Blackburn 0-2 Man Utd

By admin | Oct 4, 2008

Wes Brown and Wayne Rooney got the goals as Manchester United recorded a fourth consecutive win by seeing off Blackburn at a rain-soaked Ewood Park. Brown headed in from a Rooney cross, although Blackburn claimed keeper Jason Brown had been impeded by United’s Nemanja Vidic in the build-up. Rooney swept home a second after a [...]

AaB Aalborg 0-3 Man Utd

By admin | Oct 1, 2008

Dimitar Berbatov got off the mark with a double strike as Manchester United cruised to Champions League victory against Aalborg in Denmark. Wayne Rooney slid home a pass from Ryan Giggs – on for Paul Scholes after he was stretchered off with a knee injury – to open the scoring after 22 minutes. Berbatov opened [...]

Man Utd 2-0 Bolton

By admin | Sep 27, 2008

A controversial penalty scored by Cristiano Ronaldo set Manchester United on their way to victory over Bolton. Ronaldo put United ahead after referee Rob Styles awarded United a penalty even though Jlloyd Samuel’s tackle on the Portuguese winger was a fair one. The incident proved decisive because up until then United had been thwarted by [...]

Man Utd 3-1 Middlesbrough

By admin | Sep 27, 2008

Late goals from Nani and Ryan Giggs put Manchester United into the Carling Cup fourth round after Emanuel Pogatetz was sent off at Old Trafford. United dominated and Cristiano Ronaldo, back for his first start after injury, headed them into a 25th minute lead. Substitute Adam Johnson volleyed an unlikely second-half equaliser before Pogatetz was [...]

Chelsea 1-1 Man Utd

By admin | Sep 21, 2008

Salomon Kalou’s late equaliser preserved Chelsea’s long unbeaten home league record and earned a deserved point against Manchester United. Ji-Sung Park put United ahead in the 18th minute after Chelsea keeper Petr Cech fumbled Dimitar Berbatov’s shot. United lost keeper Edwin van der Sar to injury in the first half and Chelsea took control of [...]

Liverpool 2-1 Man Utd

By admin | Sep 13, 2008

Liverpool boss Rafael Benitez earned his first Premier League win over Manchester United courtesy of substitute Ryan Babel’s late winner. Carlos Tevez had stunned the Reds after three minutes by expertly sidefooting in a Dimitar Berbatov pull back. United keeper Edwin Van der Sar palmed a clearance against Wes Brown and saw it roll into [...]

Man Utd 1-1 Newcastle

By admin | Aug 18, 2008

Manchester United made an unconvincing start to the defence of their Premier League title as they were held at Old Trafford by an impressive Newcastle. The hosts were denied a penalty when James Milner appeared to handball, but Newcastle took a first-half lead when Obafemi Martins powered home a header. Manchester United levelled only two [...]

CHAMPIONS LEAGUE FINAL

By admin | May 22, 2008

Manchester United won the Champions League by beating Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after a dramatic 1-1 draw. Cristiano Ronaldo headed United in front after 26 minutes but Frank Lampard equalised before the interval. Lampard and Didier Drogba hit the woodwork before the striker saw red in extra time for slapping Nemanja Vidic. Ronaldo missed his [...]