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Manchester United (Red Devils) | Special Thread
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Ab-Titchaz
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Mkulu alikuwepo.....
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Scholes breaks City hearts
Last-gasp header keeps United hot on the heels of Chelsea
Scholes: Last-gasp header
Man of the match:
Ryan Giggs was full of running all afternoon and continues to show no signs of slowing down. He motivated his team-mates right until the death as the match seemed destined for a draw.
Moment of the match:
Paul Scholes arrives late to power a header past Shay Given in front of the away supporters. The contrast of emotions from both sets of fans was quite something.
Attempt of the match:
Carlos Tevez's first-half free-kick from all of 25 yards was heading for the top corner only for Edwin van der Sar to pluck it out of the air.
Battle of the match:
Craig Bellamy and Gary Neville were at each other's throats all game but it is fair to say the United full-back won this battle.
Talking point:
United's never-say-die attitude really is applaudable. When will teams learn that a game doesn't finish until the final whistle goes?
A Paul Scholes header in the third minute of stoppage time handed Manchester United a precious 1-0 victory over fierce rivals Manchester City at Eastlands.
The veteran midfielder marked the signing of his one-year contract extension with the 149th goal of his glittering United career to keep the title race well and truly alive.
The win reduces the gap at the top of the Premier League to just a single point, although Chelsea
could increase that back to four with victory over Tottenham later on Saturday.
In a game starved of clear-cut chances which United had the better of, Scholes arrived on cue with the last play of the game to meet Patrice Evra's cross and nestle a firm header into the bottom corner.
City had chances to snatch the spoils themselves in the second half with both Craig Bellamy and Wayne Bridge coming close in the latter stages.
Tottenham will leapfrog City into fourth place should they beat Carlo Ancelotti's Chelsea at White Hart Lane this evening.
Petulant
After his appearance against Bayern Munich 10 days ago, it was hardly a surprise that Wayne Rooney should declare himself fit after just a single day's training.
But the prospective PFA Player of the Year looked ill at ease, repeated rants at referee Martin Atkinson and a petulant kick at Nigel de Jong belied his mood.
Rooney appeared tentative, he declined to set up Ryan Giggs when he had the chance to do so, and there was no real conviction behind his only decent opportunity of the opening period, when Antonio Valencia forced the ball into the area.
Having beaten Kolo Toure with a deft piece of skill, the goal opened up for the striker, who had scored 34 times before his unfortunate ankle injury.
He dragged the effort wide though, which only increased his frustration, his contribution eventually brought to an end 15 minutes from time when he was replaced by Dimitar Berbatov.
Rooney's attack on De Jong might have been revenge for a thunderous challenge from the Dutchman on Evra, which set the tone for an opening period high on energy but low on goalmouth incident.
A bulldog of a midfielder, De Jong gave United little time to settle on the ball, and though the visitors had plenty of possession, much of their passing was of a sideways variety.
Only Valencia looked as though he could cause the Blues significant problems.
Having escaped a penalty-box handball that went unseen by Atkinson and, apparently, the entire United team, returning full-back Wayne Bridge was undone by the Ecuador man just before the break.
Valencia squeezed a cross through to the near post where Giggs was alert enough to make contact, but lacked the power to beat Shay Given with a low flick.
For their part, City seemed to have more movement but invariably ran into a defensive brick wall.
Quality
Against his old club, Carlos Tevez curled an early free-kick towards the top corner only for Edwin van der Sar to make an excellent save.
It turned out to be the sum total of first-half efforts on goal from Roberto Mancini's men, a fizzing low cross from Craig Bellamy not much to enthuse about considering his team had scored 11 times in their last two outings.
There was no discernable improvement - either in the overall quality or Rooney's temper - in the opening minutes of the second half.
It did Rooney no credit at all that when he was kicked by Vincent Kompany, he rolled around in apparent agony then jumped to his feet and ran off without a problem once the yellow card had been brandished.
The problem for United was that with their bulwark at less than full throttle and Valencia their only source of pace, they were reliant on guile alone to open City up.
City had more speed and a flowing move, started by Emmanuel Adebayor and inevitably involving Tevez, ended when Bellamy crashed a shot into the side-netting.
Shortly afterwards, the Blues had a penalty appeal turned down.
Gareth Barry could be accused of making too much of minimal contact by Gary Neville. There was certainly contact though, and not with the ball on Neville's part.
The crowd were still digesting that incident when Giggs got on the end of a long ball beyond the City defence and would have been clean through if he had not been confronted immediately by Given, whose goal was threatened by Berbatov with a deft header shortly afterwards.
It then took the interventions of Nemanja Vidic and Darren Fletcher to ensure a goalmouth scramble caused by Van der Sar's ill-advised charge to meet a cross did not end in disaster for the visitors.
This flurry of activity gave the impression of a game finally heading somewhere. It took Scholes to find the map
Last-gasp header keeps United hot on the heels of Chelsea
Scholes: Last-gasp header
Man of the match:
Ryan Giggs was full of running all afternoon and continues to show no signs of slowing down. He motivated his team-mates right until the death as the match seemed destined for a draw.
Moment of the match:
Paul Scholes arrives late to power a header past Shay Given in front of the away supporters. The contrast of emotions from both sets of fans was quite something.
Attempt of the match:
Carlos Tevez's first-half free-kick from all of 25 yards was heading for the top corner only for Edwin van der Sar to pluck it out of the air.
Battle of the match:
Craig Bellamy and Gary Neville were at each other's throats all game but it is fair to say the United full-back won this battle.
Talking point:
United's never-say-die attitude really is applaudable. When will teams learn that a game doesn't finish until the final whistle goes?
A Paul Scholes header in the third minute of stoppage time handed Manchester United a precious 1-0 victory over fierce rivals Manchester City at Eastlands.
The veteran midfielder marked the signing of his one-year contract extension with the 149th goal of his glittering United career to keep the title race well and truly alive.
The win reduces the gap at the top of the Premier League to just a single point, although Chelsea
In a game starved of clear-cut chances which United had the better of, Scholes arrived on cue with the last play of the game to meet Patrice Evra's cross and nestle a firm header into the bottom corner.
City had chances to snatch the spoils themselves in the second half with both Craig Bellamy and Wayne Bridge coming close in the latter stages.
Tottenham will leapfrog City into fourth place should they beat Carlo Ancelotti's Chelsea at White Hart Lane this evening.
Petulant
After his appearance against Bayern Munich 10 days ago, it was hardly a surprise that Wayne Rooney should declare himself fit after just a single day's training.
But the prospective PFA Player of the Year looked ill at ease, repeated rants at referee Martin Atkinson and a petulant kick at Nigel de Jong belied his mood.
Rooney appeared tentative, he declined to set up Ryan Giggs when he had the chance to do so, and there was no real conviction behind his only decent opportunity of the opening period, when Antonio Valencia forced the ball into the area.
Having beaten Kolo Toure with a deft piece of skill, the goal opened up for the striker, who had scored 34 times before his unfortunate ankle injury.
He dragged the effort wide though, which only increased his frustration, his contribution eventually brought to an end 15 minutes from time when he was replaced by Dimitar Berbatov.
Rooney's attack on De Jong might have been revenge for a thunderous challenge from the Dutchman on Evra, which set the tone for an opening period high on energy but low on goalmouth incident.
A bulldog of a midfielder, De Jong gave United little time to settle on the ball, and though the visitors had plenty of possession, much of their passing was of a sideways variety.
Only Valencia looked as though he could cause the Blues significant problems.
Having escaped a penalty-box handball that went unseen by Atkinson and, apparently, the entire United team, returning full-back Wayne Bridge was undone by the Ecuador man just before the break.
Valencia squeezed a cross through to the near post where Giggs was alert enough to make contact, but lacked the power to beat Shay Given with a low flick.
For their part, City seemed to have more movement but invariably ran into a defensive brick wall.
Quality
Against his old club, Carlos Tevez curled an early free-kick towards the top corner only for Edwin van der Sar to make an excellent save.
It turned out to be the sum total of first-half efforts on goal from Roberto Mancini's men, a fizzing low cross from Craig Bellamy not much to enthuse about considering his team had scored 11 times in their last two outings.
There was no discernable improvement - either in the overall quality or Rooney's temper - in the opening minutes of the second half.
It did Rooney no credit at all that when he was kicked by Vincent Kompany, he rolled around in apparent agony then jumped to his feet and ran off without a problem once the yellow card had been brandished.
The problem for United was that with their bulwark at less than full throttle and Valencia their only source of pace, they were reliant on guile alone to open City up.
City had more speed and a flowing move, started by Emmanuel Adebayor and inevitably involving Tevez, ended when Bellamy crashed a shot into the side-netting.
Shortly afterwards, the Blues had a penalty appeal turned down.
Gareth Barry could be accused of making too much of minimal contact by Gary Neville. There was certainly contact though, and not with the ball on Neville's part.
The crowd were still digesting that incident when Giggs got on the end of a long ball beyond the City defence and would have been clean through if he had not been confronted immediately by Given, whose goal was threatened by Berbatov with a deft header shortly afterwards.
It then took the interventions of Nemanja Vidic and Darren Fletcher to ensure a goalmouth scramble caused by Van der Sar's ill-advised charge to meet a cross did not end in disaster for the visitors.
This flurry of activity gave the impression of a game finally heading somewhere. It took Scholes to find the map
Abdulhalim
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Bwa ha ha ha..hata marehemu kabla ya kukata kamba hata kaa alikuwa mahututi huongea, hata kutembea kabla ya malaika wa mauti kumtembelea..
ligi bado haijaisha ,darajani washapigwa 2 hadi halftime.
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Lol...naona wapinzani wanajaza Post humu lukuki....i told you guys...title race is not over till its over...stor za bahati sijui whatever, sijui refa mara what and what, mtasema sana msimu huu, naona presha imehamia darajani. Siku zote SAF amekuwa na historia nzuri ya kumaliza ligi.
BTW; I dont find Liverpool putting their strong team against Chelsea, tusije tukawapiku rekodi yao. Though i would love to see them at least getting a draw at Anfield.
Go United!
BTW; I dont find Liverpool putting their strong team against Chelsea, tusije tukawapiku rekodi yao. Though i would love to see them at least getting a draw at Anfield.
Go United!
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Owen goal was at 98th min! to keep records clear
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Premier League - Paper round: Huge new deal for Rooney
Paper round looks at all the latest football rumours, with Wayne Rooney set for a bumper new deal and Arsenal preparing for a spending spree.
So what's your biggest fear? Heights? Spiders? Being stuck in a lift with Vanessa Feltz? Well if you are a Manchester United fan the answer to that question is probably that Wayne Rooney will leave Old Trafford.
Certainly that panic grows when Real Madrid are sniffing around. Naturally Real are after Rooney because he is A: Extremely good and B. Not a defender; and they are said to be lining up a world record £90 million bid for the striker in the summer.
However, according to the News of the World, United have offered Rooney a massive £150,000-a-week new contract that they are confident he will sign before jetting off for the World Cup, especially as he will also hold on to all his image rights.
Even Cristiano Ronaldo has come out and said that he expects Rooney to stay in Manchester.
The same paper says that if Real can't get Rooney, then they might turn their attentions across the Manchester divide and try and sign City's Carlos Tevez instead.
Meanwhile, moving out of Old Trafford could be Dimitar Berbatov with Bayern Munich reportedly interested.
Over to the Emirates, and Arsenal fans have been waiting for years for Arsene Wenger to finally splash the cash but this could be the summer when he finally gets the cheque book out (if anyone still actually uses those things) with the Daily Star and the Sunday Express both reporting that he is set to spend heavily.
The Gunners have been linked with a host of players in this morning's papers so take your pick from these names: From the Mirror: Joe Hart (Manchester City) and Robert Green (West Ham); from the Mail: Hugo Rodallega and Charles N'Zogbia (both Wigan); from the Star: Ander Herrera (Zaragoza), Moussa Sissoko (Toulouse), Angel Di Maria and David Luiz (both Benfica) and Marouane Chamakh (already in the bag from Bordeaux).
What's more Cesc Fabgregas is also going to stay according to Alex Song (News of the World) while Arsene Wenger is set for a new deal that will keep him at the club until 2014 (Sunday Mirror).
Not so good for Liverpool supporters though. The Sunday Mirror has a scaremongering article about Fernando Torres which suggests he may need an operation on his troublesome knee which could rule him out for the rest of the season and maybe even the World Cup.
The planned sale of the club also might be a little more complicated than Liverpool fans hope, with the club's American owners looking for £800m for the club despite having bought it for just £219m three years ago (Various).
Such financial turmoil could still see the club lose Rafael Benitez to Juventus or Real Madrid (Mail), and Dirk Kuyt could also end up with Juve in Turin (News of the World).
The only player linked with a move into Anfield in the Sunday papers is the hardly household figure of Feyenoord teenage winger Georginio Wijnalum (Mail).
Some juicy managerial gossip doing the rounds this morning too. According to the News of the World, Martin O'Neill is set to quit Aston Villa in the summer; his old club Celtic are planning to make a move for Nottingham Forest boss Billy Davies (Mirror); while West Ham are eying former Tottenham boss Martin Jol (People) for their hot seat.
Over at Eastlands, Manchester City are apparently refusing to increase their £80,000-a-week contract offer to Shaun Wright-Phillips. The England winger is unhappy because that *only* represents a £20,000-a-week pay rise (Sunday Mirror).
Meanwhile, Craig Bellamy was involved in a "spectacular" bust-up (is there any other kind?) with the club's football administrator Brian Marwood on Friday after demanding an advance on his £90,000-a-week salary.
Finally let's round up some other rumours knocking around this morning.
From the Star: Ben Foster (Manchester United to Birmingham), Michael Carrick (Manchester United to Tottenham), Philippe Senderos (Arsenal to West Ham), Edinson Cavani (Palermo to Chelsea), Jamie O'Hara (Tottenham to Stoke or Birmingham) and Gary O'Neil (Middlesbrough to Bolton or Wolves).
From the News of the World: Eduardo (Arsenal to Lyon) and John Carew (Aston Villa to Fulham).
And finally from the Sunday Times: Steven Pienaar (Everton to Tottenham).
Pheeew....now watch absolutely none of those rumours come true.
Premier League - Manchester United - 2009-2010: - Statistics
7Home
2 Away
5 Drawn4Home
1 Away
3
Goal Distribution
Scored 78TimeConceded 274
0' - 15'
3 6
15' - 30'
7 15
30' - 45'
3 14
45' - 60'
4 17
60' - 75'
3 22
75' - 90'
7 Average per match: 2.22 Average per match: 0.77 Premier League average is 2.75 goals per game
Top Scorers
Wayne Rooney 26 Dimitar Berbatov 12 Antonio Valencia 5
Most Used Players
Patrice Evra 3,041 min Antonio Valencia 2,556 min Wayne Rooney 2,555 min
Yellow and Red Cards
Players Red Yellow Paul Scholes18Nemanja Vidic16Darren Fletcher15Patrice Evra05Wayne Rooney05Antonio Valencia03
View Manchester United squad page
Seán Fay / Eurosport
Eurosport - Sun, 18 Apr 10:12:00 2010
Paper round looks at all the latest football rumours, with Wayne Rooney set for a bumper new deal and Arsenal preparing for a spending spree.
So what's your biggest fear? Heights? Spiders? Being stuck in a lift with Vanessa Feltz? Well if you are a Manchester United fan the answer to that question is probably that Wayne Rooney will leave Old Trafford.
Certainly that panic grows when Real Madrid are sniffing around. Naturally Real are after Rooney because he is A: Extremely good and B. Not a defender; and they are said to be lining up a world record £90 million bid for the striker in the summer.
However, according to the News of the World, United have offered Rooney a massive £150,000-a-week new contract that they are confident he will sign before jetting off for the World Cup, especially as he will also hold on to all his image rights.
Even Cristiano Ronaldo has come out and said that he expects Rooney to stay in Manchester.
The same paper says that if Real can't get Rooney, then they might turn their attentions across the Manchester divide and try and sign City's Carlos Tevez instead.
Meanwhile, moving out of Old Trafford could be Dimitar Berbatov with Bayern Munich reportedly interested.
Over to the Emirates, and Arsenal fans have been waiting for years for Arsene Wenger to finally splash the cash but this could be the summer when he finally gets the cheque book out (if anyone still actually uses those things) with the Daily Star and the Sunday Express both reporting that he is set to spend heavily.
The Gunners have been linked with a host of players in this morning's papers so take your pick from these names: From the Mirror: Joe Hart (Manchester City) and Robert Green (West Ham); from the Mail: Hugo Rodallega and Charles N'Zogbia (both Wigan); from the Star: Ander Herrera (Zaragoza), Moussa Sissoko (Toulouse), Angel Di Maria and David Luiz (both Benfica) and Marouane Chamakh (already in the bag from Bordeaux).
What's more Cesc Fabgregas is also going to stay according to Alex Song (News of the World) while Arsene Wenger is set for a new deal that will keep him at the club until 2014 (Sunday Mirror).
Not so good for Liverpool supporters though. The Sunday Mirror has a scaremongering article about Fernando Torres which suggests he may need an operation on his troublesome knee which could rule him out for the rest of the season and maybe even the World Cup.
The planned sale of the club also might be a little more complicated than Liverpool fans hope, with the club's American owners looking for £800m for the club despite having bought it for just £219m three years ago (Various).
Such financial turmoil could still see the club lose Rafael Benitez to Juventus or Real Madrid (Mail), and Dirk Kuyt could also end up with Juve in Turin (News of the World).
The only player linked with a move into Anfield in the Sunday papers is the hardly household figure of Feyenoord teenage winger Georginio Wijnalum (Mail).
Some juicy managerial gossip doing the rounds this morning too. According to the News of the World, Martin O'Neill is set to quit Aston Villa in the summer; his old club Celtic are planning to make a move for Nottingham Forest boss Billy Davies (Mirror); while West Ham are eying former Tottenham boss Martin Jol (People) for their hot seat.
Over at Eastlands, Manchester City are apparently refusing to increase their £80,000-a-week contract offer to Shaun Wright-Phillips. The England winger is unhappy because that *only* represents a £20,000-a-week pay rise (Sunday Mirror).
Meanwhile, Craig Bellamy was involved in a "spectacular" bust-up (is there any other kind?) with the club's football administrator Brian Marwood on Friday after demanding an advance on his £90,000-a-week salary.
Finally let's round up some other rumours knocking around this morning.
From the Star: Ben Foster (Manchester United to Birmingham), Michael Carrick (Manchester United to Tottenham), Philippe Senderos (Arsenal to West Ham), Edinson Cavani (Palermo to Chelsea), Jamie O'Hara (Tottenham to Stoke or Birmingham) and Gary O'Neil (Middlesbrough to Bolton or Wolves).
From the News of the World: Eduardo (Arsenal to Lyon) and John Carew (Aston Villa to Fulham).
And finally from the Sunday Times: Steven Pienaar (Everton to Tottenham).
Pheeew....now watch absolutely none of those rumours come true.
Premier League - Manchester United - 2009-2010: - Statistics
7Home
Goal Distribution
Scored 78TimeConceded 274
Top Scorers
Wayne Rooney 26 Dimitar Berbatov 12 Antonio Valencia 5
Patrice Evra 3,041 min Antonio Valencia 2,556 min Wayne Rooney 2,555 min
Players Red Yellow Paul Scholes18Nemanja Vidic16Darren Fletcher15Patrice Evra05Wayne Rooney05Antonio Valencia03
View Manchester United squad page
Seán Fay / Eurosport
Eurosport - Sun, 18 Apr 10:12:00 2010
RRONDO
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duh!!!mtaa wa pili na wa tatu huko balaa..............wanachapana bakora saa hizi
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akina drogba/terry.......diaby/nasri
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