Six Treble-winning heroes will grace Old Trafford on Saturday 1 May 2010, to play in a charity match for Sport Relief and MU Foundation.
Named UNITED RELIEF Live, this match will feature Andrew Cole, Denis Irwin, Ronny Johnsen, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, Jaap Stam and Dwight Yorke. These players along with others will form Manchester United XI, coached by fellow Reds legend and ex-Reading boss Steve Coppell. The opposition will be provided by The Rivals, another pro/celebrity XI guided by former Oldham, Everton and Man City manager Joe Royle.
The game will kick off at 15:30 and will serve as the centrepiece of United Relief Live. It will be a fun day out for the family that will also feature live music from The Saturdays, The Hoosiers and Tinchy Stryder.
For more information, visit - manutd.com/unitedrelief
Wayne Rooney who has been enjoying the finest season of his career for Manchester United has added another achievement by winning the PFA Player Of The Year award. Rooney won the award by comfortably beating off competition from Cesc Fabregas, Didier Drogba and Carlos Tévez.
Rooney missed Saturday's victory against Spurs due to a groin injury that he picked up in training. Manchester United confirmed, "fatigue" was another cause that kept Rooney out of the tie. The wonder kid was also nominated for the Young Player of the Year award which he had won in 2005 and 2006. However, this honour went to Aston Villa’s James Milner this time.
By winning the PFA Player Of The Year award, Rooney has ensured that a Red Devil has won this award for the fourth consecutive time. It was Ryan Giggs who won it last year and Cristiano Ronaldo had bagged the same award twice before that.
The 24 year-old striker credited Sir Alex Ferguson's role for his development and backed him to remain the boss at Old Trafford. He said,
Sir Alex has really brought me on as a player since I joined United. His hunger passes through to the players. It’s great to see that he’s pushing 70 and hasn’t changed a bit. I’m sure he’ll be here for a long time yet.
It was earlier said that Wayne Rooney would miss the remaining part of the season due to his groin problem. However, he explained his situation and said,
The groin will be fine for the World Cup, there are no worries about that. I’m hoping to play for United in the last game of the season.
Apart from Rooney winning the PFA Player Of The Year award for Manchester United, Patrice Evra, Darren Fletcher and Antonia Valencia were also named in the Premier League Team of the Year.
So Javier Hernandez aka “Chicharito” is the first Mexican player signed by Manchester United. He’s a young striker who has also represented his country and may play against England at FIFA World Cup 2010 for Mexico.
Chicharito can play at OT subject to a successful application for a UK work permit. If a permit is granted, Javier will become a Manchester United player on July 1, 2010.
So till we see Chicharito in action in Manchester United colors, here are his top 10 goals.
Sir Alex Ferguson's smile faded after losing at home to Chelsea, a defeat in which Manchester United lost the leadership of the Premier League. United were also eliminated from the UEFA Champions League after Bayern Munich knocked them out on their own turf.
Its surprising that United were unable to keep their lead in both legs against the Germans. First, they lost the 1-0 lead in Munich and then allowed Bayern to progress on away goals even after leading 3-0 at Old Trafford.
The Red Devils have dominated the Premier League for three years with three consecutive titles. The fourth one looks very difficult after Chelsea extended their lead to four points. Having dominated the season with performances of Wayne Rooney, United would now want to win the Manchester Derby.
The last meeting between these two Manchester clubs in the Premier League saw United with their noses ahead. It was Michael Owen’s injury time strike that helped them to beat Man City 4-3.
Manchester United now has to win all their remaining matches to at least challenge for the Premier League. One aspect to consider if you're a football gambling fan is that Wayne Rooney has declared himself fit after missing last Sunday's game against Blackburn.So he should play a major role to silence the "noisy neighbours."
Its been a tough season for the Red Devils who have been constantly plagued with injuries to their star players. Be it Ferdinand, Vidic, Giggs, Rooney, Hargreaves or VDS. With the season coming to an end now, I think Sir Alex would try to motivate his players by saying, “Let’s win the Manchester Derby now!”
England Team sponsors Nationwide Building Society are calling all England fans to win match tickets to WC 2010 and signed shirts. What’s more, Nationwide are also offering England Fans the chance to become the Nationwide England Fan of the Week.
By simply uploading a picture of themselves supporting the England Team to nationwidefootball.co.uk both in the run up to and during the World Cup, fans can win a range of great England prizes.
The Nationwide England Fan of the Week will be randomly drawn every Monday until the end of the World Cup. Prizes for winning fans include match tickets to England v Mexico, signed England shirts and other England goodies.
Manchester United would face Bayern Munich tonight in the return leg of their Champions League quarter final. The first leg (2-1) was in favor of the German side but United have a vital away goal and that can make the difference.
It seems that playing at Old Trafford (in return legs) is the key for United’s success. United have progressed on each of the last seven occasions when the second leg has been at Old Trafford, most spectacularly overturning a 2-1 deficit against AS Roma at this stage three years ago.
The Red Devils had blown Roma out with an incredible 7-1 win that was described by Sir Alex as his best night in European football at OT. So there's plenty to be positive about ahead of tonight's clash and it was clearly evident as there were smiles aplenty at Carrington Training Ground yesterday.
Looking at these pictures (captured by club photographers John and Matt Peters) it can be said that United have forgotten their last two defeats and are ready to knock Bayern out of Europe.
Its going to be a memorable night at Old Trafford today. If you're at the game, sing your hearts out for the lads.
Champions League Semi Final… Here we come.
It will be an unique occasion tomorrow as all roads would lead to Old Trafford to witness the most important match of this season. Leaders, Manchester United will entertain Chelsea at the Theatre of Dreams in an exciting fixture tomorrow.
Chelsea would be happy to arrive at Old Trafford with Didier Drogba who has been given the green flag after an injury. They’ll also be happy to meet the Red Devils without their leading scorer Wayne Rooney, who faces an absence due to an injury suffered during their Champions League clash against Bayern Munich.
In today’s conference at Carrington, Sir Alex Ferguson said, "We are relieved about Wayne. The diagnosis - no fracture, just ankle ligament damage - is good news, considering how bad it looked. He is looking at (being out for) two to three weeks so we will have to pick a team without him. But I think there are plenty of goals in the team without Wayne.”
Manchester United would be looking to take a giant step towards the title. Sir Alex Ferguson has said that their clash with Chelsea is crucial but not a title decider. Both teams would be looking for a win but with the absence of Rooney, Sir Alex has to turn to Berbatov to fire the goals.
Dimitar Berbatov has been the second-highest scorer for the Red Devils this season. I think Berbatov has to step up to keep the momentum going at the top of the Premier League and turn the Champions League tie against Bayern Munich around at Old Trafford on Wednesday.
He’s not a attacking player like Rooney as he prefers to score goals by slipping the ball through. He has the quality and must produce some match-winning performances at this crucial time.
A good news for United is one of their long-term absentees - John O'Shea and Owen Hargreaves may feature against Chelsea. Sir Alex hinted that both the players have been training well enough to be considered for substitute berths against the Blues tomorrow.
Mike Dean has been appointed as referee for United vs Chelsea clash. Manchester United are unbeaten in their last four home league games against Chelsea, winning three of those. I hope United make it four tomorrow. Glory Glory Man United.
Brazilian full-back Fabio da Silva has signed an extension to his contract with Manchester United, keeping him at the Club until at least June 2014.
The 20 year-old has made thirteen appearances for the first team since joining United from Brazilian club Fluminense along with twin brother Rafael in July 2008. He is seen as a highly promising prospect by Sir Alex Ferguson.
He said,
Fabio has settled into the Club really well. He’s a natural footballer; a player who has good pace, reads the game well for a boy of his age and is always looking to attack. He’s had some bad luck with injuries, but he’ll make a fine Manchester United player in the years to come.
On extending his stay at Old Trafford, Fabio da Silva said,
Playing for Manchester United is every young player’s dream. I’m very happy and proud to commit my future to the Club. In the time I’ve been here, I’ve learned a lot from the world class players that I train with and I hope that as time goes on, I can contribute more and more to the success of this great club.
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