Darren Fletcher’s Manchester United career has been struck with significant ill fortune amid the trophies and personal glory since the Scotsman’s début a decade ago. Indeed, the Dalkeith-born midfielder’s first appearance for the club came almost two years after manager Sir Alex Ferguson had intended to deploy the then very callow youth. That the Premier [...]
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
When Manchester United lost to Barcelona in the Champions League final two years ago defeat broke thousands of hearts. After all, not only was Sir Alex Ferguson’s side trying to defend Europe’s premier trophy but began the game as favourites. Outclassed by a team now widely regarded as one of the finest in the game’s [...]
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Darren Fletcher, Manchester United’s best midfielder this season, says that the pressure is piling on Chelsea with just three games to go in the Premier League. United host Tottenham Hotspur this Saturday and a win will take Sir Alex Ferguson’s side two points clear at the head of the table. The Scot says Chelsea will [...]
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Darren Fletcher says that Bayern Munich taught his Manchester United team a lesson in the Allianz Arena last night as the Reds went down 2-1 to the German giants. United, poor from start to finish, must overcome a first leg deficit a week from today if Sir Alex Ferguson’s men are to progress to the [...]
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Manchester United midfielder Darren Fletcher says that the pain of defeat to Liverpool this season is fresh in the memory as the teams prepare to meet this weekend. Liverpool beat United 2-0 at Anfield earlier this season, following on from a 4-1 win at Old Trafford in March last year. These defeats that drive United [...]
Friday, November 27, 2009
Three players: Patrice Evra, Darren Fletcher and John O’Shea. Great players today but each has suffered at Manchester United. Evra, taken off at half-time on début, did not have the most auspicious start. It was not uncommon to hear United fans dub Fletcher “Fergie’s son,” based on the notion that the Scot played only because [...]
Monday, November 23, 2009
Manchester United’s Darren Fletcher has transformed himself from club joke to one of the team’s most influential players. The metamorphosis is such that the Scotland captain is talked about as United’s next skipper, with Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs not far from retirement, and Rio Ferdinand often suffering with injury.
Thursday, November 5, 2009
Manchester United will not appeal Darren Fletcher’s yellow card for diving because there’s no scope within UEFA’s rules to do so. The United midfielder, who missed last season’s Champions League final through suspension, picked up a booking in last night’s draw with CSKA Moscow. Replays showed the Scot was clearly fouled. “It was a penalty,” [...]
Friday, October 23, 2009
Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson faces a selection poser ahead of the club’s tie with rivals Liverpool this weekend after the Old Trafford chief revealed he could be without both Wayne Rooney and Darren Fletcher. The pair, key players in United’s starting eleven this season, each has injuries worries ahead of the match at Anfield, Sunday. “On [...]
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Darren Fletcher, the Scottish midfielder who is one of the most improved players in world football, is not content with his progress to date. The Dalkeith-born player has been an ever present in Sir Alex Ferguson’s team over the past 18-months, gaining a reputation as a tough tackling defensive midfielder. But the Scotland captain says [...]
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Tuesday, December 13, 2011
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