Style maven Djibril Cisse famous for his hair landscaping, goatees, and tattoos returns

QPR created the most buzz this transfer window completing the transfer of Nancy's highly rated midfielder Samba Diakite for a reported £3.36m. They added Nedum Onuoha from City and Taye Taiwo on loan from Milan to bolster the defense.

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- One of our readers named Patrick made our weekend after sending us a link to this abtastic gallery of 'ballers.

By Chris Wright

Pies pick of the stills from last night's FA Cup third round replay action...

ITV's punditry panel Matt Smith, Gordon Strachan and Ian Wright watch over QPR's game against the MK Dons from deep within the bowels of their elevated glass fortress at a sparsely populated Loftus Road

New QPR manager Mark Hughes gives the home crowd a wave before taking his place in the Loftus Road dugout for the first time

Obviously not used to moving at these speeds, a terrified Kevin Davies motors past Macclesfield Town's Tony Diagne at the Reebok.

Federico Macheda's path with Manchester United's first team doesn't seem to cross again as after experiencing a six month loan to Sampdoria last season, the Italian is walking in a pretty similar road again in this second part of the season.

After tasting a rather bitter Serie A experience, this time Macheda isn't moving that far as he is temporarily stayed with fellow premiership side, Queens Park Rangers, which the young striker believes could be the perfect spot for him.

Federico Macheda has been confounding our corneas again, this time with a lime green/blue hoop combo. Nice! Image: Scott Heavey/Getty Images.

The January transfer window has been flung open once again and after the excitement of last year, we thought a reasonably thorough look at the early hip dip movers and rump shakers was needed.

Federico Macheda's loan move to QPR was confirmed today ahead of his début against Norwich.

"There is a lot of competition at Manchester United, there are some very good strikers there," Kiko said. "But I am still young and I need to get more experience in the Premier League. I am here to train hard firstly and then I hope to play a big part in the games.

Federico Macheda's loan move to QPR was confirmed today ahead of his début against Norwich.

"There is a lot of competition at Manchester United, there are some very good strikers there," Kiko said. "But I am still young and I need to get more experience in the Premier League. I am here to train hard firstly and then I hope to play a big part in the games.

Manchester United striker Federico Macheda has officially joined QPR on-loan for the rest of the season with Sir Alex Ferguson hoping his stint in London will have the same desired effect that Danny Wellbeck's and Tom Cleverley's had when they were farmed out last season to Sunderland and Wigan respectively.

Manchester United striker Federico Macheda has officially joined QPR on-loan for the rest of the season with Sir Alex Ferguson hoping his stint in London will have the same desired effect that Danny Wellbeck's and Tom Cleverley's had when they were farmed out last season to Sunderland and Wigan respectively.

Manchester United's 20 year old Italian striker Federico Macheda is 95% certain he'll be playing the rest of the season on-loan at QPR after his agent confirmed United manager Sir Alex Ferguson wants to keep the Italian in a United shirt despite a poor return since his season long loan at Sampdoria where they were relegated into the Serie B.

Manchester United's 20 year old Italian striker Federico Macheda is 95% certain he'll be playing the rest of the season on-loan at QPR after his agent confirmed United manager Sir Alex Ferguson wants to keep the Italian in a United shirt despite a poor return since his season long loan at Sampdoria where they were relegated into the Serie B.

Dimitar Berbatov was the Premier League's top scorer seven months ago and lifted a record breaking 19th title with Manchester United. He has been fourth choice striker at the club this season though, behind Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck and Javier Hernandez.

The club tried to sell the striker in the summer following his omission from the Champions League final squad but the player wasn't having any of it, determined to stay on our books and fight for his place and has behaved admirably since.

By FRANCO PANIZO

A day after Pep Guardiola said he had no plans of selling him, David Villa was lost to injury.

Villa will be sidelined for approximately the next six months after fracturing his tibia in Barcelona's 4-0 Club World Cup win over Al Sadd on Thursday.

Federico Macheda's agent Giovanni Bia has today claimed that the striker will be off on loan in January when the transfer window opens.

After a disappointing time on loan with Sampdoria, Bia claims that the Italian striker won't be returning to his homeland on loan again, but will probably accept one of the offers that has come in for him.

Dimitar Berbatov has been ruled out of Manchester United's massive Champions League trip to Basle leaving Sir Alex Ferguson with limited options up front.

After Javier Hernandez suffered an ankle injury at Aston Villa on Saturday that is set to rule him out for a month, Ferguson expressed the hope Berbatov would have recovered from his own ankle problem to make the flight to Switzerland.

Even an off-form United are good enough to beat boring Villa

Manchester United were extremely poor against an excellent Crystal Palace in the Carling Cup and there must be serious questions now as to whether Darron Gibson, the Da Silva twins and Federico Macheda are ever going to be good enough to be regulars at Old Trafford.

After wearing the captain's armband during Manchester United's 2-1 defeat to Crystal Palace in last night's thrilling Carling Cup quarterfinal at Old Trafford, Jonny Evans realizes the amount of pressure the team is under.

A spectacular long-range goal from Darren Ambrose was cancelled out by a Federico Macheda penalty, which forced 30 minutes of extra time but the Red Devils still came up short courtesy of Glenn Murray's decisive header.

Eagles flying high at Old Trafford Manchester United were knocked out of the Carling Cup last night as Championship side Crystal Palace pulled off a shock win at Old Trafford. The Eagles took the lead through a stunning 35-yard strike from Darren Ambrose. Federico Macheda immediately struck back from the penalty spot.

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Manchester United vs Crystal Palace 1-2 Carling Cup Highlights 2011 Video Goals Ambrose Macheda Murray is a post from Soccer Blogger.

Manchester United will continue their policy of fielding a youthful side in the Carling Cup when they take on Crystal Palace in this week's quarter-final tie. Sir Alex Ferguson revealed he would be making wholesale changes from the side that were held to a draw at home to Newcastle at the weekend, with the majority of senior players expected to be rested once again.

Ian Walton/Getty Images(Bleacher Report) Dimitar Berbatov has been tipped to leave Old Trafford ever since his apparent falling out with Sir Alex Ferguson during and after his failure to even appear on the bench for Manchester United's 2011 UEFA Champions League Final match against Barcelona.
The 2010-11 Barclay's English Premier League Golden Boot winner looked to be on his way out of Old Trafford early in the summer.

After a stellar performance with Manchester United last season, life has become very hard for Dimitar Berbatov after his fall out with club coach Sir Alex Ferguson. However, with injuries to key players Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez, Sir Alex will have no option but to start the 30 year old.

Dimitar Berbatov was left out of Manchester United's starting line-up again, much to the surprise of many fans who had been expecting the Bulgarian to make a return after barely getting on the pitch this season.

Sit Alex Ferguson still insists that the striker has a future at the club, although this is becoming more and more difficult to believe.

Now the international break is over, the games start coming thick and fast as Manchester United have additional Champions League and Carling Cup commitments.
Sir Alex Ferguson knows how best to utilise his squad and will reward those who have patiently watched the Reds rack up three consecutive victories in the Barclays Premier League.

We knew that a few weeks ago, there were reports that Alex Ferguson had offered Newcastle's Alan Pardew, Manchester United striker Federico Macheda as a loan deal. Federico Macheda option on season long loan But there's news today that Newcastle are back in for Sochaux striker Modibo Maiga, but that depends on Sochaux bringing [.

Turns out we're trying to get Cameron Jerome, again. At first glance, I don't see why we'd spend over 3 million on a striker that scored 3 goals last year. Yet, when looking at it further, Birmingham couldn't score (something Aston Villa is currently experiencing; thank you Alex McLeish!), and we're in dire need of a striker.

A contrasting issues apparently being faced by Machester United' coach, Sir Alex Ferguson, as he is now facing a dilemma in choosing the attacking partnership up front especially after the fine performances of young guns such as Danny Wellbeck in the last few games.

Wellbeck along with Federico Macheda, and Mame Biram Diouf all returned from their loan this summer and simply adding the full packed rosters of forwards with Wayne Rooney, Michael Owen, Javier "Chicarito" Hernandez and Dimitar Berbatov.

Ahead of today's highly anticipated Community Shield clash against Manchester City, Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson insists that he's happy with his deep pool of first team strikers. The defending Premier League champions have an overcrowded front line, with seven players vying for spots in the first team.

Manchester United love playing in the United States. If last season's popular tour was not enough to justify this claim, the Red Devils once again made the journey across the Atlantic this summer for their pre-season preparations.

This time around, the results were even more emphatic as Sir Alex Ferguson's men ruthlessly put opponent after opponent to rest before ending the tour with a solid 2-1 win over European Champions FC Barcelona in the nation's capital.

Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov could be on his way out of the club, as reports are linking the Bulgarian with a move to the Italy.

Serie A outfit Juventus, who are seeking attacking reinforcements after making it clear that the likes of Vincenzo Iaquinta and Luca Toni will not feature prominently in the coming season, struggled for goals during their recent 2-1 defeat to Sporting Lisbon in an exhibition match in Toronto.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted he would understand if Dimitar Berbatov decided to move on to a new club to find more regular first-team football.

The Red Devils have an abundance of goalscoring talent at their disposal for the upcoming Premier League season with six players all battling for a place in the starting XI at Old Trafford.

Mame Biram Diouf has been strongly linked with a move away from the club, with Blackpool and Blackburn apparently interested in signing him on a permanent basis.

Diouf joined the club 18 months ago but has spent a whole season on loan at Blackburn, with his highlights including a hattrick against Norwich in the League Cup and scoring against Arsenal in his first start for the club.

Manchester United young Italian striker, Federico Macheda, had what he consider as a nightmare loan season at Sampdoria, but "Kiko" admitted that it actually gives him another step to maturity that hopefully can make him stay at Old Trafford in the upcoming season.

The Italian under 21 striker revealed that the different mentality in Serie A is what in the end cost him the failure in getting much playing time but he is ready to fight for a place now at United.

Michael Owen. Federico Macheda (2) and Ji-Sung Park were the goalscorers as Man United kicked-off their North American tour with a comfortable 4-1 victory over the New England Revolution. Kenny Mansally got the Revs goal.

United started with Anders Lindegaard in goal, a back four of Fabio, Jonathan Evans, Nemanja Vidic and Rafael.

Photo by Andrew Katsampes/ISIphotos.com

By THOMAS FLOYD

For 45 minutes Wednesday, the New England Revolution held its own against one of the top clubs the world has to offer.

Manchester United couldn't break through against the Revolution defense in a friendly before 51,523 at Gillette Stadium, and the two teams went into the break locked in a scoreless draw.

Manchester United kicked off its American tour by winning big against an American club.

Federico Macheda scored two goals as Manchester United opened the 2011 World Football Challenge with a 4-1 victory over the New England Revolution on Wednesday night in Boston, Masachusetts. Michael Owen and Park Ji-Sung also scored for the Red Devils, which started just four players from the side that faced Barcelona in the most rcent Champions League final.

Federico Macheda is back among the goals - scoring two against New England Revolution in a space of 6 mintues.Michael Owen and Ji-sung Park were the other goal scorers..

Manchester United, Arsenal, and Liverpool all won friendly matches yesterday on their pre-season tours. Here are the match summaries as we prepare for our Fantasy Premier League season next month: Federico Macheda scored 2 goals, while Michael Owen and Park ... Continue reading →

Michael Owen, Federico Macheda and Ji-sung Park helped Manchester United to run out 4-1 winners against New England Revolution 4-1 to kickstart their pre-season tour of the United States. Reds' performance in the first half was one to forget, but a flurry of second-half goals, including four in the space of 11 frantic minutes, made everyone present at The Gillette Stadium go crazy!

Ashley Young played his first game for Manchester United last night in our 4-1 win over New England Revolution at the start of our US Tour.

Wayne Rooney has claimed that our new player has settled in well and will help bring more success to the club in the future.

"Ashley has settled in well," said Rooney.