revealed he expects another dirty tricks campaign from Real Madrid to try and lure Cristiano Ronaldo away from Old Trafford. Ronaldo returns to Premier League action today against Chelsea with Ferguson confessing: "Real Madrid's interest in Cristiano will continue. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United may miss out on striker Carlos Tevez, with rivals Manchester City ready to pounce. The Argentine international has yet to sign a permanent deal at Old Trafford and now City's new owners are ready to bid big to land the player. (News of the World)

Tevez, 24, has been a real hit at United since joining from West Ham a year ago. Click to continue reading...

After saying that he wants to spend the rest of his career with United, Carlos Tevez has today rallied the troops ahead of our match with Chelsea. Tevez scored his first Manchester United goal against Chelsea in our 2-0 victory over them at Old Trafford. Ryan Giggs played in a beautiful ball in to the box [. Click to continue reading...

Chelsea manager Luis Filipe Scolari has been quoted in several papers today as saying he would love to sign Manchester United midfielder Cristiano Ronaldo.

The pair worked together during Scolari's time as the Portuguese national team manager and supposedly had a great relationship. With the game between Chelsea and United fast approaching, this will certainly add spice to what already is going to be fantastic match. Click to continue reading...

Spurs boss Juande Ramos has revealed Dimitar Berbatov last minute to Manchester United on transfer deadline day has left the north Londoners in a spin. The Bulgarian completed a last minute switch to Old Trafford following a summer of speculation and with fellow frontman Robbie Keane having already joined Liverpool Ramos finds himself left light in [. Click to continue reading...

Cristiano Ronaldo return provides timely boost to Manchester United's stuttering start

They roared when his name was announced, they roared when he ran down the touchline to warm up, but Old Trafford's loudest cheers were reserved for the moments when Cristiano Ronaldo had the ball at his feet. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson expects revival in time for Chelsea

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson is refusing to let anxiety settle in at Old Trafford, convinced that his players will turn on the style in time for their visit to Stamford Bridge.

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After his laughable flirtation with Real Madrid over the Summer, Ronaldo returned to the Old Trafford pitch today, to cheers and applause. Likely helped by the fact that we can't score to save our lives right now.

What a fickle bunch fans can be...

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Man Utd vs Villarreal Group E Old Trafford Sep 17th 2008 Kick off: 8:45 pm CET Man Utd 0-0 Villarreal As Taylor just pointed out in the comments, Berbatov isn't on the bench. What is Fergie up to? To prove I'm not making this up, I'm getting my info from no less a source than UEFA 15 or so mins til kickoff [. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United winger Cristiano Ronaldo will make his eagerly awaited comeback from injury at Old Trafford tonight. Ronaldo was passed fit to play in the opening Champions League match against Villarreal. Following a summer of speculation surrounding Real Madrid's public pursuit of the Portuguese player, United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists Ronaldo's mind is fully on the [. Click to continue reading...

We return to Old Trafford after the misadventure in Anfield to meet the Yellow Submarines (as they are called) with several points to prove. It's a strange thing having to prove points that is when we are the defending English and European champions. But let that not mask the fact that whilst we [. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United start the defence of their UEFA Champions League crown tonight when they entertain Villarreal at Old Trafford. The game is expected to mark the return of a certain Cristiano Ronaldo from a long-term injury that required surgery. After the summer's I-want-to-leave-for-Real-Madrid tomfoolery, the 23-year-old Portuguese winger has lost a . Click to continue reading...