Anfield Talk 06 November @ 12:41 PM EST
Steven Gerrard believes there are several exciting prospects at the Academy who could one day take
the Premier League by storm.
Not since Gerrard broke on to the scene in 1998 has Liverpool produced a world-class star.
The skipper, though, thinks all that could soon change as the new-look Academy led by Frank
McParland and Kenny Dalglish looks to get players into Rafa Benitez's first team.
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Liverpool Kop 06 November @ 06:27 AM EST
Yesterday, I looked at the real cost of Jan Kromkamp's transfer to Liverpool. Today, I attempt to
establish the true cost of Xabi Alonso and Luis Garcia, two of Rafa Benitez's most successful
signings.
At the time of both transfers, the BBC reported that Garcia cost 6m, but in their report for
Alonso's transfer, a fee was not specified.
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Liverpool captain
Steven Gerrard has admitted that he doesn't like seeing former
team-mate
Michael Owen wearing a
Man United shirt.
Gerrard told FourFourTwo magazine:
"I don't like it. It's weird and doesn't look right."I played with him in the red of Liverpool since I was 10, so to see him in the red of United is
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ManUtd24 05 November @ 05:50 AM EST
No wonder Sir Alex Ferguson admires him so much. Igor Akinfeev may have conceded three goals
though none of them was his fault but he had pulled off a number of world-class saves which had
frustrated Manchester United.
He is only 23, but he has been first choice 'keeper at CSKA Moscow for six years now, and was
just 17 when he broke into the Russian side making him the youngest ever.
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Things aren't looking good in Merseyside at the moment, with Liverpool picking up yet another
disappointing result in Europe last night, which puts them five points behind the team above them
and six points off the top of the group, with just two matches to play.
In the league, they are currently 6th with just three points distancing them from 10th placed
Burnley.
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ManUtd24 04 November @ 12:08 PM EST
Manchester United went into yesterday's game against CSKA Moscow needing a point which was
achieved but as usual it was done the hard way and once again the problems in the defence were
apparent, and it was this problem which nearly led to an embarrassing defeat.
You cannot fault United's determination when they were 3-1 down, something which paid off, but
while you can give credit to the midfielders and forwards for their tenacity, the defence was
again, unfortunately, the problem.
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Soccerblog 04 November @ 03:44 AM EST
Sir Alex Ferguson has referee issues again.He called referee Olegario Benquerenca's decision not
to give Darren Fletcher a penalty in the Man U v/s CSKA champion's league clash the worst decision
he has ever seen.Meanwhile the game ended at 3 goals a piece.Michael Owen's goal stretched the
offside rule to the limits of its credibility.
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Before yesterday's game, all
Man United needed to do to qualify for the next stage of the
Champions League was to win or draw. Last night there was a six-goal thriller at Old
Trafford where things didn't go the way they were supposed to.
CSKA had got off to the better start but United were starting to control the game, when the
visitors took the lead.
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Manchester United booked its passage to the knockout phase of the UEFA Champions League in
dramatic and somewhat embarrassing fashion. If a side like CSKA Moscow can come to Old Trafford and
score goals in the manner they did, I don't think the Special One at Inter Milan or Barcelona's Pep
Guardiola will be having sleepless nights worrying about United's threat to their title hopes.
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What a comeback for Manchester United. The reds qualified for the Champions League knock-out stages
after coming from two goals down to draw with CSKA Moscow in a dramatic game which saw Sir
Alex...
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The UEFA Champions League had a full set of group stage matches on Tuesday, November 3, 2009
including Manchester United hosting CSKA Moscow at Old Trafford. Here's a recap of the match along
with video highlights.
Manchester United draws with CSKA Moscow 3-3 Video
Highlights
Neither team was able to score in the first 10 minutes but Man U started to take control of the
match.
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Arseblog 03 November @ 03:48 AM EST
The football just keeps coming with Champions League action tomorrow night. There'll be a press
conference and team news today so we can preview the game properly tomorrow.
A win would assure qualification for the knock-out stage of the competition so there'll be no
rest for the main men. Robin van Persie will lead the line again and after two goals against Sp*rs
the manager seems to think 25 goals for the season is an achievable target for him.
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Red Rants 03 November @ 02:50 AM EST
Darren Fletcher is expected to return to a side beset with absentees to injuries and personal
reasons. The manager took time out to shower yet more praise on Fletcher.
"Most people now recognise Darren Fletcher as a big-game player," said Ferguson. "We have been
aware of that for quite a while.
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Manchester United will host CSKA Moscow today in their group B clash of the Champions League.
United had won the same fixture two weeks ago in Russian capital and will look to win this one too.
Currently, the Red Devils lead Group B and a victory at Old Trafford would send them progress into
the knockout round with two Group B matches to spare.
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Michael Owen says playing for Manchester United is his priority and he wants to score goals so
we win, not so he gets picked for England.
"England is something I don't really think about," said Owen. "It is probably
something people talk about a lot more than I think about really.
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Man United striker
Wayne Rooney has missed training today ahead of United's Champions
League clash with CSKA Moscow tomorrow. Wayne's wife
Coleen Rooney was due to give birth to
their first child over a week ago.
There is a good chance that Wayne will be missing for the game tomorrow.
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This is something I saw at Kopblog, posted by a true fan who did a very good research. Â Maybe some
of us might see what's it is like for Rafa and how brilliant he has been for us.
2004/05
£2m - Josemi: peanuts and was moved on in a swap for Kromkamp 18 months later
£1.5m - Antonio Nunez: part of the Michael Owen deal and filled a gap for a while.
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What goes around comes around eh? Less than a week after hauling Michael Owen down as the last
man, Jamie Carragher got his just desserts. In the first half, Carragher fell in to Zamora in the
penalty area but the referee let him off the hook again. It was a case of three strikes
and your out for Carragher though, with the Liverpool defender finally handed a straight red card
for rugby tackling his opponent.
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Manchester United looks to recover from last weekend's defeat to Liverpool as they face
Blackburn Rovers. Were they able to win or did Blackburn get a result? Here's a recap of the match
along with video highlights.
Manchester United beats Blackburn 2-0 Video Highlights
The match had a slow start as neither team really had any great chances in the first 20
minutes.
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Rafa Benitez's future at Liverpool has become even more cloudy following Fulham's determined 3-1
win at Craven Cottage. Liverpool picked up two red cards along the way as Erik Nevland's clever
goal proved to be enough for Fulham to grab all three points.
Bobby Zamora got things going for the home side in the first half, but his strike was quickly
cancelled out by a stunning Fernando Torres goal.
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Has to be a quick one this weekend due to the imminent arrival of most of wife's family for
lunch, then I'm straight off to a game in the Championship. Last weekend I managed to watch no
football whatsoever due to a family gathering and a wedding ('Likely Lads' moment: I was the guest
with the mobile phone looking at score updates from Liverpool/Man UÂ during the
speeches), so I'm looking forward to this weekend, especially Ajax v
Feyenoord tomorrow lunchtime (ESPN)
It's about an hour or so to go before the lunchtime game: Arsenal v
Spurs (12:45pm, Sky Sports 1) looks a tasty one, Arsenal have won all four of
their home league games this season and Spurs have a decent away record; the rest of today's slate
is notable for the players that are missing.
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Perhaps the biggest debate of the 2009-2010 Premier League season has been stoppage time.
Premiership fans witnessed Michael Owen propel Manchester United to a derby day victory over
cross-town rivals City in stoppage time, and last weekend we saw Stoke battle on through five
minutes of stoppage time to hold on to a slender 1-0 lead over hosts Tottenham.
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ManUtd24 30 October @ 01:59 PM EST
By Gareth Freeman
United's Carling Cup win over Barnsley was encouraging in the fact the ‘squad' players came in
and gave a decent account of themselves. Michael Owen's goal was vintage Owen, he showed neat
skills and a cool composure to send the ball into the net but, with all due respect to Barnsley, he
should have registered a goal against the opposition.
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Attacking 90 30 October @ 01:10 AM EST
This is Fabio
At least that's what Manchester United is saying.
Sir Alex Ferguson played both twin Brazilian brothers, Rafael & Fabio Silva, in their Carling
Cup match against Barnsley. En route to winning, Rafael fouled Jamal Campbell-Ryce and earned
himself a yellow card; however Referee Chris Foy put brother Fabio in the book.
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Michael Owen scored his third goal of the season against Barnsley this week and has enjoyed a
good scoring rate for us so far.
Mike Phelan has today talked of the options we have up front, whether we play Owen in the cups,
whether he's a sub, or if he's in the starting XI.
"Michael has come to Manchester United as it a fresh challenge for him," said
Phelan.
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goalpost.tv 29 October @ 08:44 AM EST
Manchester United has reached the English League Cup quarterfinals defeating legend killers,
Barnsley, who had defeated both Liverpool and Chelsea last season en route to the semifinals. Red
Devils fielded a second string but included Michael Owen, who returned the favor with flying
colors by scoring the second goal for United.
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Blog United 29 October @ 06:54 AM EST
United have once again been linked with January moves for Valencia's star men, David Villa and
David Silva. The future of both Spanish Internationals was the focus of much media attention over
the summer with Barcelona, Real Madrid and Liverpool keeping tabs on the situation to name but a
few.
Valencia managed to hold on to their prized assets in the summer but as their financial troubles
show no sign of letting up, it looks increasingly likely they will lose one if not both in the
winter.
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Spanish football club
Valencia have recently admitted that they still have some serious
financial problems. Valencia's star player
David Villa has sacked his agent Luis Tamargo,
after he failed to secure him a move away from the club.
Man United, Chelsea, Barcelona, Real Madrid and Liverpool have all been linked with a move for the
player.
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Another weekend passes us by and still the big teams are falling over themselves to not take the
initiative in the Premiership title race. Of the top 6 teams, only Chelsea won making the league
one on the most open in recent history. Over the past few seasons, one or two teams have really
stood out come the end of October.
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Anfield Talk 28 October @ 01:02 PM EST
Contrary to what Sir Red Nose said, the ref was right in not sending off Carragher when he brought
down Owen outside the box. In an article in Tuesday's Guardian a senior, un-named, ref agreed with
Marriner's handling of the matter.
He said: "Ferguson clearly doesn't understand the law about the denial of an obvious goal-scoring
opportunity.
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Soccer Pie 28 October @ 10:35 AM EST
You can imagine the disappointment of United fans after the derby defeat to Liverpool but I am
pretty sure the Carling Cup game against Barnsley put a smile on their faces.
First team players Owen, Obertan, Evans and Brown proved they've got plenty to offer in team's
quest for trophies, but it is the youngsters that impressed me the most.
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I do like looking at statistics, so maybe you do too. With Michael Owen wanting emphasis to be
put on his performances as well as the goals he scored, I thought it would be interesting to see
how Owen compares to the top strikers in the league.
These stats are never going to give you like for like because Owen is our third choice striker
therefore gets fewer opportunities but they're interesting enough to look at.
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There were some post-game fan trouble following Barnsley's Carling Cup fourth round defeat to
Manchester United at Oakwell on Tuesday evening. Manchester United won the game 2-0 on Michael Owen
and Danny Welbeck goals. However, the game's most memorable incident occurred when two young
Barnsley fans invaded the pitch, stole the ball from goalkeeper Ben Foster and [.
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