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West Ham overturned Premier League title hopefuls Manchester United 2-1 at Upton Park thanks to two late goals from Anton Ferdinand and Matthew Upson.
The result means Arsenal will have a chance to leapfrog the league leaders with a win away to Everton this evening.
Former Hammer Carlos Tevez was given an affectionate welcome by the Upton Park faithful after his heroics at the end of last season for Alan Curbishley’s side.
The Argentinean swapped a relegation dogfight for a title battle over the summer but it was the home side who should have been ahead after eight minutes.
Hayden Mullins crashed a close-range change into the woodwork before England under-21 international Mark Noble slashed the subsequent rebound well wide. (Read More…)
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Manchester United moved to the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 win against Sunderland at the Stadium of Light.
Goals from Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, and a pair from Louis Saha ensured United moved two points clear of Arsenal who play at Portsmouth later this evening.
United manager Sir Alex Ferguson rested Ryan Giggs, Carlos Tevez, and Anderson, but his team were still by far the more creative force and played much of the second-half in second gear.
The home side looked comfortable for the first 20 minutes as United took their time to get going. But when they did score it was a simple goal which Sunderland in truth could have easily prevented. (Read More…)
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It is official: Midfielder Michael Carrick is ruled out for up to six weeks according to sources at Manchester United FC. Carrick suffered a major injury blow to his right elbow causing it to fracture.
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Posted by: jquijano, Filled in:
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The entire FA Cup Final was full of surprises. We should have expected something different from this game, being a final, and it certainly delivered on that. Unfortunately, the surprise was the way in which the game was played. The pace of the game was slow, the refereeing was loose (some might argue bad), the scoring opportunities were few and far between, and aside from a few stellar plays from both sides, there wasn’t really much for fans in either camp to be excited about.
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Ahead of tomorrow’s FA Cup Final versus Chelsea, I thought it might be fun to create a lineup of my own. For your review:
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The Manchester United FC website is reporting today that Louis Saha most likely miss the FA Cup Final versus Chealsea.
Saha has been fighting injuries for the last several months. He had finally worked his way back into the lineup - albeit as a sub - at United’s Champions League exit at AC Milan, but reaggravated his knee injury during training last week.
When asked if Saha would be available versus Chelsea, Sir Alex Ferguson stated “I would say not, no.”
