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Ryan Giggs is Sir Alex Ferguson’s only doubt ahead of the clash with Lyon as he is struggling with a calf problem. The Welsh winger has been hampered by the injury since the first leg of the Champions League tie.

Ferguson said: “The knock he took in the Lyon game has proved to be a bit more complicated than we first thought. “He did a bit in training on Monday morning but he is still doubtful for the game.”

Giggs is unlikely to be risked but Serbia defender Nemanja Vidic looks set to return to the side. He trained following a similar injury to Giggs and looks likely to resume his partnership with Rio Ferdinand at the back.

Meanwhile, Ferguson is banking on Manchester United chalking up another important milestone and advancing to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Victory over Lyon will see his side equal Juventus’ record in the competition of 10 straight home victories in the competition. (more…)

Manchester United travel to Craven Cottage for the 28th games of the season, a crucial game for United who is trailing Arsenal by 3 points in Barclay Premier League table.

Ryan Giggs is set to miss Saturday match as he rests a strained calf. The former Welsh midfielder looks likely to sit out the game with a Champions League date to follow on Tuesday against Lyon at Old Trafford.

Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra have recovered from a calf strain and a stomach virus respectively but Gary Neville and Mikael Silvestre remain sidelined as United aim to close a three points gap on leaders Arsenal.

But Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted he is wary that Chelsea could come up on the rails and take the Barclays Premier League title from under the noses of the top two. (more…)

Manchester United will play Tottenham for the second time in a space of just a week time. United will travel to White Hart Lane and look to make it two wins against Spurs after last Sunday’s 3-1 FA Cup fourth-round victory at Old Trafford.

The Red Devils barely broke sweat in seeing off Portsmouth on Wednesday night and with Ronaldo in such a glittering form, netting both goal in the early match to bring his tally to 27th goals of the campaign.

Sir Alex Ferguson is poised to make a changes to the starting eleven, with Ryan Giggs, Carloz Tevez and Owen Hargreaves having being left out in the midweek win, they will hope to be included in the game against resilient Juande Ramos’ side.

Louis Saha (knee) and Gary Neville (ankle) remain sidelined as United look to kick on towards a second successive title after taking 27 points from a possible 30. (more…)

Having prepared to meet his old friend at Old Trafford on Saturday for Newcastle match, Sam Allardyce was sack on Wednesday, just 24 games into his St James’ Park reign. Sir Alex does not miss the opportunity to criticize Newcastle and only have themselves to blame for almost four decades of chronic underachievement.

St James Park has almost become a suicide ground for any manger, Newcastle are searching for their 11th manager during Ferguson 21 years with the Red Devils. Their former manager includes some of the biggest names in the game, none of whom have achieved any tangible success. The expectation levels at Newcastle are too great, a lot of people are saying that now. Until they learned to stand by their man I suppose there will still be grey days ahead for the Toon’s army. (more…)

Sir Alex Ferguson has given an insight into how much Wayne Rooney loves his football - and Manchester United in particular.

The England striker, who could return to the side against Aston Villa in the FA Cup after he was laid low by a virus, has indicated he would be keen to see out his career at Old Trafford.

The former Everton star was forced to skip the narrow victory over Birmingham in midweek but has now returned to training.

United boss Ferguson, who will make a late decision, has nothing but praise for Rooney.

“Wayne is at the right club,” he said. “He has been fantastic since he joined us. His enthusiasm is a breath of fresh air. He is the first player in the training ground every morning.
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George McCartney wants West Ham to use the spirit of last season’s amazing relegation escape as they prepare to face the top two teams in the Barclays Premier League. The Hammers are up against Manchester United on Saturday and Arsenal three days later.

But belief stems from Alan Curbishley’s men doing the league double over both teams last season - when they completed the most unlikely of survival bids. “It is going to be very tough,” said McCartney on WHUTV. (more…)

Sir Alex Ferguson is confident the future of football is in safe hands as long as players like Wayne Rooney are around.

The Manchester United striker is expected to face former club Everton at Old Trafford, knowing he will be subjected to another barrage of abuse from the visiting fans, just as he was at Liverpool last weekend.

Yet, Ferguson knows Rooney will respond in the same energetic manner as always, determined to answer his critics in the best way possible - on the pitch.

“Wayne has a wonderful heart for the game,” said the United manager.

“Every time the crowd roared at Liverpool last week, he got a free-kick given against him.
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Manchester United travel to the Reebok Stadium to play against Bolton later today. The Red Devils could miss the man Ryan Giggs calls their “extra dimension” in Carlos Tevez.

Tevez is facing a race against time to return from South America where he has been involved in two gruelling World Cup qualifiers with Argentina. Tevez admits he is exhausted after the double-header against Bolivia and Colombia despite being sent off after just 24 minutes of the latter clash.

With Rooney still sidelined, the absence of Tevez would leave Ferguson with just one fit striker in Louis Saha for the clash with Gary Megson’s men. Rooney is expected to back sooner than predicted, he will probably be involve in Fulham visit to Old Trafford on 3rd December. (more…)

Manager Alex Ferguson, celebrating his 21st anniversary at the club, has challenged his Manchester United players to avoid becoming the Red Devils’ nearly men.On the eve of his side’s Champions League encounter with Dynamo Kiev, Ferguson refused to rule out extending his stay to an incredible 25 years.

No matter how long the fiercely-competitive Scot remains, he wants his final seasons at United to be winning ones. And, in accepting the Red Devils’ Champions League record should be far better than it is, Ferguson has laid down the gauntlet to his young team to bring a third European Cup back to Old Trafford. (more…)

Sir Alex has declared it will be medals and trophies that decide whether Arsenal’s youngsters are better than Manchester United’s prior to the game of the week.

The Premier League’s top two go head-to-head at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday 12:45 UK time with the country eager to see how the likes of future star in Fabregas, Robin van Persie and Emmanuel Adebayor measure up against Ronaldo, Nani, and Rooney.

Both team are in top form at the moment, United having scored four goal in the last four games while Arsenal youngsters continue their impressive start to the season, particularly Cesc Fabregas who last week scored an equalizer to salvage a point in the Liverpool match. (more…)