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Man Utd are at their best at the start of the new year

Man Utd may have been knocked out of the FA Cup 3rd round for the 1st time in 23 years, but Ryan Giggs insists the players have the capacity to revive from that shock and move on to win 3 titles this season.
 
Talking to a gathering at Salford where the 36 year old Welshman once [...]

Wenger tells Man Utd there are advantages to being dumped out of FA Cup

Arsene Wenger is of the opinion that Man Utd could end up benefiting from their shock FA Cup exit at the hands of Leeds United
Its not necessarily in the league that Wenger sees Man Utd benefiting but rather in the Champions League as he explains,
“It is not so much for the title race that Manchester [...]

We can beat Man Utd claims Wolfsburg’s striker Grafite

VfL Wolfsburg striker Grafite is confident that his side can get at least a point at Old Trafford in tomorrows Champions League match.
Man Utd are unbeaten at home in the Champions League since February 2005 but that has not stopped Grafite believing that Wolfsburg can pull off a shock.
Speaking to reporters Grafite said “We are [...]

Barcelona give “some” insight in to Rijkaard departure.

When Frank Rijkaard and Barcelona parted company it came as a bit of a shock to the footballing world, what was even more confusing was the reason why.
Rijkaard had done tremendously well with Barcelona, he took them to the pinnacle of European football and made Barcelona the most attractive footballing side on the planet.
Therefore his [...]

Tottenham to squeeze even more money from Bent transfer.

Tottenham are intending to fine Darren bent after the player made some less than dignified comments on twitter even if they are selling him.
Bent can expect a fine of two weeks wages for breaking club discipline and it will make zero difference that he is being sold.
If Bent thought that by demonstrating his displeasure [...]

Will the new tax rate affect the Premiership? Alonso and Arshavin think so!

The new 50% tax for high earners will come into effect next April, and some players are predicting that this will stop the top players from staying n the Premiership. Andriy Arshavin got a “shock” when he saw his wage packet at Arsenal, and that was BEFORE the new tax rate was announced. He tried [...]

Amr Zaki has no chance of Wigan return

The Wigan chairman Dave Whelan has made it clear to the Egyptian striker Amr Zaki that he no chance of Wigan making his loan move from Zamalek into a permanent deal.
A report in todays Express said: DAVE WHELAN has slammed the door on Amr Zaki making a shock return to Wigan.
Zaki, 26, wants to [...]

Liverpool beat Arsenal to sign French starlet on three-year contract

Usually it is Arsene Wenger that signs the promising young French players, but it has just been announced that Liverpool have beaten them to the signing to an 18 year-old PSG starlet.
The report said: Liverpool are reported to have agreed a deal for highly-rated French youngster Chris Mavinga.
Reports in France suggest Liverpool have agreed a [...]

Man Utd beat Arsenal to French striker says L’Equipe!

Everyone has been concentrating on the arrival of Michael Owen at Old Trafford, but it seems that United have been working behind the scenes to sign another striker. This article comes from IM Scouting this morning: French newspaper L’Equipe claims this morning that Manchester United are set for another shock swoop after the signing of [...]

AC Milan in shock bid for England striker!

The Italian giants AC Milan are looking at a surprising English target after giving up on Eden Dzeko. A report in this mornings Daily Mirror said: The San Siro side, AC Milan, will turn to England striker Peter Crouch.
Milan noted Crouch’s performance against them in the UEFA Cup last term and while [...]