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There are only two ways to see Wednesday’s Double trophy celebration at Old Trafford followed by the pre-season friendly against Juventus: on MUTV and MUTV Online.MUTV has set aside a special day of programming to look back on United’s 2007/08 double-winning campaign, ahead of exclusive coverage of the Old Trafford trophy celebration and the clash with Claudio Ranieri’s men.

The day begins with a look back on the Reds’ 10th Premier League title triumph at 08:00 BST.

Then an hour later, sit back and enjoy last season’s Champions League final in Moscow, whilst later in the day you can watch all the celebrations that took place in Manchester on a truly momentous evening back in May.

Further highlights include news and action from the Manchester United Premier Cup (MUPC) finals and a look back at United’s memorable victories over Juventus during the 1997/98 and 1998/99 seasons.

MUTV viewers can then see live coverage of the MUPC final at Old Trafford (17:25 BST), before subscribers to both channels can follow the trophy celebration on the pitch at 18:30 BST and exclusive screening of the Juve match at 20:00 BST.

You can subscribe to MUTV now - supporters in the UK and Ireland with access to Sky or Virgin Media should call 0870 848 6888. Alternatively, to watch the match on your PC, sign up to MUTV Online.

Louis Saha is on the brink of completing an £8.5million transfer to Stadium of Light. Sunderland boss Keano will make him the biggest earner in the club’s history on £50,000 a week. Out-of-favour Old Trafford star, Saha, 30, was at the Stadium of Light to see the Black Cats’ pre-season defeat by Ajax.

Keane is desperate to add firepower to his squad after last season brush with relegation. He has splashed £20m on six summer signings already but admitted: “Hopefully there will be two or three players coming on board before the transfer window closes. At the end of last season I thought we needed another top striker at the club and I’ve not changed that view because you’ve got to put the ball in the back of the net.”
Vic Holly, The Sun

Cristiano Ronaldo should be given the green light to step up his recovery program this week. While the talk of a showdown between Ronaldo and Sir Alex seems to have dominated certain agendas, particularly in Spain, the Red Devils are more concerned about the 23-year-old’s recent ankle operation.

Indeed, United officials have reacted with some amusement to news of potential negotiations between Ronaldo and Ferguson, not least because the Portugal winger is not due to fly into England until later this week at the earliest.

Reports in Spain a fortnight ago suggested Tuesday would be the day Ronaldo told Ferguson face-to-face of his desire to leave for Real Madrid. (more…)

It is a pity Cristian Alvarez has no sense of history or charity otherwise Ole Gunnar Solskjaer would have waved goodbye to Old Trafford with a goal 70,000 fans craved.The Norwegian cult hero, scorer of the never-to-be-forgotten Champions League winner against Bayern Munich in 1999, twice let fly with shots he thought were going in. But on both occasions, Espanyol’s spoilsport goalkeeper denied him.

Still, Fraizer Campbell managed to find the net, sent clear by Ryan Giggs eight minutes from time, to ensure Solskjaer’s playing days ended on a winning note.

The popular striker will now concentrate his energies on coaching United’s reserve team, happy too that Unicef-backed school building projects in Africa will benefit from his final appearance in the famous red shirt. (more…)