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Premier League - Ronaldo saves subpar United


Manchester United (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/manchester-united/) struggled to a 1-0 win at Derby with a goal from Cristiano Ronaldo, a result that saw them take top spot in the Premier League.

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Manchester United brushed aside Bolton to move three points clear of Arsenal at the top of the Premier League.

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Ronaldo, skipper for the night, was sensational for United


Stand-in skipper Cristiano Ronaldo was in brilliant form, shooting home from a corner before striking a sensational free-kick that moved through the air.
Bolton, who have lost their last five league games, might have equalised but Tomasz Kuszczak denied Kevin Davies.
Kuszczak also denied Nicky Hunt and Gavin McCann while Nani and Ronaldo almost extended United's lead.

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Manchester United outclassed 10-man Liverpool to move six points clear at the top of the Premier League table.

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Wes Brown put United ahead from Wayne Rooney's cross before Liverpool's hopes were hit when Javier Mascherano was sent off for dissent before the break.
Some great saves by Pepe Reina kept the visitors in the game but he was at fault when Cristiano Ronaldo headed home United's second from a corner.
Nani's fine finish into the top corner completed an emphatic win for United.

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Sir Alex Ferguson still believes three teams are in the Premier League title race despite his Manchester United side increasing their lead to five points

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United's advantage was six points following their 3-0 win over Liverpool, before Chelsea reduced the gap with a 2-1 victory against Arsenal.
"The title race is going right to end of the season because Chelsea and Arsenal are playing well," he said.
Chelsea boss Avram Grant added: "We are chasing and are now closer to the top."
Manchester United visit Stamford Bridge on 26 April - a game that could prove to be the title decider.

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Manchester United stretched their lead at the Premier League summit to six points with a stunning display.

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Manchester United stretched their lead at the Premier League summit to six points with a stunning display.
Cristiano Ronaldo's outrageous flick started the agony for Aston Villa after 17 minutes and he provided Carlos Tevez with a simple second before half-time.
Wayne Rooney rounded Scott Carson for a third after 53 minutes and he slid home the fourth with 20 minutes left after more superb creativity from Ronaldo.
Shaun Maloney missed Villa's best chance, but United were outstanding.

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Afonso Alves (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/alves-afonso.html) got his first goals in English football when Middlesbrough (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/middlesbrough/) held Premier League leaders Manchester United (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/manchester-united/) to a 2-2 draw at the Riverside.

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Carlos Tevez (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/carlos-tevez.html)'s second-half header gave Manchester United (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/manchester-united/) a 1-0 victory over Roma at Old Trafford that sealed their progress to the last four of the Champions League with a 3-0 aggregate victory.

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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger admits his side's whole season now hinges on beating Manchester United on Sunday after their Champions League exit.

"It will be the greatest achievement of my career to win the Premier League now because we are swimming against the stream at the moment," said Wenger.
"For us the game on Sunday is the game of the season. If we do not win this game we have no chance.
"We will fight until the last second of the championship."

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Manchester United came from behind to earn a 2-1 Premier League win over Arsenal at Old Trafford.

Manchester United went six points clear at the top of the Premier League after coming from behind to beat Arsenal in a pulsating encounter at Old Trafford.



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Manchester United (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/manchester-united/) defenders Rio Ferdinand (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/rio-ferdinand.html) and Wes Brown (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/wesley-brown.html), along with midfielder Michael Carrick (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/michael-carrick.html), have agreed new contracts with the club.

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A late Carlos Tevez (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/carlos-tevez.html) header salvaged a 1-1 draw for Manchester United (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/manchester-united/) away to Blackburn Rovers (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/blackburn-rovers/), despite a majestic performance by Brad Friedel (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/brad-friedel.html).

.................................A Nani (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/nani.html) corner came in on 88 minutes and was flicked on by Paul Scholes (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/paul-scholes.html) to Tevez, who finally found the net from close range.

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Sir Alex Ferguson says his Manchester United side will be more aggressive in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final with Barcelona.
Cristiano Ronaldo's missed penalty was United's best chance in the first leg, which ended 0-0, but Ferguson promised a more attacking display in the return.

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The season reaches boiling point at Stamford Bridge this Saturday lunchtime when second-placed Chelsea (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/chelsea/) take on league leaders Manchester United (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/manchester-united/) in a potential title-decider.

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[MarcusMaximus]

Wow - I just figured out that these guys play soccer!!!

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A controversial late Michael Ballack penalty moved Chelsea level on points with Manchester United with a 2-1 win at Stamford Bridge.

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When Barcelona walk out against Manchester United on Tuesday there will be one player conspicuous by his absence - Ronaldinho.

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A 100% english champions league final in Moscou..............

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Paul Scholes's stunning first-half strike earned Manchester United (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/manchester-united/) a nervy 1-0 win over Barcelona at Old Trafford that sent them through to the Champions League final.

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After their midweek caution, Manchester United returned to their usual swashbuckling selves with a raucous 4-1 win against West Ham.

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Manchester United (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/manchester-united/) sealed their 10th Premier League title in 16 years with a 2-0 win against Wigan Athletic.



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On the day he equalled Sir Bobby Charlton's record of 758 first-team appearances, Ryan Giggs (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/ryan-giggs.html) scored the second goal late on to secure a nervous victory.
Cristiano Ronaldo (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/cristianoronaldo.html) gave United a first-half lead with a disputed penalty - his 31st league goal of the season.

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Cristiano Ronaldo (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/cristianoronaldo.html) has shocked Manchester United by saying it is his "dream" to play in Spain.

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The 23-year-old has been linked with La Liga champions Real Madrid, who said earlier this week they could afford to pay £80 million for him.
Ronaldo (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/ronaldo.html), who has four years left on his £120,000-a-week contract, confirmed that a future move to the Bernabeu move would suit him.



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Man Utd win in dramatic shoot-out

Man Utd 1-1 Chelsea
Man Utd win 6-5 on penalties



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Congrats to Man U fans...

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Congrats to Alex Ferguson!

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i like Ronaldo

i like MU

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Former Manchester United (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/manchester-united/) player Paul Parker thinks Cristiano Ronaldo (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/cristianoronaldo.html) should act like a man over his transfer to Real Madrid.

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"It is plainly obvious that Cristiano Ronaldo doesn't want to come back to Manchester United, but he isn't man enough to say so.
It is like somebody who wants a divorce but isn't brave enough to start proceedings. He has made no attempt to justify his position to the fans, the manager or anybody.
He has made comments about wanting Carlos Queiroz to get the Portugal job, but he is strangely quiet when it comes to clarifying his own situation.
He is just sitting there hoping Real Madrid strike a deal, and is dreading having to go back and face the music.
I think a lot of United fans have been very upset by his behaviour. He took years to win them over with his performances, but will have to start from scratch again if he does return.
Even from a neutral point of view I don't think it is the right time for him to move. The majority of great players are associated with a particular club and have shown loyalty over their career.
Ronaldo has shown no loyalty whatsoever and I think it will stop him going down as one of the greats. Will he be able to score 40 goals a season in Madrid? I very much doubt it.
Sir Alex Ferguson took a major gamble on Ronaldo, bringing him through at a young age and sticking with him when he didn't appear to be progressing.
He made him physically and mentally stronger - Sir Alex made Ronaldo like he made Beckham, Scholes and Giggs. No other manager could have done the job Fergie has done, and Ronaldo has let him down badly.
I don't think there will be much sympathy for Ronaldo in the Old Trafford dressing room. Players usually understand if somebody is looking to move to a bigger club or get a better contract.
But Ronaldo is already one of the highest-paid players at the biggest team in England (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/england/) and the European champions. Why would he leave for a club that were nowhere near in the Champions League?
These kind of things happen and I think the United players will be professional enough to get on with it if he comes back, but they will be disappointed that he wants to walk away.
Although I hold the player ultimately responsible, his agent has not helped. Agents do not always work in the players' best interests because they get a big payday every time there is a transfer.
You have to hope Ronaldo will see sense, and in any case there should be no rush to sell him as he has four years left on his contract. But you worry that he could upset the harmony in the dressing room if he doesn't get what he wants.
In my playing days players looked to move clubs, but they kept their mouths shut and things were played out internally, not in the papers.
If you acted up, you went straight in the reserves. But clubs cannot afford to do that these days as it could damage the value of the player. You have to wonder whether there is any point having contracts any more.
I think United will cope without Ronaldo. Sir Alex will look to bring in another forward who can score 20 goals like Dimitar Berbatov (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/dimitar-berbatov.html), and of course more of the burden will fall on Carlos Tevez (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/carlos-tevez.html) and Wayne Rooney (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/wayne-rooney.html).
You get the feeling that Rooney has coasted a little bit through the last two seasons and allowed Ronaldo to carry him.
He will really have to step up to the plate and prove his quality if Ronaldo goes, because the onus will be squarely on Rooney to inspire the United attack."

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Cristiano Ronaldo (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/cristianoronaldo.html) has refused to confirm Manchester United (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/manchester-united/) manager Sir Alex Ferguson's claim that the winger will remain at Old Trafford.

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Alex Ferguson saw his Manchester United (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/manchester-united/) side lift the Vodacom Challenge Trophy thanks to a 4-0 win over Kaizer Chiefs in Pretoria.

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Ryan Giggs (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/ryan-giggs.html) and Wayne Rooney (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/wayne-rooney.html) both found the target at the Loftus Versfeld Stadium as did Tom (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/tom.html) Cleverley and Fraizer Campbell (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/fraizer-campbell.html).

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A near full-strength Manchester United were held to a goalless draw at Old Trafford by Italian side Juventus.

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The Premier League and Champions league trophies were paraded to the crowd at Old Trafford before the game.
Carlos Tevez and Darren Fletcher had United's best chances but did not force Gianluigi Buffon into a decent save, while the same was true of Alessandro del Piero at the other end after a brilliant piece of skill from the veteran Italy star.

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Gary Neville (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/gary-neville.html) lifted Manchester United (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/manchester-united/)'s 13th Community Shield after the Premier League champions beat Portsmouth (http://uk.eurosport.yahoo.com/football/portsmouth/) 3-1 in a penalty shootout at Wembley.

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Man Utd make an unconvincing start to the defence of their Premier League title as they are held at home by Newcastle.


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Darren Fletcher's deflected first-half strike was enough to give Manchester United victory over Portsmouth.

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Zenit St Petersburg won the Eurpean Super Cup for the first time in their history after beating Manchester United 2-1 in Monaco.

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Goals from Pavel Pogrebnyak and Danny Alves proved enough to claim the trophy but the Russian Champions had to hold on for the last twenty minutes as United laid siege to their goal.......

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Manchester United chief executive David Gill has insisted he is treating suggestions of a £135million bid for Cristiano Ronaldo "with a pinch of salt" but revealed the club would discuss an offer of that magnitude.
Sulaiman Al-Fahim, the billionaire businessman at the centre of the Manchester City takeover by the Abu Dhabi United Group, said this week they could be willing to make a world record bid for the United star.
"It was an interesting comment, I think it's a fan's-type comment," Gill told BBC Radio Five Live. "It's interesting when Alex [Ferguson] mentioned the Dimitar Berbatov signing in advance that complaints were made to the Premier League."

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He added: "He mentioned Torres and Fabregas in the same article so I think we will treat that with a pinch of salt.
"I have never met the gentleman. That is a fantastic amount of money and would turn the industry upside down so I can't believe he is serious at those sorts of levels.
"Ultimately we would discuss any offer with Alex and the owners, as that sort of money is very large for one person. But we are not in the market to sell our best players."

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Liverpool - Manchester united......2 - 1

this is Anfield..!!!

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Manchester United were held to a goalless draw by Villarreal in their opening Champions League group game.

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Cristiano Ronaldo made his comeback after ankle surgery and almost set up Jonny Evans for a late winner, only for the youngster to head against the post.
Guille Franco sent a flick against an upright on the hour as Villarreal provided stubborn resistance.
But the main plus for United boss Sir Alex Ferguson was a vibrant 25-minute cameo from the returning Ronaldo..............

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Salomon Kalou's late equaliser preserved Chelsea's long unbeaten home league record and earned a deserved point against Manchester United

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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 a disjointed game.
Joe Cole and Nicolas Anelka wasted great chances before substitute Kalou headed in with ten minutes left.......

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Dimitar Berbatov got off the mark with a double strike as Manchester United cruised to Champions League victory against Aalborg in Denmark.

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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 his goal account when he took advantage of a defensive mix-up to score 10 minutes after half-time.
He then volleyed in Cristiano Ronaldo's cross for his second after 79 minutes.
United outclassed Bruce Rioch's minnows, but injuries to Scholes and Rooney cast a shadow over the win, which leaves them with four points from their first two group games.