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Kabarnya United ngebantu sebuah sekolah di Manchester, namanya Manchester Boys, setelah manajemen united baca ttg keadaan sekolah tsb dari Manchester Evening News, termasuk bayar lapangan yg selama ini digunain sekolah sebanyak 1.500 pounds

Ini daftar pemaen yg berasal dr manchester boys tadi : Dennis Violett; Nobby Stiles, Peter Barnes, Brian Kidd, Nicky Butt dan Wes Brown... jadi ini ibarat balas budi dr klub.

FYI, Manchester Boys ini adalah sebuah klub lokal khusus untuk pemain-pemain U14 & U15

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Manchester UNITED tetap jaya bung

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Boss keeping Berbatov

Sir Alex has dismissed suggestions he is ready to offload Dimitar Berbatov, insisting the Bulgarian has an important part to play in United’s trophy quest.

Berbatov's starting appearances have been limited this season by the form of Javier Hernandez and Danny Welbeck, leading to speculation that he could be sold in January.

But when asked at his Friday press conference if the 30-year-old was still in his thoughts, Sir Alex replied: "Yes. I have read some things but there is absolutely no reason for me to let him go.

"He is an outstanding footballer and it is unfortunate that the form of Chicharito over the last year has been outstanding, but he [Berbatov] plays a great role and he trains well.

"He has no complaints. He is a great professional and we are happy for him to be here."

Berbatov's contract runs out next summer and Sir Alex was asked whether he planned to activate a clause in the deal to keep him at Old Trafford for another year.

"He’s still a young man," the Reds boss responded. "You need a good number of strikers in the modern day.

"If you look back to 1999, we had four great strikers. They all played their part. That is exactly what will happen today."

MABES

mudah2an semakin berkembang permainannya, apalagi opa 'percaya' kalo berba itu masih bisa diandalkan...

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Originally Posted by Andi Istiabudi

Artikel ini semakin membuat saya ingin mengunjungi Old Trafford, tapi kapan yach terwujud ? Hehehe ...

kapan ya bisa berkunjung kesana!! d old trafford. mencoba membayangkan jadi pemainnya, dan berkeliling2 d skitar old trafford.., duduk d bench.. kalo bisa pas ada pertandingan big match jg, biar bisa skalian nnton dan merasakan atmosfer pertandingan d old trafford..

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DHL and Manchester United Joined Forces for Children In Need 2011
Author: Vicky Ambrose-Jones


front l-r Dwight York and Andy Cole with volunteers at the DHL call centre for Children In Need 2011

Former Manchester United stars Andy Cole and Dwight Yorke teamed up with DHL employees on Friday 18th November to help raise more than £126,000 for the BBC Children in Need 2011 appeal.

DHL, Official Logistics Partner of Manchester United, gave its main call centre at East Midlands Airport to Children in Need for the night, and over 200 employees from across the business were on hand to answer calls and take donations along with the Manchester United legends.

The ex-United strike duo added some stardust to proceedings, and were accompanied by the Premier League champions trophy for DHL volunteers to enjoy. Along with taking phone donations, DHL also held local fundraising events during the evening, such as a charity auction of items including a signed Manchester United shirt.

The call centre took over £116,000 worth of donations on the night; with at least another £10,000 being raised through the activities and charity auction.


Former Manchester United stars with the Premier League Champions Trophy alongside Children In Need call centre volunteers at DHL

DHL's Customer Services call centre was selected by the charity for its high service standards and extensive experience as it manages over 3 million calls a year, making it well equipped to man the phone lines from 7pm until 12.30am on Friday. DHL is supporting Children in Need for the third year running having raised £6,500 in 2010. The call centre at East Midlands was one of the largest used in this year's appeal.

Andy Cole said:

"It's a pleasure to help raise money for a great cause like Children in Need. It has extra significance for me because I grew up not far from here in Nottingham, so I hope we can do our bit to improve the lives of kids in this area and across the country."

Gary Redman-Schaffer, Managing Director of Customer Services said:

"We are proud to be involved with Children in Need for the third year running, it's such a worthy cause. All of our staff are into the fundraising spirit again this year, and are delighted to be joined by Andy and Dwight for what promises to be a successful night.

"Millions of disadvantaged children across the UK are set to benefit from the nation's generosity, and managing these calls is crucial to making sure this money reaches those who need it most."

Source : http://www.aboutmyarea.co.uk

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Manchester United: Red Devils Humiliated by Champions League Dismissal

Humiliation is a dish that can really only be served prior to the knockout round.

That is what the Red Devils are being served, as they were sent from the tournament they were so close to winning just a few months ago.

Manchester United ensured their season will be far more schizophrenic than it will be successful. Sir Alex Ferguson made moves this summer, with the end goal being possession of the ultimate prize in the Champions League.

Instead, they are sent packing far before they dreamed possible. United needed but a measly draw to continue into the all-important knockout stages.

Instead, they were sent off by a spirited FC Basel side that took all three points in a 2-1 conclusion that still has me scratching my head.

All it took was a let down in that pesky back line to make the impossible a horrible reality for the Red Devils. Their stagnant attack was enough for a late goal to act like a dagger into the heart of what was once a magical season.

Basel skipper Marco Streller scored in the ninth minute, and Alex Frei struck in the 84th. That was all that was needed to render a Phil Jones goal in the 89th utterly useless.

So now a team that was a piece or two away from really contending last year with Barcelona in the final will play in the second-tier Europa League starting next February.

It goes without saying that this was a true disappointment. The domestic trophies will not have the same luster as at least a semifinal showing in the Champions League.

Consider that Manchester City is showing form that threatens to take the Premiership, and you can see that this could really be a forgettable season for Fergie's side.

It's a bit taxing on the brain when you think of how this team started the season. They were an unbeatable force that didn't just look balanced on the pitch, but looked deeper than any other power in Europe.

The sharp dip in form now has the oddest image set to take place. One of the most talented sides in the world will be playing in a lesser tournament.

There is no getting around it; United was humiliated in their efforts this time around. And there is no amount of domestic glory that will assuage that.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/973394-manchester-united-red-devils-humiliated-by-champions-league-dismissal

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Manchester United ada diperingkat pertama tabel 'Carbon Reduction Commitment' dimana Manchester United dinilai menjadi perusahaan yang paling berkomitmen untuk mengurangi penggunaan energi karbon dan Man United dnilai menjadi pelopornya - manutd.com

Reds top carbon reduction league

Manchester United recently celebrated coming top of the league after being ranked in joint first place of the Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) table.

The CRC performance league table rewards companies for their efforts in reducing energy and carbon consumption – with United as a frontrunner in this field. The Club is thrilled to have topped the table with a score of 100 per cent. This was achieved through hard work and energy saving commitments over several years.

United became the 250th organisation to achieve the Carbon Trust Standard which demonstrated the positive commitment to continue to become an environmentally-responsible football club and company. The Carbon Trust Standard has become one of the most recognised and prestigious environmental and carbon accreditation schemes in the UK, only rewarding organisations that achieve target reductions by taking responsibility of their own emissions. It requires year-on-year carbon savings together with an assessable carbon reduction strategy.

The Carbon Trust Standard auditor stated that "the Manchester United Carbon Trust Standard Portfolio was the best [he had] received from any client" and a "model carbon reduction strategy."

Manchester United is currently in the process of reviewing the latest technology in renewable energy and hopes to make further ambitious energy savings in the near future.

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Carrick ngungkapin bagaimana mental pemenang yg selalu dtunjukin timnya setelah mengalami periode buruk...

'Silakan Terus Kritik MU'

Manchester, detiksport - Pasca dipermalukan Manchester City dan tersingkir dari Liga Champions, Manchester United dihujani kritikan. Tak keberatan, kritik dipersilakan terus datang.

Pertengahan Oktober lalu, 'Setan Merah' tunduk di Old Trafford. Hantaman sangat dahysat, mengingat itu bukan cuma terjadi di kandang sendiri, tetapi juga dari City yang merupakan rival sekota, plus dengan skor telak 1-6.

Setelah itu laju MU seperti limbung. Hasil-hasil kurang memuaskan pun muncul. Pada prosesnya, MU tersingkir dari Piala Carling dan kemudian, yang paling mengecewakan, dari kancah Liga Champions. Tak ayal kritik deras mengalir.

Akan tetapi, MU kini ditegaskan sudah bangkit. Itu ditunjukkan dengan raihan poin mereka di Liga Primer yang mana kini sudah menyamai City di puncak klasemen.

Dengan optimisme yang kembali lahir, Michael Carrick pun menyerukan tekad timnya untuk membuktikan diri dan mematahkan segala kritikan.

"Silakan terus mengkritik, kami tak keberatan! Semenjak saya berada di sini, setiap tahun kami mendapatkannya (kritik) pada waktu tertentu, dan sedikit banyak kami akhirnya tetap menyudahi musim dengan baik," tukasnya tersenyum di situs MU.

"Kami akan terus melakukan apa yang kami lakukan. Kami tahu potensi di sini dan betapa bagusnya penampilan kami di akhir, dan kami cuma akan melakukan apa yang bisa kami kerjakan dengan baik dan semoga saja itu cukup," simpul Carrick.

Setelah kemenangan 5-0 atas Wigan tengah pekan ini, MU masih akan melakoni satu partai lagi di tahun 2011 yakni menjamu Blackburn Rovers pada 31 Desember.

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Manchester United and Manchester City Have Very Different Problems to Solve

What a preposterous Premier League weekend. Manchester United beaten 3-2 at home by Steve Kean's hapless Blackburn Rovers, then Manchester City undone by a dramatic late winner from Sunderland's Ji Dong-Won.

There's no question which result served the pun-makers better. "Ji-Whiz" lead Reuters, The Irish Independent, Kuwait Times, Yahoo Australia, Express India, FourFourTwo, and probably a few hundred others too.

But which result ultimately carried more meaning? And which result gives most cause for concern to the two title contenders?

We should start by addressing the fact both sides deserved to win. United had 63 percent of possession at Old Trafford and their attempts at goal outnumbered those of Blackburn by 27 to 11. City were even more dominant—taking 69 percent of possession at the Stadium of Light and delivering 29 attempts to Sunderland's eight.

I'd argue City put in the better performance. For all their chances, United never really ignited a disarmingly serene crowd of 75,000. The midfield pairing of Ji-Sung Park and Rafael was featherweight, and only Antonio Valencia and Dimitar Berbatov emerged with any credit from the match.

There have been two Uniteds at home this season, and the one we saw on Saturday was the same team that dragged its feet past Sunderland, struggled to beat Norwich, got hammered by City and drew twice in the Champions League group stages. Too slow to get going, too deliberate in attack and woefully indecisive in defense.

How they needed Wayne Rooney's drive and purpose against Blackburn, but as David Beckham found out during his time at United, Sir Alex Ferguson's code is not for the breaking. Fans should blame the player and not the manager for his absence.

Rooney or not, and despite a lengthy injury list, United should still be able to negotiate a home win against a team at the foot of the table. The fact they didn't was partly down to Ferguson's bizarre team selection, which had Michael Carrick at the back, and gave us a disjointed first half in which no fewer than four United players were operating out of their comfort zone.

Of course, Ferguson's team could still have won with their jumbled lineup if not for David De Gea's latest howler late on—which handed Blackburn victory just when it looked as though we were on for a Fergie special to celebrate his 70th birthday. The Spanish goalkeeper might be one for the future, but Anders Lindegaard is increasingly looking like the man for the present.

Even a late win wouldn't have disguised the fact Ferguson has reached the turn of the year with some big questions still unanswered. Jones was poor at the back, but it can't be easy to shift so regularly between there and central midfield. Rafael is no more a central midfielder than Berbatov is. Is Rio Ferdinand still the solution on his return?

Like it or not, and Ferguson will resist it for as long as possible, United surely must invest in January to take their 20th league title. In its current state, his team are capable of firing at intervals, but they lack the quality in depth to maintain a run to the finish line. A blood-and-guts midfielder and a central defender would be my starting point, with perhaps a young winger thrown in for good measure.

City's January needs are nowhere near as pressing, but you wouldn't be at all surprised if it was the blue half of Manchester who were treated to the more excitement (again). Roberto Mancini was fuming after his team paid the price for profligacy against Sunderland, and with Carlos Tevez on his way out, there could yet be room for another big-name striker at The Etihad.

Mancini's team have taken one point from six against West Brom and Sunderland, and that clearly constitutes a blip in the context of their season. But when you consider both opponents set out to spoil, and the only goal conceded should have been given offside, their problems are hardly insurmountable.

City's conundrum is how to break down increasingly stubborn opponents in the final third—a familiar one to all good sides who build a reputation for their attacking play. The more potent you are, the more focus will be put on stopping you scoring. The answer is with variety and patience, not to mention a cutthroat presence in front of goal.

With the Premier League title theirs for the taking, Mancini's biggest challenge between here and May could well be instilling City with the same champions mentality that has delivered United such success over the years. Patience and a sense of calm in front of goal could be the difference between a blue revolution and more of the same in Manchester.

United's biggest issues are on the pitch; City's may well be in their heads.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1006565-manchester-united-and-manchester-city-have-very-different-problems-to-solve

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Manchester City's Loss to United Was a Soaring Victory for Robert Mancini

Sunday's dizzying FA Cup epic between Manchester City and United left football writers to draw pretty much any conclusion we wanted. There were storylines all over the pitch, and to pick a theme was to ignore at least a dozen others.

United answered their 6-1 humiliation at Old Trafford with a victory few expected. City played with 10 men as if they had 12, and almost denied them. Sir Alex Ferguson made Paul Scholes his Thierry Henry, Wayne Rooney scored and celebrated wildly against the team they say is out to buy him, then upset the manager who'd own him. And that's barely the half of it.

It was United who progressed to Round 4, but having spent a full 24 hours digesting events at The Etihad, my head emerged on Monday focused not on their defiant victory, but on Roberto Mancini's cool and considered response in the face of adversity.

At 3-0 down, and with United threatening a deluge against his 10 men, Mancini didn't panic. He calmed his team down, focused their minds and played the percentages with his tactics. The result was a moral victory City fans will be hoping sets the tone for the business end of their season. Seldom has a manager gained more in defeat against his team's most bitter rivals than Mancini did on Sunday.

At the death, United were hanging on. If the first half was an ode to all-conquering United teams past, the second was a wholly unconvincing resistance effort to betray their every weakness in the present. Despite their man advantage, Ferguson's team were defensively vulnerable, and once again lacked leadership when they needed it most.



"We made them better than they were," Ferguson said after the game. "It was ridiculous. We were so careless in the second half. We took our foot off the pedal from a position when we should have battered them. They waited for us to make mistakes. We made them and it turned it into a score it shouldn't have been. This does us no good [in terms of the title] as it was a careless performance. We should have been home and dry."

In 90 minutes was the story of United's 2011-12 season told. Ferguson's team were at times irresistible going forward—as they were in the 8-2 win against Arsenal, and the 5-0 hammerings of Fulham, Wigan and Bolton. But just when you thought they'd got their groove back, so followed the kind of fallibility that marked that 6-1 loss to City, recent defeats to Blackburn and Newcastle and their performances in the group stages of the Champions League.

The reintroduction of Scholes said it all. United are still a force, but there's something missing and Ferguson knows it. There's no doubt he thinks the 37-year-old can still play, but deep down you wonder if the grand old master sees his true worth as a figurehead to focus some positivity and belief—in both the fans and the players around him. Is Ferguson getting desperate? Only the performances of Scholes, will tell. But it's certainly the move of a manager clawing for answers.



United weren't short of them in a blistering first 45 on Sunday. City were blown away in the first half, but there was really no shame in that. Rooney's header was brilliant, Danny Welbeck's finish equally as equally pinpoint. Only the foul Welbeck drew from Aleksandar Kolarov smacked of poor judgement.

It doesn't matter how good you are, sometimes you're going to get overrun. The question is how long you let it go on for, and how well you respond. Barcelona allowed Real Madrid 20 minutes at The Bernabeu in December. City gave United 45.

Mancini's team emerged from the break in a 3-5-1 formation that worked like a dream. Not only were United frustrated and outnumbered in midfield, but they were flexible enough to get forward in numbers on the break. But their comeback was about much more than tactics. It was about a strength of character that proved once and for all they have what it takes to win the title.

Ferguson has gone back in time for the boost his squad needs in January. Mancini will likely go shopping. It's a brave man who bets against the fiercely determined Italian based on his team's showing on Sunday. They might have lost the battle, but unless United can capture City's fierce resolve, Mancini's men will win the war.

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1016289-manchester-citys-lounited-was-a-soaring-victory-for-robert-mancini