Glory.Glory,Glory Man U

van der Sar

Rafael
Smalling
Vidic
Evra

Nani
Carrick
Fletcher
Anderson
Giggs

Rooney

City playing 4-2-3-1?

where is bench list

Manchester United matchwinner Wayne Rooney on THAT goal, his superb overhead kick that won the Manchester derby: "I think it's the best goal I've ever scored, I saw it coming over and I thought, why not? I was just delighted to see it go in the net and get the three points. Nine times out of 10 they go into the stand… it's the first overhead kick I've scored since turning professional."

i noticed rooney looks kinda slimmed down

Woy's side 3 goals up...told ya he's a great manager   

Michael Appleton, who was appointed Caretaker Head Coach on Sunday after Roberto Di Matteo was relieved of his duties, will remain in charge for the West Ham game (ko 3pm).

After his moment of genius in the Manchester derby, Wayne Rooney was remarkably matter-of-fact when talking to the TV cameras about his winning goal.

He did concede, however, that the spectacular strike was the best goal he's ever scored.

“Yeah, I think so," he told Sky Sports. "I just tried to get into a good position for when Nani crossed the ball. I saw it come into the box and I thought, ‘Why not?’. So I tried it [an overhead kick] and thankfully it went into the top corner.

“Nine times out of 10 they go over the crossbar or wide, but thankfully today it went into the top corner.

“It’s instinctive. You don’t have time to think about what you’re going to do.

“I scored one [an overhead kick] in school but to be fair, it’s my first one since I started playing professionally. I’m delighted.”

His joy was as much down to the game’s result, though, as it was his own performance.

“After dropping three points, it was important we kept that gap between ourselves and City. It was a close game but I think we created the best chances and deserved to win.

“After last weekend, I think we felt we owed the fans a good performance and three points. That keeps us on top of the league, so we’re thankful for that.”

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Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted he is out to land an unspecified player this summer.

The Old Master has revealed he made a move in the January transfer window that ultimately did not come off.

Whilst not specifying who his target was - or what position they occupy on the field - the United boss is determined to finally land his man in the summer.

Ferguson, who has been linked with signing a new keeper due to Edwin van der Sar's impending retirement, told United Review: "Billionaire owners have introduced a new world that is turning football on its head.

"For our part, we cannot afford to sit in an ivory tower. We have to face the challenge.

"It is a healthy competition and it goes without saying that we will not shirk it and I don't think we are doing so.

"Although I let the transfer window shut without signing a new player, that is because we did our homework some time ago and didn't have to rush into any emergency buying.

"We had an interest in one player, and I thought we had a chance of bringing him in, but the other parties involved weren't ready and so we have put it away until the summer."

Sir Alex Ferguson believes Wayne Rooney’s acrobatic winner in the Manchester derby is among Old Trafford's greatest ever goals – and comparable to some of those scored by the manager's boyhood hero Denis Law.

Rooney dealt the decisive blow in the 77th minute of an enthralling local derby, after goals from Nani and David Silva had deadlocked the score at 1-1.

Speaking after the match, Sir Alex was at a loss to recall a better goal at M16 and was keen to point out the similarities between Rooney and Law. “Wayne hit a volley against Newcastle some years ago that had the same ferocity and we’ve of course seen some excellent goals here, but in terms of execution you’ll never see any better.

“I have to say it reminded me of him (Law) when it went in, but whether or not Denis hit them in with such ferocity I’m not so sure. It was unbelievable. I haven’t seen anything like it before, that’s for sure. It was absolutely stunning, unbelievable.”

In stark contrast to the 0-0 draw in the derby at Eastlands earlier this season, the game was an end-to-end affair as both sides went for the jugular. However the boss was confident United more than deserved the win.

“I thought City made a bright start and got behind Patrice Evra a couple of times with Toure and Silva, who caused us a bit of bother at times. But from the 15th minute onwards I felt we played some fantastic football.

“The width in our game was terrific, Ryan Giggs had enough composure to take the ball in tight situations and Nani was threatening all the time, getting by players, shooting on goal and putting in some great crosses. I thought we deserved to be in front at half-time.

“In the second half City made a change by bringing Wright-Phillips on which I think helped them on the right side of the pitch but nothing really bothered us. They got a lucky break when Dzeko’s shot deflected off Silva’s back and that moment gave them the impetus.

“We decided to go for it and brought Berbatov on. He made a difference in the sense of his control and we had some really good chances to get that second goal. At 1-0 we had two fantastic chances to score but then came the winning goal from Rooney.”

Victory for United moves the Reds eight points clear of the Blues with a game in hand – a massive blow to the local rivals' title hopes this season. However Sir Alex is adamant Roberto Mancini’s men can't be ruled out yet.

“They’re still in it. They are in the top four, they’ve got a big strong squad and they’ll win more games than you might think. They want to be in the top four and that’s to our advantage to keep them in that.”

Chris Smalling declared his first Manchester derby a success after helping United beat City 2-1 in the Barclays Premier League at Old Trafford.

The young defender was outstanding against the Blues and showed no sign of inexperience despite starting just three league matches for the Reds prior to kick-off on Saturday.

Speaking to MUTV, Smalling admitted: “I was a little bit nervous but we’ve been building up to this game all week and I knew I was going to be playing quite early on so I was able to prepare fully. As soon as I got my first touch it felt like just another game. The atmosphere was electric. To be able to play in a game with that sort of magnitude was great."

Smalling was also keen to stress the importance of three points against City following the Reds' first league defeat of the season against Wolves last weekend. “We had all seen the table and realised how crucial the game was," he said.

"All week we had been working towards this so we could stretch the lead and put some pressure on the others at the top of the league. In terms of the three points, it really separates us from them so it was a massive game and for me to play my part was a real buzz."

United took the lead just before half-time after Nani latched onto Ryan Giggs' superb through-ball to finish past Joe Hart, before an Edin Dzeko shot deflected off David Silva to put City back on level terms shortly after the hour mark.

Smalling felt the Reds were always in control of the game, however, and were worthy winners in the end. "Their goal was pretty jammy and set us back a little bit but we just kept on going and Nani and Giggs were brilliant. I think we got what we deserved and it would have been disappointing to only get a draw out of that game.”

The Reds defender went on to praise Wayne Rooney’s acrobatic winner, labelling it the perfect way to seal victory. “You can see on the replay how the ball comes off the middle of his foot and goes right into the top corner. There are not many better ways to win a match. It was great for Wayne to pop up after working so hard during the game and seal such a great occasion.”

Fergie : We had an interest in one player, and I thought we had a chance of bringing him in, but the other parties involved weren't ready and so we have put it away until the summer.

Okay, time to get your muppetry out people.

Manchester United have put Tottenham star Gareth Bale at the head of their summer wanted list.

Sir Alex Ferguson will have to pay out in excess of £40million for the exciting Welsh star and will face stiff opposition from the likes of Barcelona and Real ­Madrid.

But Ferguson sees Bale as the long-term replacement for fellow-Welshman Ryan Giggs who is nearing the end of his illustrious career at Old Trafford.

There will be fierce ­competition for Bale who has emerged as one of the most exciting young talents in the Premier League over the last two years.

Spurs have put up the ‘no sale’ signs around Bale but history shows Ferguson has a habit of getting his man.

He has in recent years signed both Michael ­Carrick and Dimitar ­Berbatov from Spurs ­despite initial resistance.

Indeed, Carrick, who was brought through at West Ham by Tottenham ­manager Harry Redknapp, could be used as a bartering tool by Ferguson.

Either that or SAF will start to rotate his wingers pulak. We are very much depleted at that post actually. Ji went for Asia Cup and lucky for us that Giggsy is fit and available. But he can't possibly play every game either. That's was why we came up with awkward formations, I guess. To rest Giggsy and to give chance to other squad players.

And like I've said, both Ji and Giggsy are on the wrong side of 30s. Oh well, I guess SAF made a good call as well by not buying that player. We will have to see how Valencia performs when he is available.

With Park Ji sung back from international duty and Valencia on the verge of returning from his long lay-off, it will certainly give SAF plenty of players to choose at his disposal. This coming FA Cup game against Crawley definitely will be a chance for SAF to rest some of his players. i can see the likes of Michael Owen, Gibson, Rafael, Fabio, Obertan, Park Ji sung, Hernandez, Smalling and Evans  (if he recovered in time) in the line up

i think park is injured and myb sideline to a month..tweak in training i heard..bad 4 us...

Manchester United  face losing Park Ji-sung for up to four weeks after he tweaked a hamstring in training yesterday.

The 29-year-old South Korean has only just returned following his involvement in the Asia Cup.

Park, who picked up his 100th cap against Japan, has since retired from international football to concentrate on his United career.

Defender Jonny Evans has had a scan on an ankle injury and could be out for a month also.