If asked, you can rest assured that Manchester United Brazilian midfielder Anderson will be the first to admit that he’s a very a lucky man. Instead of preparing for the new season with his team mates at Carrington, he could just as easily be lying in a hospital bed in Portugal…or worse. He was fortunate not to suffer serious injury last month when he had to be dragged unconscious from the blazing wreckage of his high powered sports car in the early hours of the morning after allegedly spending the previous night in a nightclub.
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Manchester United began their Premier League battle with a comfort 3-0 victory over Newcastle United at Old Trafford. Dimitar Berbatov scored United first goal with Paul Scholes the supplier. Darren Fletcher doubled the score and Ryan Giggs closed the account with an awesome volley. Read the full story

As the senior squad prepares for a new season with a whirlwind tour of North America, the youngsters for whom Sir Alex Ferguson has such high hopes for are working hard at Carrington under reserve team coach Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Whether by choice or sheer necessity, Ferguson has made it clear on many occasions that the future success of Manchester United lies in a sophisticated youth system which has become the envy of the Premier League.
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Scottish midfielder Darren Fletcher cannot disguise the disappointment he experienced with Manchester United last season. Failing to win a fourth successive Premiership title by the narrowest of margins was a bitter pill for him to swallow so he cannot wait for the new campaign to kick off because he fully expects matters to be put right come next May.
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Here’s a fundamental question for which an instant answer will be given by every Manchester United fan. Who is the longest serving player at Old Trafford? The answer is Ryan Giggs of course who joined the club on July 9, 1990 and was followed a year later by Paul Scholes and Gary Neville. Who comes after that legendary trio may not be answered quite as quickly however, so when the name of  Wes Brown is mentioned it’s not surprising that most would simply say ‘Oh yes, of course’.

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Manchester Utd 3 (Giggs 2, Nani)  v  Spurs 1 (King)

Manchester United had a new Portuguese star to acclaim as Nani emerged the late match winner against Tottenham Hotspur with a moment of brilliance to send the Red Devils top of the Barclays Premier League. Filling Cristiano Ronaldo’s boots was always going to be a tall order and Nani may never quite get there but even Ronaldo would have applauded the nerveless chip that broke Tottenham hearts 10 minutes from time after he had raced onto Federico Macheda’s lay-off.

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