Red Devils Story

Rooney scored vital goal

League Cup 4th Round - Tottenham Hotspur (A)

Formation: 4-3-3 (counter)

Line-Up: David De Gea, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Ashley Young, Anderson, Eden Hazard, Yaya Sanogo, Wayne Rooney, Federico Macheda
Subs Used: Paul Pogba, Danny Welbeck

Following Tottenham 4-0 defeat in previous match, Harry Redknapp made few changes to his first eleven squad from the goalkeeper all the way up to striker and indeed it was a different Spurs side.

Manchester United were behind in the early minute when Jermain Defoe scores but Manchester United level the score through Wayne Rooney. Manchester United wasted a few clear cut chances and their finishing were disappointing. Manchester United were finally in front through Yaya Sanogo strike.

With minutes left to go, Jan Vertonghen equalised for Tottenham with a well struck effort. The match looks like it was going for an extra-time but Wayne Rooney blasted a fierce shot towards the top corner pass goalkeeper Jussi Jaaskelainen.

Manchester United won 3-2. A very good fighting spirit by the Red Devils.

Tottenham
Jermain Defoe (12)
Jan Vertonghen (83)
Gokhan Gonul (23)
Jermain Defoe (30)

Man Utd
Wayne Rooney (33, 90+3)
Yaya Sanogo (71)

Wayne Rooney

League Cup Quarter Final draw

Cardiff vs Sunderland
Wolves vs West Brom
Chelsea vs Blackburn
Everton vs Man Utd

Man Utd ease past Newcastle

Premier League - Newcastle United (A)

Formation: 4-3-3 (counter)

Line-Up: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Cesar Azpilicueta, Nemanja Vidic, Jonny Evans, Fabio, Antonio Valencia, Lorenzo Crisetig, Nani, Yaya Sanogo, Javier Hernandez, Danny Welbeck
Subs Used: Andre Ayew, Dimitar Berbatov

A good 2-1 victory over Newcastle. Manchester United had been dominating from the start of the game and they got their lead through Nani's free-kick from the edge of the area. An error from Wayne Bridge allowed Yaya Sanogo to score a tidy finish. Newcastle got their consolation goal from Steven Taylor.

Newcastle
Steven Taylor (87)
Roland Linz (5)

Man Utd
Nani (23)
Yaya Sanogo (73)
Nemanja Vidic (85)

Yaya Sanogo

Welbeck ends goal drought

Champions League Group Stage - Sporting (POR) (H)

Formation: 4-3-3

Line-Up: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Jonny Evans, Fabio, Ashley Young, Paul Pogba, Tom Cleverley, Danny Welbeck, Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov
Subs Used: Lorenzo Crisetig, Javier Hernandez

Manchester United qualify to the First Knockout Round stage after thrashing Sporting 6-1. Delighted with Danny Welbeck for scoring his first goal of the season for Manchester United.

Man Utd
Ashley Young (8)
Wayne Rooney (20)
Dimitar Berbatov (41)
Danny Welbeck (75)
Phil Jones (83)
Paul Pogba (87)
Phil Jones (4)

Sporting (POR)
Matias Fernandez (pen 45+2)

Ashley Young

Sanogo shy from netting his hat-trick

Premier League - Nottingham Forest (A)

Formation: 4-3-3

Line-Up: Anders Lindegaard, Cesar Azpilicueta, Nemanja Vidic, Jonny Evans, Andrea Giovanni Tessari, Antonio Valencia, Anderson, Nani, Danny Welbeck, Yaya Sanogo, Federico Macheda
Subs Used: Fabio, Tom Cleverley

A good 2-1 victory with Yaya Sanogo scoring two goals but was disappointed that they did not score as much as they should despite dominating the game and Sanogo missed his chance of netting his hat-trick after missing two glorious chances.

Nottingham Forest
Luke Chambers (90+1)

Man Utd
Yaya Sanogo (12, 34)
Andrea Giovanni Tessari (45+1)

Yaya Sanogo

Advantage Spain

World Cup European Playoff 1st Leg - Bulgaria (A)

Formation: 4-3-3

Line-Up: Victor Valdes, Alvaro Arbeloa, Gerard Pique, Alvaro Dominguez, Jose Angel, Jose Antonio Reyes, Cesc Fabregas, Andres Iniesta, Bojan, Fernando Llorente, Juan Mata
Subs Used: Jordi Alba, David Villa

Spain will be going into the return leg with a goal advantage after winning this game 1-0. Gerard Pique seized on Ivelin Popov's mistake to score a well timed finish from close range. The second leg will be played in four days time and hopefully they can keep their concentration and finish the game off.

Spain
Gerard Pique (13)
Alvaro Dominguez (4)
Andres Iniesta (45)

Jose Angel

World Cup European Playoff 1st Leg results

Ukraine 3 : 1 Israel
Turkey 2 : 1 Greece
Slovenia 0 : 1 Ireland

Spain qualify for 2014 World Cup

World Cup European Playoff 2nd Leg - Bulgaria (H)

Formation: 4-3-3

Line-up: David De Gea, Cesar Azpilicueta, Raul Albiol, Gerard Pique, Jose Enrique, Pedro, Xavi, David Silva, Fernando Llorente, Roberto Soldado, David Villa
Subs Used: Sergio Busquets, Juan Mata, Jose Antonio Reyes

Spain have qualify for 2014 World Cup in Brazil after winning 3-0 against Bulgaria. Bulgaria started the match well and was constantly testing David De Gea but it was of no threat. It was Spain who took the lead through David Villa. It was a night to be remembered for Raul Albiol who scored his first International goal with a fine header through Mata's corner.

Spain won 4-0 through aggregate.

Spain
David Villa (42)
Roberto Soldado (49)
Raul Albiol (60)
David Silva (48)
Pedro (64)

Bulgaria
Vladimir Gadzhev (6)
Todor Palankov (49)
Tsvetan Genkov (55)
Marquinhos (90+1)

Raul Albiol

World Cup European Playoff 2nd Leg results

Ukraine (5) 2 : 2 (3) Israel
Turkey (3) 1 : 1 (2) Greece
Slovenia (1) 1 : 2 (3) Ireland

Injury News (Spain) - David Silva has suffered a broken leg and will be out for 5-6 months

Injury News - Antonio Valencia out for 3 weeks due to a pulled hamstring during the match against Qatar while on Ecuador duty

Five star Man Utd

Premier League - Aston Villa (H)

Formation: 4-3-3

Line-Up: David De Gea, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Jonny Evans, Patrice Evra, Andre Ayew, Tom Cleverley, Nani, Javier Hernandez, Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck
Subs Used: Rafael, Lorenzo Crisetig, Federico Macheda

A good performance by Manchester United thrashing Aston Villa 5-0. Phil Jones scored two goals with both goals coming from Nani's corner. Jonny Evans completed the rout with a close range header.

Man Utd
Javier Hernandez (9)
Phil Jones (26, 38)
Andre Ayew (48)
Jonny Evans (63)

Aston Villa
Jean II Makoun (47)
Xherdan Shaqiri (74)
Gabby Agbonlahor (75)

Phil Jones

Rooney look sharp at San Siro

Champions League Group Stage - A.C. Milan (A)

Formation: 4-3-3 (counter)

Line-Up: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Cesar Azpilicueta, Phil Jones, Nemanja Vidic, Fabio, Ashley Young, Anderson, Eden Hazard, Yaya Sanogo, Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov
Subs Used: Rafael, Paul Pogba, Danny Welbeck

Wayne Rooney put up an outstanding performance by scoring two goals in a 2-1 victory. Dario Conca goal proved the only consolation for A.C. Milan. Milan hope for the equaliser seems diminish when Ignazio Abate received his second yellow of the night.

A.C. Milan
Dario Conca (58)
Thiago Silva (1)
Ignazio Abate (47)
Cristian Ansaldi (68)
Philippe Mexes (74)
Ignazio Abate (79)

Man Utd
Wayne Rooney (6, 53)
Wayne Rooney (21)
Fabio (22)
Dimitar Berbatov (75)
Rafael (84)
Anderson (90)

Wayne Rooney

Red Devils unimpressive despite win

Premier League - Wolverhampton Wanderers (A)

Formation: 4-3-3 (counter)

Line-Up: David De Gea, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones, Jonny Evans, Patrice Evra, Ashley Young, Paul Pogba, Tom Cleverley, Yaya Sanogo, Javier Hernandez, Federico Macheda
Subs Used: Rafael, Lorenzo Crisetig, Danny Welbeck

A very disappointing performance despite winning 1-0 through Hernandez early goal. Manchester United had the most possession but lacking the threat.

Man Utd
Javier Hernandez (10)
Rafael (42)
Federico Macheda (67)
Danny Welbeck (90+3)

Phil Jones

Man Utd gr-eight victory

Champions League Group Stage - FC Sheriff Tiraspol (H)

Formation: 4-3-3

Line-Up: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Rafael, Nemanja Vidic, Jonny Evans, Fabio, Eden Hazard, Anderson, Nani, Danny Welbeck, Yaya Sanogo, Dimitar Berbatov
Subs Used: Cesar Azpilicueta, Lorenzo Crisetig

Manchester United had a stroll in the park after thrashing FC Sheriff Tiraspol 8-0. The highlight of the game was undoubtedly a superb hat-trick from Nani. A good performance by the players, exactly the respond I'm looking for.

In the other match, A.C. Milan through to the next round despite goalless against Sporting (POR).

Man Utd
Yaya Sanogo (7, 69)
Nani (12, 54, 57)
Jonny Evans (36)
Eden Hazard (39)
Gheorghe Caraulan (90)
Fabio (47)

Sheriff
Alexander Lungu (78)

Nani