Red Devils Story

Lady Luck shined on Man Utd

Premier League - Manchester City (A)

Formation: 4-3-3 (counter)

Line-Up: David De Gea, Cesar Azpilicueta, Phil Jones, Jonny Evans, Patrice Evra, Andre Ayew, Anderson, Eden Hazard, Javier Hernandez, Wayne Rooney, Yaya Sanogo
Subs Used: Chris Smalling, Tom Cleverley, Danny Welbeck

Manchester United survive a losing scare with the match ended 1-1. Manchester United were behind after Yaya Toure gave Manchester City the lead but lady luck was shining on Manchester United when Dejan Lovren put the ball into his own net to deny his team the win.

Man City
Yaya Toure (12)
Edin Dzenko (61)
Kwadwo Asamoah (69)

Man Utd
Dejan Lovren (70)
Andre Ayew (45)
Anderson (56)
Phil Jones (78)
Patrice Evra (90+2)

Yaya Toure

Unlucky Sunderland

Premier League - Sunderland (H)

Formation: 4-3-3

Line-Up: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Chris Smalling, Neven Subotic, Nemanja Vidic, Rafael, Antonio Valencia, Lorenzo Crisetig, Tom Cleverley, Danny Welbeck, Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov
Subs Used: Paul Pogba, Federico Macheda

Manchester United were once again lucky when John O'Shea put the ball into his own net to give Manchester United a 1-0 victory. Manchester United had been dominating and knocking on Sunderland's door but they just can't get the breakthrough.

Man Utd
John O'Shea (70)
Tom Cleverley (45+1)
Chris Smalling (52)
Lorenzo Crisetig (62)

Sunderland
Cristian Riveros (28)
Lee Cattermole (39)
John O'Shea (50)
Lee Cattermole (55)
Neil Taylor (86)

Rafael

Half Season League Table 2013/14

Manchester United still leading the race pack and with three games on hand due to their involvement in the recent Club World Championship competition.

Injury News - Patrice Evra out for 5-6 days due to a bruised head following an accidental collision with Wayne Rooney during a training session

Hernandez hammers Fulham

Premier League - Fulham (H)

Formation: 4-3-3

Line-Up: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Cesar Azpilicueta, Phil Jones, Neven Subotic, Fabio, Eden Hazard, Paul Pogba, Tom Cleverley, Yaya Sanogo, Javier Hernandez, Federico Macheda
Subs Used: Rafael, Jack Wilshere

A good 4-1 win over Fulham. Fulham got the lead first through a penalty converted by Riise after Azpilicueta pushed Hangeland in the box but within minutes Tom Cleverley scored for Manchester United to level the score. It was then Manchester United who dominated the match with Javier Hernandez grabbing two goals.

New comer Jack Wilshere made his first debut for Manchester United.

Man Utd
Tom Cleverley (12)
Yaya Sanogo (33)
Javier Hernandez (60, 88)
Federico Macheda (32)
Javier Hernandez (41)
Cesar Azpilicueta (48)
Paul Pogba (80)

Fulham
John Arne Riise (pen 9)
Bobby Zamora (23)
John Arne Riise (430€

Javier Hernandez

Man Utd stroll to success

FA Cup 3rd Round - Crawley Town (H)

Formation: 4-3-3

Line-Up: Anders Lindegaard, Chris Smalling, Jonny Evans, Nathan Bulley, Andrea Giovanni Tessari, William Clancy, Lorenzo Crisetig, Ravel Morrison, Phil Hoyte, Danny Welbeck, Federico Macheda

A very easy game with Manchester United winning 4-0. Good performance by the youngsters with Ravel Morrison scoring two goals.

Man Utd
Jonny Evans (2)
Federico Macheda (24)
Ravel Morrison (32, 82)
Phil Hoyte (79)
Rafael (81)

Crawley
Michael Paton (39)

Ravel Morrison

Loan News - Mats Daehli has had his loan extended at Crewe for another 3 months

Daehli has made seven appearances, scoring two goals, one assist and one Man of the Match.

Rooney's double ensures Man Utd victory

Premier League - Chelsea (H)

Formation: 4-3-3

Line-Up: David De Gea, Rafael, Phil Jones, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Antonio Valencia, Paul Pogba, Nani, Yaya Sanogo, Wayne Rooney, Javier Hernandez
Subs Used: Fabio, Jack Wilshere, Anderson

Wayne Rooney scored twice to give Manchester United a perfect victory over rivals Chelsea. Wayne Rooney scored from a thumping header and added his second with a free kick from the edge of the area. Chelsea got their consolation goal from Stevan Jovetic.

Man Utd
Wayne Rooney (53, 65)
Yaya Sanogo (3)
Nani (79)

Chelsea
Stevan Jovetic (71)
Cheik M'Bengue (11)
Jose Bosingwa (19)
John Obi Mikel (68)
Ramires (81)

Wayne Rooney

Transfer News - Juventus have signed Ashley Young for £5.75M

Disappointing Man Utd

Premier League - Stoke City (A)

Formation: 4-3-3 (counter)

Line-Up: David De Gea, Chris Smalling, Neven Subotic, Jonny Evans, Fabio, Jack Wilshere, Lorenzo Crisetig, Tom Cleverley, Danny Welbeck, Wayne Rooney, Dimitar Berbatov
Subs Used: Rafael, Andre Ayew, Federico Macheda

Manchester United lose 1-0 to a penalty after Jack Wilshere fouled Peter Crouch in the box. It was a disappointing performance by Manchester United as they were never looking to get back into this game.

Stoke
Wilson Palacios (pen 15)

Wilson Palacios

League Cup Semi Final 1st Leg result

Sunderland 0 : 0 Chelsea

One foot in League Cup final

League Cup Semi Final 1st Leg - Wolverhampton Wanderers (H)

Formation: 4-3-3

Line-Up: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Cesar Azpilicueta, Phil Jones, Nemanja Vidic, Patrice Evra, Eden Hazard, Anderson, Nani, Yaya Sanogo, Javier Hernandez, Federico Macheda
Subs Used: Paul Pogba, Danny Welbeck

After that defeat against Stoke, Manchester United bounce back to win 4-1 and put themselves in a comfortable position for the League Cup final. We just need to keep our concentration and finish this off in the return leg at Molineux

Man Utd
Javier Hernandez (23, 74)
Nani (37)
Valter Birsa (68)
Anderson (1)
Eden Hazard (14)
Phil Jones (58)
Nani (89)

Wolves
Charlie Adam (33)

Javier Hernandez

FA Cup 4th Round draw

Man Utd vs Queens Park Rangers

Transfer News - Inter signed Dimitar Berbatov for £8M

Comfortable win for Red Devils

Premier League - Derby County (H)

Formation: 4-3-3

Line-Up: Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Rafael, Neven Subotic, Jonny Evans, Fabio, Antonio Valencia, Lorenzo Crisetig, Jack Wilshere, Danny Welbeck, Yaya Sanogo, Federico Macheda
Subs Used: Paul Pogba, Javier Hernandez

A good 3-0 victory with Yaya Sanogo, Neven Subotic and Federico Macheda grabbing a goal each.

Man Utd
Yaya Sanogo (16)
Neven Subotic (21)
Federico Macheda (46)

Derby
Marius Alexe (38)

Neven Subotic