Tag: Rooney

Euro 2012 Preview: England Vs Montenegro

| October 12, 2010 | 0 Comments

Wembley will be the venue of a Euro 2012 Group G qualifier between England and Montenegro, on Tuesday night. England are currently at in second place with wins against Switzerland and Bulgaria, while Montenegro are at the top of the group having played three matches against Switzerland, Bulgaria and Wales and won all three. Injury-hit [...]

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Premier League: Drogba, Malouda, Berbatov Head Golden Boot Roster

| October 4, 2010 | 0 Comments

Didier Drogba’s goal for Chelsea against Arsenal on Sunday was his sixth of the ongoing Premier League season, and the strike helped the Ivorian draw level with teammate Florent Malouda and United’s Dimitar Berbatov as joint top-scorer in the competition. Drogba got the first hattrick of the Premiership season on its opening day playing at [...]

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Premier league Preview: Sunderland Vs Manchester United

| October 1, 2010 | 0 Comments

Manchester United’s away form has not been anything to write about, this season. But their win against Valencia in Spain should boost them ahead of the Sunderland match. Although Sunderland have lost their last three home games to Manchester United, they  won’t be pushovers. They are currently in 11th position on the Premiership points table, [...]

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Premier League Preview: Bolton Vs Manchester United

| September 23, 2010 | 0 Comments

Bolton Wanderers are set to host eleven-time champions Manchester United at the Reebok Stadium in a lunch time kick off on Sunday. There will be more than a little pressure on Sir Alex’s squad to take away three points from the game, as champions Chelsea are already four points adrift of Manchester United, at the [...]

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Premier League Super Match Preview: Manchester United Vs Liverpool

| September 18, 2010 | 0 Comments
Premier League Super Match Preview: Manchester United Vs Liverpool

Liverpool travel to Old Trafford this Sunday for a lunch-time kick off against traditional rivals Manchester United. Liverpool’s Record at Old Trafford: This hasn’t been the friendliest venue for Liverpool, in terms of match results. In 18 visits, the Merseysiders have won just four, while the Reds have won 10, with the remaining four games [...]

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EPL Match Preview: Everton Vs Manchester United

| September 9, 2010 | 0 Comments

Everton fans are yet to recover from Wayne Rooney’s departure from their club to move to Manchester United when he was 18. And Rooney is certain to face abuse from them, this Saturday, when Manchester United travel to Goodison Park, for an early kick off. And the situation will be particularly hard on Rooney given [...]

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EPL Team Profile: Manchester United

| August 31, 2010 | 0 Comments

The club’s formal name is Manchester United Football Club, or Manchester United FC. They are also referred to, popularly, as the Red Devils. Founded in 1878 as Newton Heath LYR FC, the squad train at their home venue of Old Trafford, with its capacity of nearly 76,000. Owned by the Glazier family, the squad have [...]

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Rooney Scores in United’s 3-0 Win Over West Ham

| August 29, 2010 | 0 Comments

Wayne Rooney scored his first goal in five months as the Red Devils scored a dominant 3-0 victory over West Ham, before a 75,000 strong Old Trafford crowd. Jonathan Specter fouled Ryan Giggs in the 33rd minute, and Rooney side-footed the resultant penalty into goal, to give his team the lead. Rooney also had a [...]

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EPL Preview: Manchester United Vs West Ham United

| August 26, 2010 | 0 Comments

Manchester United host West Ham United at Old Trafford on Saturday. At first sight, this appears likely to be a one-sided contest, but Sir Alex would be wary of complacency. Complacency was United’s undoing against Fulham after their Premiership opener against Newcastle that United won, 3-0. That game ended in a 2-2 draw after the [...]

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EPL Live: Rooney Not In Starting Eleven For Manchester United

| August 22, 2010 | 0 Comments

Wayne Rooney has not made it to the playing eleven against Fulham at Craven Cottage, later today. Rooney has flu and has been replaced by Hernandez. Manchester United will look to build on the momentum they generated against Newcastle last week, when they absolutely thrashed the relegation returned Magpies, 3-0. Fulham played a goalless draw [...]

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