Manchester United

Rooney: Out of contention

Rooney to miss Ajax game

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed Wayne Rooney will miss Thursday's Europa League clash with Ajax due to illness.
Ferguson: Eying European success.

Manchester United v Ajax

Manchester United will be aiming to book their place in the last 16 of the Europa League when they host Ajax on Thursday evening.

Nasri: Focused on Porto

Nasri not focused on United

Manchester City midfielder Samir Nasri says he would relish the chance of playing rivals Manchester United in the Europa League.

Ferdinand: Wants to silence skeptics

Rio wants to shut critics up

Rio Ferdinand wants to win the Europa League and the Premier League trophy this season to prove Manchester United's critics wrong.

Ferguson: Still going strong

Fergie Hart-felt on retirement

Sir Alex Ferguson reiterated he'll carry on as long as he's healthy, although he wished he could go back in time and maybe sign Joe Hart.

De Jong: Confident

De Jong: City full of 'winners'

Nigel de Jong feels Manchester United's Premier League pedigree will count for little in the title race this season.

Valencia glad for lesser injury

Man United winger Antonio Valencia is begrudgingly happy to only be out of action with a hamstring injury and not something much worse.

Alex: Result belies performance

Sir Alex Ferguson thought United's bark was worse than their bite on Thursday, despite their 2-0 Europa League victory over Ajax.

Valencia sidelined for a month

Man Utd could be without Antonio Valencia for up to four weeks after the winger was injured in the 2-0 Europa League win at Ajax on Thursday night.

Ajax Amsterdam 0-2 Man Utd

Manchester United took a major stride towards the last-16 of the Europa League with a 2-0 victory over Ajax Amsterdam on Thursday.

United & Juve ask after Gotze

Man United and Juventus currently top the list of suitors for German starlet Mario Gotze, according to his agent.

Giggs backed to succeed SAF

Sir Alex Ferguson has always treated him like a son, so it's no surprise Paul Scholes has backed Ryan Giggs as the Scot's successor.

Alex cools Scholes England talk

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson believes there is no chance Paul Scholes will play for England again.

Ajax v Manchester United

Man United have left three senior campaigners at home for their Europa League tie against Ajax at the Amsterdam Arena on Thursday.

SAF no fan of football agents

Sir Alex Ferguson longs for the days of no players' agents, but at the same time feels privileged to still have full control at the helm.

Table

Barclays Premier League

  Teams P Pts
1 Man City 25 60
2 Man Utd 25 58
3 Tottenham 25 53
4 Arsenal 25 43
5 Chelsea 25 43
6 Newcastle 25 42
7 Liverpool 25 39
8 Norwich 25 35
9 Sunderland 25 33
10 Everton 25 33
11 Swansea 25 30
12 Fulham 25 30
13 Stoke City 25 30
14 West Brom 25 29
15 A Villa 25 28
16 QPR 25 21
17 Blackburn 25 21
18 Wolves 25 21
19 Bolton 25 20
20 Wigan 25 19
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Fixtures
Results
Wednesday 22nd February
South African ABSA Premier League
Platinum Stars 3 - 4 Orlando Pirates
Black Leopards 2 - 2 Bloemfontein Celtic
International Match
China PR 2 - 0 Kuwait
UEFA Champions League
Basle 1 - 0 Bayern Munich
Marseille 1 - 0 Inter Milan
Europa League
Man City 4 - 0 FC Porto
Tuesday 21st February
UEFA Champions League
Napoli 3 - 1 Chelsea
CSKA Moscow 1 - 1 Real Madrid
Sunday 19th February
South African ABSA Premier League
Maritzburg United 0 - 2 Ajax Cape Town
Mamelodi Sundowns 0 - 0 Jomo Cosmos
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