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John O’Shea is calling for United to build on a first opening-day win for three seasons when the Reds travel to Turf Moor in midweek. After a unfortunately-timed international break, domestic games are coming thick and fast now, giving the champions and the challengers a chance to rack up nine points in a week. “You don’t want to be [...]

Sir Alex Ferguson is prepared for change in the post-Ronaldo era, insisting that this is an exciting time at Old Trafford with a glut of talented, and he says underrated, young players bursting through the ranks. While the press lingered somewhat on the potential effects of Ronaldo’s departure on the eve of the Barclays Premier League’s [...]

Ryan Giggs may be getting ready for his 20th season in a red shirt, but he’s as excited as ever and can’t wait for kick-off on Sunday against Birmingham City… The fans have been counting down the days until the big kick-off this weekend – are the players the same? Yes, we’re all very excited and just [...]

Sir Alex is confident Wayne Rooney’s goal against Birmingham City on Sunday will be the first of many this season for the England striker. Rooney’s goal – a simple tap-in after his header had come off the post – took his tally in a United shirt to 99 and gave the Reds an opening-day win for [...]

Rio Ferdinand will miss United’s trips to Burnley and Wigan after injuring his thigh in training. Ferdinand didn’t feature in Sir Alex’s squad on Sunday as the Reds welcomed newly-promoted Birmingham City to Old Trafford. And the manager has revealed he expects the defender to be out for “maybe two weeks”. It’s bad news for the [...]

Michael Carrick has already seen enough of new signings Michael Owen and Antonio Valencia to be confident they’ll succeed in a United shirt. Owen has impressed in pre-season, netting four goals in five outings on tour in Asia and Germany, and looking at home whether alongside Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov or Federico Macheda in attack. Valencia [...]

United have been dealt a blow ahead of the 2009/10 season after confirming that Edwin van der Sar has been sidelined for the start of the campaign. The 38-year-old Dutch goalkeeper has this week undergone surgery on a broken finger and bone in his left hand, and will be out for up to eight weeks. Van der Sar [...]

United are hosting La Liga’s Valencia in the final friendly before the start of the new season, and this page will bring you the latest news from Old Trafford. Simply hit F5 for the most recent update… Full-time: United 2 (Rooney 52, Cleverley 73) Valencia 0 http://www.manutd.com/default.sps?pagegid=%7BF9E570E6%2D407E%2D44BC%2D800F%2D4A3110258114%7D&newsid=6637376

Sir Alex Ferguson singled out Antonio Valencia for special praise, after the Ecuadorian laid on two goals in an impressive home debut. The summer signing from Wigan Athletic crossed for Wayne Rooney and Tom Cleverley to bag the telling goals against Valencia, and generally caught the eye for his robust, direct approach at both ends of [...]

Gary Neville believes Michael Owen has the best possible chance to win back his place in the England team now that he has moved to Manchester United. Owen, 29, has won 89 caps for England and scored 40 goals but has played only once under current boss Fabio Capello. But Neville, who is also battling to force [...]