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Is this the best XI of Fergie's 26-year reign?
Shane Brady Picking a best first XI from Fergie's 26-year dynasty at Manchester United might appear easy at first - until you get down to the nitty gritty. But here goes.
Why it would defy logic for Rooney to leave United
Henry Winter On Wayne Rooney's first visit to Stamford Bridge, he wandered down the King's Road, pausing outside a swanky estate agent and peering at house details in the window.
The whistle finally blows
You can still see the boy in Sir Alex Ferguson, even now we have reached the end. The elder statesman who called a halt after 27 years at Manchester United needs a hip replacement and feels he has...
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Rooney wants to leave United: Ferguson
Wayne Rooney took some of the gloss off Alex Ferguson's Old Trafford farewell party on Sunday after the United manager confirmed the striker has asked to leave the club for the second time in three...
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Van Persie's hat-trick seals United's 20th title
Tom Williams Manchester: Robin van Persie hit a first-half hat-trick as Manchester United cantered to an unprecedented 20th English league title with an emphatic 3-0 victory at home to Aston Villa on Monday.
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Van Persie marks Arsenal return with goal
London Robin van Persie returned to punish his former club by scoring an equaliser as newly crowned Premier League champions Manchester United compromised Arsenal's Champions League hopes in a feisty 1-1...
Lost love: Van Persie inflicts pain on fans, scoring on his return to Arsenal
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger said Robin van Persie's equaliser for Manchester United on his return to the Emirates Stadium had left the fans of his former club nursing feelings of ''disappointed...
Man United close in on EPL title
Manchester United took a step closer to the English Premier League title with a 2-0 win at Stoke City on Sunday to re-establish a 15-point lead over Manchester City at the top of the table.
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Ba brilliance keeps Chelsea Cup affair alive
Henry Winter Chelsea's 1-0 victory over Manchester United is a result that lends lustre to a strange season.
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United 15 points clear, Villa cut QPR adrift
Tom Williams Manchester United capitalised on a slip-up by Manchester City to open up a massive 15-point lead at the Premier League summit despite a laboured display in a 1-0 win at home to Reading on Saturday.
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City cruise, Chelsea slip, United close on title
Tom Williams Manchester City pounced on a stumble from Chelsea to tighten their grip on second place in the Premier League on Saturday, after Manchester United took another stride towards the title.
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Kagawa hat-trick lengthen's Manchester United lead, QPR keep relegation fight alive
Tom Williams Shinji Kagawa hit a hat-trick as Manchester United warmed up for the visit of Real Madrid with a 4-0 rout of Norwich City on Saturday that sent them 15 points clear in the Premier League.
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Ferguson: we must not fear Ronaldo
Mark Ogden As he pondered the magnitude of the 90 minutes that lay ahead between Manchester United and Real Madrid at Old Trafford tonight, Jose Mourinho resembled a James Bond villain preparing to inflict...
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Chelsea roar back to defy United in FA Cup
Tom Williams Holders Chelsea stormed back from two goals down to draw 2-2 against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Sunday and take their FA Cup quarter-final to a replay.
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United go 15 points clear, Arsenal win
Tom Williams A thunderbolt from Rafael da Silva set Manchester United on the way to a 2-0 win at bottom club Queens Park Rangers on Saturday that sent Alex Ferguson's side 15 points clear in the Premier League.
Wenger to respond to Arsenal slump with off-season spending spree
Jeremy Wilson Arsene Wenger is facing a defining off-season at Arsenal, with the club planning to entrust him with their largest ever transfer budget -regardless of whether they secure Champions League...
Away draw puts United in box seat over Real
Henry Winter AT THE final whistle, Manchester United fans sang loudly about going to Wembley, venue of this year's Champions League final.
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United lead at top reduced as Dempsey strikes at the death
Julian Guyer CLINT DEMPSEY'S equaliser in the final minute of stoppage-time denied Premier League leaders Manchester United victory as Tottenham Hotspur forced a 1-1 draw at a snowy White Hart Lane on Sunday.
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Man United extend lead as Arsenal fightback against Liverpool
London Wayne Rooney's double helped Manchester United restore their seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League as they came from behind to beat Southampton 2-1 at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
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Comeback kings do it again
Henry Winter MANCHESTER: This was an absolute diamond of a Premier League match, full of flaws but glittering brightly under leaden skies. This was a reminder of Manchester United's refusal to give up.
