United Have Their Trophy Back!

One more victory, one more precious three points, and what has seemed inevitable for weeks will become a reality. Manchester United have claimed the 20th top division crown, which has now given the club a two title lead over great rivals Liverpool.

And Manchester City may well return with a strong assault next season, but the hinted power shift from red to blue appears once again premature.

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As Manchester United stumble to the title, the gap closing but maybe not fast enough for Manchester City to snatch it away again, the general play continues to disappoint.

Brilliantly consistent rather to consistently brilliant sums up United. A rather odd formation with Robin van Perfect on top of a midfield 5, emulating City, just didn't work.

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As Manchester United lined up today to face Stoke City at the daunting Britannia Stadium, many were surprised to see the side being put out by Sir Alex Ferguson.

After a big gap, we saw Wayne Rooney being played as a mainstream central midfielder alongside Michael Carrick with Shinji Kagawa on the left and Antonio Valencia on the right. Robin van Persie and Javier Hernandez started upfront for the away side.

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An understrength Manchester United beat a Sunderland side at The Stadium of Light on 30th March 2013. Nothing surprising there but what did we learn?

Firstly we learned that Sunderland are a team in crisis.

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Matches between Real Madrid and Manchester United rarely disappoint and the game yesterday was no exception.

A brilliant game with 90 minutes filled with pulsating action enthralled a worldwide crowd of over 200 million viewers. Let us here look at the tie and its implications from a United viewpoint:

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And so to West Ham United, at a noisy and tuneful Upton Park on a Saturday evening, in the FA Cup, is as much about nostalgia and history as it is about winning or losing.

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The transfer window opens and immediately those who are having a bad time splash the cash on players that have traditionally not delivered the goods in the long run.

Given that money is hard to come by these days, Liverpool see a bargain in buying Danny Sturridge for £12m plus a 5 year contract worth £20m more, while they also pay Joe Cole half of his contract to simply walk away back home to West Ham.

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So Manchester United made sure they kept their 7 point lead at the top of the Premier League after defeating Steve Clarke’s West Brom side 2-0 at Old Trafford. It was a game United deservedly won but one which left them relieved at full-time.

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The Manchester rain is ruining the Old Trafford playing surface, especially through the middle, bringing back memories of the seasons where we laid 3 fields a year, and giving our overworked midfield tired legs.

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Frustrating though the draw in Wales was to a Manchester United team boasting much of our best XI, the post game claim by Sir Alex Ferguson that Robin van Persie could have been killed seemed a most exaggerated response. Frustration shared Sir Alex but come on, it's a ball not a coin or missile.

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Mexico is country that is known for it defence with players like Rafael Marquez, Hector Moreno and Francisco Javier Rodriguez around they have found their defensive niche.

However unlike the defence the offense in Mexico was not known until 2010 when the grandson of a former great Mexican signed with Manchester United.  

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SC Braga arrived at Old Trafford last night undefeated in their 5 previous European clashes with English clubs, so everybody knew an under-strength Manchester United were in for a tough test against their Portuguese Champions League rivals.

However I doubt anybody expected the Red Devils to be 2-0 down within 20 minutes!

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