[EPL] Sunderland 0-1 Man Utd

[rondwisan]

[EPL] Sunderland vs Man Utd

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[EPL] Sunderland vs Man Utd
Minggu, 2 May 2010
Kick Off : 22.00 WIB
Venue : Stadium of Light


Sunderland vs Manchester United




Sunderland vs Manchester United, Head to head

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[rondwisan]

remain two match, masih ada peluang meski kudu harus bergantung match team laen (paling gak banget deh, but mo gimana lagi), yg penting amankan dulu 2 laga terakhir United

Sunderland bukan lawan yg mudah, meski medioker dan sesekali team yoyo, mereka tetep bisa memberikan ancaman pada team2 papan atas, termasuk United

apalagi kali ini mereka akan menjadi host, di laga pertama anak2 Black Cats ini mampu mencuri 1 point dari OT (malah hampir menang sebelum Anton Ferdinand bikin OG)

so United tetep kudu harus terus fight untuk meraih 3 point dari 6 point yg tersisa ...

just do Ur best United, remain is God biz :D


oh ya, Oom Mimin or Mods, tlg thread ini di unlock, gw lagi gak ol pc nih, thanks ya :shakehand:
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[rondwisan]

gak peduli hsil dari team lawan ..., gak peduli hasil akhir musim ntar ....
United tetep kudu fight dan focus ..., tersisa 2 laga untuk dimenangkan .. will U :-/

que sera sera
what ever will be will be

United we stand !!!

[zudomiriku]

di pertemuan pertama aja kita sampai2 butuh gol bunuh diri u/ menyamakan kedudukan, apalagi kali ini tandang ke kandang Sunderland, klub ini cukup berpotensi menyulitkan MU. tp moga dengan ex MU connection, Sunderland mo 'ngalah' dan gak terlalu ngotot maennya (but mo gimana lagi, ya gak opa?)

IMO pekan ini adalah partai penentuan siapa yg akan menjuarai BPL musim ini. jika Pool setidaknya bisa menahan Chelsea & MU menang atas Sunderland maka MU akan unggul 2 poin atas Chelsea & dipartai terakhir sepertinya kedua tim tidak akan mengalami kesulitan krn akan bermain di kandang. tetapi jika Chelsea bisa mengalahkan Pool, maka sepertinya harus merelakan gelar musim ini walaupun masih ada partai terakhir

[catsuke]

tapi kalo diliat dari rekor pertemuan di stadium of light, United cukup perkasa, mudah2an terus menang,
yah seperti kata sesepuh diatas, yg penting menang dulu deh,
meskipun nantinya ga juara liga, gapapa.. udah bangga ngeliat permainan fergie babes musim ini..

[fredrian.seven]

Still BEL19VE...

Musti menang berapapun skornya, sapapun pencetak golnya.

[pweechevalier]

Moga2 United menang dan Liverpool juga menang lawan Chelsea...
Emang nyebelin klo bergantung ama match laen...

wisnu cimol

[beckz_on7]

still 19elieve...

tetap harus terus meraup poin penuh sampai akhir walaupun titel harus bergantung dr hasil rival...
semoga si biru tidak punya mental juara...[-O<[-O<[-O<

[adie_7]

hanya mental juara yang bisa membawa MU meraih titel ke 19nya....

[theater of dream]

Focus buat kemenangan, jangan seperti leg1 hasil agresivitas serangan tidak diiringi konsisten nya pertahanan hasil imbang kerena gol bunuh diri Anton Ferdinand di injuri time...

[edhowin]

pokoknya pertandingan lawan sunderland harus menangggg.......
Starting line up versi gw, Formasi 4-4-1-1
GK: Van Der Sar
DR: Rafael DS
DL: Patrice Evra
DC: Vidic
DC: Evans
ML: Luis Nani
MR: Valencia
MC: Fletcher
MC: Scholes
SS: Park JS
FC: Berbatov (Berhararp Macheda)


:devil2::champ:

[ario adi nugroho]

fokus pada 2 pertandingan terakhir!!
pertandingan ini haruz menang,,menang dan menang!!
siapa aja yg maen,,mau berba striker nya
yg penting menang,,
sebenernya g suka kalo harus berharap pada pertandingan lain dan mengharapkan "klub: itu,,
tp y mau gymana lagi,,:peace:

[tumpal_oneunited]

Two to Go... :muscarf:
Punya Keyakinan MU bakal mengandaskan perlawanan sunderland,,asal tetap fokus dan tidak menganggap remeh lawan..
C'mon United..!!

19ELIEVE :muflag:

[arson pelipus]

19believe......
TITEL JUARA BPL tetap di Old Trafford..walaupun itu harus menunggu hasil dari si belut...tetap semangat keep on the spirit aja buat seluruh pemain MU...

:champ::champ::champ:......

[drivemein]

Roy Keane warns Manchester United that Sunderland striker Darren Bent could wreck Premier League title hopes
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United legend believes Black Cats are a threat

Roy Keane has cautioned Manchester United that Sunderland striker Darren Bent could ruin their dream of winning a fourth consecutive Premier League title.

United are a point behind Premier League leaders Chelsea with two games remaining and will travel to the Stadium of Light on Sunday to take on Sunderland.

Keane has warned United not to underestimate the Black Cats, who sit in 10th place in the Premier League, when the team has such a dynamic striker like Bent.

"Sunderland have had a good season and when you have a goalscorer like Bent it gives you a hell of a chance,” Keane told The Mirror.

“Steve [Bruce] has done a good job, a big signing for them was Bent. I always say you are only as good as your goalscorers."

Bent has scored 24 goals in his first season with Sunderland, and with his play this season the striker hopes to join England when they head to South Africa for the World Cup this summer.

Keane is still following Sunderland despite stepping down as Black Cat manager a year and a half ago, and the Irishman hold no hard feelings toward the club.

"I still look out for Sunderland, of course I do. But I have no regrets. How does the song go, no no, these things happen.

"I loved my time there but it was time to move on. I had my reasons and I am still comfortable with the reasons why. The people behind the scenes know why I left."

[drivemein]

Ferdy fit and raring to go
-thesun.co.uk-

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RIO FERDINAND has declared himself fit to return from injury this weekend.

The Manchester United centre-half has missed the last two games due to a groin strain.

That was the latest in a succession of injury problems that have plagued Ferdinand all season.

The 31-year-old England captain missed three months of the season from mid-October with a back problem but has suffered a succession of knock-on injuries.

Yet he will put his body on the line again this Sunday with United travelling to Sunderland for their penultimate game.

Wayne Rooney is still a doubt, having missed last Saturday's game against Spurs also with a groin injury.

The striker, 24, is likely to be fit for the final game of the season at home to Stoke.

He is still receiving treatment on the ankle injury suffered in Munich a month ago, while an inflamed kneecap tendon is also troubling him.

[GUNGZ-HO]

tetep semangat buat NONBAR apa lagi kalau hasil di anfield sesuai skenario apa yang ada di otak kita,karna pesaing kita bermain lebih awal....=P~

[cr7lover]

kalo pool ma chelsea maennya kapan ya?
duluan or blkgan dari kita?

[otonk reddevilz]

kalo pool ma chelsea maennya kapan ya?
duluan or blkgan dari kita?

Pool Chelsea dluan om..mainya sama sama Minggu 19.30 WIB ..kita mainnya 22.00 WIB
kudu cepat ke tempat nonbar..:D:D

[theater of dream]

Pool Chelsea dluan om..mainya sama sama Minggu 19.30 WIB ..kita mainnya 22.00 WIB
kudu cepat ke tempat nonbar..:D:D
Kenapa gak barengan aja yah... tu kan krusial..

[fredrian.seven]

Kenapa gak barengan aja yah... tu kan krusial..

Ya biasa sob... siaran TV kan dominan menguasai jadwal EPL. klo jadwalnya gitu yang rugi MU ya. mending seperti lawan city kemaren, chelsea jadi tertekan.

[rondwisan]

Kenapa gak barengan aja yah... tu kan krusial..

yg barengan ntar match terakhir Sob ..., next week ...
khan jadwalnya udah disusun sejak awal musim (gak kayak ISL)
dan laga krusial or not baru ketahuan belakangan khan ... cmiiw

[theater of dream]

Harus nya kita ngga usah liat dulu hasil Match Pool vs Chelsea X_Xhihihi bisa ngga yah???:))

[drivemein]

Henderson ready for United test
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Jordan Henderson looks ahead to Sunday's game against Manchester United on Wearside.

Sunday's game against Manchester United is probably Sunderland's biggest home fixture of 2009-10, according to midfielder Jordan Henderson.

Wearside's biggest crowd of the season is expected as the Black Cats look to round off their home campaign in style against a United side gunning for the title.

"It's probably the biggest game of the season at home," said Henderson, who came on as a substitute during Sunderland's 2-2 draw at Old Trafford earlier in the season.

"They will be coming here to win because they need the points at the top of the league, but I'm sure we will give them a tough time at home."

Sunderland currently occupy tenth position and are trying to hold off competition from Blackburn, Fulham and Stoke to finish in the top half.

United, meanwhile, are a point behind leaders Chelsea, who face Liverpool in Sunday's early kick-off before the Red Devils step out at the Stadium of Light.

"We have been playing well recently and we mustn't show Man United too much respect," Henderson added.

"We're still definitely looking for that tenth place; all we can do is keep playing well, keep winning and see what happens after the last game of the season.

"Finishing tenth in the Premier League would be a big step forward for this football club."

[drivemein]

Campbell relishing Man Utd challenge
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Fraizer Campbell says he is looking forward to the "game of the season" when former club Manchester United come to the Stadium of Light.
The ex-Red Devil has every chance of being in the starting line-up after an excellent run of form in recent weeks.

And the 22-year-old – scorer of four goals in the last nine games – says the match has the makings of an absolute cracker.

He said "I've played for three other teams in my career – Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur and Hull City – and it is one of those things that happen in football that Sunderland are playing all three in the space of a month.

"But the match I've been looking forward to more than the other two combined, is the match against Manchester United.

"For me, it will be the game of the season because I think there will be a fantastic atmosphere, we'll have a chance of getting something from the game and hopefully I can contribute to a good performance."

Campbell still has real affection for the current league title holders but knows that anything other than a Manchester United victory is likely to be fatal in the champions' hopes of retaining the title.

He said: "I'd like them to win the league – I've still got a lot of friends there – but I am a Sunderland player and I want us to win the game this weekend.

"I don't see why we can't do that. Although it will be a massive challenge for us, there are a few things on our side.

"We've tended to do well against the top teams this season and we came within seconds of getting a win against United at their place earlier in the season.

"Then there is the fact that we are at home and our home form this season has been really good.

"And on top of that, we have been in good form recently – over the last few games we are right up there with the best teams in the Premier League.

"So we have everything to play for this weekend and it should be a cracking game.

"United will come for the win but we are after points too and, if nothing else, it should be a great game for the fans. I expect the match will probably be a sell-out and the atmosphere should be absolutely brilliant."

[drivemein]

Match Pack: Sunderland
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Sunderland v United
Barclays Premier League
Sun 2 May (16:00 BST)
Stadium of Light

Live Radio and Text: ManUtd.com
Text Alerts: MUmobile.co.uk

Whatever the result between Liverpool and Chelsea, United will be fully focused on victory at the Stadium of Light on Sunday...

Form guide
It's likely that nothing short of three points will do if United are to stay in the hunt for the title, but Sir Alex's men will need to be on guard against an in-form Sunderland side. The Black Cats have won three out of four games in April, including a comfortable 3-1 win over high-flying Tottenham. The Reds will be seeking a better performance in this reverse fixture against the Wearsiders, having escaped defeat at Old Trafford in October courtesy of an Anton Ferdinand injury-time own goal. But the champions' record at the Stadium of Light is strong: five wins and two draws from seven visits. And, after picking up six points against Manchester City and Spurs in the last couple of weeks, United will be in determined mood, especially if leaders Chelsea have dropped points at Anfield earlier in the day.

Ins and outs
Wayne Rooney is doubtful with a groin strain, so Dimitar Berbatov could lead the line on his own again. Rio Ferdinand is also still struggling with a groin injury and Gary Neville (calf) is touch and go, while Owen Hargreaves will be hoping for another place on the bench. Sunderland will be without Alan Hutton, who is suspended following his sending-off against Hull last week, meaning Phil Bardsley could start against his old club. Midfielder Lee Cattermole and defender George McCartney could also return from injury, but John Mensah (knee) and Andy Reid (hamstring) are out.

Star man
Darren Bent has bolstered his chances of a place in England's World Cup squad following a free-scoring April. The striker has hit four goals in his last four games to take his tally to 25 for the campaign. The 26-year-old also struck against United at OT earlier this season and will be looking to give Fabio Capello another nudge with a strong performance.

Manager
Former United captain Steve Bruce has done a sound job since taking the reins at Sunderland last summer, steering the club to a solid mid-table position this term with limited resources. His side are strong at home, where they have only lost two games all season, and Bruce will be keen for that record to continue, despite his former ties to United. Bruce also enjoyed moderate success in his previous posts with Wigan and Birmingham.

Referee
United will perhaps be happy to have Steve Bennett in the middle, as his last three matches have ended in emphatic victories for the Reds – against Everton (3-0), Wolves (3-0) and Hull (4-0). The Kent official was due to take charge of the Manchester derby, but the volcanic ash cloud left him stranded in Romania following a meeting with FIFA.

Rivals watch
There are not many occasions when United fans want Liverpool to win, but Sunday’s 1.30pm kick-off against Chelsea will be an exception. Though denying Chelsea three points could potentially help United to surpass their proud record of 18 league titles, Liverpool are desperate for victory as they attempt to hunt down Man City and Spurs for the fourth Champions League place.

[drivemein]

Lorik Cana's warning for Sir Alex Ferguson
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Sir Alex Ferguson's men kick-off at the Stadium of Light just after Chelsea's game at Liverpool finishes. United are only one point behind Chelsea in the table and seem to have the easier fixture given that Liverpool still harbour hopes of a Champions League place.

But Cana said: “We want to do the job for ourselves and our fans and it would be wrong to think Chelsea are the only team with a difficult game this weekend. Our record at home is fantastic and I see no reason why we can't have a big say in who wins the title. I don't think anyone should be under-estimating what we are capable of.

“If Manchester United want to win the league, they are going to have to come and beat us at the Stadium of Light. Of course, they have the players and team to do that — that's completely normal for a team at the top of the league — but I can promise them it will not be easy.”

[catsuke]

hayooo U n I-T-e-D

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always Believe

[marsel david]

semoga apa yang diharapkan akan terjadi pekan ini..
United menang dan Chelsea kalah / imbang..:))

BELIEVE..!

[rian4]

hayooo U n I-T-e-D

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always Believe

UNITED always BELIEVE !! :devil2:

semoga apa yang diharapkan akan terjadi pekan ini..
United menang dan Chelsea kalah / imbang..:))

BELIEVE..!

Setuju Bro..
The Reds bakalan maen Total, mreka pengen jatah Liga Champions juga..:muflag:

[zudomiriku]

Jelang Liverpool vs Chelsea
Dilema 'Si Merah'
Mohammad Resha Pratama - detiksport


Manchester - Akankah Liverpool mengalah pada Chelsea atau menang demi menjaga asa finis di empat besar namun dengan konsekuensi Manchester United bisa melewati jumlah titel Liga Inggris mereka? Sebuah dilema bagi The Reds.

Tersingkirnya Liverpool dari Atletico Madrid di semifinal Europa League semalam menjadi klimaks musim yang buruk ini. Kemenangan 2- 1 tak cukup membawa Steven Gerrard dkk ke final karena Atletico unggul agregat gol tandang 2-2 setelah menang 1-0 di leg pertama.

Rafael Benitez pun memasuki musim keempatnya tanpa gelar di klub asal kota pelabuhan. Kini 'trofi' lain yang mungkin masih bisa dikejar adalah kesempatan lolos ke kompetisi Eropa musim depan.

Saat ini Liverpool duduk di posisi ke-7 dengan 62 poin dan punya dua laga tersisa. Di atas mereka ada Manchester City (63 poin), Aston Villa & Tottenham Hotspur (64 poin). Beda dengan Liverpool dan Villa, Spurs serta City masih mengantongi tiga laga.

Pilihan 'Si Merah' adalah bisa ke Liga Champions, Europa League atau bahkan tidak berpartisipasi di Eropa musim depan. Namun demi gengsi dan harga diri sebagai klub besar Inggris dan Eropa, Liga Champions tentunya jadi pilihan utama.

Untuk menggapainya, Chelsea akan jadi lawan pertama Liverpool di Anfield, Minggu (2/5/2010) malam WIB. Pada pertemuan pertama di Stamford Bridge medio Oktober lalu, 'Si Biru' menang 2-0.

Dengan semangat ingin finis di empat besar serta dukungan penuh dari Liverpudlian, tiga poin mungkin untuk direbut oleh Liverpool. Tapi bakal ada 'masalah' baru timbul jika mereka menang nantinya.

Chelsea tentunya butuh kemenangan pula demi tetap berada di garis terdepan perebutan mahkota juara dengan Manchester United. Selisih satu poin antara kedua klub itu masih memungkinkan Chelsea disalip oleh MU di dua laga akhir ini.

Apalagi weekend ini MU hanya bertandang ke Stadium Of Light untuk bertemu Sunderland. Jika MU menang dan Chelsea kalah, maka MU akan unggul dua poin di pekan ke-38. Dengan Stoke City yang jadi lawan di laga terakhir musim ini dan bermain di Old Trafford, 'Setan Merah' diprediksi akan melenggang ke singgasana juara.

Nah itu dia masalahnya, Liverpool yang punya jumlah trofi sama dengan MU yaitu 18 tentunya tak ingin raihannya itu terlewati oleh rival abadinya. Maka berkembanglah rumor Liverpool akan melepas partai kontra Chelsea walaupun Gerrard sudah membantah keras anggapan itu.

Tiket ke Liga Champions jadi alasan The Anfield Gank masih ngotot memburu kemenangan atas Chelsea. Sekaligus menjadi pembuktian Liverpool tetaplah tim yang punya nama besar dan sejarah hebat di persepakbolaan dunia.

Tapi pertanyaannya apakah Liverpool dan para fansnya benar-benar rela jika MU mendapat titel ke-19nya?
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Jelang Sunderland vs MU
Rooney-Ferdinand Siap Dimainkan
Rossi Finza Noor - detiksport



Manchester - Manchester United mendapatkan kabar bagus jelang pertemuan dengan Sunderland akhir pekan ini. Dua andalan mereka, Wayne Rooney dan Rio Ferdinand, dikabarkan sudah fit dan siap untuk dimainkan.

Seperti dikabarkan oleh The Sun, kedua pemain tersebut sudah terlibat dalam sesi latihan The Red Devils untuk menghadapi laga akhir pekan ini. Masalah mereka bakal bermain atau tidak, masih harus ditunggu sampai saat-saat akhir jelang pertandingan.

Rooney belakangan kerap dibekap cedera. Setelah mengalami masalah dengan engkelnya kala menghadapi Bayern Munich di perempatfinal I Liga Champions, penyerang 24 tahun ini kembali masuk ruang perawatan delapan hari lalu. Kali ini ada masalah dengan pangkal pahanya.

Rooney sudah tak ikut bermain kala MU meraih kemenangan atas Tottenham Hotspur akhir pekan lalu. Diagnosis awal, ia baru bisa dimainkan kala 'Setan Merah' menghadapi Stoke City di pekan terahir Premier League.

Sementara Ferdinand, sudah tak memperkuat MU dalam dua laga terakhir; kala melawan Manchester City dan Spurs. Bek berumur 31 tahun ini juga mengalami masalah pada pangkal pahanya.

Tanpa kehadirannya, palang pintu pertahanan MU diserahkan kepada duet Nemanja Vidic dan Jonny Evans. Hasilnya tak jelek lantaran MU selalu menang dan hanya kebobolan satu gol.

[B4YU]

Sunderland v Manchester United: match preview


Tale of the game

United have to win, as simple as that, because by the time they go into this late Sunday game they could be four points adrift of Liverpool. But, if Chelsea have failed to win, the chance is there for United to go top with just two games to play.

United, who are unbeaten in 15 Premier League games, home and away, against Sunderland, dropped two points when they last played Sunderland, at Old Trafford in October, and they had to claw back from behind twice. Darren Bent gave Sunderland an early lead before Dimitar Berbatov equalised.

Kenwyne Jones responded quickly – but an own goal by Anton Ferdinand handed United a point after ex-United midfielder Kieran Richardson had been sent off.

Sunderland are on a good run, with three wins from their last four games. And they are unbeaten at home in their last nine League games, going back to December when Villa won 2-0 at the Stadium of Light.

United, meanwhile, boast the best away record in the division with 33 points, one more than Villa and two more than Chelsea. United have also kept four successive clean sheets in their last four away games in the Premier League.

Sunderland test midfielder Lee Cattermole and defender George McCarthy but John Mensah and Andy Reid are out. United are still without new English Footballer of the Year Wayne Rooney and Gary Neville, along with Michael Owen, Danny Wellbeck and Anderson. But Rio Ferdinand has an outside chance of returning.

Sunderland (4-4-2): Gordon; Bardsley, Turner, Kilgallon, Richardson; Campbell, Henderson, Meyler, Malbranque; Bent, Jones.
Manchester United (4-3-3): Van der Sar; Rafael, Vidic, Evans, Evra; Fletcher, Scholes, Giggs; Valencia, Berbatov, Nani.
Referee: Steve Bennett. Matches: 26. R 5. Y 98.

This season: United 2 Sunderland 2.

Last season: United 1 Sunderland 0, Sunderland 1 United 2.

Stat of the game: United are unbeaten in 15 Premier League games, home and away, against Sunderland.




http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/leagues/premierleague/manutd/7653055/Sunderland-v-Manchester-United-match-preview.html

[B4YU]

wasitnya :

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Steve Bennett


Sunderland (10th) v Manchester United (2nd)


Manchester United need a win to maintain their challenge for a fourth successive Barclays Premier League title.

Sunderland team news

Sunderland full-back Alan Hutton will miss out through suspension.

Hutton was sent off after clashing with Jozy Altidore during last weekend's 1-0 win at Hull City, but had his ban reduced from three matches to one on appeal.

Central defender Michael Turner, who was substituted at half-time against his former club with an arm injury, has returned to training and is in contention.

John Mensah (hamstring) and Lee Cattermole (calf) have also trained in recent days and could figure, but Andy Reid, who had surgery on a calf problem this week, and George McCartney (hamstring) are out.

Man Utd team news

Wayne Rooney and Rio Ferdinand are set to return from groin strains in time to feature in Manchester United's must-win Premier League match with Sunderland.

Rooney sat out last weekend's victory over Tottenham Hotspur, while Ferdinand has missed two matches since he suffered his injury at Blackburn Rovers.

Sir Alex Ferguson has never lost to a team managed by United old boy Steve Bruce, although Sunderland have lost just twice at home in the league this season.

squads

Sunderland: Gordon, Carson, Bardsley, Turner, Mensah, Ferdinand, Kilgallon, Da Silva, Cana, Cattermole, Zenden, Richardson, Malbranque, Henderson, Campbell, Bent, Jones, Benjani, Meyler, Liddle.

Manchester United: Van der Sar, Kuszczak, Foster, Neville, O'Shea, Rafael, De Laet, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Carrick, Hargreaves, Scholes, Fletcher, Park, Gibson, Obertan, Valencia, Giggs, Nani, Berbatov, Rooney, Macheda, Diouf.




http://www.premierleague.com/page/MatchPreviews/0,,12306~49081,00.html

[irfan_mancunianred]

2 match sisa yg menegangkan nich, lebih penting untuk diikuti ketimbang pemilu....hehehehe
berharap chels gak dpt point maksimal dri pool, dan stlah itu berharap united dpt point penuh,..
jika united terpeleset hmmf sama ajah blunder...
c'mon opa maksimalkan kekuatan yg ada,.
AU revoir liverpool, we're gonna make 19 this year....
believe....
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[rondwisan]

hayooo U n I-T-e-D

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always Believe

:thumbup:
LIKE THIS .... !!!!!!!

c'mon UNITED ....

[tothenator]

hayooo U n I-T-e-D

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always Believe

BEL19VE

bikin lah sejarah baru,pecahkan kutukan 18 :p

[Lucky_Cantona007]

sunderland memang tidak memiliki kepentingan apapun dalam game ini,,, tapi justru hal itu yang membuat mereka bermain "nothing to lose".... mereka akan bermain terbuka dan tanpa beban, dan tentunya mereka tidak mau "dipermalukan" di depan pendukungnya sendiri,,, hal ini harus diwaspadai oleh Sir Alex.. gagal meraih 3 poin sama saja melepas titel ke 19 (apapun hasil pool vs blues)....

[hendiplast]

Jelang Sunderland vs MU
Menepikan Manisnya Masa Lalu
Narayana Mahendra Prastya - detiksport

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Sunderland - Ketika masih bermain, Steve Bruce berutang budi kepada Sir Alex Ferguson. Kini ketika keduanya harus saling berhadapan sebagai lawan, Bruce siap menepikan masa lalunya.

Bruce pernah bermain di bawah asuhan Ferguson, tepatnya ketika ia memperkuat Manchester United pada tahun 1987-1996.

Tiga gelar Premier League, tiga Piala FA, serta Piala Liga, Piala Winners, dan Piala UEFA masing-masing satu adalah persembahan pria kelahiran 31 Desember 1960 ini kepada Old Trafford.

"Sepuluh tahun saya di Manchester United. Ferguson menjadikan saya kapten selama lima tahun. Selanjutnya saya masuk daftar 10 pemain terkaya di sana. Terima kasih banyak, Sir Alex," demikian kata Bruce seperti dikutip dari Daily Mail.

Akhir pekan ini Bruce akan kembali bertemu dengan mantan mentornya itu. Bukan sebagai kawan tapi lawan. Keduanya pun sudah tidak dalam posisi pemain-manajer, tapi sama-sama manajer.

Perjumpaan itu terjadi kala Sunderland menjamu Manchester United di Stadium of Light, Minggu (2/5/2010) malam WIB. Kemenangan Sunderland berarti menyulitkan langkah MU untuk meraih gelar liga musim ini.

Rekor pertemuan Bruce ---sejak menjadi manajer-- kontra Fergie buruk. Saat Bruce menangani Birmingham, Wigan, atau pun Sunderland, Bruce belum pernah mengalahkan Ferguson dalam 14 perjumpaan sejauh ini.

Akhir pekan nanti Bruce siap menorehkan kemenangan pertamanya atas Sir Alex dan menyulitkan upaya mantan klubnya itu meraih juara.

"Kami sangat yakin bisa menang karena kami ingin menang. Semua pembicaraan menjelang laga ini selalu berkisar tentang saya karena saya pernah bermain untuk MU selama sepuluh tahun," kata mantan bek tengah itu.

Bruce memberikan motivasi penuh kepada anak buahnya menjelang laga ini.

"Memang setiap kedatangan Manchester United kemari selalu spesial. Apalagi dengan dibumbui cerita perebutan gelar juara."

"Apa yang akan saya katakan kepada pemain? Apakah kita akan mendukung mereka? Mari kita tempatkan omong kosong tersebut di bawah tempat tidur masing-masing," ujar Bruce di situs resmi Sunderland.

"Kami akan berusaha melakukan yang terbaik. Dalam laga kandang di sepanjang tahun ini , kami belum terkalahkan," pungkasnya.
( nar / nar )

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Kieran issues Man United warning
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Kieran Richardson has warned Manchester United to expect no favours from the Red Devils they know at Sunderland.
The champions will be left needing to win at the Stadium of Light to stand a chance of retaining their crown if leaders Chelsea are victorious at Liverpool.

Sir Alex Ferguson will see a few familiar faces up against him tomorrow, with Black Cats boss Steve Bruce, Phil Bardsley, Fraizer Campbell and, of course, Richardson all plotting against their former employers.

And determined Richardson says he would lose no sleep if Sunderland pull off a result that helps end Manchester United's hopes of a 19th title.

"I don't mind who wins the title," he said. "Both Man U and Chelsea have been tremendous this season and whoever wins it, deserves it.
"All I know is it's going to be a great game tomorrow, as it always is when Manchester United come to town.

"They are going for the title and if Chelsea beat Liverpool tomorrow lunchtime and then we beat Man U, their season is over.

"So it could be a bad day for United!

"But the most important thing for us is to concentrate on Sunderland because we want to finish in the top half of the table.

"This is our last home game of the season and we want to go out on a high."

Sunderland have been aiming for a top half finish all along, but their chances looked remote thanks to a dire 14-match run without a win.

They've recovered to win three of their last four matches and are back in with a chance of staying in the top ten, which would earn the players an extra cash bonus.

He said: "The higher we finish in the league, the better bonus we get but the lads want to finish in the top ten for themselves and for the club, not because of any bonus."

Richardson joined Sunderland from United in July, 2007, and was followed by Bardsley in January the following year and Campbell last summer.

"It's a big game for everyone but the lads who have played at Manchester United will have a bit of extra incentive," he admitted.

"You saw the same with the lads who had been at Spurs when we played them a couple of weeks ago.

"If the likes of myself, Bardo and Fraizer play we will all be doing our best to win, as we always do – but of course there is an extra edge against your former club."

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Campbell will Fraiz the roof
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FRAIZER CAMPBELL will give up nights out in Manchester if he can shoot down Alex Ferguson's title dreams tomorrow.

The Sunderland hitman joined United as a 10-year-old and was desperate to make the grade until Fergie flogged him last summer.

He wanted to be an Old Trafford hero but knows he will become a villain in the eyes of the United faithful if Steve Bruce's Black Cats do the business on Wearside.

Campbell, 22, said: "My job now is as a Sunderland player and I will try the best I can. There is no way I am going to miss the target on purpose, but if I score it will be a weird sensation.

"It could stop them winning the title. That's what I call pressure.

"If we stop United getting the title I won't be going out in Manchester for a while. But my aim is to finish 10th.

"I was at United a long time and got used to calling myself a United player. But you have to be sensible about your own career and just think about the future. I could have sat around and been a bit-part player but I wanted to go make a name for myself.

"That was the key factor. I was 21 when I left United and felt I was too old to be sat on the bench. I enjoyed my time there though.

"If I do score the winning goal I will probably walk back to the half-way line and try to pretend it never happened.

"I don't think I will celebrate."

It was a wrench for Campbell to leave one of the biggest clubs in the world but the striker has found a good home at Sunderland.

Boss Bruce has given him a regular run in the side and he has responded with some fine displays.

Campbell said: "I think I have improved as I have had a lot more matches.

"Next season I want to carry on where I left off and keep playing in games."

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Sunderland v Man Utd
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Barclays Premier League
Venue: Stadium of Light Date: Sunday, 2 May 2010 Kick-off: 1600 BST
Coverage: BBC Sport website, BBC Radio 5 live, local radio, Sky Sports 1 & highlights on Match of the Day 2

TEAM NEWS

Manchester United welcomed back forward Wayne Rooney and defender Rio Ferdinand to training on Friday with both hopeful of returning to the starting XI.

Gary Neville, who has signed a new one-year contract at Old Trafford, is touch and go with a calf problem.

Sunderland are without the suspended Alan Hutton, meaning Phil Bardsley could start against his old club.

Lee Cattermole and John Mensah are hoping to return from injury, but George McCartney and Andy Reid are out.

Sunderland

Suspended: Hutton (one match)

Doubtful: Cattermole (calf), Mensah (knee)

Injured: McCartney & Reid (both hamstring)

Man Utd

Doubtful: Ferdinand & Rooney (both groin), Neville (calf)

Injured: Anderson (knee), Owen (hamstring)

MATCH PREVIEW

Steve Bruce was Sir Alex Ferguson's first Premier League-winning captain, but on Saturday the former pupil will be hoping to outwit the master and end his former club's pursuit of a record 19th league title.

United head to Sunderland knowing anything less than three points will surely call time on their pursuit of Chelsea, who are at Liverpool earlier in the day.

Ferguson will be demanding a better performance than his side managed in the reverse fixture, when the Black Cats came within seconds of victory at Old Trafford only to be denied by Anton Ferdinand's late own goal.

Only Chelsea and Aston Villa have come away from the Stadium of Light with maximum points this season, and in the in-form Darren Bent, Sunderland boast a striker with his eye on the Premier League golden boot and out to prove his World Cup credentials.

But United's record on Wearside is strong - their last defeat came in the League Cup nearly 10 years ago, while they have won 12 and lost just one of their 17 Premier League meetings.

MATCH FACTS

Head-to-head

• Sunderland's last league win over Manchester United came in March 1997. Since then Sir Alex Ferguson's side have won 11 and drawn four of their last 15 league meetings.

• United have won five and lost none of their last seven trips to Wearside.

• Ferguson has won 10 and drawn three of the 13 meetings with former skipper Steve Bruce as opposing coach.

Sunderland

• The Black Cats kept their first clean sheet in eight games last time out.

• But they have lost only two of their last 10 games, winning five of those matches.

• Steve Bruce's side have lost just one of their last 17 Premier League matches at the Stadium of Light.

Man Utd

• It is six years since the club last won their final four matches of the season. In 2002-03 they beat Blackburn, Tottenham, Charlton and Everton on their way to the title.

• United have the best defensive record in the division, conceding 28 goals in 36 matches. They have kept four clean sheets in a row away from home in the top flight.

• Wayne Rooney has scored 148 club goals, while Paul Scholes needs one more to register 150 for Manchester United.

LEADING GOALSCORERS

Sunderland

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Bent: 25 goals (24 league); Jones: 8 goals (8 league)

Man Utd

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Rooney: 34 goals (26 league); Berbatov: 12 goals (12 league)

MATCH OFFICIALS

Referee: Steve Bennett

Assistant referees: Nigel Bannister & Robert Madley

Fourth official: Peter Walton

LAST LEAGUE MATCH LINE-UPS

Sunderland (W1-0 v Hull, a): Gordon, Hutton, Turner (Ferdinand 46), Kilgallon, Richardson, Campbell, Henderson, Meyler, Malbranque (Bardsley 46), Bent, Jones (Cana 60). Subs Not Used: Carson, Zenden, Da Silva, Mwaruwari.

Man Utd (W3-1 v Tottenham, h): Van der Sar, Rafael Da Silva (Macheda 79), Vidic, Jonathan Evans, Evra (O'Shea 67), Fletcher, Scholes, Giggs, Valencia (Carrick 59), Berbatov, Nani. Subs Not Used: Kuszczak, Hargreaves, Brown, Gibson.

MOST RECENT MEETING

Man Utd 2-2 Sunderland (3 October 2009)

Man Utd scorers: Berbatov 51, Ferdinand 90 (o.g.)

Sunderland scorers: Bent 7, Jones 58

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Wayne will groin ’n bear it
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WAYNE ROONEY will be back in action against Sunderland tomorrow - just over a week after it looked like a groin strain would end his season.

As predicted in SunSport, Rooney returned to training well ahead of schedule yesterday.

Brave Rooney has defied medical opinion again and the rest has also allowed his troublesome ankle to recover further as well.

Boss Alex Ferguson is also hopeful centre-back Rio Ferdinand will return to action after missing two games with a groin injury.

Fergie said yesterday morning: "We'll see how they do in training.

"But we have a couple of days until the game at Sunderland and the fact Wayne missed last week's match against Spurs has allowed the ankle to settle down a bit, so we don't have any issues with that now.

"But groin injuries are groin injuries and, at this time of year when grounds become firm, it can become an issue.

"If he comes through today it gives us something to think of for Sunday, though."

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Sunderland manager Steve Bruce warns former employers Manchester United not to expect any favours
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Former Red Devil looking to halt their title aspirations...

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce is expecting a tough game when his former side Manchester United visit the Stadium of Light on Sunday.

The former United centre-back is yet to beat his previous boss Sir Alex Ferguson as manager and won't be out to do any title race favours for the Red Devils.

The in-form Black Cats are still gunning for a top-half finish and are prepared to achieve that a United's title expense.

"The one thing I can guarantee this Sunday is that [Manchester] United will be up for it," Bruce told the Sunderland Echo.

"They always are in situations like these where they have a difficult job to do and they know exactly what their goal is.

"As a group of players and as management team, they've been here so many times before and they know exactly what's required.

"They've made an art of coming into a situation and holding their nerve and getting the job done and they'll be in that frame of mind again.

"That's why we've got to be prepared and be absolutely as focused as they will be."

United need to beat the Black Cats if they are to have any chance of clinching the Premier League title this seaso, although Bruce is not in any mood to be giving out hand-outs.

"I've never beaten Manchester United as a manager," he added.

"But I'll be doing everything I can to change that this weekend.

"I know it's not easy from my Wigan [Athletic] days - you're up against one of the very best teams in Europe who are completely used to playing under pressure and who usually thrive on it.

"But what I do know is that unless everyone of my players is on their game, we'll struggle to get anything out of it.”

Sunderland are looking to hold onto a top ten finish in the Premier League while United are desperate for a win to help them clinch a fourth successive title.

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Sunderland Defender: Obviously I Want United To Win The League
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Anton Ferdinand, who scored a 94th minute equaliser own goal at Old Trafford this season, has admitted he wants United to win the title but will still give his all against us tomorrow.

“I want United to win the title, obviously,” said Ferdinand. “I want my brother to win another trophy. As long as my brother is winning trophies, I’m happy. Medals mean more than anything. But There’ll be no mixed emotions if I help stop him. Maybe in the summer I’ll be thinking, ‘Bloody hell I cost him the title’. But if we win on Sunday I’ll be as happy as Larry because we would have beaten one of the best teams in the world. The fans would be happy and they would deserve that because they have been that good this season. It’s our last home game and our fans deserve a good performance. We’ve beaten Liverpool and Arsenal here, now I think we can beat United. We played well against them at Old Trafford this season, so if you can’t take confidence from that, what can you take confidence from?”

[rian4]

Kira2 Minggu depan apa yg terjadi y rekan2 UI sekalian???

hmmm.....:-?

[theater of dream]

Player Ratings Vs. Sunderland
Vds-7,
O' Shea-7 solid
Evans-7 solid
Vidic-7 solid
Evra-7 solid

Nani-7.5 has wining goal
Scholes-8 can control midfield (MOTM)
Fletcher-7 play stndard full of energy
Giggs-7 decent

Rooney-7 shoul has goal
Berbatov-4 so poor

Subs

Carrick-5
Ferdinand-6
Hargreaves- he could be the second MOTM welcome back Hargo..

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Sunderland 0 Man United 1: Nani strike keeps title race alive heading into final day
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Portugal international Nani ensured the race for the Barclays Premier League title will go down to the wire as Manchester United edged past Sunderland.

Hours after Chelsea had established a four-point lead over United with victory at Liverpool, United once again reduced it to just one, courtesy of Nani's 28th-minute strike.

They will now head into next Sunday's final day showdown with Stoke at Old Trafford knowing that effectively only a win can give them a 19th league title, and even that will not be enough if the Blues beat Wigan at home.

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Hot-streak: Nani (left) scored for the second successive match to set United on their way

Sir Alex Ferguson and his players left the north-east at least having given themselves a chance on an afternoon when they could have made things much more comfortable for themselves with striker Dimitar Berbatov passing up a hat-trick of glorious opportunities.

However, the manager's record of never having lost to a team managed by former United defender Steve Bruce remained intact, and while there is hope, he will not give up on the big prize.

Sunderland signed off their home campaign with a committed display in front of a crowd of 47,641, but on an afternoon when Fabio Capello's representatives were at the Stadium of Light, England hopeful Darren Bent had little opportunity to stake his claim for a seat on the plane to South Africa.

United ran out knowing their title bid had reached the point of no return as a result of Chelsea's 2-0 victory at Anfield, which left them needing to win at the Stadium of Light and at home against Stoke next Sunday to have any chance to overhauling the Blues.

They set about their task with some relish, but against opponents who were never likely to let them have things all their own way.

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Flying high: Portuguese international Nani has gone some way to replacing Cristiano Ronaldo this term

On a bitterly cold afternoon on Wearside, United created chances from the off, and it took a good fourth-minute save by Craig Gordon from Wayne Rooney, and then Phil Bardsley's block from Ryan Giggs' follow-up, to keep them at bay.

However, only Chelsea and Aston Villa had won at Sunderland this season, and the Black Cats, who were only denied a famous victory at Old Trafford in October by Anton Ferdinand's late own goal, caused problems of their own.

Central defender John Mensah lasted only 18 minutes before his injury problems struck again, but he headed wide from Jordan Henderson's 13th-minute corner, and skipper Lorik Cana was only just off target with his effort from a Steed Malbranque free-kick three minutes later.

Edwin van der Sar had to pull off a fine one-handed save to keep out Malbranque's rasping 24th-minute shot, and the home fans started to believe that a surprise could be on the cards.

However, United got their noses in front four minutes later when, after Giggs and Berbatov had caused problems on the edge of the Sunderland penalty area, the ball was fed out to Nani and he blasted a low shot past the helpless Gordon and into the bottom corner.

Bruce's men were dealt a major blow eight minutes before the break when young midfielder David Meyler was stretchered off with what looked like a nasty knee injury, and their fortunes could have taken a further turn for the worse before the half-time whistle sounded.

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Torrid afternoon: United striker Dimitar Berbatov endured another difficult time of it in front of goal

Berbatov failed to make the most of good work by Giggs and Rooney deep inside their own half when he allowed himself to be dispossessed by Michael Turner on the edge of the box before he could shot.

The Bulgarian was wasteful once again in injury time when Rooney once again set him up, but with just Gordon to beat, he could not hit the target.

United could, and perhaps should, have had the win wrapped up within seven minutes of the restart.

First Nani was denied his second goal of the game four minutes after the restart when Gordon made a fine save as he burst into the penalty area, and then Berbatov spooned a shot over from point-blank range with the goal at his mercy.

It was simply not the striker's day, and he could not believe his luck when he met Giggs' 56th-minute cross with a firm header just yards out and saw Gordon deflect it over the crossbar.

The home side started to make an impression as the half wore on, but with strikers Bent and Fraizer Campbell seeing little of the ball, central defenders Nemanja Vidic and Johnny Evans were rarely stretched.

But substitute Michael Carrick saw his 78th-minute effort hacked off the line by Turner and although Sunderland pushed all the way to the whistle, they could not find a way back.

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Tekuk Sunderland, MU Jaga Asa Juara
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Sunderland - Manchester United berhasil memaksa Chelsea untuk menuntaskan perebutan gelar juara hingga pekan terakhir, setelah The Red Devils sukses menekuk Sunderland dengan skor 1-0.

Dalam laga yang dihelat di Stadium Of Light, Minggu (2/5/2010) malam WIB, MU lebih mendominasi jalannya pertandingan dan menciptakan banyak peluang. Namun MU hanya bisa menciptakan satu gol lewat Nani di babak pertama.

Dengan raihan tiga poin ini, 'Setan Merah' tetap menguntit Chelsea di puncak klasemen dengan 82 poin dari 37 laga, selisih satu dari rivalnya itu yang barusan menang 2-0 dari Liverpool. Kedua tim sama-sama akan melakoni laga pamungkas musim ini di kandangnya pekan depan.

Jalannya pertandingan

Baru tiga menit laga berjalan MU sudah menggebrak pertahanan tuan rumah. Umpan silang Dimitar Berbatov dari sayap kanan diterima dengan dada oleh Wayne Rooney yang lantas melepask sepakan voli rendah yang masih tertahan kaki kiper Craig Gordon.

Di menit ke-16 Sunderland gantian mengancam lewat sundulan Lorik Cana meneruskan free kick Steed Malbranque yang masih melebar di samping gawang Edwin Van der Sar.

Pada menit ke-24 Van Der Sar menepis bola hasil sepakan keras Malbranque dari luar kotak penalti. Semenit sebelumnya tendangan kaki kiri Ryan Giggs dari jarak 20 meter hanya membentur mistar gawang Gordon.

MU akhirnya mampu memecah kebuntuan dalam laga itu di menit ke-28. Berawal dari kerjasama satu dua Berbatov dan Rooney di depan gawang, bola pun mengarah ke Darren Fletcher yang menyentuh bola sedikit dan mengarah ke Nani yang berada di sisi kanan. Winger Portugal itu pun melepaskan sepakan melengkung datar yang merobek gawang Gordon di tiang jauh.

Enam menit selepas restart aksi individu Rooney menembus kotak penalti diakhiri dengan umpan ke tiang jauh. Di sana Berbatov sambil menjatuhkan badan menyongsong bola tersebut namun sepakannya masih melayang di atas mistar.

Di menit ke-56 Berbatov kembali membuang peluang emas setelah sundulannya dari jarak 4 yard malah melambung di atas mistar.

Pada menit ke-77 Michael Carrick di depan gawang melepaskan tembakan ke arah gawang yang sudah ditinggal Gordon. Namun dengan sigap seorang bek Sunderland menyapu bola tersebut.

Hingga laga berakhir tak banyak peluang yang tercipta sehingga papan skor tetap memunculkan angka 1-0 untuk kemenangan tim tamu.

Susunan pemain

Sunderland : Gordon, Bardsley, Turner, Mensah (Kilgallon 18'), Richardson, Henderson (Jones 73'), Meyler (Cattermole 36'), Cana, Malbranque, Campbell, Bent

Man Utd: Van der Sar, O'Shea, Jonathan Evans, Vidic, Evra, Nani, Scholes, Fletcher (Ferdinand 87'), Giggs, Berbatov (Carrick 70'), Rooney

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Boss proud, but realistic
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Sir Alex Ferguson was proud to see his side take the Premier League title race to the wire with victory at Sunderland, but is realistic about the Reds' hopes of winning a fourth successive title.

Chelsea's comfortable win at Liverpool in Sunday's early kick-off piled the pressure on United at the Stadium of Light, but only profligate finishing prevented a resounding victory after the Reds' imperious display.

"The players' attitude was terrific," Sir Alex told Sky Sports. "There was good commitment from them, they enjoyed the game and played good football. It was quite a stormy type of game, Sunderland were very aggressive in their approach to the game. There were a lot of tackles and we had to have bite in our game and I think we were that way.

"I think we were careless in our finishing. We had a lot of great chances and they probably felt they were comfortable. we got there, and that's the important thing. Three points and a 1-0 victory away from home is always a good result."

The Reds trail Carlo Ancelotti's side by a solitary point going into the final weekend of the season in seven days' time, when champions and challengers host Stoke City and Wigan Athletic respectively.

Rather than resort to any manner of psychological warfare, however, Sir Alex is philosophical about the propensity for an unpredictable season to spring one last shock next weekend.

"All we can do is win our game next week. We want to do that in front of our fans on the last day of the season, and obviously I wouldn't insult Wigan because they're a really good footballing team. They'll have a go and you never know what happens in football. It's a crazy game.

"We are clutching at straws a little bit, but the important thing is for us to win our game and enjoy it in front of our fans. There'll be 76,000 there, we'll play the right way and we'll play with a lot of dignity in our game. We just stretch it out, keep the nerves going, you never know!"

[Mahesa_Jenar]

Player Ratings Vs. Sunderland
Vds-7,
O' Shea-7 solid
Evans-7 solid
Vidic-7 solid
Evra-7 solid

Nani-7.5 has wining goal
Scholes-8 can control midfield (MOTM)
Fletcher-7 play stndard full of energy
Giggs-7 decent

Rooney-7 shoul has goal
Berbatov-4 so poor

Subs

Carrick-5
Ferdinand-6
Hargreaves- he could be the second MOTM welcome back Hargo..

Buset dah...
Berbatov cuma dapet rating empat...???
bahkan Carrick yang masuk di babak kedua dan tampil di bawah standar masih dikasih lima...???
Ke mana aja Berbatov...????

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Sunderland 0 United 1: Player ratings
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VAN DER SAR: One superb flying save from Malbranque was as much as he was asked to do 7

O'SHEA: A touch rusty at times but was never seriously exposed 6

EVANS: Easily on top of his old academy and reserve team mate Campbell 7

VIDIC: Never gave England World Cup hopeful Bent a sniff of a chance 7

EVRA: Up and down the left flank with purpose all afternoon but never forgot his defensive duites 7

NANI: Took his goal well but he could have caused Sunderland far more damage 6

FLETCHER: We didnt get the normal Fletcher imprint on the midfield proceedings 6

SCHOLES: Moments of typical Scholes but then disappeared from the match at times 6

GIGGS: Glimpses of his best rather than a sustained display of class Giggs 6

ROONEY: Never looked back to his sharpest and it was a frustrating afternoon 5

BERBATOV Missed a couple of great chances and he cut a forlorn figure 5

Substitutes :

CARRICK (sub Berbatov 71) One chance kicked off line 5

FERDINAND (sub Fletcher 87)

HARGREAVES (sub Nani 90)

Not used: Brown, Park, Macheda, Foster

Sunderland: Gordon, Bardsley, Mensah (Kilgallon 17), Turner, Richardson, Henderson (Jones 74), Malbranque, Meyler (Cattermole 37), Cana, Campbell , Bent

Goals :

Sunderland:

United: Nani (28)

Bookings: Sunderland: Malbranque (81) Richardson (85)

United: Vidic (41) Rooney (54)

[drivemein]

Fergie: MU Underdog
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Manchester - Keberhasilan Manchester United menundukkan Sunderland membawa persaingan juara Liga Inggris hingga ke pekan terakhir. Dalam posisi tertinggal dari Chelsea, Sir Alex mengaku MU berstatus underdog.

Chelsea dan MU sama-sama meraih kemenangan di pekan ke-37 Liga Inggris, Minggu (2/5/2010) malam WIB. The Blues membawa pulang kemenangan 2-0 atas Liverpool, sementara The Red Devils unggul 1-0 saat menyambangi Sunderland.

Rangkaian hasil tersebut membuat komposisi kedua tim di klasemen tak mengalami perubahan: Chelsea di puncak dengan keunggulan satu poin atas MU. Yang berarti siapa juara Premier League musim 2009/2010 akan ditentukan di matchday terakhir sepekan ke depan.

Dengan Stoke City menunggu untuk dihadapi di pertandingan terakhir, MU masih punya kans untuk mempertahankan titel. Tapi karena Chelsea juga akan menantang lawan yang relatif mudah, Wigan Athletic, posisi 'Setan Merah' diakui Fergie kini cuma underdog.

"Kami kini akan menjalani pertandingan terakhir dan kami adalah underdog, tapi kami akan menunjukkan pertandingan yang bersemangat. Hal-hal aneh bisa terjadi - kami harus mengalahkan Stoke dan semoga kondisinya bisa terus berkembang. Wigan dalam kondisi yang bagus," sahut Fergie di BBC.

Menyoal kemenangan tipis yang didapat timnya, Fergie mengaku kalau Sunderland adalah tim yang sulit ditundukkan. Karenanya, skor 1-0 yang akhirnya didapat Ryan Giggs cs sudah disyukurinya.

"Tempat ini tidak mudah untuk didatangi dan mereka sempat memaksa kami bertahan. Tapi kami punya keharusan menang dan itulah yang kami lakukan," pungkas pelatih asal Skotlandia itu.

[rondwisan]

pada males masuk sini yaa ..., kena Stevie G syndrome ... :hammer::hammer:

lebih banyakan masuk ke pre-re match bukan United di sebelah ... :(

[rondwisan]

Sunderland vs Manchester United, Match Statistic

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[jaxians]

Buset dah...
Berbatov cuma dapet rating empat...???
bahkan Carrick yang masuk di babak kedua dan tampil di bawah standar masih dikasih lima...???
Ke mana aja Berbatov...????

ada di depan bro si Berbatov sih, cuma kualitas finishingnya emang (hate to say) poor banget :berbusa:
gua melihat di beberapa pertandingan terakhir Berba sudah berada di posisi yang seharusnya dimainkan, sayang kayaknya dia tegang dan kurang percaya diri setelah lama jadi "pemain tengah"

nah yang jadi masalah lain adalah ketika Berba sering di depan Rooney jadi kelihatan "mandul" karena banyak melakukan service ke Berba (daripada dilayani oleh Berba atau menciptakan peluang sendiri) sedangkan Berba banyak membuang peluang, sighhhhhhh ...
sulit banget kayaknya Berba bisa berduet dengan Rooney dalam kondisi Berba seperti ini, padahal kalau mereka bisa cocok (dalam arti Ronney dan Berba bisa gantian saling melayani dan menciptakan gol) gua yakin mereka bisa jadi duet striker termaut di liga inggris ...

[goodfron]

ada di depan bro si Berbatov sih, cuma kualitas finishingnya emang (hate to say) poor banget :berbusa:
gua melihat di beberapa pertandingan terakhir Berba sudah berada di posisi yang seharusnya dimainkan, sayang kayaknya dia tegang dan kurang percaya diri setelah lama jadi "pemain tengah"

nah yang jadi masalah lain adalah ketika Berba sering di depan Rooney jadi kelihatan "mandul" karena banyak melakukan service ke Berba (daripada dilayani oleh Berba atau menciptakan peluang sendiri) sedangkan Berba banyak membuang peluang, sighhhhhhh ...
sulit banget kayaknya Berba bisa berduet dengan Rooney dalam kondisi Berba seperti ini, padahal kalau mereka bisa cocok (dalam arti Ronney dan Berba bisa gantian saling melayani dan menciptakan gol) gua yakin mereka bisa jadi duet striker termaut di liga inggris ...
solusinya gampang oom... mari kita berhenti berharap Berba jadi partner yg patent buat Rooney didepan.. sekalian kita berdoa semoga Rooney musim depan dapat teman yg pas ntah mo dr stock striker muda kita sekarang ato beli baru.... kesian Rooney kalo' kerja keras sendiri

[GL zone]

seharus ny kita bisa unggul 3-0
berba 2x depan gawang bola ga ada yg masuk sama sekali

:nohope: :nohope:

[Ucup Carrick]

berba...oh berba...gak bisa ngomong apa-apa lagi...
kemaren sunderland maen kasar amat....

[Red.Elora]

3 point is good, keep pressure for the blues ...

stay positive , salah satu musim tergila , walaupun peluang kecil tapi ttp ada ...

:muscarf: believe

[Max25]

berba...oh berba...gak bisa ngomong apa-apa lagi...
kemaren sunderland maen kasar amat....

banged cup.. sampai luis nani terkapar mrka lanjutin game alhasil gk lama salah satu pemainnya yang terjatuh, ada hubungannya gak ya :-??

lanjut di lapangan sunderland dgn permainan kerasnya sempat diladeni fletcher-scholesy dkk, gmn kalo ada keano yah oops keano jg sempat jd manager black cats ya.. or ada GN2.. :-t

[p4cul]

jual aja berbatop tu
ga ada gunanya blas

[crisers]

Masih teringat sekilas senyum kecut Rooney......Saat umpannya disia-siakan Berbie..... #:-S
Untungnya :muscarf: semalam menang.....Kalo sampai seri/kalah...bisa-bisa Berbie langsung dijual.....

:D

[GUNGZ-HO]

sontekan kaki kanan berbatov di mulut gawang melambung tinggi...:-j


umpan ryan giggs ke berbatov gagal di tanduk(padahal udah bebas di udara sendirian):berbusa:




berbatov:nohope:

[idhay]

biasanya (ato harusnya?) umpan2 enak kayak dari rooney (2 kali) dan ryan giggs (sekali), jadi santapan enak berba. yaaah.. harusnya minimal ketepis kiper laah.. laa ini?? kena tiang gawang aja engga...... gatau tu knp pertandingan ini cupu bgt dia. lg putih kali ya (kayak di pro evo, klo pemain lg putih cupu bgt maennya :D)

nilai 5 untuk berbatov.