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[Freddy Adu]

Ferguson delighted as Man Utd superb in Kiev

Manchester United produced a superb performance to win 4-2 at Dynamo Kiev and virtually book a place in the next phase of the Champions League.

Rio Ferdinand and Wayne Rooney gave Untied a flying start with Cristiano Ronaldo adding a brace as the Old Trafford outfit completed their biggest European away success in nine years.

Victory in the re-match, on home soil in a fortnight, will seal a spot in the last 16 with two games to spare.

And on this evidence, there is little to stop it happening,.

"Our forward play at the moment is excellent," said Ferguson, whose side have now scored 12 times in their last three games.

"Some of our movement was excellent and although the finishes were easy, you have to be there to take them.

"To score four goals away from home in Europe represents a good performance at any time and we could even have had more.

"With people like Rooney, Ronaldo, Carlos Tevez and Ryan Giggs we have great ammunition.

"We have nine points now and that puts us in a very strong position."

Although Diogo Rincon and Ismael Bangoura found the net for Dynamo, with Ronaldo slotting home twice in the middle of those two strikes, the result was never in doubt.

Aside from the Carling Cup defeat to Coventry, United have now won 10 games on the trot, and appear to be hitting form at just the right time.

"Dynamo probably caught us at the wrong time," said Ferguson.

"Our form is strong now, much stronger than it was in our previous matches in this competition."

[D. Stankovic]

ROONEY!! ROONEY!! ROONEY!!

And he scores once again! Back in form!! WHOOHOO!! Great stuff by ManU! Splendid!

[Amo-te Benfica]

Man United were better than the scoreline suggests. After a slow startt they really look like they are back on the ball. They're practically there now already. Roma and Sporting to fight it out in the Alvalade for second.

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yet another man utd game i missed this season

[Freddy Adu]

Man.United vs Dyn. Kyiv

Liga dos Campeões 2007/2008 | Fase de Grupos | Group F

Man.United Dyn. Kyiv

Date 2007-11-07 19h45 City Manchester Stadium Old Trafford Referee

Last Matches

League	Home	Result	Away	Tournament
CL	Man.United	1-0	Dyn. Kyiv	Liga dos Campeões 2000/2001

[D. Stankovic]

Didn't we just play them before?

[Freddy Adu]

All teams play the team again.

[egypt man]

Troubled Boro will face Man UTD in a tough away test this afternoon. Mido is not expected to take part in the game as he couldn't continue the last training and it seems that groin injury problems returned to haunt him again. On the other side, Aliadiere is expected to make his come back after injury and will replace the Egyptian in the starting eleven.

[Brasil]

10'		Manchester U. [1 - 1] Middlesbrough
3'	[1 - 0]	Nani
6'	[1 - 1]		J. Aliadiere
Copyright © 1998-2007 LiveScore.com

[Oscar Cardozo]

34' Manchester U. 1 - 1 Middlesbrough

[Brasil]

Goal Man United

[Oscar Cardozo]

37'		Manchester U. [1 - 1] Middlesbrough
3'	[1 - 0]	Nani
6'	[1 - 1]		J. Aliadiere

[Oscar Cardozo]

38' Manchester U. 2 - 1 Middlesbrough

[Oscar Cardozo]

38'		Manchester U. [2 - 1] Middlesbrough
3'	[1 - 0]	Nani
6'	[1 - 1]		J. Aliadiere
33'	[2 - 1]	W. Rooney

[Oscar Cardozo]

HT Manchester U. [2 - 1] Middlesbrough

[Oscar Cardozo]

HT		Manchester U. [2 - 1] Middlesbrough
3'	[1 - 0]	Nani
6'	[1 - 1]		J. Aliadiere
33'	[2 - 1]	W. Rooney

[Freddy Adu]

FT Manchester U. 4 - 1 Middlesbrough

[Freddy Adu]

FT		Manchester U. [4 - 1] Middlesbrough
3'	[1 - 0]	Nani
6'	[1 - 1]		J. Aliadiere
33'	[2 - 1]	W. Rooney
55'	[3 - 1]	C.A. Tevez
75'			L. Cattermole
85'	[4 - 1]	C.A. Tevez
87'			F. Rochemback

[Brasil]

Nice win by Man.U. In the first half-hour Middlesbrough had a chance until they gave up that goal to Rooney, then they fell apart.

[histon]

well done united for wining

[Freddy Adu]

Nice job United. I figured a win but 4-1 is too lopsided.

[Freddy Adu]

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Premier League Final - Old Trafford Attendance: 75,720 Man Utd 4 - 1 Middlesbrough Luis Nani (3) Wayne Rooney (33) Carlos Tevez (55) Carlos Tevez (85) Jeremie Aliadiere (6)

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[Freddy Adu]

Match Stats
	Man Utd	Middlesbrough
Shots (on Goal)	21(14)	9(4)
Fouls	10	15
Corner Kicks	2	4
Offsides	0	6
Time of Possession	56%	44%
Yellow Cards	0	2
Red Cards	0	0
Saves	3	4

[Freddy Adu]

Teams
Man Utd	Middlesbrough
1 Edwin Van der Sar	Mark Schwarzer 1
6 Wes Brown	Andrew Taylor 33
5 Rio Ferdinand	David Wheater 31
22 John O'Shea	Jonathan Woodgate 8
15 Nemanja Vidic	Luke Young 2
8 Oliveira Anderson	Lee Cattermole 27
4 Owen Hargreaves	Stewart Downing 19
17 Luis Nani	Gary O'Neil 4
7 Cristiano Ronaldo	Fabio Rochemback 10
10 Wayne Rooney	Jeremie Aliadiere 11
32 Carlos Tevez	Tuncay Sanli 17
Substitutes
29 Tomasz Kuszczak	Ross Turnbull 21
19 Gerard Pique	Seb Hines 38
25 Danny Simpson	George Boateng 7
24 Darren Fletcher	Ben Hutchinson 36
11 Ryan Giggs	Dong-Gook Lee 18
Substitutions
D Fletcher for O Hargreaves (66)	B Hutchinson for J Aliadiere (56)
G Pique for R Ferdinand (73)	D Lee for T Sanli (80)
R Giggs for O Anderson (78)	G Boateng for L Cattermole (90)
Yellow Cards
	Lee Cattermole (75)
	Fabio Rochemback (85)
· Club Rosters: Man Utd | Middlesbrough

[Freddy Adu]

Match Information
Stadium: Old Trafford, England
Attendance: 75,720
Match Time: 10:00 ET
Referee: A Wiley

[Freddy Adu]

Man Utd 4-1 Middlesbrough: United go top

Manchester United equalled a 100-year-old scoring record as they stormed to the Premier League summit with a clinical 4-1 win over Middlesbrough.
Not since the days of Billy Meredith in 1907 had the Red Devils scored four in four successive games.

But, after accounting for Wigan, Aston Villa and Dynamo Kiev, Sir Alex Ferguson's free-scoring champions did it again to pile the pressure on Arsenal ahead of their visit to Liverpool.

Against opponents who had lost only once on their last six league visits to the Theatre of Dreams, Ferguson might have thought his side would be in for a tough afternoon once Jeremie Aliadiere had levelled Nani's spectacular opener.


• Roo and Tevez thrill Fergie

However, Wayne Rooney profited from Stewart Downing's blunder to put the hosts in front before the break and Carlos Tevez finished the Teessiders off with a second-half double.

It was just the kind of victory Ferguson would have wanted and no matter what happens at Anfield tomorrow, United, with a free midweek in front of them thanks to their shock Carling Cup loss to Coventry, will approach their crunch showdown with Arsene Wenger's men at the Emirates Stadium next Saturday in confident mood.

For once, Ronaldo was not hogging the headlines either, as United's 'other' Portugal winger took centre stage.

Nani had already accounted for Tottenham earlier this season with one blockbuster. Yet even that memorable effort was eclipsed by his latest piledriver.

Taking up possession on halfway, Nani just seemed to amble into the space offered by Boro's backpedalling defence. Thirty yards out, he let fly with an unstoppable shot which flew over Mark Schwarzer and dipped under the crossbar.

Nani's gymnastic celebration was as amazing as the goal and if Tevez had been able to beat Schwarzer with an audacious chip after being released by Ronaldo shortly afterwards, United would have been doing handstands.

Instead, Tevez failed and Aliadiere promptly exposed previously unseen slackness in United's defence, arriving with perfect timing between Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic to nod home Tuncay's cross.

It was the first league goal United had conceded at Old Trafford this season and the first Premier League goal Aliadiere had scored for five years.

And, for a good time afterwards, it appeared as though the French forward would be doing his old Arsenal buddies a very good turn indeed.

However, any team hoping to gain reward from a trip to Old Trafford simply cannot afford the kind of unnecessary blunder Downing made as he dwelled in possession inside his own area and allowed Nani to toe a pass to Rooney which the gleeful striker smashed home.

Downing's error must have hurt even more given he had come within inches of putting Boro ahead when he met another Tuncay cross with a deft header that bounced wide with Edwin van der Sar beaten.

Not that Southgate could count himself especially unlucky to be behind at the break. Ronaldo had wasted two outstanding chances and within 30 seconds of the re-start, Rooney had belted another into the Stretford End after a sublime one-two with Tevez had cut Boro's defence apart.

It was a foretaste of what was to come for Boro, although there was one brief glimmer of hope before the game was taken away when Lee Cattermole, surprisingly preferred to skipper George Boateng, strode onto Tuncay's lay-off and let fly from almost the exact spot Nani had scored from earlier.

This time, Van der Sar was equal to the effort and before the visitors could threaten again, Anderson, Rooney and Tevez had weaved their magic to create United's third.

As they watched Tevez cushion Anderson's pass into Rooney's path, then stride forward to finish in clinical fashion after the England man had returned possession with an inspired back-heel, there could have been no-one left in the stadium, or anywhere else probably, who believes United's twin strikeforce are incapable of playing with each other.

The pair may be similar in size and approach but rather than blunting their individual edge, it just makes the Red Devils twice as dangerous.

With Owen Hargreaves lasting almost three-quarters of the game on only his fourth appearance since arriving from Bayern Munich, the day could not have gone much better for Ferguson and his men.

And the news from Stamford Bridge after the final whistle only brought even more glee.

• Roo and Tevez thrill Fergie

Sir Alex Ferguson is convinced Wayne Rooney and Carlos Tevez can become the perfect partners after watching his twin terrors send Manchester United soaring to the Barclays Premier League summit.

Many pundits felt the duo were too similar to play together when Tevez arrived from West Ham. But any doubts over their link-up play have long since been dismissed.

In six games together, the pair have contributed nine goals to six wins, with another three at Old Trafford helping United account for Middlesbrough in a 4-1 win which saw the hosts equal a 100-year-old record.

Not since Billy Meredith's day have the Red Devils scored four times in four successive games and while that record is not likely to be extended in next Saturday's crunch showdown with Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, it is the Gunners who should be fearful as Rooney and Tevez scent blood.

'Wayne and Carlos are doing fantastically well together,' said Ferguson.

'They will mature and develop as experienced players. When they do that, hopefully we will see the complete partnership.'

Ferguson claimed United's third goal - and Tevez's first - summed up the effectiveness of their partnership.

After cushioning Anderson's lofted pass into Rooney's path, Tevez continued his run, finishing clinically when the Merseysider returned possession with an inspired back-heel.

'It needed quick thinking, great vision and courage,' said Ferguson.

'Wayne was in the box and he could have taken a touch. But he knows Carlos is making the run and the back-heel puts him in. It was a fantastic goal.'

The sublime effort effectively sealed victory for United, although it had a major rival for goal of the game given Nani had put the hosts in front with an unstoppable 30-yard piledriver even better than the memorable winner against Tottenham two months ago.

'Nani only deals in thunderbolts,' enthused Ferguson.

'He is coming along nicely for us now and he had a great impact today.'

Given their run of 10 straight wins - Carling Cup loss to Coventry apart - Nani's third-minute strike might have put United on easy street for the remainder of the contest.

Instead, Jeremie Aliadiere levelled with his first Premier League goal for five years and the first United had conceded in the league at Old Trafford this term.

The hosts struggled for a while afterwards but, on a day of statistics, Rooney belted them back in front with his eighth goal in seven games for club and country after Stewart Downing had dwelled on the ball too long inside his own area.

Tevez completed victory with a late strike Andrew Taylor's acrobatic dive could not keep out as United's modern day legends joined their counterparts from a century ago in the history books.

With Owen Hargreaves lasting almost three-quarters of the game on only his fourth appearance since arriving from Bayern Munich, the day could not have gone much better for Ferguson and his men.

And the news from Stamford Bridge after the final whistle only brought even more glee as rivals City had been thumped 6-0 by Chelsea.

'For weeks we were only scoring one, now it is four,' said Ferguson.

'Some of our attacking play at times is very good.'

Ferguson was correct but opposite number Gareth Southgate felt his side contained Rooney and Tevez for long periods, only to be undone by their own mistakes.

'The second goal killed us,' he reflected.

'I don't like having to talk about defeats every week but I actually feel better after that performance than against Chelsea last week, when we only conceded two.

'I actually felt we dealt with a lot of the problems United were causing us, although in the end they were too good.'

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Premier League - United hit by Scholes blow Mon, 29 Oct 19:09:00 2007


Manchester United have been hit with the blow that midfielder Paul Scholes will be out
for three months with knee ligament damage.









The 32-year-old former England international picked up the injury in training just before the Champions League win over Dymano Kiev.
"He will undergo an operation on Thursday and will be out for approximately 12 weeks," the reigning Premier League champions said on their website.
Sir Alex Ferguson's men are not short of options in midfield though, with young Brazilian Anderson impressing since filling-in for Scholes and fellow new signing Owen Hargreaves back from injury. Darren Fletcher is also available, although Michael Carrick is not yet fully fit after recovering from a dislocated elbow.
Scholes - who came back from a career-threatening eye problem to be one of United's star performers last season - has played 12 times this term, scoring one goal. He will miss at least 13 Premier League matches, starting with Saturday's visit to Arsenal and including the crucial trip to Liverpool on December 16th, plus the start of United's FA Cup campaign.
He should, however, be back for the resumption of United's Champions League campaign in February though.

[Freddy Adu]

Arsenal vs Man.United

Premier League 2007/2008 | Campeonato | Day 12

Arsenal Man.United

Date 2007-11-03 12h45 City London Stadium Emirates Stadium Referee

Arsenal Football Club League Home Away PL Tottenham 1-3 Arsenal V PL Arsenal 5-0 Derby County V CC Arsenal 2-0 Newcastle V PL West Ham 0-1 Arsenal V CL Steaua 0-1 Arsenal V	Manchester United Football Club League Home Away PL Everton 0-1 Man.United V CL Sporting 0-1 Man.United V PL Man.United 2-0 Chelsea V CC Man.United 0-2 Coventry City D