Manchester United vs. Everton: View from the opposition

Posted on December 04, 2013  by Stretford-end  in Everton, Man United, Match Previews, Premier League   1 Comment »
Pienaar scores an equalizer against Manchester United
David Moyes welcomes his old club Everton to Old Trafford to take on his Manchester United side

Manchester United welcome Everton to Old Trafford this evening, the first time David Moyes has faced his old club since taking over from Sir Alex Ferguson in the summer. Roberto Marthinez has made a great start at Everton, who are currently unbeaten in their last six games. Romelu Lukaku has been a revelation since his shock summer move, on loan, from Chelsea; notching up eight goals already.

David Moyes has spoken of a mixed reaction from the traveling fans, mainly due to his joint bid for Leighton Baines and Marouane Fellaini in the summer, which was described as “derisory and insulting”. It is the 187th time both clubs have met in their history with United winning 81 and Everton 63. Phil Jones misses the game through suspension, whilst Robin van Persie “has a chance to play”.

We welcome comments from both sets of fans on potential lineups, predictions and initial reaction to the game.

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Tottenham Hotspur vs. Manchester United: View from the oppo

Posted on November 30, 2013  by Stretford-end  in Man United, Match Previews, Premier League, Spurs   2 Comments »
Spurs v Man Utd
Manchester United travel to under fire Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday

Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur meet for the 179th time on Sunday, as United look to heap more misery on under boss André Villas-Boas, following Spurs’ demolition against Manchester City last weekend. The North London club are currently 9th in the table and despite a good start to the season, Villas Boas finds himself on the back of two defeats and the third worst goal scoring record in the league.

Only Crystal Palace and Sunderland, who occupy the bottom two spots, have scored less goals this season. When you compare Spurs’ 9 to City’s 34 or Arsenal’s 24, he highlights just how much they’ve struggled up top this term. United will be hopeful to go one better than last season, when David De Gea’s weak punch resulted in a last minute equaliser.

David Moyes will be full of confidence following the excellent 5-0 away in Leverkusen this week and will be looking to close the gap at the top following a disappointing performance and result against Cardiff City last weekend. Both Robin van Persie and Nemanja Vidic are both expected to return to action following injuries that have kept them out of the last two fixtures.

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Cardiff City vs. Manchester United view from oppo

Posted on November 23, 2013  by Stretford-end  in Cardiff City, Man United, Match Previews, Premier League   No Comments »
Fraizer Campbell, right, celebrates scoring Cardiff City's second goal
Ex Red Fraizer Campbell celebrates after scoring a brace for Cardiff City against City

The last time both clubs met was when Manchester United were in the old second division back in the 1974/75 season. United won 4-0 at Old Trafford in the March and also triumphed 1-0 in the away fixture back in the August. United finished Champions, whilst Cardiff City were relegated.

That is of course hopefully a good omen for United fans, although the Cardiff faithful will no doubt quash such a suggestion. Malky Mackay’s men have already claimed the scalps of Manchester City and Swansea at home this season and will no doubt be confident in taking points off a growing in confidence United, who are, if you’re a betting man, clear favourites to win the match.

The visitors are still without Michael Carrick, who signed an extension to his contract during the week, and Phil Jones whilst Cardiff welcome back Peter Odemwingie and Aron Gunnarsson. The last time Cardiff City beat United at home was back in the 1960/61 season – something David Moyes will hope to continue come tea time on Sunday.

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Fulham v. Manchester United: Match preview

Posted on November 01, 2013  by El Rob  in El Rob, Fulham, Man United, Match Previews   1 Comment »
Wayne Rooney scores the winner at Fulham

Rooney scored the winner in this fixture last season.

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Hey there sports fans. Plucky little upstarts Manchester United take on Martin Jol’s entertaining Fulham side at Craven Cottage this Saturday, on the back of three consecutive wins in all competitions. Coming off their biggest win of the season – a 4-0 League Cup beating of Norwich – United will be hoping to build some momentum in their league campaign after a pretty rotten start. Mr. Moyes has an almost fully-fit squad to choose from; Danny Welbeck is absent after spilling a bucket of Gatorade on his knee. In this fixture last season, only two things happened: 1) the lights went out around halftime, and 2) United won thanks to an excellent Rooney goal. Fulham have a decent record against United in recent years, winning in March and December 2009 and drawing 2-2 in August 2010.

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Manchester United vs. Norwich: view from the oppo

Posted on October 28, 2013  by Stretford-end  in League Cup, Man United, Match Previews, Norwich City   No Comments »
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Shinji Kagawa scores a hattrick against Norwich for Manchester United in the fixture last March.

Norwich City have are unbeaten in the League Cup against Manchester United. Ok, the two clubs may have only met three times, a two legged semi final in 1975 (which ended as 2-2 at Old Trafford and 1-0 to Norwich at Carrow Road) and a 4-1 drubbing in the 3rd round away in East Anglia sixteen years before Adnan Januzaj was even born (bet that makes you feel old), but history is on the side of the Canaries. United hammered Norwich 4-0 in March, with a superb hattrick from Shinji Kagawa and an excellent long range effort by Wayne Rooney.

The fixture will surely give David Moyes a chance to rotate his side and give the likes if Zaha, and Hernandez a run out. United travel to struggling Fulham on Saturday afternoon and the Manchester United manager will want to ensure he has a full strength squad, so expect the likes of Rooney, van Persie and Carrick to be rested.

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Manchester United vs. Stoke City view from opposition

Posted on October 26, 2013  by Stretford-end  in Man United, Match Previews, Premier League, Stoke City   No Comments »
Michael Owen shakes hands with Manchester United's Wayne Rooney after Stoke's match at Old Trafford
Wayne Rooney scored in the 4-2 victory over Stoke City last season.

An old hero returns today as Manchester United take on Stoke City in the Premier League in what is a must win game for the home side. Mark Hughes, who made more competitive appearances for United than Bryan Robson and Jack Rowley, will be hoping that this is the fixture that Stoke City beat Manchester United at Old Trafford as the last time was a 1-0 victory way back in April 1976.

Stoke lie in 16th place at present and will be hoping to move away from the relegation zone, with Norwich only a point behind them. The visitors are confident that Ryan Shawcross and Geoff Cameron will be available, whilst for United; both Tom Cleverley and Danny Welbeck are out injured. Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic could return, despite the promising partnership of Jones and Evans midweek against Real Sociedad.

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Manchester United vs. Real Sociedad: Vela, Basque & prediction

Posted on October 22, 2013  by Stretford-end  in Champions League, Man United, Match Previews   No Comments »
Real Sociedad
Manchester United welcome Real Sociedad to Old Trafford on Wednesday evening

Manchester United welcome Spanish side Real Sociedad to Old Trafford on Wednesday hoping to pick up after a disappointing 1-1 draw with Southampton on Saturday afternoon. The visitors will be boosted but their excellent win over Valencia and will be eager to pick up their first point, or points, in the group stage so far having lost both previous fixtures. The Basque club are struggling to match the heights of last season following the loss of Asier Illarramendi and with ex-Arsenal forward Carlos Vela looking out of sorts, looking to follow his former team mate the Bernabeu.

The two clubs have never met before and David Moyes will be hoping his luck turns for the third group game. As always, we welcome comments from both sets of fans.

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Di Canio, Welbeck & all things Sunderland: View from oppo

Posted on October 05, 2013  by Stretford-end  in Man United, Match Previews, Premier League   No Comments »
Wayne Rooney celebrates scoring for Manchester United against Sunderland
Wayne Rooney scores for Manchester United against Sunderland

One of them is a club in apparent turmoil that are closer to the relegation zone than where their fans expect them to be, the other – well, you can pick that. Manchester United travel to Sunderland today, hoping for a better performance than in the 4-1 drumming to Manchester City and the 2-1 home defeat to West Brom.

United face a Sunderland side that has only picked up a single point under a short and explosive Paulo Di Canio reign. In the past five meetings at the Stadium of lights, United have won four and drawn one – although, these have all been low scoring games. The English champions last lost to Sunderland in the 96/97 season, following and European Cup away tie.

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All David Moyes needs to know about Shakhtar Donetsk

Posted on October 01, 2013  by Stretford-end  in Champions League, Man United, Match Previews   No Comments »
Shakhtar Donetsk celebrate
Shakhtar Donetsk look to heap more misery on Manchester United & David Moyes

Manchester United travel over 2,000 miles on Wednesday to take on Shakhtar Donetsk in what will surely prove to be the toughest away trip of the group. United are in poor form and David Moyes is under pressure following a 2-1 home defeat to WBA last Saturday and a thumping 4-1 loss to Manchester City the previous Sunday. The United manager voiced concerns in the week that the English Champions are a fair few world class players short to challenge for Champions League honours, an opinion voiced by many fans who saw a number of botched transfer negotiations explode over the summer.

United have a chance to build on their 4-2 opening win against Bayern Leverkusen a few weeks ago. We caught up with a man who knows Shakhtar well and he discussed the highly rated Brazilian pair, Wellington Nem and Bernand, and what the fans think of United post Ferguson.

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Manchester United v. West Bromwich Albion: Match Preview

Posted on September 27, 2013  by El Rob  in El Rob, Man United, Match Previews, WBA   2 Comments »

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Manchester United take on West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford this Saturday, at the end of a difficult week for the club and its new manager, David Moyes. The 4-1 dismissal by City last Sunday was as painful as its proximate cause (midfield weakness) was predictable. In midweek, a 1-0 League Cup win over Liverpool was even more welcome than usual, as the media pressure on Mr. Moyes eased slightly, Jonny Evans got his first minutes of the season, Chris Smalling did well in defence, and we saw the return of Rafael, whose importance to the team was certainly felt in his absence. In the same competition West Brom were less fortunate, losing to Arsenal on penalties after ending 1-1 in 120 minutes. At this early stage of the season, the Baggies are two points behind United in the Premier League table and look a bit more like the team of last year, after losing two of their opening three games at home. Tomorrow probably won’t bear any resemblance to the last time the two clubs met, a memorable 5-5 joyride at the Hawthorns in Fergie’s final game.

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