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post Aug 9 2009, 11:13 PM, updated 17y ago

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Gathering for Man Utd v Arsenal

Event : Manchester United vs Arsenal
Date : 29th August 2009
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Honours:
Division One Champions: 1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1967.
Premiership: 1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009

European Cup: 1968, 1999, 2008
European Cup-Winners' Cup: 1991
European Super Cup: 1991
FA Charity/Community Shield: 1908, 1911, 1952, 1956, 1957, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1983, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1996, 1993, 2003, 2007, 2008
FA Cup Winners: 1909, 1948, 1963, 1977, 1983, 1985, 1990, 1994, 1996, 1999, 2004
League Cup Winners: 1992, 2006, 2009
Toyota Inter-continental Cup Winners: 1999
FIFA Club World Cup: 2008

Managers:
Alex Ferguson 06-11-1986 Present
Ron Atkinson 01-06-1981 06-11-1986
Dave Sexton 14-07-1977 01-04-1981
Tommy Docherty 22-12-1972 03-07-1977
Frank O'Farrell 08-06-1971 19-12-1972
Matt Busby 28-12-1970 02-06-1971
Wilf McGuinness 10-08-1970 28-12-1970
Matt Busby 01-02-1945 08-06-1969
Walter Crickmer 01-08-1944 01-02-1945
Jimmy Porter 01-08-1938 31-05-1944
Scott Duncan 01-06-1932 01-09-1937
Walter Crickmer 01-04-1931 01-06-1932
Herbert Bamlett 01-04-1927 01-04-1931
Clarence Hildrith 01-10-1926 01-04-1927
John Chapman 01-10-1921 01-10-1926
John Robson 01-12-1914 01-10-1921
Ernest Magnall 01-09-1900 01-09-1912

Record Home Attendance: 76,098 31/3/2007 Premier League (Man Utd vs Blackburn) (83,260 for United v Arsenal at Maine Road in 1948)

Record league win: 10-1 v Wolves 15/10/1892 Division 1

Record league defeat: 0-7 v Blackburn 10/4/1926 Division 1

Record league appearances: 606 Sir Bobby Charlton 1956/73

Record league goalscorer: 199 Sir Bobby Charlton 1956/73

Record transfer fee received: 80,000,000 pounds for Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid July 2009

Record transfer fee paid: 30,750 000 pounds for Dimitar Berbatov from Tottenham (August 2008)


AS the world's biggest and richest club, Manchester United reach a global fanbase.

Part of the attraction for fans around the world has been the football luminaries, such as George Best and Sir Bobby Charlton, who have graced the Old Trafford turf in a Manchester United shirt over the years.

Recently, Manchester United have continued to attract or develop some of the game's biggest names, with England stalwarts such as Paul Scholes and David Beckham having been regular fixtures in the Reds line-up.

The Manchester United team, past and present, reads like a who's who of world football.

It is only fitting that a great team should grace a great stadium. And with Old Trafford's recent development and the closure of Wembley, the ground is easily the largest in English football, holding in excess of 60,000 fans.

Despite this capacity, the demand to see United in action is so great that tickets are hard to come by.

But it isn't only Manchester United fans who flock to Old Trafford. The standard of the ground is such that it regularly hosts high-profile games, most notably, the Champions League Final and Great Britain rugby league games.

Rock fans have also made use of the Reds's facilities, watching a number of high-profile acts at the ground.

But it's football that will forever be synonymous with the Reds famous ground - and with good reason.

The last decade has seen Manchester United under the shrewd leadership of Sir Alex Ferguson maintain a virtual stranglehold on the Premiership crown.

Manchester United has won the league no fewer than 17 times in their history - 10 times in the last 11 seasons. They are also Cup Kings too, winning the FA cup 11 times, the league cup twice, as well as winning the European Super Cup, European Cup Winner's Cup, and 3 times being crowned European Cup champions.

Manchester United has long become a name associated with success both on and off the pitch.

As club profits continue to grow, Manchester United have become one of the richest sports clubs on the planet.

With supporters club branches on every continent, it's hard to go any where in the world and not see somebody wearing the famous red shirt of Manchester United.

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Nickname: The Red Devils

Ground: Old Trafford

Pitch Size: 116 x 76 yards (106.0704 x 69.4944 meter)

Capacity: 76,000

Address: Sir Matt Busby Way, Old Trafford, Manchester

Postcode: M160RA

Directions: From North: Leave the M60 at junction 12 for M602 (Salford / Manchester). At the end of M602 (Jtn 3) follow the signs for Salford Quays and Trafford Park. At the roundabout turn right into Trafford Road (A5063), then at the bridge over Manchester Ship canal, keep in the right hand lane and turn right. Next, follow this road round to Trafford Wharf Road, and then left onto Watersreach. Continue through the traffic lights onto Sir Matt Busby Way.

From South: Leave M6 at junction 19, then take the A56 towards Manchester Airport. Join the M56 to Manchester, going past the Airport and then follow the signs for the M60 (Leeds / Liverpool). Leave M60 at Jtn 7 (A56 Chester Road) following signs for Manchester United Football Club. Turn left into Sir Matt Busby Way.

Ticket prices: 25 pounds upwards, concessions from 12.50 pounds. Tickets for the home sections are usually only available to members of the club and are normally allocated by ballot.

Contact information: Ticket Office: 0161 868 8020
Main Telephone: 0161 868 8000

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Next Live Match Scheduled On Astro

Date | Time | Channel | Home Or Away | Opponent | Competition

30 Aug | 00:10 | ESPN | Home | Arsenal | BPL

Replay(s): 30/8 13:00, 31/8 23:30 - ESPN

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Previous Match (Wigan v Man Utd)

Replay(s): 24/8 13:00, 23:30 - ESPN

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Season 2009/2010 Fixtures

[Links: Fixtures On Official Website, manutd.com]

July 2009
18 Jul Pre-season Malaysian XI A [W 3-2 | Rooney, Nani, Owen]
20 Jul Pre-season Malaysian XI A [W 2-0 | Macheda, Owen]
24 Jul Pre-season FC Seoul A [W 3-2 | Rooney, Macheda, Berbatov]
26 Jul Pre-season Hangzhou Greentown A [W 8-2 | Owen, Berbatov, Tosic, Owen, Nani, Giggs, Giggs, Giggs]
29 Jul Audi Cup Boca Juniors A [W 2-1 | Anderson, Valencia]
30 Jul Audi Cup Bayern Munich A [D 0-0, Lose 6-7 On Penalties]

August 2009
05 Aug Pre-season Valencia CF H [W 2-0 | Rooney, Cleverly]
09 Aug Community Shield Chelsea A [D 2-2, Lose 1-4 On Penalties | Nani, Rooney]
16 Aug Barclays Premier League Birmingham H [W 1-0 | Rooney]
19 Aug Barclays Premier League Burnley A [L 1-0]
22 Aug Barclays Premier League Wigan A [W 5-0 | Rooney, Berbatov, Rooney, Owen, Nani]
29 Aug Barclays Premier League Arsenal H 17:15

September 2009
12 Sep Barclays Premier League Tottenham A 17:15
20 Sep Barclays Premier League Man City H 13:30
26 Sep Barclays Premier League Stoke City A TBC

October 2009
03 Oct Barclays Premier League Sunderland H 17:15
17 Oct Barclays Premier League Bolton H TBC
25 Oct Barclays Premier League Liverpool A 14:00
31 Oct Barclays Premier League Blackburn H 15:15

November 2009
08 Nov Barclays Premier League Chelsea A 16:00
21 Nov Barclays Premier League Everton H 17:15
28 Nov Barclays Premier League Portsmouth A TBC

December 2009
05 Dec Barclays Premier League West Ham A TBC
12 Dec Barclays Premier League Aston Villa H TBC
15 Dec Barclays Premier League Wolves H TBC
19 Dec Barclays Premier League Fulham A TBC
26 Dec Barclays Premier League Hull City A TBC
28 Dec Barclays Premier League Wigan H TBC

January 2010
09 Jan Barclays Premier League Birmingham A TBC
16 Jan Barclays Premier League Burnley H TBC
26 Jan Barclays Premier League Hull City H TBC
30 Jan Barclays Premier League Arsenal A TBC

February 2010
06 Feb Barclays Premier League Portsmouth H TBC
10 Feb Barclays Premier League Aston Villa A TBC
20 Feb Barclays Premier League Everton A TBC
27 Feb Barclays Premier League West Ham H TBC

March 2010
06 Mar Barclays Premier League Wolves A TBC
13 Mar Barclays Premier League Fulham H TBC
20 Mar Barclays Premier League Liverpool H TBC
27 Mar Barclays Premier League Bolton A TBC

April 2010
03 Apr Barclays Premier League Chelsea H TBC
10 Apr Barclays Premier League Blackburn A TBC
17 Apr Barclays Premier League Man City A TBC
24 Apr Barclays Premier League Tottenham H TBC

May 2010
01 May Barclays Premier League Sunderland A TBC
09 May Barclays Premier League Stoke City H TBC

17 June 2009. Please note these fixtures are provisional only. Fixtures are subject to change and may be selected for live TV broadcast; kick-off times will be confirmed in due course. Fans are strongly advised not to make travel or accommodation arrangements too far in advance.

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Manchester United Squad Photo 2009/2010

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Manchester United 2009-2010 Squad List [Squad number - Player Name]

Official Website's Squad List

Goalkeeper
1. Edwin Van der Sar
12. Ben Foster
29. Tomasz Kuszczak
38. Ron Robert-Zieler
40. Ben Amos

Defender
2. Gary Neville (capt)
3. Patrice Evra
5. Rio Ferdinand
6. Wes Brown
15. Nemanja Vidic
20. Fabio da Silva
21. Rafael da Silva
22. John O'Shea
23. Jonathan Evans
30. Ritchie De Laet
31. Corry Evans
36. David Gray
37. Craig Cathcart

~ Danny Simpson * On Loan Newcastle United *

Midfielder
4. Owen Hargreaves
8. Anderson
11. Ryan Giggs
13. Park Ji-Sung
14. Zoran Tosic
16. Michael Carrick
17. Nani
18. Paul Scholes
24. Darren Fletcher
25. Antonio Valencia
26. Gabriel Obertan
28. Darren Gibson
35. Tom Cleverley

~ Rodrigo Possebon * On Loan To Sporting Braga *

Striker
7. Michael Owen
9. Dimitar Berbatov
10. Wayne Rooney
19. Danny Welbeck
27. Federico Macheda

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For easier reference to all, I will try my best to update either the post links/any direct links to any Man Utd Asia Tour 2009 related pictures/videos posted by the members smile.gif

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Reon's Signatures Collections

Here you can find all the signatures created by our official Man Utd Street Talk signatures provider, Reon cool.gif

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Siggy 1 Siggy 2 Siggy 3 Siggy 4 Siggy 5

Siggy 6 Siggy 7 Siggy 8 Siggy 9 Siggy 10

Siggy 11-20

Siggy 11 Siggy 12 Siggy 13 Siggy 14 Siggy 15

Siggy 16 Siggy 17 Siggy 18 Siggy 19 Siggy 20

Siggy 21-30

Siggy 21 Siggy 22 Siggy 23 Siggy 24 Siggy 25

Siggy 26 Siggy 27 Siggy 28 Siggy 29 Siggy 30

Siggy 31-40

Siggy 31 Siggy 32 Siggy 33 Siggy 34 Siggy 35

Siggy 36 Siggy 37 Siggy 38 Siggy 39 Siggy 40

Siggy 41-50

Siggy 41 Siggy 42 Siggy 43 Siggy 44 Siggy 45

Siggy 46 Siggy 47 Siggy 48 Siggy 49 Siggy 50

Siggy 51-60

Siggy 51 Siggy 52 Siggy 53 Siggy 54 Siggy 55

Siggy 56 Siggy 57 Siggy 58 Siggy 59 Siggy 60

Siggy 61-70

Siggy 61 Siggy 62 Siggy 63 Siggy 64 Siggy 65

Siggy 66 Siggy 67 Siggy 68 Siggy 69 Siggy 70

Siggy 71-80

Siggy 71 Siggy 72 Siggy 73 Siggy 74 Siggy 75

Siggy 76 Siggy 77 Siggy 78 Siggy 79 Siggy 80

Siggy 81-90

Siggy 81 Siggy 82 Siggy 83 Siggy 84 Siggy 85

Siggy 86 Siggy 87 Siggy 88 Siggy 89 Siggy 90

Siggy 91-100

Siggy 91 Siggy 92 Siggy 93 Siggy 94 Siggy 95

Siggy 96 Siggy 97 Siggy 98 Siggy 99 Siggy 100

Siggy 101-110

Siggy 101 Siggy 102 Siggy 103 Siggy 104 Siggy 105

Siggy 106 Siggy 107 Siggy 108 Siggy 109 Siggy 110

Siggy 111-120

Siggy 111 Siggy 112 Siggy 113 Siggy 114 Siggy 115

Siggy 116 Siggy 117 Siggy 118 Siggy 119 Siggy 120

Siggy 121-130

Siggy 121 Siggy 122 Siggy 123 Siggy 124 Siggy 125

Siggy 126 Siggy 127 Siggy 128 Siggy 129 Siggy 130

Siggy 131-140 ** 25/08/09 - New Siggy Added (#140) **

Siggy 131 Siggy 132 Siggy 133 Siggy 134 Siggy 135

Siggy 136 Siggy 137 Siggy 138 Siggy 139 Siggy 140

Siggy 141-150 ** 25/08/09 - New Siggy Added (#141) **

Siggy 141

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Some excellent youtube videos. I did not find this and credit goes to wahls off RR. Give it a watch if you have the time.

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QUOTE(kurtkantoi @ Aug 10 2009, 06:53 PM)
I think just give chance to kuszczak  for game against Birmingham.
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Not for me. Can you imagine what will it does to Foster's confidence? He would have think he is dropped after the game plus after SAF back him up? Who knows Kuszczak might make mistake as well? What if he do make one? We drop him after Birmingham and start Foster against Burnley?

Foster retains Fergie faith

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Sir Alex Ferguson insists he retains full faith in Ben Foster despite the goalkeeper's nervy display in Sunday's Community Shield defeat to Chelsea.

The 26-year-old was not at his best after being given the nod to start ahead of Tomasz Kuszczak in the absence of the injured Edwin van der Sar.

Foster will be disappointed he let Frank Lampard's shot beat him for Chelsea's second goal at Wembley, with Ferguson conceding it was not the most assured of displays from his keeper.

The Scot, though, believes Foster has all the attributes to become Van der Sar's long-term successor and will continue to back him unequivocally.

"Knowing Ben and the ability which he has, he should have done better with the second goal," said the Manchester United boss.

"However, it was his first big challenge. He has waited a long time, has had his injuries and in pre-season I spread the load between the three keepers, and maybe we did not have enough minutes for him.

"But the important thing is, knowing his ability, it means I do not have any worries about him."


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Nani set for scan

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Nani may miss the start of the Barclays Premier League campaign after sustaining a shoulder injury in United's Community Shield defeat to Chelsea.

The winger, who scored and impressed on the left wing, was forced off in the second half after landing awkwardly following a tackle from John Terry. He'll now have a scan to discover the full extent of the injury.

"Nani will see the specialist tomorrow (Monday) and I hope it’s not a long-term injury. But he has done some damage to his shoulder," confirmed Sir Alex on MUTV.

The setback comes at the most inconvenient time for Nani, who had hoped to cement his position as the heir to Cristiano Ronaldo's position as winger-in-chief at Old Trafford.

He'd made a good start in putting in his application with a stunning long-range goal after ten minutes of the entertaining Community Shield clash on Sunday.

Nani is added to an injury list that also includes Nemanja Vidic (calf), Wes Brown (thigh), Edwin van der Sar (hand) and Gary Neville (groin) ahead of the new league season.


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he need to show back what he capable of start from the 1st game against birmingham city

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No. He needs a lesson after such performance. Sat back and give time to regain better performance. At the same time SAF can give equal chance to kuszczak.
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I think people need to remember Foster has rarely play for us behind our defense due to the injury streaks he had for past few seasons. Is it too early to judge him just after ONE game? Yes I would say. The experienced VDS did made mistakes as well and what happened after that? He will try to redeem himself in the next few games and bounce back. That's what we should do with Foster as well. Even though Foster is already in his mid 20s but for a GK, he is still relatively inexperience.

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Nani eyes speedy return

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Manchester United winger Nani is confident he can make a quick recovery after dislocating his shoulder against Chelsea in the Community Shield.

Nani was expected to miss the start of the new Premier League season after suffering the injury during the second half of Sunday's contentious encounter at Wembley.

The Portugal international was hurt as he fell to the ground following a challenge by John Terry after he had earlier fired United ahead.

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson suggested Nani could face several weeks on the sidelines and he is due to undergo a scan on Monday.

However, Nani feels he could be involved in Portugal's friendly in Liechtenstein on Wednesday after linking up with his national team.

"I think I can recover in time," said Nani. "We'll see how it turns out."

He added: "It's painful and it needs treatment.

"It's not a very serious injury. I need to take care of it and I expect to get better in the coming days."


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Rooney sets goals target

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Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney is aiming to score 25 goals this season after being given a more central role by Sir Alex Ferguson.

Rooney weighed in with 20 goals for United last term, but was often deployed on the wing as Cristiano Ronaldo was given more of a roving role.

With Ronaldo sold to Real Madrid earlier in the summer, Rooney will be restored to his favoured position and he is aiming to repay his manager with goals.

"Of course 25 is a target which I hope I'm going to reach," said Rooney. "I've always said I should score more and hopefully I'll do that this season.

"I've got what I wanted. I like to play through the middle.

"The manager has come out now and said I am going to play there throughout the season so I'm delighted with that.

"He may change his mind and whatever he says goes, but I hope he will play me there for most of the season. If I keep scoring goals I will justify it."

Big expectations

He added: "I am comfortable with the extra responsibility now Cristiano has gone.

"There have been big expectations on me for the last seven years so whether he was here or not I would still have that.

"But I have never looked at myself as being the main man. It is a team game. I won't win a trophy on my own."

Rooney is also confident that strike partner Dimitar Berbatov, who failed to win over the fans in his debut season at Old Trafford, is looking sharper ahead of the opening game against Birmingham on Sunday, live on Sky Sports 1&HD1.

"You can see in training and games during pre-season that Dimitar has looked sharper," said Rooney.

"He looks like he is more determined.

"He is tracking back with the full-backs in pre-season and is definitely working harder and trying to impress.

"He is a brilliant player. He has so much quality he has got and we all want him to show it."


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Manchester United in the dock after Community Shield ref rage

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‘When the referee believes an injury is serious, he can stop play immediately. If the referee believes a player is only slightly injured then he will allow play to continue until the ball is out.


How to determine if its serious enough to warrant a stop? A player might lying down looks ok but who knows there might be a broken ribs inside? Also let say if Team A counter attack to Team B's half when one of Team A's player is down back at their own half and the referee already follow the play/counter attack and is in the Team B's half now, how he supposed to know if there is a player down back there?

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Fletcher determined to kick on

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QUOTE(nshady @ Aug 12 2009, 02:37 PM)
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Reds kids shine on national duty

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Tom Cleverley and Febian Brandy both scored twice for England's Under-20s in a rampant 5-0 win over Montenegro at The Hawthorns on Tuesday night.

Brandy put England in front after 13 minutes when he beat the offside trap and finished neatly. The Manchester-born striker then added a second on the stroke of half-time with a rasping volley.

After the break Cleverley, who impressed in a first half in which he'd also missed a penalty, got in on the goalscoring act.

The Reds midfielder grabbed England's third three minutes after the break, and then with eight minutes remaining he skilfully curled a low shot into the bottom corner, before Tope Obadeyi completed the rout in injury time.

It's the perfect preparation for Cleverley, Brandy and co. ahead of next month's FIFA U20 World Cup in Egypt.

Elsewhere, Oliver Norwood made his debut for Northern Ireland U21s in a 2-1 friendly defeat to Portugal. Burnley-born Norwood was joined in the side by fellow Reds midfielder Corry Evans.


http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid=...&newsid=6637693

Why is Fletcher still underrated?

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Why don't opposition fans rate Darren Fletcher? It's a point that irks ManUtd.com's Ben Hibbs...

I had an argument recently with a Liverpool fan about Darren Fletcher. “He’s not a top, top player is he?” he said. “He’s OK, but he’s not as good as Mascherano.” I’m a big fan of Fletcher and that was all it took to set me off.

Even in the days when some United fans would grumble at the slightest error, I preached patience. The first time I saw him play was in 2002, I went to watch United’s Reserves for the first time against West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford. This lanky, skinny kid in the middle of the park was absolutely everywhere, spraying passes all over the pitch like a seasoned pro stepped down to the lower levels. It all looked so easy. You could tell then he was a class above the rest.

Upon his integration into the first-team, however, Fletch suffered because, as a young, lightweight lad, he had to earn his stripes out on the wing. He was labelled by many in the media as the new Beckham, well wide of the mark and frankly a lazy cop-out description of his talents. Then, when he moved infield, there was the void left by Roy Keane (even before Keane left he was no longer the all-action, box-to-box maniac he was in his prime). It was a tough education. But Fletch took it – and the negative comments he often received – on the chin.

Fortunately, Sir Alex is a good judge of character and talent. In the last few years he’s honed his game, bulked up in the gym – which he admitted he always found difficult to do as a young player because he just didn’t see the results of his hard work – and he’s now approaching the peak of his career. But while United fans are, in the vast majority, converts to what Fletcher brings to the team – technical quality, clever use of the ball, energy, a calm head and, lately, a great deal of maturity – fans of other clubs seem preoccupied with out-dated judgements.

Fletcher was one of United’s best players at times last season, and I honestly believe that had he not suffered one or two injuries he wouldn’t have been far off in the running for Player of the Year. In the depths if disappointment after Rome, Sir Alex admitted Fletcher was a major loss due to suspension. Would he have halted Iniesta and Xavi? We'll never know, and Barcelona might well counter that their own absent men would have raised the level of their performance.

The point is, it’s recognition of how important Sir Alex believes his fellow Scot is to his team. And as everyone looks down the squad list for the men who’ll step to the fore in the ‘life after Ronaldo’ era, Fletcher is one that has to, and I believe will, rise to the challenge.

He’s Scotland’s captain, a deserved title for the influence he wields in national colours, where he’s always been one of the big fish, even from a very early age. Now I think his time has come at United. He was outstanding in the first half against Chelsea at Wembley, and whereas we’re expecting the likes of Nani, Anderson and Berbatov to an extent to raise their game, Fletcher need only avoid injuries and continue the excellent work he did last season.

We could have lost Fletch last summer when a number of clubs, Everton included, expressed an interest after a season in which he enjoyed only limited involvement in United's double success. Thankfully, he stayed and signed a new contract. Although, at either club, he’d have proved that deluded Liverpool fan wrong.


http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid=...&newsid=6637699

Reds set for 4-4-2

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August 12, 2009

DARREN Fletcher has predicted a more rigid United will be on show this season.

With Cristiano Ronaldo now settled in at Real Madrid and Carlos Tevez moving down the road to City, Sir Alex Ferguson has had a bit of adjusting to do this summer.

And, according to Fletcher, the outcome is an orthodox 4-4-2 formation that he believes will be good enough to terrorise opposition at home and abroad.

"We have always been tight at the back because we have a great defensive record but maybe we have been a little bit too expansive at times," he said.

"The ethos of the club is about attacking football. However, you can't be wide open and attacking all the time.

"You also have to be disciplined and I think you are going to see a more rigid 4-4-2 formation this season."


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Kuszczak's capable

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United fans shouldn’t fret if Ben Foster joins Edwin van der Sar in missing Sunday’s big kick-off against Birmingham City.

Ex-Reds defender Lee Martin believes Tomasz Kuszczak can fill their shoes, after witnessing the Pole’s fine display in last week’s friendly against Valencia.

"Every time I've seen Tomasz play, he's not let anyone down,” Martin told MUTV.

“He's not had many opportunities because of Edwin's form but when he's played, he's done very well and made some great saves. I wouldn't see any problem in throwing Tomasz in there and playing him for the first ten games.”

Kuszczak has made only 32 starts for United in three years, including seven to Foster’s nine last term, and the press linked him with clubs including Zenit St Petersburg earlier this summer.

“I think a lot of players in Tomasz's position would want to leave but he's been patient and waited for his chance,” said Martin.

“I think you need six or seven games in a row to adjust to the speed of the Premier League and build some consistency. Tomasz has never had a run of games at United but maybe  this is his time.

“He’ll probably see that he's got a good chance now of playing against Birmingham, depending on how Ben Foster's injury is. Tomasz will be relishing a run in the side, just as Ben would have done before getting a knock and missing the England game.

“I think Ben took the knock on Sunday in a collision when Carvalho scored for Chelsea. I hope his injury’s not too serious and who knows, we might yet see him play against Birmingham.

“I think Ben’s going to be the number one keeper here for the next ten years and if you asked the boss, he'd probably tell you the same thing.

"But we've also got Tomasz, and behind him there’s Ben Amos and Tom Heaton. So there are three or four good young keepers. When Edwin retires, the club will be in good hands, literally."

Foster's condition is likely to be discussed in Sir Alex Ferguson's weekly press conference on Friday (14:00 BST). In the meantime, England goalkeeping coach Ray Clemence suggested on Talksport today that Ben could be fit for the start of the league season, despite missing the international friendly against Holland.


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Kuszczak's United record

2006/07: 13 games (all starts)
9 goals conceded, 5 clean sheets

2007/08: 16 games (12 starts, 4 sub)
8 goals conceded, 10 clean sheets

2008/09: 8 games (7 starts, 1 sub)
5 goals conceded, 4 clean sheets

Overall: 37 games (32 starts, 5 subs)
22 goals conceded, 19 clean sheets


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2010 World Cup hosts South Africa had coach Joel Santana back in charge after a bout of illness.

But his return did not inspire Bafana Bafana, who went down 3-1 at home to Serbia.

It was 0-0 at half-time but Serbia took the lead in the 57th minute through Manchester United's Zoran Tosic.

Danko Lazovic added a second after 69 minutes and then Tosic, a second-half substitute, scored again to make sure of the win with just over 10 minutes to go.


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The squad: Goalkeepers

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With the big kick-off looming, we asked Reds assistant Mike Phelan for his expectations of each established first-team player, starting with the goalkeepers…

1 Edwin van der Sar Age 38 Appearances 191
"Edwin’s probably the most experienced player in the team, so we’ll miss him in the first two months of the campaign. He’ll probably set his own targets in terms of what he wants to achieve this term, but he knows how highly we regard him as a goalkeeper at Manchester United. I think he’ll be looking forward to getting back playing again as soon as possible. Both Edwin and the club have been a good marriage. He was a terrific goalkeeper when he joined us but I think he’s made further progress since he arrived. Each year he seems to go up a level, he’s seen and done it all so he’s a major asset to us."

12 Ben Foster Age 26 Appearances 11
"Ben came into the game a little later than most goalkeepers, but has tremendous potential. He still has a lot of work to do in all the departments but he’s getting the right coaching at this club and he has a good person to learn from in Edwin. Ben’s a strong-willed character and has a firm idea about where he wants to be and how quickly he wants to get there – now it’s just a matter of time before he really shows his credentials. He’s been unlucky with a few injuries and he’s had a bit of a stop-start career, but he’s working hard now and I think he sees light at the end of the tunnel. That’s what he’s working towards. And the fact that he’s now progressing into the England international setup has probably encouraged him to work even harder."

29 Tomasz Kuszczak Age 27 Appearances 37
"I think Tomasz is probably the first Polish player to join this club and he’s accepted those responsibilities extremely well. He’s at a club where every goalkeeper is challenging for the no.1 spot and he’s certainly one of those who’s in with a shout. And whenever he’s been called upon he’s performed to the highest quality. I’m sure he’ll be pushing on from where he left off last season."


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We drew 0-0 against Reading and 1-1 against Newcastle in the season opener at Old Trafford for last 2 seasons! sweat.gif

Time for change from draw to win! flex.gif bruce.gif

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