Following their defeat to Chelsea, I read a couple of articles writing off Manchester United's title hopes. This feels absurdly early to me, so ahead of this weekend's Premiership matches here are 4 reasons why I reckon Manchester United will be lifting the Premier League title in May 2010.

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Paul Scholes is hoping Sir Alex Ferguson doesn't retire any time soon as he believes having the stability of one manager can ensure silverware.

"His record speaks for itself," said Scholes. "Twenty-three years is a long time and, hopefully, he can continue to be here and win trophies for a long time to come.

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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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A Very happy 35th Birthday to Paul Scholes

While he looks like funnyman Simon Pegg, Scholes has been anything but a joke to United's opponents. With ridiculous passing that tears through defenses all the while making it look simple, a niche for shooting long range rockets into the back of the net, and a surly temper (75 bookings in the EPL, 24 in UEFA CL play), Paul Scholes has wrecked havoc on any pitch he steps on.

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Manchester United have been very good at producing youngsters, with a very long line of players such as Gary Neville, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes and Darren Fletcher. Even more recently, other examples are Danny Welbeck, Jonny Evans and Darren Gibson. Here. we look at some of the other players who have the potential to rise from the academy reserve sides, and though some mentioned are not British like the players mentioned above, they can still become big Manchester United stars.

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A word of advice for Rio Ferdinand, you will have plenty of time to attend movie premieres, start a music label and run your very own magazine when you decide to hang up your boots. Until then, as long as a fat cheque comes to your house every week signed by Manchester United Football Club, kindly concentrate all your energy and effort on the pitch.

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Manchester United new boy Gabriel Obertan only came on for the final eight minutes of United's 3-3 come from behind draw with CSKA Moscow on Tuesday, but he still managed to get in an off the ball cheap shot on Deividas Semberas, earning himself a yellow card.

Looks like he's already been hanging around Paul Scholes too much.

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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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Alan Dzagoev showed exactly why he is Russia's brightest new hope with a masterful display on how to use operational space.
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I was first alerted to the dazzling talents of Alan Dzagoev during a 1-1 draw against Aston Villa in last year's Europa Cup campaign and it is noticeable to see just how far he has come since then.

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by TRAVIS CLARK

There was end-to-end action pretty much everywhere you looked on Matchday 4 of the UEFA Champions League. A couple of high profile matches delivered the goods, with late equalizers in Madrid and Manchester scuttling a Chelsea comeback against Atletico and a CSKA upset of United.

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by TRAVIS CLARK

There was end-to-end action pretty much everywhere you looked on Matchday 4 of the UEFA Champions League. A couple of high profile matches delivered the goods, with late equalizers in Madrid and Manchester scuttling a Chelsea comeback against Atletico and a CSKA upset of United.

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Group A
Bayern Munich 0-2 Bordeaux -- A frustrating home loss for the Germans will add some more heat to coach Louis Van Gaal's seat. Bayern will likely miss out of the round of 16 thanks to goals from Yoann Gourcuff and Marouane Chamakh. The French team advanced.
Maccabi Haifa 0-1 Juventus -- The Italian side was riddled with injuries, but only needed a 45th minute goal from Camoranesi for the road win. Click to continue reading...

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. 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...

A weakened Manchester United team came from two goals down to tie visitors CSKA Moscow 3-3 at Old Trafford earlier today. Goals in the final six minutes from Paul Scholes and Antonio Valencia gave Manchester United a well-earned draw and passage into the UEFA Champions League first knockout round. Alan Dzagoev, Miloš Krasić and Vasili Berezutski had [. Click to continue reading...

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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"VIDEO: Michael Owen's Goal vs CSKA Moscow" was originally published at The Republik of Mancunia. Click to continue reading...

Tonight with a win, Man United could qualify for the next stage of the Champions League. United could be without five first team regulars. Dimitar Berbatov, Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand and Ryan Giggs are all struggling with injuries. Wayne Rooney may also be absent due to his wife giving birth to their first child yesterday. Click to continue reading...

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Ferguson is monitoring the progress of Rodwell and has asked close associates for reports on the teenager's personality and potential.

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Paul Scholes is happy enough with being second in the table but hopes that sooner rather than later we can go top. Whilst most players would be content with just the three points, Scholes wants to see us win with style and become more fluent than we've been in most of our games so far.

"Without a doubt there's more to come," Scholes said.

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In all honesty, Liverpool deserved their victory. And whether you decide to blame the referee is your choice, but at the end of the day the team who had far more chances and looked better when they had possession deserved to win.

The harsh reality was that United failed to create much and were lacking any real cutting edge.

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I really have only one thing to say about yesterday's performance. My girlfriend and I were out to dinner Friday night and the topic of the Liverpool match came up. She asked me if I was nervous/if she should avoid being in the apartment Sunday morning and I (like an idiot) told her the following.

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I really have only one thing to say about yesterday's performance. My girlfriend and I were out to dinner Friday night and the topic of the Liverpool match came up. She asked me if I was nervous/if she should avoid being in the apartment Sunday morning and I (like an idiot) told her the following.

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Yes the ref was lousy, but don't let that mask what was a terrible performance across the pitch by what could only bee described as a toothless United team at Anfield on Sunday. The final score of 2 – 0 didn't flatter the home team as they notched up their third win in a row between the local rivals.

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From Anfield, Attendance 44,188 , Referee A Marriner Liverpool 2 0 Manchester United

Fernando Torres (65)
David Ngog (90)
Javier Mascherano (s/o 90)

Nemanja Vidic (s/o 89)

Liverpool Team Statistics Manchester United 2 Goals 0 5 Shots On Target 3 6 Shots Off Target 2 5 Shots Blocked 3 5 Corners 1 1 Offsides 3 20 Fouls 13 2 Yellow Cards 3 1 Red Cards 1 42. Click to continue reading...

The biggest match of the weekend in the English Premier League was on Sunday with Liverpool hosting Manchester United. Liverpool has been struggling of late and needs a win at home against Manchester United. So, who won the match and what happened? Here's a recap of the match along with video highlights

Liverpool beats Manchester United 2-0 Video Highlights

1st Half

It was an electric crowd at Anfield as Liverpool looked to defeat Man U after winning both EPL matches last season.

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Tomorrow Man United take on a Liverpool side who have been beaten four times in a row. Form goes out of the window because it is such a massive game. Last weeks 1-0 loss for Liverpool and 2-1 win for United will be thrown out of the window.
Liverpool played at Anfield on Tuesday night whilst Man United had to fly to Russia to play CSKA Moscow on Wednesday. Click to continue reading...

The postal strikes, the controversial leader of the BNP Nick Griffin and even pesky little Beach Ball's are things that we have heard of a lot this week in the papers (though in this article, we won't mention anymore about the postal strikes or politics). The word 'beach ball' for many football fans, especially Manchester United fans, would never be thought of in the same way ever again.

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Following Manchester United's 1-0 win over CSKA Moscow, Alex Ferguson took time to single out the opposition's goalkeeper; remarking that the 23 Russian shot stopper was ‘outstanding'.

I'm not sure if Ferguson saw something I didn't but over the course of the ninety minutes, it seems staggering that the young goalkeeper deserved such high praise.

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Last night Man United took on Russian side CSKA Moscow, a win for United would take them one step closer to the knockout stages. The last time United played in the Luzhniki Stadium they beat Chelsea on penalties to win the Champions League trophy in 2008.
Man United starting XI- Edwin Van Der Sar, Gary Neville, Nemanja Vidic, Rio Ferdinand, Fabio da Silva, John O'Shea, Anderson, Paul Scholes, Antonio Valencia, Luis Nani and Dimitar Berbatov. Click to continue reading...

Freddie asks for something we'd all like to see: A good example is Paul Scholes who I personally saw as the best player in United for many years. He never got as much media attention as he maybe deserved, but as a footballer he was and still is fantastic. MLS maybe should go for players like Paul as [. Click to continue reading...

The first 45 minutes between CSKA Moscow and Manchester United was an insult to the legend that is the Luzhniki stadium. Less than two years ago, it was the scene of United's dramatic (with the Red Devils, when is it not so?) European Cup triumph over a tearful John Terry and company.

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From Luzhniki Stadium, Attendance 37,500 , Referee Claus Bo Larsen CSKA Moscow 0 1 Manchester United

Antonio Valencia (86)

CSKA Moscow Team Statistics Manchester United 0 Goals 1 2 Shots On Target 8 3 Shots Off Target 7 2 Shots Blocked 2 2 Corners 5 2 Offsides 8 11 Fouls 9 0 Yellow Cards 1 0 Red Cards 0 45 Possession 55 78. Click to continue reading...

It pains me to have to agree with Rafa Benitez. But Mr Zonal Marking is probably right. Not about zonal marking. But on the notion that the top teams will be losing more often this season as the league becomes more open and clubs realize that it's not illegal to play two forwards against the likes of Liverpool and Chelsea.

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