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Former Manchester United defender David May took time out to have an indepth discussion with Yolkie for an exclusive interview for Stretford-End.com.  May, of course, was part of Sir Alex Ferguson’s “fledglings” team which won the 1996 league and Cup double, and has recently set up “United Nights”, an event that precedes the big games where supporters have a chance to meet their heroes. Read on for part one of our two part chat, to see Maysie’s views on his relationship with the supporters, his outspoken opinion of Selhurst Park and Eric’s Kung Fu kick, his toughest opponent, and his views on Stretford-End.com’s championing of cult heroes!

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Like Sir Alex Ferguson talking about “value in the transfer market” after buying an unknown player for £7m five weeks after he could have got him for nothing; like Liverpool fans having an opinion of any sort on crowd trouble; there are some subjects that people in footballing circles should really steer clear from if they want to protect themselves from accusations of staggering hypocrisy. Arsene Wenger took time in his weekly press conference to comment on Paul Scholes – whose early season form has been sensational – and, outrageously described him as a player “with a dark side”.

This is the same Wenger whose Arsenal side had a terrible disciplinary record when he first took over and has transformed his team into a bunch of over-rated, petulant, dirty little thugs – perfectly personified by their captain – who get away with their misdemeanours time and again because of their favourable reflection by Sky and the London Media. Mr Wenger has made a habit in recent years by singling out players and with this latest outburst has very clearly overstepped the line.

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Former Manchester United Striker Andy Cole has spoken to the Telegraph in the week regarding two of his former clubs; Manchester United and Newcastle United and his two former managers – Sir Alex Ferguson and Kevin Keegan. Andy Cole joined United in the January of 95 following a £6million (plus Keith Gillespie, who was valued at £1million) move from Newcastle, a transfer which broke the British record by £2Million (Chris Sutton signed for Blackburn Rovers from Norwich the previous summer) and sparked outrage in Newcastle.

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Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has revealed that he would like to one day manage Manchester United or Wales after he retires from professional football. The mystery of who will one day replace Sir Alex Ferguson once the legendary Scottish manager retires from the game are still rife, however Giggs, who is United’s record appearance holder with 839, will no doubt submit his CV when that time comes. David Moyes, Steve Bruce, Jose Mourinho and another legend Eric Cantona have all been linked with the hot seat at Old Trafford, but how do you think Ryan Giggs would fare?

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In case you missed it, the big news yesterday was the confirmation of Danny Welbeck’s season-long loan to Sunderland. Also in the news, David Gill talks about United’s newest signing, United cools their interest in Ozil, and a former Red Devil no longer enjoys the beautiful game. Also, today is the last day to sign up for our Fantasy Premier League PrizePlay, so make sure to get registered!

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With United claiming their first piece of silverware of the year yesterday, the press believes Sir Alex is still looking to improve his squad with – you guessed it – Mesut Ozil. Meanwhile, Wes Brown has called time on his England career, Chicharito gave United fans the perfect hello, and Berbatov impressed at Wembley.

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Sir Alex Ferguson has praised our new signing, who has made quite an impact since signing from Chivas, Javier Hernandez who has scored in two United games so far – both for and against his new team mates. Ferguson went onto describe the Mexican International as ‘first class’ and believed that he could operate as a lone striker in a 4-3-3 formation in European football next season – which could then see Wayne Rooney return to a wide role as he did many times when Cristiano Ronaldo occupied a more attacking berth. Hernandez scored a superb lob against MLS all stars and found the back of the net against United last night for his old club Chivas.

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For the regular readers of the blog you will be well aware that I am a realist, rather than a fantasist who loses himself in endless transfer possibilities. When I was younger, maybe I thought “Could we sign a Roberto Baggio or a Marco Van Basten?” – which at the time was ludicrous, considering the attraction of Italy – however, with Manchester City signing David Silva and David Villa moving to Barcelona before the World Cup, surely there is potential to add to this already impressive squad so that United can challenge both domestically and on a European front?

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Manchester United defender and England captain Rio Ferdinand has slammed stories that suggested Owen Hargreaves is set to announce his retirement this week. Ferdinand, who was using the social networking site Twitter, was bemused at the origin of these rumours. Hargreaves made a single appearance last season in the 1-0 victory over Sunderland at the back end of the season. His previous appearance was against Chelsea in September of the 2008/09 season. Many fear that the injuries will take their toll on the former Bayern Munich man, who had audaciously been linked with a return to the England setup before the World Cup finals in South Africa.

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Despite being one of the best left backs in the world and one of the most consistent performers in recent seasons for United, ex-French defender Lillian Thuram has called for a life time ban for our number three after his conduct as captain was called into question at the World Cup finals in South Africa. Evra, along with Malouda and Anelka were harshly criticized for their actions following Anelka’s criticism of the inept head coach Raymond Domenech. Anelka was sent home, whilst Evra and Malouda were left out in their final group game, a 2-1 loss to host nation South Africa. Lillian Thuram is France’s most capped player ever and was a fine fullback for Les Blues over the years, whilst performing constantly at a high level in Serie A for Parma and Juventus – however, is there a tinge of double standards from Lillian?

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