Manchester United: Five reasons why United will be champions come May?

You should never write off Manchester United. How many times has the demise of the Red Devils been mooted over the past two decades and how many times have we made those critics choke on their words? On Sunday everyone outside of Old Trafford thought we were going to get a footballing lesson from...

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Five reasons why Man United will beat Arsenal

Premier League champions Manchester United host league leaders Arsenal this weekend but theres only one winner in this writers opinion - United. Here are the five reasons why I believe the points will be remaining at Old Trafford this Sunday. 1. United cannot afford to lose this game David ...

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Sir Alex Ferguson - Casting A Long Shadow

Sir Alex Ferguson will now retire from Manchester United at the end of the season after 1500 games in charge. He took over Manchester United in November 1986 after being linked with a string of top English (Arsenal, Tottenham, Liverpool, Wolves) and Scottish (Rangers) clubs - perhaps suggesting tha...

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Spurs: Five reasons why Lloris should be AVB's number one

Theres a storm brewing at the Lane for the number one jersey. American veteran Brad Friedel currently has his hands on it, but French international Hugo Lloris didnt agree to join Spurs to keep the bench warm. Andre Villas-Boas has caused uproar in France by claiming Lloris will have to earn the ri...

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Manchester United v Arsenal: The phoney war ends here

Either Manchester United or Arsenal will top the table after this game, but with just one point separating the top four its clear that the phoney war that is masquerading as a title race will probably be exchanged for a mad dash later this month. Most of the title contenders meet in December and so...

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Wolverhampton Wanderers v Birmingham City: Relegation fears haunt derby

HWolves face Blues with both in the bottom six and just three wins apiece so far this season. Wolves have played well with little reward many times this season, individual errors in defensive areas often to blame - with Hahnemann and Stearman recently dropped. With other results going well yesterda...

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Bolton Wanderers v Blackburn Rovers: Silk or steel?

Another Lancashire derby sees Big Sam return to a Bolton side that has changed significantly under Owen Coyle. Bolton have the best goal difference outside the top four - and have scored more goals than teams with more loudly heralded attacking options like Liverpool or Tottenham. These are happy t...

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Tottenham Hotspur v Chelsea: Spurs hope to benefit from Chelsea's struggles

Spurs will look to close to a point behind fourth placed Chelsea in an eagerly awaited clash. Tottenham are now free of their Champions League commitments and they may well be grateful of that - because it is the poor results that immediately follow big European nights that have kept them out of th...

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Liverpool v Aston Villa: What is the H-Plan?

Liverpool managers past and present meet up as Gerard Houllier returns to Anfield after six years away from the English game. Liverpool start the game in mid-table on the back of a tough European game and a trip to Spurs that ended with a last minute defeat. Unfortunately for Liverpool the top five...

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Sunderland v West Ham United: Will the black cats freeze out the hammers

Sunderland face West Ham, with one club shooting for the top six - and the other simply hoping to move off the bottom. Sunderland are, perhaps a little surprisingly, only one of two top flight clubs that remain unbeaten at home. But more draws than wins at home mean that Sunderland are fighting to ...

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Get on side and sport your colours for Shelter this World Cup

In celebration of this years FIFA World Cup, housing and homelessness charity Shelter are teaming up with Nationwide Building Society, Official England Team sponsor, to launch their fantastic footy fundraiser, Strip4Shelter. Shelter is asking people across the country to replace their regular work ...

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