When Anderson first joined United, I was expected a flair player, who'd be great on the attack, but whose work rate may suffer. He was billed as the replacement for Paul Scholes, which was incredibly exciting, considering the thought of finding someone to fill Scholes' shoes should have been a worry for all United fans [. Click to continue reading...

Crazy Hispanic commentator likes a singsong It's an oldie, but a goody. I had not seen this before. This is the commentator on Fox Sports Espanol's coverage of Manchester United's 2-0 victory over Liverpool in 2006 who seems to enjoy singing songs about the goalscorers. Goal, goal de Scholes... Click to continue reading...

Former England international Paul Scholes and Scottish midfielder Darren Fletcher have signed extensions to their current contracts. Scholes will stay at Old Trafford till 2010, while Fletcher has committed himself to the club till 2012. Salford born Scholes, 33, has been at Manchester United for all his life. Click to continue reading...

Sir Alex Ferguson thought that Paul Scholes would be out for a few weeks following his injury against Aalborg yesterday, subbed off 15 minutes in to the game. Other reports suggested it could be as much as two months. Sadly, it's even longer... The club have today confirmed that Scholes will be out of action for ten [. Click to continue reading...

Paul Scholes was stretchered off with 15 minutes played in United's Champions League group stage match against Aalborg. Although not looking in great deal of pain, carrying an embarrassed look as he sat upright when carried off the pitch, our fans of course feared the worst. With Owen Hargreaves and Michael Carrick both carrying injuries, the [. Click to continue reading...

Just for once this season wouldn't it be nice for United to turn on the style for the whole ninety minutes when we face AaB Aalborg in the Champions League on Tuesday? The only problem is United are currently about as predictable as stocks and shares in high-street banks.

At the weekend Ferguson benched Rooney as he made way for Carlos Tevez, who it has to be said didn't cover himself in glory while he was on the pitch (for around 70 minutes to be precise) - it wasn't the time for the Argentine's worst game of the season so far. Click to continue reading...

I've been a little worried about I'm on Setanta Sports recently, thinking maybe its moment had passed. I was also thinking that maybe it should have ended in its prime, like The Office or Fawlty Towers or Paul Scholes' international career. But last weeks Battle for Berba re-enactment (with TSO's excellent Mr. Click to continue reading...

Carrick, Berbatov, Scholes....These are just a few of the players that will not participate in Wednesdays Champions League clash against the runners-up in La Liga, Villareal. Carrick suffered a broken metatarsal at Anfield. Berbatov also suffered an injury at the hands of Liverpool. United will also be with out Paul Scholes. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United have today been rocked by the news that midfielder Michael Carrick will be out for up to six weeks. The England international picked up the injury during the side's 2-1 defeat to Liverpool on Saturday and now Sir Alex Ferguson will be without him for the foreseeable future.

The 27-year old broke a bone in his foot following a collision with Liverpool midfielder Yossi Benayoun and was seen on the touchline at Anfield with crutches during the second-half. Click to continue reading...

Rafael Benitez has finally got something to smile about after watching Liverpool beat Manchester United for the first time in his Anfield career thanks to an own goal from Wes Brown and Ryan Babel's winner.

The Liverpool boss had never beaten United in eight previous league games, with the champions having won the last five meetings between these two giants. Click to continue reading...

Apologies this is a bit late now, but this is the Footy Blog impression of what would happen if the Premiership was to meet the Olympics... Feel free to make your own suggestions of potential football-athletes by leaving a comment at the bottom of the post. Weightlifting The Premiership weightlifter has to be Mr. Click to continue reading...

Quiet, unassuming Paul Scholes flexed his ego in the European Super Cup final with his own version of the Hand of God. Unfortunately, Scholes' volleyball-esque goal would have been chalked off by even the most short-sighted of match officials. And because it was deliberate handball he got booked, which was his second booking of the match. Click to continue reading...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic either a) scored an excellent goal for Internazionale after a one two with Amantino Mancini or b) scored a questionable goal for Internazionale after getting away with handball. I've watched this video more times than I'm prepared to admit in an effort to make a decision, and still can't call it. Click to continue reading...

As handballs go, Paul Scholes vs Zenit St Petersburg was as clear as staring into the sun. Regardless of what the situation was at the time (United losing, clock running down, no clear path to a comeback in sight, etc etc) you can't excuse one of your senior-most players spiking the ball into the opposition's [. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United last night lost in the Supercup against an organised and highly talented Zenit St. Petersburg side. The final score was 2-1, and the biggest surprise of the night was that Paul Scholes was sent off for receiving 2 yellow cards, the second one a very hilarious one... Note John O'Shea's reaction, who seemed to [. Click to continue reading...

Paul Scholes got sent off in yesterday's defeat to Zenit St Petersburg for a second bookable offence. Just before the whistle sounded to signal the end of the first half, Scholes got booked for one of his typical late challenges, no bother. However, with time running out, Scholes angled the ball perfectly in to the back [. Click to continue reading...

It didn't count, and it got him sent off for a second bookable offence. But Paul Schol's handball in the dying moments of Man Utd's 2-1 defeat to Zenit St Petersburg was still a might impressive effort. First of all it's bravely blatant. None of that sneaky stuff favoured by Diego Maradone, just a full on [. Click to continue reading...

Zenit St. Petersburg won the UEFA Super Cup for the first time beating Manchester United 2-1 with goals by Pavel Pogrebnyak and Danny.Paul Scholes got caught red handed - trying to palm the ball into the net for an equaliser - and got sent off for his efforts.
Zenit are Russia's first true super-club, backed by the fortune of Gazprom, the largest extractor of natural gas in the world, with a 62,000 arena under construction that will be home to a squad that could one day be as expensively assembled as that of Chelsea or United.

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Does this need any explanation other than my utter disappointment in the fact that just a few short weeks ago I extolled the virtues of English Footballers for playing a  more honest game than their counterparts from other parts of the planet? I've seen cheeky, over the line plays like this before, but not since [. Click to continue reading...

Paul Scholes may just have cost Manchester United's chance for the UEFA Super Cup. During the decisive match against Zenit St.Petersburg, Scholes handled the ball, not once but twice! Thus causing himself to get booted out of the game. In the image Scholes is clearly reaching for the soccer ball. I mean you can't get [. Click to continue reading...

Paul Scholes may just have cost Manchester United's chance for the UEFA Super Cup. During the decisive match against Zenit St.Petersburg, Scholes handled the ball, not once but twice! Thus causing himself to get booted out of the game. In the image Scholes is clearly reaching for the soccer ball. I mean you can't get [. Click to continue reading...

With the transfer window set to slam shut until January and with no new signings on board Fergie will be concerned with United's lacklustre display in the Super Final in Monaco that ended with Zenit St Petersburg lifting the trophy by the odd goal in three. Vidic's consolation goal led to a late attacking flurry by the Reds, but for too much of this match United were very much second best all over the park. Click to continue reading...

Paul Scholes tonight attempted the "Hand of God" and succeed in getting sent off. The former England international had already been booked at the time when he hand balled the ball into the Zenit St Petersburg net.

Manchester United were trailing at the time when Scholes attempted, what Diego Maradona did against England all them years ago, The Hand of God. Click to continue reading...

There is always apprehension ahead of travelling to Fratton Park due to their recent good history against us. When looking at the players we had available to us, the worries increased. No Ryan Giggs, Nani, Cristiano Ronaldo, Park Ji-Sung, Michael Carrick and Owen Hargreaves, with Anderson supposedly exhausted after 6 games in 18 matches in China. Click to continue reading...

Paul Scholes has once again iterated he will not be returning to the International set up to help lead England to the 2010 World cup. The Manchester United midfielder retired from International football 4 years ago after a disappointing 2-2 draw at Wembley against the Czechs and has continually refused to . Click to continue reading...

It's bank holiday Monday as United travel to Fratton Park in what has proven to be a tricky encounter in recent times. Last season Paul Scholes' opener was cancelled out by Benjani's equaliser giving us a 1-1 draw. It was one of the wretched few games that kick started, what turned out to be, a [...] Click to continue reading...

The shortlist for the UEFA Player of the Year candidates have been announced, with six United players featuring. Whilst Cristiano Ronaldo will almost certainly win the overall award, five other players have been recognised, with Edwin Van der Sar being named in the UEFA Goalkeeper of the Year category, Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic up [. Click to continue reading...

Before the match United fans were presented with the disappointing news that Carlos Tevez was back home in Argentina because of family problems. The bright side, though, was that Wayne Rooney was healthy enough to start. In addition, young Frazier Campbell would get a chance to show how he became Hull's leading scorer last season. Click to continue reading...

The 'Holy Trinity' statue now stands proudly opposite Old Trafford, looking up to the one of Sir Matt Busby. It raises the question of whether in 50 years it'll be a statue of Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes added to the grounds somewhere. Three totally committed players who between them have an incredible [. Click to continue reading...

The media loves talking about how the big four clubs in England are the destroyers of English football. The doom and gloom mongers love to portray Manchester United, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Liverpool as four clubs who have abandoned the notion of having English players in their sides, instead opting to buy fancy, expensive foreigners. Click to continue reading...

Ben Collett joined United's youth system when he was just 9-years-old and developed in to a player with the potential of becoming a first teamer at the club. He was given the Jimmy Murphy Young Player of the Year award in 2003, a prize that Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Phil Neville and Wes Brown have all [. Click to continue reading...

Last season's Premier League was a two horse race up until almost the last kick; had Chelsea not conceded that 91st minute goal to Wigan, if they'd managed to hold out 2 more minutes at 4-3 against Spurs, and if Paul Scholes had been rightly red carded for his body check against Wigan at 0-0 [...] Click to continue reading...

Sunday, August 10th, 2008
15:00 GMT, 10:00 EST
Wembley Stadium

Every year the English top flight season kicks off with the Community Shield. While the competition has no real bearing on anything, it's a celebration of football; the English league champion faces off against the FA Cup winner from the previous season. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United v Portsmouth
Sunday, August 10th, 2008
15:00 GMT, 10:00 EST
Wembley Stadium

Every year the English top flight season kicks off with the Community Shield. While the competition has no real bearing on anything, it's a celebration of football; the English league champion faces off against the FA Cup winner from the previous season. Click to continue reading...

This summer has seen one of the most drawn out and dramatic transfer sagas ever. Real Madrid's pursuit of Cristiano Ronaldo has filled newspapers all summer and there is still not an end in sight. Manchester United official David Gill has repeatedly said that Ronaldo is not for sale while Real Madrid official Ramon Calderon has said time and time again that they will sign Ronaldo this summer. Click to continue reading...