FINALLY, at long last, the Premier League has seen the light! BBC Sport reports that “The Premier League has changed their rules on so called ‘weakened’ teams.  Top flight clubs will now be allowed to pick any player in their 25 man matchday squad without fear of sanction” Read the full BBC report HERE. All I can say is hear, hear. Common sense has won the day. Truly Reds made comment on this matter two months ago in THIS  article prior to the final match of the season. At that time, United were being threatened with being fined if  Sir Alex Ferguson fielded what the League did not consider to be his strongest side.

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FINALLY, at long last, the Premier League has seen the light! BBC Sport reports that “The Premier League has changed their rules on so called ‘weakened’ teams.  Top flight clubs will now be allowed to pick any player in their 25 man matchday squad without fear of sanction” Read the full BBC report HERE. All I can say is hear, hear. Common sense has won the day. Truly Reds made comment on this matter two months ago in THIS  article prior to the final match of the season. At that time, United were being threatened with being fined if  Sir Alex Ferguson fielded what the League did not consider to be his strongest side.

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It was only a fleeting moment but for the first time ever there was a twinge of sadness after Manchester United finished the season on a high by defeating Blackpool 4-2 in the final Premier League match of the season at Old Trafford to clinch a record 19th title. United’s victory sent a side which has been a breath of fresh air for football crashing back to the Championship with sadly, goodness knows how many years before their presence can grace the top echelon of English football again.

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Rio Ferdinand has laid bare the secrets of another season of phenomenal success at Manchester United. In a frank interview with Shaun Custis from The Sun Ferdinand, who is celebrating a fifth Premier League winners medal and looking forward to a Champions League final against Barcelona, reveals that…

*Wayne Rooney’s decision to stay at Old Trafford crushed the fight out of United’s title rivals.

*United’s brilliant young Mexican striker Javier Hernandez should have been named Footballer of the Year.

*Noisy neighbours Manchester City would love to swap their FA Cup for United’s title.

*Manager Alex Ferguson has become more meticulous than ever in his quest for domestic and European domination.

*United will rule again next season when they bring in the three new signings Fergie wants this summer.

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Unless he makes an unlikely reversal, Manchester United’s Edwin van der Sar will make his Old Trafford farewell on Sunday afternoon against a Blackpool side keen to ward off Premier League relegation. A win in front of the United faithful by the new champions will be a fitting home send off for the 40 year old goalkeeper with the decorated Holland international set to retire from football in summer. The veteran is then set to make his final United appearance at Wembley next Saturday against Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League final.

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When Sir Alex Ferguson made wholesale changes to the Manchester United side which faced Schalke in the second leg of the Champions League semi final last month there was not a single word of complaint from UEFA – and with good reason. On the other hand we are now seeing warnings from the Premier League that “The FA are watching to see what­ team Ferguson puts out against Blackpool on Sunday. If they make­ major changes from the team that played­ Blackburn last weekend, they will face penalties just like Blackpool­ and Wolves did in the last couple of seasons.” Why? Clubs should be able to field any team they want, in any Premier fixture they want – with one proviso. If a player is named in the squad required by the FA, there surely cannot be any valid argument for them to be used.

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