Match Preview: Benfica v United 14/09/2011
6 Comments Rio Misses Trip To Lisbon, Portugal 13/09/2011
Nemanja Vidic, Rafael, Tom Cleverley and Danny Welbeck all remain in Manchester as expected, but Rio Ferdinand also did not travel to Portugal ahead of Wednesday’s Champions League match against SL Benfica. However, there was a boost for the defence as Jonny Evans and Pat Evra were passed fit… Antonio Valencia has recovered from a prolonged ankle injury to be included in United’s squad that travels to Bolton Wanderers on Saturday. Danny Welbeck will resume training on Monday after a hamstring problem, while Javier Hernandez is likely to be handed a start this weekend at the Reebok Stadium having regained fitness… Manchester United Ranked UEFA’s No.1 Club 27/08/2011
Manchester United are ranked as the top football club in Europe, by the 2011/2012 UEFA Coefficients. Although Barcelona are reigning Champions League holders, United are ahead of the Spanish Champions in UEFA’s latest rankings. Wayne Rooney and Nemanja Vidic are also among the best footballers… Match Preview: United v Arsenal 27/08/2011
2011 UEFA Champions League Finalists Manchester United have drawn Portuguese runners-up SL Benfica, Swiss champions FC Basel and Romanian winners FC Otelul Galati in Group C of this season’s European Cup. The Red Devils have history with Benfica and Basel, but face Galati for the first time… Match Preview: United v Tottenham Hotspur 22/08/2011
United have suffered four injury blows in defence, two in midfield and one in attack over the last couple of weeks and despite some bad news, Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra, Darren Fletcher, Antonio Valencia and Javier Hernandez are almost back in contention. Rafael and Nemanja Vidic are a different story… The Kids Are Alright – Fergie 19/08/2011
Sir Alex is excited by the upcoming first teamers at United. With the defence already plagued with injuries, the manager admits he is fortunate to have such good young back-up in the squad. In The Red’s first Premier League game this season, the average age of the XI was just above 24 years old… United Hit Where It Hurts With Injuries 14/08/2011
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