English Premier League Recap 11 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

Below are brief recaps for all the EPL matches played on February 11, 2012.

Man Utd 2-1 Liverpool

The Red Devils go top of the EPL table with a brace from Wayne Rooney. Luis Suarez scored a late goal for Liverpool but it wasn't enough for a comeback.

By Alan Duffy

Manchester United 2-1 Liverpool Premier League 11th February 2012

The Evra/Suarez circus which preceeded the game before, once again, polluting the proceedings throughout the 90 minutes and beyond, has already been well covered by Pies, so I'll focus on the football.

The biggest rivalry in the Premier League is, still, Manchester United against Liverpool. It's not your Manchester derby. Neither is it Chelsea against Manchester United. The Red Devils against the Reds remains at the top, featuring the two most...
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Manchester United and Liverpool will again battle it out for the third time this season with United still reeling from their FA Cup exit to the Red's last month 2-1 at Anfield, however United have only lost twice in 33 home games as you can read below in our match facts for todays Battle of Britain.

It will be a hostile atmosphere when United take on arch rivals Liverpool this weekend, and Sir Alex's side are slightly odds-on at 1.91 with Paddy Power to come out on top in what promises to be a real hard fought battle.

The game sees Patrice Evra come face to face with Luis Suarez for the first time since the Liverpool striker was banned for eight games after racially abusing the United defender and the role of referee Phil Dowd will be crucial.

In 1975 Admiral took over the design of the iconic Manchester United shirt. They continued until 1980, where Adidas attained the honour. But, for 5 years that striped collar and cuff ensemble was synonymous with the sexy fleet-footed wingers and the free flowing football that stole my heart and ensured I supported the Red Devils [.

All the talk was about the thrilling 3-3 draw between Chelsea and Manchester United. The Red Devils' powers of recovery were once again apparent when they had looked down and out following a four-minute blitz by Chelsea.
Everyone remarked that only Manchester United is capable of coming back and clinching a draw from the jaws of defeat.

UEFA Power Rankings 7 February 2012 - The 90th Minute Soccer Blog

Below are my weekly power rankings for the top (8) clubs teams in UEFA. These rankings are a combination of their play in domestic and UEFA competitions.

The rankings haven't changed from the last (late January) as the top three remain the same.

What do you think of United's result against Chelsea last night, was it a fair one? Andres Villas-Boas does not. In fact, it would have been a famous victory for him had it not been for Howard Webb awarding the Red Devils two penalties that changed the face of the game.

VIllas-Boas who believes United's second penalty should have never been awarded, claimed that Webb seemed to be making up for decisions he made against United in the First half.

Manchester United once again showed their "Never Die" attitude after successfully coming back from a three goals down to hold Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, providing a confidence boost despite the result creates a gap again with league leader Manchester City.

Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez once again acted as the Red Devils savior as the former bagged a brace, both from the spot kick, while the latter scored the decisive equalizer, which rescued important points for Sir Alex Ferguson's side.

By JOHN BOSCHINI

A substantial portion of America will be treated to an extra helping of soccer on the biggest sporting day of the year as Manchester United takes on Chelsea live on Fox on Super Bowl Sunday.

This is the second time in less than a month a Premier League game will be seen on network television.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson was delighted as his side's 2-0 win at home to Stoke was complimented by former United midfielder Darren Gibson's maiden goal in Everton's 1-0 win over league leaders Manchester City.

The result brings United level on top with the Citizens, leaving Fergie with no option but to praise the resolve of his injury-plagued side while also joking that the sequence of events surrounding Gibson's recent transfer to Goodison Park was planned out by him.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted his regret at selling Ryan Shawcross to Stoke four years ago, conceding that the decision to offload the promising center-half was down to a preference to develop Gerard Pique at Old Trafford.

Pique has since returned to native Barcelona, leaving Fergie frustrated at the manner in which Shawcross had to depart United.

Barcelona have been the scourge of Manchester United in Europe over recent campaigns but now the Spanish giants will not have the chance to scupper the Red Devils' chances of bring home silverware from the continent.
United fans will be disappointed their side failed to make the knockout stages of the Champions League but based on their performances in the group stage, the Premier League title holders did not really deserve to get through.

Stoke City defender Robert Huth admits that getting anything out of tomorrow evening's trip to Old Trafford will be difficult but hopes that Manchester United are not at their best.

Huth, who is aware that the Potters have not defeated United in over 30 years, has seen the defending champions bounce back strongly from every setback and is worried that a backlash awaits following this weekend's 2-1 FA Cup defeat at Liverpool.

Manchester United are entering a crucial stage in their title defense and with Europa League commitments set to commence in a few weeks, Sir Alex Ferguson is counting on the return of energetic midfielder Tom Cleverley.

Although Sir Alex will also have Ashley Young and Anderson return to training this week, he is particularly excited about seeing Cleverley back in a fortnight's time.

It has been a scrappy season for defending Premier League champions Manchester United but in dealing with a plethora of injuries, the club has certainly benefited from the consistency of Michael Carrick, which has not gone unnoticed.

United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has backed the 30-year old midfielder to continue his terrific run even as the Red Devils prepare to welcome returning playmakers Ashley Young and Tom Cleverley.

Crashing out in the FA Cup against their bitter rival, Liverpool, obviously left a bitter taste for Manchester United especially since they were not actually outplayed in the match but lose out due to a defensive error.

The club's manager, Sir Alex Ferguson, was the one who voived out his disappointment and disbeliefs with the Red Devils' failure in advancing from the competition especially since the tactician believes that his team played better than their opponent.

foto por Brownie93

Ole Soderberg cometió el peor error de su vida con este (se podría llamar autogol) en las fuerzas básicas del Manchester United vs Newcastle, creo que no querrá ver el vídeo de este juego el arquero juvenil.
¿Veremos a este portero proximamente en el primer equipo de los Red Devils?

By Alan Duffy

Liverpool 2-1 Manchester United FA Cup January 28th

With Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes going head to head with Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher, we could've been back in 2000, although the constant booing of Patrice Evra by the Anfield faithful belonged farther back in the dark ages.

FA Cup Preview: United to finally beat Liverpool at Anfield - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Here's a look ahead at the biggest matches in the FA Cup fourth round this weekend, along with top betting tips for each game.

Liverpool v Manchester United

No doubting the big game of this weekend's FA Cup fourth round action as Liverpool play host to arch rivals Manchester united in what promises to be an action packed and explosive encounter.

Newcastle will not be signing Ravel Morrison from Manchester United in January. Ravel Morrison Newcastle have cooled their interest Newcastle did make an offer for Morrison a few weeks back, and it was said to be around £1M but it was rejected by the Manchester club. And the Newcastle Journal is reporting that the Red Devils rate the 18 year-old youngster at £4M, even though he [.

Newcastle will not be signing Ravel Morrison from Manchester United in January. Ravel Morrison Newcastle have cooled their interest Newcastle did make an offer for Morrison a few weeks back, and it was said to be around £1M but it was rejected by the Manchester club. And the Newcastle Journal is reporting that the Red Devils rate the 18 year-old youngster at £4M, even though he [.

In a Major League Soccer press conference yesterday morning in Philadelphia, it was announced that the AT&T 2012 All-Star game has been awarded to the Philadelphia Union.

The Union will host the game at PPL Park on July 25th at 8 p.m.

Although the opponent for the MLS All-Stars will not be revealed until a later date, the league stated that the game would feature an international opponent for the ninth time in MLS history.

So then, this is what heartache feels like. This is what it means to have the figurative broken heart. I have decided I don't like this feeling, at all. And I want it to go away.

Needlessto say, many hard-core Arsenal fans like myself are in agony at this moment in time. The team that we love so desperately appears to be dead.

Manchester United's 2-1 win over Arsenal at the Emirates yesterday is proving to be one really costly win. The Red Devils will be without 4 of their first team players as they won the first of 4 huge away games.

Rooney, Nani, Carrick and Jones are in danger of missing out on United's FA Cup away fixture to Liverpool on Saturday after the quartet suffered injuries during the game.

After Manchester United lost to the combined might of Blackburn and Newcastle shipping six goals in the process, they were 'rewarded' with the selection of Chris Foy to referee the FA Cup tie at the Council Estate.
The rest is history.
For the next match against Bolton, Peter Walton was 'randomly' selected by the PGMOB to officiate.

Super Sunday is one again upon us with a couple of high profile fixtures worth watching. Manchester United travel to London to face Arsenal in the return fixture of the match they won 8-2 at Old Trafford earlier in the season.

The other big fixture of the day sees league leaders Manchester City host 3rd place Tottenham at the Etihad stadium in a day that could see their lead atop the EPL table extended or cut.

I was lucky when I first used to go to Manchester United matches, over fifty years ago. Although the team was in the painful early stages of recovery from the Munich Air Crash they still often managed to play wonderfully expressive football in keeping with the finest traditions of the club.

Goalkeeper David De Gea has not exactly lived up to expectations in his first season with Manchester United, and there is pretty legitimate reasoning to explain what has gone wrong.

He might need be able to see clearly.

De Gea reportedly requires laser surgery to repair a case of farsightedness.

James Perch has not had a successful career since he was signed from Nottingham Forest in the summer of 2010. Perch And Krul delighted after beating Red Devils 3-0 Perch was a Newcastle target in the previous January but Nottingham Forest wouldn't let him go at that time. But it seems that since Alan Pardew has arrived at the club, the new manager took a liking to the [.

Manchester City Enjoying Home Comforts In Title Race - originally posted on Soccerlens.com

Castrol EDGE analysis shows that Manchester City's strength at the Etihad Stadium has been central to their challenge for the Premier League title.

Roberto Mancini's side have won each of their last 15 home league games, a home winning streak only bettered once in Premier League history, by none other than their Manchester rivals United.

Being blamed for some of the goals that Manchester United conceded in the last few matches, David De Gea doesn't only lost his starting spot to Anders Lindegaard but might also be asked by the club to do an eye operation.

According to the latest reports in England, the Red Devils are preparing a full-time optometrist to treat De Gea, who is actually having a problem with his vision as he always wears glasses since kids, only to replace it with contact lenses during matches.

Arsene Wenger has issued a wake-up call literally to his players, urging them to stay focused throughout the 90 minutes of Sunday's home clash with Manchester United.

While the Gunners emerged 1-0 winners through an Aaron Ramsey goal when the Red Devils last visited the Emirates nearly eight months ago, they were thrashed 8-2 by the reigning Premier League champions at Old Trafford in August.

On Sunday, January 22, 2012, Manchester United will take the pitch against Arsenal at the Emirates. Cognizant of the simple fact that Manchester United handed Arsenal an 8-2 loss that is counted amongst the very worst in a period of 100 years, no one is giving much reason to believe that the Gunners have a chance against the Red Devils.

On Sunday, January 22, 2012, Manchester United will take the pitch against Arsenal at the Emirates. Cognizant of the simple fact that Manchester United handed Arsenal an 8-2 loss that is counted amongst the very worst in a period of 100 years, no one is giving much reason to believe that the Gunners have a chance against the Red Devils.

Suffering from two straight premier league defeats, Arsenal are eying to stop that negative trend when they're facing Manchester United this weekend as picking up another defeat would be bad for their morale.

This target is being set up by the Gunners' coach, Arsene Wenger, who insisted that his players must give their best this weekend and grab all three points against the Red Devils especially after the disappointment in their previous meeting this season.

Ahead of their important match up against third place seat, Tottenham Hotspurs this weekend, Manchester City's defender, Joleon Lescott insisted that getting a win over Spurs wouldn't be an attempt to stop Harry Redknapp's team surged in the table but more of staying away from Manchester United's chase.

Manchester United and Liverpool have made enquiries about Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha, but have been told the teenager is not for sale.
Eagles boss Dougie Freedman has put together an exciting young squad, with 19-year-old forward Zaha the cream of the crop.
Palace moved to offset a potential January exit by tying Zaha to a long-term contract, but that has not stopped the speculation.

Manchester United and Liverpool have made enquiries about Crystal Palace star Wilfried Zaha, but have been told the teenager is not for sale.
Eagles boss Dougie Freedman has put together an exciting young squad, with 19-year-old forward Zaha the cream of the crop.
Palace moved to offset a potential January exit by tying Zaha to a long-term contract, but that has not stopped the speculation.