United Rant

Momentum with Reds but tough Spurs challenge lies ahead

Manchester United returns to Premier League action after the midweek Carling Cup sojourn, with the momentum now firmly in Sir Alex Ferguson’s camp. Saturday’s challenge could hardly be more difficult in domestic terms but an unbeaten start and three wins on the bounce means confidence is at a high as Tottenham Hotspur visit. For perhaps [...]

Video: United 3 – 1 Tottenham Hotspur

Belief, desire and no little guts

Manchester United’s victory over Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford is a lesson – as if  really needed – in Sir Alex Ferguson’s over-whelming hunger for silverware this season.  This is far from a vintage United side, stripped of it’s best players in the summer and again now through injury, but don’t let Ferguson hear you say that. [...]

Giggs earns Spurs with penalty double

Patrice Evra was once, twice, three times violently sick on the Old Trafford turf but Harry Redknapp’s Tottenham Hotpsur left Manchester forced to stomach the pain of defeat. Evra’s all too literal contribution to a gutsy 3-1 Manchester United victory sent Sir Alex that Ferguson’s side top of the table with just two games remaining. [...]

Fergie gets lifted ahead of Spurs tie

Sir Alex Ferguson says that the last-minute victory over Manchester City last weekend has lifted Manchester United’s morale ahead of Tottenham Hotspur’s visit to Old Trafford Saturday lunchtime. The Scot, who denied any retirement talk, says that the squad is in high spirits ahead of the crunch clash with Harry Redknapp’s fourth-placed Spurs. Ferguson will include [...]

Two games to decide a season

Just 180 minutes of nail-biting football will decide this  year’s Premier League title. Manchester United’s home fixture against in-form Tottenham Hotspur this Saturday lunchtime is followed on 2 May by Liverpool’s match with Chelsea at Anfield. While United must win any failure by Chelsea could see the title head to Old Trafford. Spurs’ record at [...]

VIDEO: United 2 – 0 Tottenham Hotspur

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Kids KO Spurs to reach semis

Darron Gibson’s brace was enough to put Manchester United into the Carling Cup semi-finals last night as Sir Alex Ferguson’s men beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at Old Trafford . Following United’s loss to Besiktas in the Champions League, the pressure was on the current crop of Old Trafford youngsters to perform against a Spurs side [...]

Fergie slams critics as kids face Spurs

Sir Alex Ferguson has rounded on critics of United’s younger players while promising to keep faith in the kids during the Carling Cup this season. The 67-year-old Scot says United’s youngsters, beaten by Beşiktaş in Champions League group B last Wednesday, will play against Tottenham Hotspur tomorrow night. No matter what the critics say. “Those [...]

Some Turkish delight, please

Reality check for Manchester United’s opponents; three pretenders hoping to emulate the Red Devils’ domestic and European success. Spurs downed in pretty emphatic fashion, next up the Turkish champions Besiktas, followed by the small matter of the Manchester derby next weekend. United’s magnificent performance saw Spurs’ bubble burst and the home side’s long-suffering fans silenced . White Hart [...]