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#179750 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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I'm only coming back to meet some gorgeous Polish or Czech bride!!
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#179733 Believe
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Last Updated at 13:06 GMT
Manchester United captain Nemanja Vidić has praised Phil Jones, Jonny Evans, Patrice Evra, David De Gea and Rafael after they kept a second consecutive clean sheet in the Barclays Premier League on Saturday.
Two clean sheets from two games has left Manchester United skipper Nemanja Vidić an extremely happy man. The reigning Barclays Premier League champions have started their campaign with a 2-0 win over Swansea City and a 1-0 win over Fulham and are favourites ahead of their next Barclays Premier League clash with Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Saturday.
The United skipper has been partnered at centre back by Jonny Evans whilst Patrice Evra has started both games at left back. Suspension ruled Rafael out of the first game against the Swans, but he replaced Phil Jones at Craven Cottage.
Vidić, 31, has praised his four fellow defenders and goalkeeper David De Gea after their impressive start to the season.
"The defenders have done a great job, we've really been at our best and we've got two clean sheets to show for it. We've won nearly everything that we've challenged for and in tight games it really matters, like the Fulham game," said Vidić.
"When you're winning 1-0 or it's 0-0 it's important we can keep clean sheets. That way we win more games if we're leading and if we're looking for a goal we know we'll get a chance and if we take it we've won the game," added the United skipper.
Vidić currently has less than a year remaining on his contract at Old Trafford and when asked about his future refused to enter into any discussion about it, the former Serbian international simply stating that he's concentrated on this season only.
"My future isn't something I've thought about, I'm only concerned about this season right now. I won't make any decision in 2013 and even if I want to stay it'll depend on what the manager and club want to do," said Vidić.
Manchester United host Aston Villa at Old Trafford on Saturday in their next Barclays Premier League game. The visitors have lost their last five meetings with United and haven't beaten the Red Devils since December 2009. Villa have won their opening two games against Crystal Palace and Hull, the club still without a manager after Paul Lambert left for Swansea City.
#179728 Old Trafford Lounge
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#179721 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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Fuck you they'll be delighted.
#179716 Believe
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Yeah man they were truly never in the game.
Perfect start for us so far and hopefully we can kick on!!
#179703 Believe
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Last Updated at 17:41 GMT
Manchester United midfielder Michael Carrick has praised summer signing Juan Mata after his performance against Fulham yesterday at Craven Cottage and labelled the Spaniard as one of the best in the world.
The former Chelsea star was deservedly named man of the match at Craven Cottage. The Spaniard set up the only goal of the game in the third minute with a fantastic cross that allowed Robin van Persie to score his second goal in two games.
Mata, 25, joined the Barclays Premier League champions during the summer after Chelsea boss José Mourinho deemed him surplus to requirements at Stamford Bridge and the Red Devils made him the most expensive signing in their history when they paid £37 million to secure his signature. The midfielder signed a five year contract at Old Trafford.
The midfielder covered more than 13 kilometres yesterday, completed 52 of his 65 attempted passes and set up the goal for van Persie in his man of the match performance and teammate Michael Carrick praised the midfielder following the game.
Juan Mata joined Manchester United in a £37 million deal
"He was absolutely fantastic against Fulham yesterday and made the difference for us," said Carrick.
"The cross for Robin was impossible to defend against and it was perfect, you won't see many better. He's a terrific player, absolutely world class and without a doubt one of the best in the world. He can play in so many different positions as well which is fantastic for us. I still can't believe Chelsea let him go, but that's their loss and our gain," added Carrick.
United have started the season in fine form and have won both their opening games against Swansea City and Fulham without conceding a single goal. Carrick, 32, says the whole team is focussed on retaining their Barclays Premier League crown and all believe that new manager David Moyes has got what it takes to lead them to future success.
"The season has only just started and we've a long way to go but we're feeling good," said Carrick.
"We're playing good football and have picked up two good results to start the season, so hopefully we'll be able to retain the league title come next May. The new manager has been fantastic since he's arrived and that's a credit to him considering who he was replacing and the pressure he's under to succeed. Everybody at the club believes he's going to succeed and I think a lot of people have gone quiet already after our two opening games," said the Manchester United midfielder.
The champions will host Aston Villa next Saturday in their next Barclays Premier League game at Old Trafford.
#179585 Believe
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Attendance 25,700
Saturday 24th August 2013
Last Updated at 14:59 GMT
Manchester United made it two wins from two Barclays Premier League games under new manager David Moyes today as they beat Fulham at Craven Cottage courtesy of Robin van Persie's third minute strike.
Robin van Persie may have missed a penalty at Craven Cottage earlier this afternoon but the Dutch international was still the hero as he netted the only goal of the game as Manchester United overcame a resilient Fulham side.
The only goal of the contest arrived just three minutes after kick off when Wayne Rooney and Juan Mata combined well before the Spaniard delivered an inch perfect cross for van Persie to volley beyond David Stockdale in the Fulham goal.
Things could have gotten worse for the hosts six minutes later when Pajtim Kasami sent Rooney tumbling inside the area and referee Chris Foy pointed to the spot. The awarding of the penalty looked dubious after replays showed the Swiss international had barely made contact with the United striker who appeared to go to ground very easily and perhaps the hosts were fully vindicated when Stockdale dove to his right to make a superb save to deny van Persie.
The hosts were struggling to deal with United's free flowing football and Antonio Valencia should have doubled their lead on the half hour mark when he broke the offside trap but his low shot struck the inside of the post, replays suggesting that Stockdale had got his fingertips to the effort and perhaps had kept it out.
Manchester United striker Robin van Persie celebrates his goal
Fulham were rarely in this contest and despite their lack of possession in the first half they could have gone in level at the break when Kostas Mitroglou forced David De Gea into action with his curling free kick, the Greek international who joined the Cottagers from Olympiacos for £11 million during the summer, just millimetres from opening his account in England.
In the end that's as close as the host went to pegging United back and the game really never got going after the break, the hosts unable to find any rhythm to trouble the visitors and United were rattled after losing Rooney four minutes into the second half to a nasty looking knee injury that could keep him sidelined for some time, the England international stretchered off and replaced by Shinji Kagawa.
Moyes will be hoping the injury news isn't bad and that Rooney may be fit to face Aston Villa next Saturday at Old Trafford in their final game before the international break. Fulham on the other hand will first take on AFC Wimbledon in the Capital One Cup second round on Tuesday night before hosting Swansea City at Craven Cottage.
Starting Lineups
Fulham: Stockdale, Riether, Hangeland (c), Heitinga (89), Briggs, Kvist (77), Kasami, Parker, Holtby, Mitroglou, Bent (65)
Substitutes: Joronen, Zverotić, Kačaniklić, Boateng (77), Rodallega (65), Burn (89), Riise
Yellow Cards: None
Goals: None
Manchester United: De Gea, Rafael, Vidić (c), Evans, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Cleverley (79), Mata, Rooney (49) Van Persie
Substitutes: Lindegaard, Smalling, Jones, Fellaini (79), Januzaj, Kagawa (49), Welbeck
Yellow Cards: Rafael
Goals: Van Persie (3)
Match Statistics
Referee: Chris Foy
Shots: Fulham 3-12 Manchester United
On Target: Fulham 1-3 Manchester United
Off Target: Fulham 1-7 Manchester United
Possession: Fulham 42%-58% Manchester United
Corners: Fulham 1-5 Manchester United
Fouls: Fulham 13-6 Manchester United
Offsides: Fulham 5-4 Manchester United
#179575 Semi Finals
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#179556 Old Trafford Lounge
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#179553 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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#178992 What Are You Listening To?
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#178991 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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Most of the birds out here are boring as fuck!!
Need a break from that shit and when I come back in February or March for a holiday I'll take full advantage.
#178965 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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#178951 The Night Thread Mk. IX
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Feels quite surreal that I'm finally doing it.
#178948 Barclays Premier League 2014/15
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I reckon Lambert will be gone after 10-15 games and Keane will step in as manager.
#178439 The Last 16
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#178237 Believe
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Last Updated at 14:29 GMT
Manchester United manager David Moyes says he expects his side will face an extremely tough test when they visit Craven Cottage tomorrow to take on Fulham in their latest Barclays Premier League fixture.
The champions started their Barclays Premier League title defence last Sunday with a 2-0 win over Swansea City at Old Trafford and new manager David Moyes will be hoping to continue their winning ways when they visit Craven Cottage tomorrow to face Felix Magath's Fulham side who drew 2-2 with Hull City at the KC Stadium last Saturday.
Moyes, 50, who replaced Sir Alex Ferguson during the summer on a six year deal, did however warn his players against complacency and insisted his side would have to be at their very best to record victory at Craven Cottage.
"The game tomorrow will be a tough encounter and I firmly believe it'll be a close game," said Moyes.
"We'll need to be at our very best tomorrow when we face Fulham, anything less and we could be on the wrong side of the result. Craven Cottage is always a tough place to go and win, but we're confident that we can get the right result after preparing well all week, but as I've already said it'll be a very close game," added the Manchester United boss.
Fulham have not beaten the Red Devils in any competition since December 2009 when they won 3-0 at Craven Cottage in the Barclays Premier League as goals from Danny Murphy, Bobby Zamora and Damien Duff ensured victory for the Cottagers who took full advantage of United's defensive injury crisis that saw Michael Carrick playing at centre back that day.
#178210 The Last 16
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#178196 Believe
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Cheers bud
#177993 Believe
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Last Updated at 17:15 GMT
Manchester United's entire playing squad is focussed ahead of their upcoming Barclays Premier League fixture with Fulham at Craven Cottage on Saturday according to experienced centre back Rio Ferdinand.
The champions head into their clash with Fulham this Saturday at Craven Cottage on the back of a commanding performance last weekend that saw them comfortably beat last years Capital One Cup winners Swansea City at Old Trafford.
Despite the confidence of winning their first Barclays Premier League game under new manager David Moyes the United players are fully aware they must not be complacent at Craven Cottage according to experienced centre back Rio Ferdinand.
"The game this weekend will be a tough encounter and we've prepared for that. We've been training well all week as a squad, we know we can't be complacent and whoever the manager picks on Saturday will be ready," said Ferdinand.
"It's important we get off to a good start as champions and Saturday is another good chance to get three points, although we know it'll be tough. We're ready and focussed for the task ahead," added the former England international.
Ferdinand, 34, is yet to feature for United this season under Moyes and was left on the bench during the clubs Community Shield clash with Wigan Athletic and their Barclays Premier League clash with Swansea City last Sunday.
The former West Ham United and Leeds United defender has less than a year left on his current contract at Old Trafford and just eight days ago admitted he was unsure over his playing future beyond this season.
"I'm not sure what will happen after this season and whether or not I'll continue to play," said Ferdinand.
"Obviously I'd love to keep playing and it'll depend on whether the body can handle playing at this level. I don't want to really go and play at a lower level or continue playing at this level and be a liability so if the body can't handle it then I'll probably hang up the boots. I'm in the last year of my current contract with Manchester United so we'll probably sit down towards the end of the season and take a look at how things are going then," added the former England international.
The defender has won six Barclays Premier League titles, one FA Cup, two Capital One Cups, the UEFA Champions League and the FIFA Club World Cup during his time at Old Trafford and has been capped 81 times by England.
#177991 Believe
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Last Updated at 12:53 GMT
Manchester United winger Ryan Giggs said he was pleased with the Red Devils performance following their victory over Swansea City at Old Trafford on Sunday in their opening Barclays Premier League fixture.
The 39 year old veteran started the game against Swansea City on Sunday at Old Trafford and played 65 minutes before being replaced by Juan Mata. The former Welsh international scored in first half stoppage time to preserve his record of having scored in every Barclays Premier League season since it's inception and Giggs was delighted to have contributed.
"I love playing for this club and I'm delighted I'm still able to contribute in games by scoring goals," said Giggs.
"Personally I know eventually I'll need to retire and I know that time will come sooner rather than later as I'm approaching 40, but if I can still offer something to the team and produce on the pitch I'll continue to play," added the winger.
The result was the perfect start to the era under new manager David Moyes and Giggs hopes the performance of the players against Wigan Athletic and Swansea City will relieve the pressure being placed on the Scot after replacing Sir Alex Ferguson.
"Winning is what we aim to do at this club and we've won a lot over the last few years. It was the best possible start for the new boss to have won the game on Sunday and the players really wanted to make sure his first game at Old Trafford ended with us picking up the three points. Hopefully that'll relieve some of the pressure on the new manager," said the 39 year old.
"Robin scored a fantastic goal and luckily I was in the right place at the right time to take advantage to make it 2-0. I think the timing of our goals really took the wind out of them and they never really recovered to be honest," added Giggs.
Fulham are the next side in waiting for the champions and Giggs expects a tough encounter at Craven Cottage.
"It's always a tough place to visit and get a result, we've had some bad days at Craven Cottage. Hopefully this Saturday we'll be good enough on the day to pick up the win, but it'll be a very difficult game," said the former Welsh international.
Fulham began their Barclays Premier League campaign at the KC Stadium and shared the spoils with Hull City in a 2-2 draw last Saturday and United will need to be wary of on loan striker Darren Bent who netted a brace on his debut.
#177958 The Last 16
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#177956 The Last 16
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Oh I wasn't blaming him, just Fulham as you said never really played to his strengths.
#177949 The Last 16
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#177921 Believe
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Attendance 72,473
Sunday 18th August 2013
Last Updated at 15:18 GMT
Manchester United began the David Moyes era in the Barclays Premier League with victory this afternoon against Swansea City at Old Trafford as goals from Robin van Persie and Ryan Giggs sealed a 2-0 win.
David Moyes enjoyed his first competitive outing at Old Trafford as the Red Devils beat Swansea City courtesy of first half goals from Robin van Persie and Ryan Giggs to get their Barclays Premier League title defence off to the best possible start.
The champions made two changes from the side that beat Wigan Athletic last weekend at Wembley in the Community Shield as Jonny Evans came in for the suspended Rafael with Phil Jones moving to right back. The other change saw teenager Adnan Januzaj, who scored against the Latics, drop to the bench as Wayne Rooney started alongside van Persie.
Paul Lambert may have been hoping that the champions may have felt the pressure in their first game at Old Trafford without Sir Alex Ferguson in the dugout but that didn't happen as United started on the front foot. It took United just five minutes to carve open the first real opportunity of the game as Antonio Valencia linked up well with Rooney on the edge of the area, although the Ecuadorian international could only first his shot into the side netting.
The winger almost turned provider moments later when his low cross was sent narrowly over the crossbar by Tom Cleverley.
The visitors then suffered a major setback as striker Wilfried Bony was stretchered off after a heavy collision with United skipper Nemanja Vidić, the Ivorian international likely to have suffered a cracked rib.
Despite United's dominance it seemed likely the Swans may hold on until half time after Michel Vorm saved a point blank header from Ryan Giggs on the half hour mark. He could do nothing moments later when van Persie opened the scoring, the Dutch captain beating his fellow countrymen with a powerful effort from outside the area that brought Old Trafford to life.
David Moyes enjoyed victory in his first game at Old Trafford
The visitors were hardly over that shock when they conceded again in stoppage time as a long throw from Jones wasn't cleared properly and Giggs was in the right place to drive a low shot through the crowd and into the bottom corner.
There was likely no way back for the Welsh side after going further behind and although they rallied early in the second half United were always in control, the visitors hardly troubling David De Gea. The champions could have further extended their lead in stoppage time when Juan Mata curled in a free kick that Jonny Evans headed onto the crossbar.
United will now turn their attention to their clash with Fulham next Saturday at Craven Cottage whilst Paul Lambert's side must put this defeat behind them quickly as they travel to Helsinki to face Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi in the first leg of their Europa League Playoff on Thursday night before hosting Chelsea at the Liberty Stadium on Sunday.
Starting Lineups
Manchester United: De Gea, Jones, Vidić (c), Evans, Evra, Valencia, Carrick, Cleverley, Giggs (65), Rooney (65), Van Persie
Substitutes: Lindegaard, Smalling, Ferdinand, Mata (65), Januzaj (65), Kagawa, Welbeck
Yellow Cards: None
Goals: Van Persie (36), Giggs (45+2)
Swansea City: Vorm, Rangel, Williams (c), Chico (84), Taylor, Britton, Michu (79), De Guzman, Hernández, Bony (14), Lamah
Substitutes: Tremmel, Davies, Amat (84), Cañas, Vázquez (14), Richards (79), Bartley
Yellow Cards: None
Goals: None
Match Statistics
Referee: Michael Oliver
Shots: Manchester United 11-5 Swansea City
On Target: Manchester United 5-3 Swansea City
Off Target: Manchester United 3-2 Swansea City
Possession: Manchester United 50%-50% Swansea City
Corners: Manchester United 13-2 Swansea City
Fouls: Manchester United 8-4 Swansea City
Offsides: Manchester United 3-6 Swansea City
#177898 The Last 16
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#177782 Transfer Rumours 2014/15
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I doubt Monaco would sell no matter what we offered.
They don't need the money, he's pure quality and they've got the Champions League next season.
#177752 The Last 16
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So happy Uruguay are going home!!
#177743 The Last 16
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