Manchester United Blog

Nani will be in the starting line-up as Premier League and European champions Manchester United face Portsmouth in the traditional season opener at Wembley this Sunday.
Sir Alex Ferguson told the club website: “Nani will probably start on Sunday because he is suspended for the first two league games of the season.”
Gary Neville is also fit [...]

Manchester United fans may have breathed a collective sigh of relief when rumours began to circulate that Wayne Rooney will indeed be fit for the start of the season, fighting off a virus quicker than expected.
United’s number 10 had picked up the illness in Nigeria, during Manchester United’s successful pre-season tour in Africa. However, he [...]

This friendly match against Claudio Ranieri’s side will be the most attractive of all preparation friendlies this season, and the last one before the team’s season starts with the Community Shield next Sunday. Juventus were one of the sides which strengthened their squad heavily in order to challenge for the Serie A and UEFA Champions [...]

Edwin van der Sar, the goalkeeper who will be remembered by the United faithful for years to come, as being the keeper who won them the UEFA Champions League for the second time under Ferguson’s reign, has spoken about his confidence that the team can retain both cups. Edwin played a crucial part in the [...]

Summer is halfway through and the speculation of pre-season has started fading as we are just 4 days away from the kick-off of Man Utd’s season, with the opening match being the community shield against Portsmouth at Wembley. Last season, Sir Alex Ferguson’s targets were all secured before this date. The 2008/09 preparation contrasts sharply [...]

Eagles has been at Manchester United ever since the age of 14. He is a product of the Man Utd youth academy after signing for the youth team of club from Watford in 2000. He signed his first professional contract in 2003, and appeared in his debut match as a 2nd half substitute in the [...]

As preparation for the 2008/09 season, Manchester United arranged a tour to South Africa, where they have a significant fanbase. It also acted as assurance that the African country is capable of hosting the 2010 World Cup and the 2009 Confederations Cup, as all three matches played by the Red Devils attracted record attendances. Sir [...]

The board of Manchester United is very busy today, trying to wrap up the signing of a key player for Sir Alex Ferguson’s 2008/09 squad. The Red Devils, contrary to last summer, have not been active in the transfer market, having only signed youngster Davide Petrucci from Roma. Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed that a bid [...]

An unnamed English club, “one of the best teams in Europe”, as his agent stated, is very interested in securing Sergio Aguero’s signature from Atletico Madrid. This club is thought to be Manchester United, with Sir Alex Ferguson pondering a bid for the sensational Argentine striker, who has flourished in Spain after the departure of [...]

After Queiroz’s departure left Manchester United looking for an assistant for Sir Alex Ferguson, when it’s just one month away from the 2008/09 Premiership kickoff, the favourite to land the post is 39-year old Sporting Lisbon Manager Paulo Bento. The former defensive-midfielder is one of the best young coaches from Portugal, and his appointment would [...]