Team Focus: Cracks in the Manchester United Defence
by Ben McAleer
at Tuesday, May 28 2013 16:00
If you are a Manchester United fan, the big news emanating from Old Trafford last week would have been Rio Ferdinand’s contract extension. The veteran defender made the most starts at centre back for the Premier League champions this season (26) and his late goal in the 2-1 win over Swansea Ci...
WhoScored Tipster: Premier League Final Day Special
by Alistair Tweedale
at Friday, May 17 2013 14:24
With 5 teams unable to move positions and only 2 sides playing games of any real significance, the final day of the 2012/13 Premier League season has little riding on it. If Arsenal win their trip to Newcastle, Spurs cannot catch them and that will be that in the race for fourth spot. However, with ...
Player Focus: Is Marouane Fellaini Good Enough For Manchester United?
by Ben McAleer
at Monday, May 13 2013 13:00
When Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed his intention to step down from his role with Manchester United at the end of the season, it was understandable to see the outpour of emotion from the footballing family, even from those that do not support the Manchester side.A career spanning 26 years at a single c...
Team Focus: Has Sir Alex Ferguson Left His Successor A Special Squad?
by Alistair Tweedale
at Wednesday, May 8 2013 12:53
It's the end of an era. Sir Alex Ferguson has left the beautiful game. Football as we know it will no longer be the same without arguably the greatest manager to ever grace the game. Whilst fans the world over reminisce about Eric Cantona, the 1999 treble and the great many trophies Ferguson's teams...
WhoScored Tipster: RVP's Return and the Madrid and Turin Derbies
by Alistair Tweedale
at Friday, Apr 26 2013 14:51
Whilst Bayern Munich were the first team in Europe's top 5 leagues to claim their respective title, Manchester United followed suit shortly afterwards with Monday's win over Aston Villa, and this weekend sees the possibility of Barcelona, Juventus and Paris Saint Germain going a long way to completi...
Player Focus: Robin van Persie - Title Decider
by Martin Laurence
at Tuesday, Apr 23 2013 16:22
When Wayne Rooney's inch perfect pass dropped over the shoulder of Robin van Persie against Aston Villa there was a real feeling that the Old Trafford crowd were about to witness something special. There are very few players who you would expect to score from such a position, and even fewer capable ...
Player Focus: Is Welbeck Really the Man for the Big Occasion?
by Martin Laurence
at Wednesday, Apr 10 2013 11:15
Danny Welbeck's performances for club and country lately have drawn a lot of admirers, with the forward's work ethic perhaps the main point of praise from pundits and fans alike.The fact that Sir Alex Ferguson has looked to his academy graduate more and more in the 'big games' this season is certain...
Team Focus: Manchester United's Defensive Shift
by Alistair Tweedale
at Wednesday, Apr 3 2013 15:40
There was no question about it in Robin van Persie's mind that he had ended his goalscoring drought with the winning goal at the Stadium of Light on Saturday. The powers that be begged to differ, though, with the goal shortly afterwards adjudged to be yet another own goal for Titus Bramble. So van P...