The Argie unbelievably blasted the ball over the bar from just eight yards in front of an open goal with 15 minutes gone against Sunderland. It could change the game final score. But that shows you how the striker is still struggling to find his motivation following his World Cup 2010 campaign with Argentina. Read the full story

Reports have surfaced recently indicating that the interest rates on Manchester United’s infamous PIK loans have increased from 14.75% to 16.75% because of an inability to repay funds owed to Citadel, Och Ziff and Perry Capital (the three hedge funds with whom the debt was originally taken out), as specified in the terms of United’s debt restructuring back in 2006. So what does this mean for United? Is the price to pay for this situation a scaling back of investment in new players or price hikes as we fans often fear? It’s probably best to start from the beginning to see where this could lead to.

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Some of the most senior football journalists find it almost impossible to obtain an interview with Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson so what chance does a humble blog writer has? The only alternative therefore is to have what might be called a ‘phantom’ interview and try guessing what responses are likely to be given. Is putting words into Ferguson’s mouth a little presumptuous? Of course it is but not a lot of harm can be done as long as it’s not taken too seriously.
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Former Manchester United and England skipper Bryan Robson predicts that Wayne Rooney will put his World Cup disappointment behind him and increase the 34 goal haul he grabbed for the club last season. Rooney was pipped for the Premier League’s leading goalscorer title by Chelsea’s Didier Drogba after an ankle injury towards the end of the campaign kept him out of action for a number of matches.
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WARNING – anyone who thinks that Manchester United is a spent force because the Premier League was not retained this year had better think again. They will come back better, hungrier and more determined than ever. And who says so? Captain Marvel – Bryan Robson himself. The former England captain and United legend has no doubt that the narrow failure to win a history making fourth successive title will only spur them to reclaim a trophy that they regard as belonging at Old Trafford.

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Yes, other clubs have managed to win the Premier League apart from Manchester United even though with 11 titles out of 18 going to Old Trafford, people can be forgiven for having formed the wrong impression. It may be the reason why cries of doom and gloom are so loud whenever the championship ends up elsewhere as it did this season.

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