November 21, 2012

FERGIE WANTS EUROPEAN RECORD

The Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has said that he does not want to rest until he has managed to replace Liverpool’s European record. Liverpool have the most number of European titles in English football, which currently stands at five. Liverpool have undoubtedly been one of the most successful clubs over the last five decades. It has enabled them to lift an astonishing 18 league titles, which has remained a record until it was recently broken by Manchester United. Under the guidance of Alex Ferguson, Manchester United have been able to get 19 league titles.

More than 20 years ago, Ferguson set out with the task of taking Liverpool off their perch in the league title stakes. Now, he has achieved the same, but he is now targeting the prospect of overtaking Liverpool when it comes to the European cups as well. Even with all the success Manchester United have enjoyed in the last 20 years, they have been able to have only three European cups to their name. Sir Alex Ferguson has been responsible for two of them. Now, he has said that he will be looking to get the next two titles as soon as possible. United have come close in the last four seasons by being the runners up twice.

“In terms of the history of our club, we should have won more and I want to win it again and get into the bracket of winners like Liverpool, our biggest rivals, Bayern Munich and Ajax. AC Milan and Real Madrid have got separated from the rest but that definitely drives me on a bit. I get really frustrated when I think about the opportunities we have had to win it, but you can’t be greedy,” said Ferguson when asked about the question of retirement.

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October 30, 2012

SCHOLES STILL AN INSPIRATION

Sir Alex Ferguson has praised Paul Scholes for his inspirational performance in the match against Wigan Athletics. Scholes scored a goal against Wigan and helped his team achieve an easy victory. The match against Wigan was Scholes’ 700th match for United. He is one of the most experienced players of the club. He had joined the club way back in 1993 and he has been an integral part of the United team since then. With the victory over Wigan, United has moved up to the second position in the Premier League table. Alex Ferguson’s team is not too far behind Chelsea which is at the top of the table.

The United players didn’t manage to find the net in the first half, but, in the second half, they were on fire. All the four goals were scored in the second half. Scholes opened the scoring for United in the 6th minute of the second half. Nani gave a powerful cross to Carrick who passed the ball to Nani again. Nani played a flat shot towards the goal post, but, the Wigan goalkeeper, Al-Habsi, blocked his shot. Scholes got the ball on rebound and he didn’t make any mistake in deflecting it past Al-Habsi.

United’s lead was doubled by Chicharito in the 63rd minute. The goal was set up by Alexander Buttner who made Chicharito’s work easy by giving him a perfect cross. Chicharito only had to give it a finishing touch which he did superbly. Just a few minutes later, Buttner scored the third goal for United with an angular shot. After that, it was a tough task for the Wigan players to comeback in the match. Nick Powell put the final nail in the coffin by finding the net from a distance of 20 yards in the 82nd minute. Sir Alex Ferguson would have been overjoyed with the attitude of their players on the field. United will play its next match against Galatasaray on 19th of September.

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August 28, 2012

BUTTNER SIGNS FOR UNITED

Alexander Buttner has signed for Manchester United. The manager of Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson, has confirmed the signing of Buttner. The Dutch defender has joined the club on a contract of 5 years. United has bought him from Vitesse after paying a contract fee of 3.9 million pounds. Ferguson said that Buttner is a fantastic left back and his inclusion has strengthened the defense of United.

Buttner had been playing for Vitesse since the last 4 years. He had joined the club in 2008. In the last 4 seasons, Buttner has been one of the most consistent players of Vitesse. His first goal for Vitesse was against Volendam in the 2008-09 season. Due to his consistent performances for the Dutch club, Buttner was included in the Netherlands national team for Euro Cup 2012. In July 2012, Buttner was on the verge of signing for Southampton, but, due to some controversy, the deal was not finalized. However, it would not be easy for Buttner to find a place in the United’s first team. United already has a left back in the form of Patrick Evra. Evra is the first choice left back of Alex Ferguson and Buttner has been included in the team as Evra’s cover.

After signing for Manchester United, Buttner said that it had been his dream to play for Manchester United. It is one of the oldest clubs in the world and he is very excited to play for United in this season. As per Buttner, there are some great players in the Manchester United team and it would be an honour for him to play with such great payers. He can’t wait to make his debut for United. On being asked about his targets in the ongoing season, Buttner said that he is not expecting to get many opportunities to play in this season. But, whenever he goes on to the field, he would try to give his best for the team.

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July 4, 2012

KAGAWA WANTS CENTRAL ROLE

New Manchester United signing Shinji Kagawa has said that he wants to play more centrally next season at Manchester United. The English club recently secured the signing of Japanese midfielder Shinji Kagawa from German club Borussia Dortmund for a fee of £ 12 million, which could rise to £ 17 million depending on the success and the performances of the 23-year-old at Old Trafford.

He is expected to go straight into the starting line-up, according to the Man Utd news website. At Dortmund, Shinji Kagawa has played in central role creating everything good by the club in recent seasons. However, he faces a lot of competition for the central role in the Manchester United team.

The playmaker, though, has said that he wants to be the hub of everything that Manchester United create the season. The club has invested a lot of money in buying youth in recent times. As a result, they have some of the best wide men in the country. The arrival of Shinji Kagawa is expected to confirm the departure of another Asian at the club – Park Ji sung. The 31-year-old has been sparingly used by manager Sir Alex Ferguson this season. He could be set for a move to Turkey in the summer.

‘I want to play in the hole, where Wayne Rooney plays. I feel like that’s where I play my best football. I plan on working hard so I can win my place at the position. They’re one of the biggest clubs in the world, and I was given a chance to play for them. I took a lot of things into consideration, like the fact that they’ve got a deep squad, their style of football and it wasn’t an easy decision. But I wanted the challenge,’ said Shinji Kagawa in his first major interview since moving to Manchester United a few weeks ago.

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