The season might have ended less than a week ago – Saturday’s Champions League final is, technically, the final act – but Wayne Rooney has undoubtedly already secured the award for the most tedious transfer saga of the summer.  Rooney allegedly handed in a transfer request three weeks ago as Sir Alex confirmed after his final game at Old Trafford but, yesterday, the striker – or the PR camp that has ill-advised him throughout his career – denied he wanted to leave the club.

Continue reading

When, almost a year ago, Manchester United confirmed the signing of Shinji Kagawa from Borussia Dortmund many Reds couldn’t believe their luck for United had just secured the services one of Europe’s best attacking midfielder, a player who had just won the Double in Germany and was named Bundesliga’s Player of the Year.

Continue reading

Only 11 days have passed since Sir Alex Ferguson announced his decision to leave Manchester United at the end of the season.

The events that have unfolded since, though, have generated the impression that the announcement was given a lifetime ago.

Continue reading

Robin Van Persie was last night crowned Fans’ Player of the Year as he added the Sir Matt Busby award to his first Premier League medal and the Golden Boot. The Dutchman received 41,5% of votes, ahead of Michael Carrick (29%) and David De Gea (11.5%).

Continue reading

Manchester United celebrated their 20th title with an open-top bus parade through the streets of Manchester as fans lined up the route from Old Trafford, through Deansgate and Albert Square.

Continue reading

I was only seven years old when we lost the league to West Ham in 1995 and I remember shedding bitter, youthful tears as the title slipped by.

My dad told me not to worry, “Fergie will be there next season,” he said and “we’ll win something next season, United always move on.”

He was right, of course, for the flurry of trophies was unheard of, even for the club’s immensely high standards.

Continue reading

This is the end
Beautiful friend
This is the end
My only friend, the end

Of our elaborate plans, the end
Of everything that stands, the end
No safety or surprise, the end.

Continue reading

There are moments in life for which none of us can be prepared. No matter how inevitable, planned or natural they might be, the enormity of the consequences is such that we simply refuse to acknowledge and accept the event. If you support Manchester United, today is one of those days.

Continue reading

When the fixtures were released today’s game was considered to be a potential title decider and few amongst fans of either team would have expected Chelsea to travel to Old Trafford with United already crowned champions. Good job United didn’t indeed need a result for their performance was as abysmal as they have produced throughout this campaign.

Continue reading

Sir Alex Ferguson was appointed at Old Trafford 369 days before I was born, meaning that for me – and for many of my generation – the thought of United without Fergie is simply unthinkable, for he’s been in charge throughout my first quarter of a century.

Continue reading

Despite the season being not over for another three weeks, newspaper are dedicating an increasing number of columns to transfer rumours and, as usual, United find themselves right in the middle of it. The next few months could be absolutely crucial for United’s future, something Sir Alex Ferguson hinted to in the immediate aftermath of last week’s title celebrations as he stressed the importance of planning ahead.

Continue reading

When Robin Van Persie signed for United last summer few would have expected him to return to the Emirates as a league champion.

He did so, and scored in the process, as United ground out a 1-1 draw result, which slightly derails Arsenal’s aspirations of a top-four finish.

Continue reading

The moment Robin Van Persie left Arsenal in the summer, this fixture was immediately circled in red on many Arsenal fans’calendars.

The Dutchman will probably be subjected to a feisty atmosphere upon his return to the Emirates, but the reception shouldn’t daunt him one bit for he’s proved he was right in leaving N5 for M16.

Get a free bet courtesy of Bwin

Continue reading

As the dust began to momentarily settle after Monday night’s triumph, the thoughts of many Reds have turned to the transfer window. Yes, there are another four games to win to finish the season in style, and the thought of Robin Van Persie receiving a guard honour on Sunday is a very tantalising one, but winning the title doesn’t masquerade the fact that United need to strengthen.

Continue reading