I have watched, rewatched, and watched again the penalty incident with Vela yesterday, it is as clear, blatant, and unmissible as the one by Fletcher on Arshavin at Old Trafford. Vela has his legged hooked clean from under him and there is no planet in the universe on which that is anything other than a stonewall penalty.

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Manchester United skipper, Rio Ferdinand has been ruled out of action for about 10 games. Rio can be back only after the New Year if his recovery from an injured back is successful. The medical staff at Old Trafford has said that Rio needs at least six weeks of rest and physio work to heal his injured back. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United responded well to keep up with Chelsea as they saw off Everton 3-0 at Old Trafford in last night's late kick off, and this win now bring them 5 points behind leaders Chelsea, and back to the second place following Arsenal's defeat at Sunderland, but with still a game in hand for the [. Click to continue reading...

International breaks sometimes affect teams as soon as they are over. Especially, if you're a team like Manchester United and boast many international stars such as, say, Rooney or a Vidic and maybe even a Fletcher. Because it was the latter who set the standards in this highly comprehensive victory, with a stunning strike that sent the Stretford End erupting.

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Talks will start between Man United and Wayne Rooney in January. Rumours today are that Man United will offer Rooney £170,000-a-week to keep him at Man United. The deal will include a £45,000-a-week image rights deal to become Old Trafford's poster boy
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Before yesterday's game against Everton, I wasn't quite sure of what we were going to see. Man United don't tend to be at their best after International games but there was nothing to worry about. Man United eased to a comfortable 3-0 win over Everton and it could have been more than that. Click to continue reading...

Last season a late equaliser saved our bacon at the Stadium of Light. Yesterday there was no bacon saving as Darren Bent's goal consigned us to our third defeat of the season.

It was, it should be pointed out, the first time we've failed to score since a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford at the end of last season but our ability to concede was our undoing yesterday.

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Manchester United hosted Everton on Saturday, November 21, 2009 in the English Premier League. With Arsenal losing in the earlier matches, it was a chance for Man U to move back into second place in the league table while Everton is looking for any result on the road. Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights.

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Manchester United defeated Everton 3-0 at Old Trafford to climb above Arsenal into second place in the Premier League.
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Everton manager David Moyes has said today that there is no chance of Man United signing. There have been suggestions that Man United have already made a bid for the young star but Moyes has warned United off.
Everton face Man United this evening at Old Trafford and all eyes would have been on Rodwell but he is a doubt due to injury. Click to continue reading...

Man United keeper Ben Foster has recently been linked with a move away from Old Trafford. Some papers believe he will be sold to Tottenham Hotspur, others believe he will be loaned in January until the summer.
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This evening Everton travel to Old Trafford to take on Premier League Champion's Man United. The Toffee's won their last game against West Ham 2-1 whilst Man United had a very disappointing 1-0 loss to Chelsea.
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Another international break has ended finally giving United the opportunity to avenge the 1-0 defeat against Chelsea. Willing victims, Everton, line up at Old Trafford in the day's late kick-off, with Sir Alex Ferguson's touchline ban not set to begin until after the match; he will surely demand a victory before he takes his seat in the stands.

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Manchester United hosts Everton Saturday, November 21, 2009 as they look to keep pace with league leaders Chelsea. Everton are looking to move up the table as they struggled early and are in 12th place with 15 points. It will be a tough test for Everton to get a result at Old Trafford where Manchester United have not lost (5-1-0) and have conceded only 7 goals.

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Saturday 21st November
11:00 Rubin Kazan v Zenith St Petersburg, Russian Premier Liga, ESPN
What better way to return to club football than by watching a potential domestic title decider? Yep, it's starting to get a bit parky in Russia and this is the penultimate round of the season. Click to continue reading...

2010 is on the horizon and it's safe to say that it's been a wonderful decade for football. We here at Footy Factor have taken the opportunity to celebrate the greatest teams, players, and matches of the past 10 years. Next up...

Upset of the Decade

Winner: Senegal 1 – France 0 (2002 World Cup, Group Stage).

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The English Premier League resumes this upcoming weekend (Nov 21 & 22) after a week of due to international fixtures. The title race remains very close amongst Chelsea, Arsenal, and Manchester United. Liverpool continues to struggle while Manchester City looks for a top four finish. Here's our weekly list of previews, predictions, and USA/UK Television listings for Saturday 21st November 2009 & Sunday 22nd November 2009

Predictions (times listed are GMT aka UK local time)

Saturday, 21 November 2009

Birmingham v Fulham, 15:00 - 1-1 Draw

Burnley v Aston Villa, 15:00 Burnley wins 2-0

Chelsea v Wolverhampton, 15:00 Chelsea wins 4-0

Hull v West Ham, 15:00 Hull wins 1-0

Liverpool v Man City, 12:45 Liverpool wins 3-2

Man Utd v Everton, 17:30 Man United wins 2-1

Sunderland v Arsenal, 15:00 Arsenal wins 3-1

Sunday, 22 November 2009

Bolton v Blackburn, 13:30 Bolton wins 1-0

Stoke v Portsmouth, 16:00 Stoke wins 2-1

Tottenham v Wigan, 15:00 Tottenham wins 3-1

Video Previews (click on each match) & USA/UK TV Listings

Saturday, November 21, 2009 Time Home Away TV VENUE Nov 21 07:45 ET Liverpool v Manchester City ESPN2 (USA), Sky Sports 1 (UK) Anfield Nov 21 10:00 ET Birmingham v Fulham St Andrews Stadium Nov 21 10:00 ET Burnley v Aston Villa Turf Moor Nov 21 10:00 ET Chelsea v Wolverhampton Wanderers Setanta Ireland (UK) Stamford Bridge Nov 21 10:00 ET Hull City v West Ham United Kingston Communications Stadium Nov 21 10:00 ET Sunderland v Arsenal Fox Soccer Channel (USA) Stadium of Light Nov 21 12:30 ET Manchester United v Everton Fox Soccer Channel (USA), ESPN (UK) Old Trafford Sunday, November 22, 2009 Time Home Away TV VENUE Nov 22 08:30 ET Bolton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers Sky Sports 1 (UK) Reebok Stadium Nov 22 10:00 ET Tottenham Hotspur v Wigan Athletic White Hart Lane Nov 22 11:00 ET Stoke City v Portsmouth Fox Soccer Channel (USA), Sky Sports 1 (UK) Britannia Stadium Click to continue reading...

Bath City have drawn Forest Green Rovers for a home match next week in the Second Round of the FA Cup. The selection was actually almost two weeks ago, but because Forest Green and Mansfield Town failed to produce a result in their Frist Round match, City could not be sure who their opponents would be until the replay two days ago. Click to continue reading...

Phil Neville may pull on a blue shirt when he steps out for Everton but the former United utility man is still a red at heart. Neville is currently back in training following nine weeks out with a knee injury but it looks unlikely he will recover in time for Everton's visit to Old Trafford this weekend.

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United welcome Everton to Old Trafford in the late kick off on Saturday in what, on paper, should be a fairly easy three points for Sir Alex Ferguson's side.

I mean no disrespect to Everton by this and on their day they're capable of beating anyone in the league but the fact of the matter is their injury list is huge and so many key players are missing.

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Sir Alex Ferguson is into his 23rd year as Man United manager and midfielder Paul Scholes hopes he will be at Old Trafford for many years to come. Sir Alex was sent to retire at the end of the 2001/02 Premier League season but that was called off.
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Part II of our "What did we miss out on?" series continues today:

EDIN DZEKO Arsenal were heavily linked with the 23 year-old Bosnian striker early in the transfer window. He was coming off of a wonderful season in the Bundesliga, in which he led Wolfsburg to a surprise championship and led the league in goals, with a phenomenal 26 strikes in 29 appearances.

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Benfica midfielder Angel di Maria has been the subject of much transfer speculation recently, with Manchester City, Chelsea and Liverpool all linked with the Argentine international. A ridiculous fee of £36million has been mentioned for the 21 year old, although somewhere around £10-15million is more likely.

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Manchester United is one of the best football clubs in the world and Sir Alex Ferguson is the most decorated manager in England. It is very difficult to replace this man once he steps down. But that has to happen and happen soon. So who will replace Fergie? I wish Sir Alex could continue forever at Old Trafford. Click to continue reading...

Over recent days it has been widely documented that Man United goalkeeper Ben Foster may have to leave Old Trafford in order to play for England in next year's World Cup.
England manager Fabio Capello has said that in order for players to go to the 2010 World Cup, they must be playing regular football for their club. Click to continue reading...

Jeff Winter has been causing a bit of a fuss of late with his seemingly totally biased and negative opinions against our manager.

No manager has ever been given a touchline ban for comments he made about a referee but Winter went as far as claiming Ferguson should have been given a FIFA stadium ban!

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Manchester United having already bucked the Premier League trend by raising ticket prices this season and selling Cristiano Ronaldo for more money than actually exists in the world are now taking somewhat odd cost-cutting measures, according to The Sun. In addition to logical reductions like trimming the staff at MUTV, the club are also apparently forbidding groundsmen at their training ground from taking any left-over bread for morning toast and the former players who act as hosts at Old Trafford can no longer take up seats to watch the game, nor can they eat the left-over food put out for guests, instead being given packed sandwiches.

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Over the weekend, Nani was keen to stress that his outburst against Sir Alex Ferguson last week did not constitute a ‘bust up' with his boss.

Speaking in a Portuguese newspaper, he was quoted as saying:-

"Ferguson is a very complicated man. He's tough. If things are all right, then they are all right.

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Galatasaray'ın Kadıköy'de maça çıkmadan önce üretip maçtan sonra satamayıp zarar ettiği derbi tişörtlernin bir farklı modeli var karşımızda. Bir Manchester United-Chelsea maçından önce Manchester'da üretilen ve maç günü Old Trafford tribünlerinde çok sayıda kişide takılı olan rozetlerde yaklaşık olarak "Chelsea! Click to continue reading...

Just how serious is this mini-crisis at United?

Manchester United currently sit third in the Barclays Premier League table level on points with Arsenal (who have a game in hand) and 5 points behind league leaders Chelsea. But how much is Sir Alex relishing this most recent International break?

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Sometimes in football, the chemistry between two extraordinary players are at such a high level, that it makes it a privilege to watch.

Last season, when Manchester United fumbled, the two players that came to the forefront in Liverpool's, ultimately fruitless, challenge was Gerrard and Torres.

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With the international break nearly over, the excitement of the Premier League will be back with us and Manchester United will be looking to get back to winning ways against Everton at Old Trafford at the weekend.

Following the Chelsea defeat I began thinking about what the best Manchester United eleven actually is?

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Hello all. Once again, I would just like to apologize for the delay as we get the blog restructured. To handle the day-to-day news, and to keep us running smoothely, the Manchester United Offside would like to welcome two new bloggers to the page: Ryan and and Rebecca (see below for their individual bios).

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Manchester United are being linked with a possible January move for Bayern Munich full back Philipp Lahm.

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West Ham insist in-form striker Carlton Cole is not for sale at any price despite reports that Premier League's big guns are preparing January bids.
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