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Monthly Archives: October 2007

Paul Scholes Out for Three Months

October 30, 2007 – 10:15 pm

Paul Scholes will be out for three months with knee ligament damage. This will usually give Alex Ferguson a major headache but at this point of time, United is scoring freely and players like Nani, Ronaldo, Tevez and Rooney are up to the task of the swashbuckling football United is famous for, so that kinds [...]

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Arsenal Confident of Premier League Title Challenge

October 29, 2007 – 8:20 pm

Clashing with Liverpool is supposed to be the first major test for the young Gunners and though they mustered only a 1-1 draw, it was still a performance worthy of praise from their boss.
“I was pleased with the performance and attitude of the team,” Wenger said. “I thought they showed fantastic quality today to come [...]

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Hapless City Humbled By Chelsea

October 28, 2007 – 8:15 pm

Avram Grant promised attacking football when he became manager. Not many believed him nor trust that he can command the dressing room which is fiercely loyal to Mourinho. Now, six weeks into the job, Grant proves that he is not as useless as everyone made him out to be.
His fifth consecutive victory was a 6-0 [...]

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Rooney and Tevez Destroy Middlesbrough

October 27, 2007 – 8:09 pm

Manchester United is back in sizzling form. The blossoming strike pair of Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez has become the foundation for United’s current rich vein of form.
Not since 1907 have they scored four goals in in four successive games. After Wigan, Villa, Kiev and now, Middlesbrough, the free-scoring champions piled on the pressure on [...]

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Liverpool Suffers Setback in Istanbul

October 26, 2007 – 8:04 pm

Things are not looking good for Liverpool. After the 2-1 defeat by Besiktas, they could be heading towards an early exit from the Champions League. The narrow win, at the expense of Everton last week, brought some cheer but it only covers up the weaknesses.
This defeat leaves Liverpool with just one point from their opening [...]

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Arsenal Blitzes Slavia 7-0

October 24, 2007 – 7:52 pm

The Gunners delivered the perfect birthday present to their boss who turns 58 this week. In their biggest ever European victory, they thrashed Slavia Prague 7-0 with a breathtaking display of attacking football at the Emirates Stadium.
However, Wenger has his feet firmly planted on the ground. He said: “Yes it was a complete team performance [...]

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