Alright well I promised it so here it is: Manchester United vs Everton preview (fancy pictures included):

This match marks the return of the EPL after one hell of an international break. We saw Russia fail to qualify for the World Cup in 2010, and Ireland being cheated defeated out of a birth.

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The England squad to play Brazil next Saturday in an International friendly has been announced. The main news for Man United is that Michael Owen has yet again not been included in the squad. This isn't much of a surprise, he hasn't played that much for United, so why would he get into the England squad? Click to continue reading...

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 difficult for me. Click to continue reading...

Last week, I asked you to vote for you favourite 20 players of the decade, here in this very post, are the Top 100 players of the last 10 years, voted for by you, the readers and bloggers of the offside. First thing I want to say is thank you, everyone for the absolutely amazing response [...] Click to continue reading...

Manchester United survived a scare at Old Trafford and booked a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League, when they equalized in the final minutes against CSKA Moscow. A rejuvenated visiting side caught the defense of the Red Devils off-guard, as they took a lead in the first half with an excellent acute angle [. Click to continue reading...

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. Click to continue reading...

Patrice Evra has told reporters of the pain that him and his United teammates are feeling following their 2-0 loss to rivals Liverpool. United were defeated by a Fernando Torres goal, and a late David N'gog goal added salt to United's wounds.

"Normally when United play we create at least five or six clear chances, but we only had the one when Valencia hit the crossbar.

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Striker Michael Owen only joined Manchester United the summer just gone (2009), but manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes that Owen could be at Man United for a long time yet.
Owen signed a two-year contract with Man United but Sir Alex believes that the 29-year old could stay on for longer than that. Click to continue reading...

Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes that United striker (and former Liverpool striker) Michael Owen will be able to handle the boo's tomorrow.
Owen joined Liverpool and played for their youth team in 1991. In 2004, Owen left Liverpool for Real Madrid, that didn't quite work out so he joined Newcastle United in 2005. Click to continue reading...

Next Sunday, Man United striker Michael Owen will be returning to his former club Liverpool. Ahead of the game he has said that he would like to think that he would get a good reception but he isn't expecting it.
Owen has also said that he look's out for Real Madrid and Newcastle United's results but he doesn't mention Liverpool's. Click to continue reading...

Following a 2-2 draw last week against Sunderland and a loss for Chelsea earlier in the day, the pressure was on Manchester United to perform well. And this is what they exactly did with a clinical performance against Bolton Wanderers at the Old Trafford. Even though the 2-1 score line had an own goal from Zak [. Click to continue reading...

Recently Man United striker Michael Owen (it is still odd writing that) has been left out of England squads by manager Fabio Capello. Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson believes that Owen does still have a chance of going to the World Cup next summer with England.
Owen may have been problems with fitness over the past few season's but he is a guaranteed goal scorer. Click to continue reading...

Man United striker Michael Owen suffered a slight groin injury whilst playing against Wolfsburg midweek. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson has received some good news, the injury isn't as bad as first...
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Man United striker Michael Owen suffered a slight groin injury whilst playing against Wolfsburg midweek. Manager Sir Alex Ferguson has received some good news, the injury isn't as bad as first thought.
Owen will not be out for three weeks, which was first expected, he should be fit to play Bolton on October 17th. Click to continue reading...

Last night Michael Owen was substituted pretty early on in the game against Wolfsburg. After the game, Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Owen will be out for two to three...
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Last night Michael Owen was substituted pretty early on in the game against Wolfsburg. After the game, Man United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Owen will be out for two to three weeks.
It became fairly obvious during the match the Owen wasn't quite right and that he has probably picked up a little knock or injury. Click to continue reading...

.Manchester United came from the behind and showed tremendous resilience to defeat Wolfsburg 2-1 at Old Trafford. Ryan Giggs displayed yet another stunning show at the Theater of Dreams, as Sir Alex Ferguson's men overcame a stiff hurdle from the German Champions. Red Devils had a slow start and things got worse for them, as Owen had [. Click to continue reading...

What is it with footballers and stating the obvious? Liverpool defender and all round idiot Jamie Carragher has said that former Liverpool striker (now Man United striker) Michael Owen will get a...
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Rewind back to 2003 and you'll see that Jonathan Woodgate had everything. From critical acclaim to a huge fan following, he had all the essentials required to go down in the Newcastle folklore as one of the very best defenders of all time. However, the only obstacle that could stop him injuries came into play very early into his career at St.

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I'm happy to be starting the "Weekend Recap" section again. I apologize for missing the first few weeks but now that all the leagues are off and running I will be recapping the top leagues in Europe after every weekend.

This weekend we saw goals, in twos.

La Liga:

After this weekend there are still three unbeaten sides in Spain.

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1. 4-3: the internationally recognised hallmark of a Premier League corker. 2. Michael Owen has now proved he was worth every penny of his free transfer. 3. Millions of pounds can buy you a new squad of players, but it can't buy you control of Sir Alex's special Old Trafford timekeeping clock. I'm kidding, of course. Click to continue reading...

Big weekend in the Premiership, Manchester derby ends in an exciting 4-3, Owen scoring the final goal six minutes into injury time giving the red devils a precious win. Chelsea beat Tottenham 3-0 to stay at the top of the table, while Liverpool overcome a tough West Ham United side 3-2, with two goals by Torres and one by Kuyt. Click to continue reading...

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.Michael Owen's goal at the far end of extra time won a thrilling encounter for Manchester United. Playing Manchester City at Old Trafford, the match had all the makings of a classic as the Premiership Champions won 4-3. Owen came on as a substitute for Dimitar Berbatov in the last few moments of the six [. Click to continue reading...

What a Manchester Derby. Man United took the lead three times, only to find local rivals Man City come back three times, at least untill the 95th minute, where Michael Owen forever endeared himself to the Man United support by popping up with a last gasp goal. An absolute sucker punch for City, whose spirit [. Click to continue reading...

After experiencing a promising start in the top flight by defeating the current Premiership champions, Burnley's form went crashing down with two heavy road defeats at the hands of Chelsea and Liverpool, 3-0 and 4-0 respectively. Now, they have to defend their perfect record at home against Sunderland, who come pumped and ready after thrashing Hull City 4-1 at home.

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After experiencing a promising start in the top flight by defeating the current Premiership champions, Burnley's form went crashing down with two heavy road defeats at the hands of Chelsea and Liverpool, 3-0 and 4-0 respectively. Now, they have to defend their perfect record at home against Sunderland, who come pumped and ready after thrashing Hull City 4-1 at home.

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In the buildup to Manchester United's Champions League clash against Turkish champions Besiktas, many members of the media were writing all about Michael Owen's cold and lonely time on the bench.

Sir Alex Ferguson, meanwhile, insists that the commotion over Michael Owen's exclusion is unnecessary.

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Michael Owen's England career has taken a bit of a knock today. Apparently Sir Alex Ferguson has told him that he is back-up. If Owen wants to get back into the England squad, he will need to be...
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It was really nice, I thought, to see Tomas Rosicky score at the weekend. He's been out of action for roughly 1000 years, and he came back and showed he's still got the magic, by banging one in (in vein) against Manchester City. Luckily, Rosicky hasn't joined the list of players who had to retire [. Click to continue reading...

Striker Michael Owen has said that he is loving life at Man United. He also can't understand why any player could be unhappy at Old Trafford. Some Man United fans are still unsure of the transfer...
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Another week of Premiership action is now in the books, and Thursday means one thing: it's time for the Thursday Throwdown from A to Z. Here we go...

AÂ is for Anelka. Chelsea fans should be counting their lucky stars that both Nicolas Anelka and Didier Drogba are in spectacular form.

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Another week is past, and you know what that means: yet another A to Z breakdown of this week in Premier League action. Here we go...

A is for Abou Diaby. The underrated Arsenal midfielder grabbed a brace on Saturday as he led Arsenal to yet another early season romp.

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Are you a fan of Frank Lampard? Don't worry, if you choose not to answer in the affirmative, you surely have some company. While I have written several articles here at Premiership Talk to demonstrate my support for Frank Lampard, this article is not about my support.

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Maravillas de la ciencia mediante, en plena semana estoy viendo la repetición del United-Birmingham del pasado fin de semana. No es cualquier cosa: es el primer partido de la era post-Ronaldo y post-Tévez. Dos jugadores de ataque, quizás dos de los mejores jugadores ofensivos que han pasado por la Premier en los últimos años. Click to continue reading...