Patrice Evra came within Nemanja Vidić’s whiskers of scoring at the Stretford End on Sunday – the goal that effectively secured Manchester United’s victory against Liverpool. While the Frenchman is unlikely to be credited with a fifth goal of an increasingly productive season, after his header deflected in off the Serbian’s face, there is little [...]
Saturday, January 12, 2013
After last season’s drama – right around this time of year, when Luis Suárez refused to shake Patrice Evra’s hand, and Kenny Dalglish lost the run of himself – this fixture was always going to feel relatively low key. Not that a Manchester United – Liverpool match is anything but pumped-up, but there is, as [...]
Monday, September 24, 2012
So there it was – a result at Anfield at last. Nearly five long years of struggles, ending not with a domineering performance so many travelling Manchester United fans sought, but a huge slice of fortune. It favours the brave, doesn’t it? At least those ‘brave’ enough to deploy a midfield axis of Michael Carrick [...]
Saturday, September 22, 2012
There is an acute media focus on Manchester United’s trip to Liverpool this Sunday for well document reasons, with Sir Alex Ferguson demanding visiting fans do nothing to provoke embarrassment at Anfield. Yet, while less attention is focused on pitchside matters than usual there is still a pivotal game in play, with United seeking a fifth win [...]
Saturday, September 22, 2012
Will Manchester United supporters attract the ire of the nation’s press this Sunday? Perhaps, although there can be no guarantee of the cause ahead of the weekend’s clash with Liverpool at Anfield. Certainly, while the fourth estate awaits the merest glimpse of anti-Liverpool sentiment from away supporters this weekend, controversy could rear its head, whether [...]
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Strange thing, morality. Set in stone, yet so easily swayed by the prevailing wind. This week’s events at Old Trafford are a case in point after the publication of the Hillsborough Independent Panel’s report into the disaster in which 96 Liverpool supporters lost their lives 23 years ago. More than two decades after the event, the Panel’s [...]
Friday, May 18, 2012
There will come a day when Sir Alex Ferguson’s name is associated not with Manchester United’s dug-out, but the North Stand at Old Trafford. It may not be in the coming summer, nor perhaps until the 70-year-old Scot is carried from the Theatre of Dreams in a box, but a change, as Sam Cooke once [...]
Saturday, February 11, 2012
The day began with the Greater Manchester Police confiscating copies of Red Issue outside Old Trafford, and ended with Sir Alex Ferguson finally coming out fighting on the issue of racism. In between Patrice Evra wildly celebrated a Manchester United victory in front of the Stretford End, while Luis Suárez and Kenny Dalglish brought further [...]
Friday, February 10, 2012
Tom Cleverley returns to the Manchester United squad as Sir Alex Ferguson’s side takes on Liverpool for the third time this season. United face the Merseysiders just a fortnight after losing in an FA Cup fourth round tie at Anfield, but midfielder Cleverley’s return provides a timely boost in United’s pursuit of Manchester City at [...]
Sunday, January 29, 2012
The match did not conclude well for Patrice Evra, with the Manchester United captain allowing Dirk Kuyt to run inside and score Liverpool’s winning goal at the Kop End on Saturday. Indeed, by the end of a tortuous 90 minutes Evra looked mentally and physically shattered; beaten both by his opponents and fatigue. Yet, at [...]
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Tuesday, January 15, 2013
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