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Part three of Mark Payne's Manchester United player reviews; follow links for Part 1 and Part 2. Paul Scholes: 6 Scholes started only eight games in the campaign and that was never going to be enough for a player who sets such high standards fo...

Michael Carrick: 9 Without question the midfielder's best season at the club. He was voted player of the year by his colleagues on the staff and it is the least he deserves. That tremendous achievement arrives to cap the season when his name has b...

David de Gea: 8 A much better season for the Spaniard and he has seized his opportunity to become the undisputed number one. De Gea's improvement is an ode to hard work as he has clearly taken on board the criticism from last term and learnt from ...

Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund take the pitch at Wembley tomorrow night to play in Europe's biggest football game and will do so on the front lawn of English football. Meanwhile, new Manchester United manager David Moyes has started reshuffling ...

Manchester United and Sir Alex Ferguson seemingly had nothing left to do in the Premier League. After 13 championships and 11 Manager of the Year awards in 20 seasons, Fergie had ticked most of the boxes. Except for a 5-5 draw. That was one result no...

This is the encore. Manchester United's fixture against West Bromwich Albion, Sir Alex Ferguson's 1,500th as a football manager, will be the last of the Scot's reign. Last week at Old Trafford was the big show. There were speeches and songs, and ther...

Thursday brought news of David Beckham's retirement from football. He bows out at PSG and although he left Manchester United 10 years ago, he retains a special place in the hearts of the Premier League club's fans. - Macintosh: This David was a Go...

The domestic season has been nearly wrapped up. All of the major European leagues have settled their championships ahead of schedule, and club directors need something else to occupy their interest. Attention now turns to the inevitable managerial me...

Old Trafford has never been so red. This ground and its attendees have come in for criticism over the years, but when the occasion calls for it, they never let you down. The crowd roared for Alex Ferguson, the spectators formed mosaics reading the wo...

Two weeks ago, Wayne Rooney reached the end of his tether. After months of frustration, he reportedly approached the club and once again asked for a transfer away from Manchester United. Sir Alex Ferguson never forgave Rooney for their 2010 contract ...

The end of the most distinguished managerial career in the history of sport is upon us. Sir Alex Ferguson is to retire at the end of the current Premier League season on May 19 and take a seat on the board of Manchester United Football club. A statue...

Manchester United currently occupy a strange netherworld where their football games continue to garner the most attention, but actually matter very little. Perhaps this is how seasons usually end for mid-table teams, or those who know they are out of...

Rafael Benitez cannot win. Even though he has made it to the Europa League Final, the Chelsea fans spent most of the semifinal against Basel singing Jose Mourinho's name. Mourinho was Benitez's arch-enemy at one point and has been making very public ...

Manchester United's latest title triumph has been secured on the back of Robin van Persie's goals, Sir Alex Ferguson's determination and a latterly tight defence. In amongst an experienced squad of internationals and stalwarts, such as Ryan Giggs and...

Bayern Munich fans are probably feeling quite happy this morning. Borussia Dortmund followers are no doubt similarly cheerful. Their teams have just eviscerated two of the biggest clubs in world football. Neither was a freak result, and both were gen...

If any doubt remained about who was to be crowned champions, or indeed footballer of the year, it has been emphatically stamped out. Robin van Persie's stupendous hat trick has taken Manchester United to their 20th league title. Aston Villa were soun...