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Ferguson: Rafael will be the next big thing for Devils

October 2nd, 2008

Manchester United Boss, Sir Alex Ferguson, hailed Rafael Da Silva, as the next big thing for Red Devils.

Ferguson stunned observers by putting Rafael above Wes Brown in the Right Back position during the Champions League game against Denmark club, Aalborg.

The 3-0 victory for United justified his decision, as the Brazilian was playing impressive till he got forced out of action midway through the second half.

‘I feel the lad has talent and a lot of expectation has been developed for him in the camp’, said the Scot.

‘He has impressed us a lot during his stint in the game against Aalborg.’

‘People might have been shocked with my decision to pick him over an experienced Wes brown. However, he proved during the game that there is something special in him.’

Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo said in an interview that he will be rearing to make full use of all the opportunities in the coming games.

The charismatic Portuguese has got dull outings in all his appearance so far in this season, after returning from a knee injury. He just has one goal to his name in the Premier League, which came against Bolton in the form of a penalty.

However, he said that he will be back and give his full effort for helping his side in retaining both Champions League and Premier league title in their kitty.

Former Sporting Lisbon winger said ‘I am over all the controversies that started the season for me and my club.’

‘Right Now, I only have one thing in mind and that is to help United in retaining their Premiership and Champions League Crown.’

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Manchester United Vs Bolton Wanderers: Ronaldo and Rooney score in United win

September 28th, 2008

Defending Champions Manchester United finally registered their first home win of the season with a 2-0 over Bolton Wanderers.

Cristiano Ronaldo scored from a controversial penalty in the 60th minute and substitute Wayne Rooney scored in the 77th minute, as Red Devils proved to be too much to handle for the away side.

Bolton had very few chances in the game. However, they kept holding United till a controversial penalty was given by Referee Rob Styles.

Television replay showed that the ball was clearly played by Jlloyd Samuels before he went sliding into Ronaldo. Portuguese Star sent Bolton keeper Jaaskelainen on the wrong side and broke the deadlock for the home team.

Rooney, who came in as a substitute for Carlos Tevez, scored the second goal, which was his first of the season, for United after exchanging several passes with Ronaldo.

Sir Alex Ferguson’s men are currently on the ninth position in the Barclays Premier League table with eight points from 5 games.

Meanwhile, even the arrival of Joe Kinnear to St. James Park failed to create an impact, as Blackburn Rovers defeated Newcastle United 2-1.

Britannia Stadium saw goals from Jose Bosingwa and Nicolas Anelka that allowed Chelsea to register a 2-0 win over Stoke and regain the top spot in the table.

The biggest shock of the day came at the Emirates Stadium, as Hull scored a 2-1 victory over Arsenal. It was the first defeat for the Gunners at their home ground in 17 months and allowed Liverpool, Chelsea and Aston Villa to go past them in the table.

Aston Villa also continued their great run in the premier League with a 2-1 over Keane’s Sunderland at Villa Park. They are currently third in the table.

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Arsenal Vs Bolton Wanderers: Gunners moves to top position with 3-1 win

September 21st, 2008

Arsenal continued their winning run in the Premier League and moved to the top of the tables after they defeated Bolton Wanderers 3-1 at Reebok Stadium.

London Club, now, has 12 points from 5 completed games. Chelsea, who is positioned third after Liverpool, has a game in hand against Manchester United and can still regain the top position.

It looked like Bolton will continue their streak against Arsenal at Reebok Stadium, when striker Kevin Davies’s header went past Alumina to take the home side ahead in the 14th minute.

However, Arsenal fought back with 2 goals in span of 2 minutes to take the game away from Bolton. First it was Emmanuel Eboue in the 26th minute and then it was Nicklas Bendtner, who hit the net in the 27th minute.

Although Kevin Nolan, Bolton Captain, tried to chip a ball over Alumina, but the Spanish keeper was quick to react and saved a possible equalizer.

Arsenal’s victory was confirmed when Denilson scored from an Adebayor’s pass to make it 3-1 for the away side.

This result is just what Arsene Wenger, Arsenal Boss, was looking for. Now with Liverpool held to a goalless draw by Stoke City at Anfield and a crucial encounter between United and Chelsea not that far away, his prediction of holding on to the lead might come true.

Elsewhere, Blackburn defeated Fulham 1-0 at Ewood Park to have seven points from 5 games. Newcastle United, a club without any manager, continued their poor run, when they lost 3-1 to Hammers at Upton Park.

Roy Keane’s Sunderland also scored their second victory of the season after defeating Middlesbrough 2-0 at the Stadium of Lights.

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Wenger: We need to capitalize on United-Chelsea result

September 20th, 2008

Arsenal Boss, Arsene Wenger, is hoping that his side will be able to capitalize on the result of Manchester United and Chelsea game at Stamford Bridge on Sunday and take the top position of the Premier League.

Gunners will be looking forward to be at their best in Reebok Stadium against Bolton Wanderers, who recently have got a good home record against them.

Speaking to Arsenal TV Online, Wenger said ‘We need to score full points from our game against Bolton and then hope the two sides to drop points.’

‘If we eventually come up with the goods, then there will be an eight point gap on the Premier League Champions, Red Devils. Although the gap is manageable, still such a significant gap might work in our favor.’

‘There are many games during the season where side drops points during important games. If we hold on to our position, then capitalizing on those situations will become easier for us.’

Wenger didn’t overlook the fact that with this game, Man U would have played their rivals in away games, which would then leave the Old Trafford Club in a stronger position.

Meanwhile, Sir Alex Ferguson, Red Devils Boss, continued his mind games against London opponents, Chelsea, when he said that playing against Gunners was far more difficult for him.

With chances of Portuguese Star, Ronaldo, to be back in the starting eleven, Ferguson will be looking forward to get his side back in form after a recent slump and move into title contention once again.

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Arsenal Vs Newcastle United: Persie double in 3-0 win silences talks of club crisis

August 31st, 2008

Robin van Persie scored twice for Arsenal, as the Gunners silenced all the talks of a club crisis with a romping 3-0 victory over Newcastle United at the Emirates Stadium.

This win came as a relief to Arsenal Manager Arsene Wenger, who was under the hammer after a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Fulham in Craven Cottage.

Gunners outclassed Newcastle in all the departments and showed the same vigor, which was visible earlier in the week against FC Twente that got them through to the Group stages of the Champions League.

The goal scoring started in the eighteenth minute, as Dutchmen Persie scored from the spot after Newcastle’s N’Zogbia handled the ball.

Persie scored his second goal in the 41st minute, as he smashed a pass from Emmanuel Eboue past Newcastle goalkeeper, Shay Given.

Newcastle had their chances with skipper Michael Owen and Jonas Gutierrez constantly making a move towards the Gunners net. However, the home side’s defense was impeccable and gave little scope of conversion to the Magpies.

In the 59th minute, Brazilian Denilson scored a superbly crafted goal to make it 3-0 and wrapping up the game for the home team.

Wenger was all praise for his side and said that they delivered what they promised at the beginning of the season, ‘Flawless Performance’. For Kevin Keegan, it was a disappointing game for his side after they showed great vigor in the first two games of the season.

Elsewhere, Bolton Wanderers & West Bromwich Albion were involved in the first 0-0 draw of the season at Reebok Stadium. Hammers went past Paul Ince’s Rovers 4-1 at Upton Park to continue the away side’s miserable run at this stadium. Again, Middlesbrough also defeated Stoke City 2-1 at the Riverside Stadium with a late goal from Tuncay Sanli.

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Arsenal Vs Fulham: Gunners fail to impress in a 1-0 defeat at Craven Cottage

August 24th, 2008

Arsenal today failed to impress in an away match against supposedly ‘tame’ rivals Fulham with a disappointing 0-1 loss to the home side.

The away side had it all to win the game, but was without the adequate firepower when it mattered to get the ball beyond the home goalie Mark Schwarzer.

Fans at the Craven Cottage witnessed a great match, as it was the home side that took the game to their control from the start and scored the only goal of the match.

Norway defender, Brede Hangeland, hammered his first goal for the Whites, a header in response to a corner by Jimmy Bullard in the 21st minute.

After this goal, the match went on in a frantic fashion, but it was the Whites’ defense that was calm throughout. They responded with well crafted possession based moves, much to the Gunners’ frustration.

As the game progressed, the intensity of the attacks by Arsenal increased, but it was too late as the damage had already been done.

Emanuel Adebayor was too lazy in the first half, and Samir Nasri, unlike the last match, was lacking his usual touch. Robbie van Persie took five pitiful free kicks, hitting four on the wall and one well above the bar.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, in the post match press conference repeatedly pressed on the fact that his team was the ones with more determination, before praising Fulham as the better team!

Meanwhile, Newcastle United defeated Bolton Wanderers 1-0 at St. James Park much to the delight of Coach Kevin Keegan. Again, Stoke scored an upset by their 3-2 victory over Aston Villa in a nail biting encounter at Britannia Stadium.

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Liverpool Vs Sunderland: Reds scrap a 1-0 win against Black Cats

August 17th, 2008

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez has finally got a reason to smile following the miserable UEFA qualifier draw to Standard Liege on Wednesday. Liverpool registered an away defeat in their very first game of the season against a Roy Keane led Sunderland in the Stadium of Light.

Liverpool started with their new 20 million signing Robbie Keane among others like Jamie Carragher, Steve Gerrard and Dirk Kuyt. However, the former Tottenham man was rarely a help in the attack.

The Reds were shocked by the way Sunderland played the first half, when the home fans were witnessing an attacking game of football from their side.

Sunderland had four debuts in El-Hadji Diouf, Teemu Tainio, Pascal Chimbonda and Steed Malbranque, all four of whom tried to make a quick impression in the match.

In the 13th minute, Diouf made a stunning cross to Daryl Murphy, who headed the ball straight to the Reds’ goalie Reina.

Among others, Malbranque was also quite eager to contribute in the game.

After a goalless first half, Xabi Alonso was brought in at the start of the second one, and he almost scored from the opposite half of the ground when his strike was just off-target.

The game finally got into the Reds’ hands when Keane was substituted by El Zhar in the 77th minute.

After an attacking game of football the Spanish forward, Fernando Torres scored after 5 minutes of Keane’s substitution, much to the amusement of the away team’s supporters, which was the only goal in the match and helped the Anfield side to register a win.

Meanwhile, Hull City won their first ever Premiership match against a Fulham side with an impressive 2-1 score. However, newcomers Stoke city failed to impress, as they lost 1-3 to Bolton Wanderers.

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