March 17, 2011 – There are more Manchester United stories published in the media than any other club – some are worth reading, others are absolute garbage! So how can anyone possibly keep up with them all? Truly Reds does it’s best to bring you the latest news about United but there’s only so much that can be covered. Our only alternative is to collate the stories which cannot be updated on a daily basis so that they can at least be brought to your attention each Thursday of  every week

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A nerve wracking final 10 minutes at Old Trafford saw Manchester United safely through to the Champions League quarter finals after a Wes Brown own goal gave Marseille a sniff of getting a late equaliser to qualify on away goals. Javier Hernandez had earlier scored twice to give United what appeared to be some much needed breathing space until Brown headed into his own net from a Marseille corner kick. The overwhelming feeling amongst United fans when the final whistle went was one of sheer relief!

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A historic fact first, Manchester United has never lost at home to a French team. That cannot guarantee anything of course but 21 year old central defender Chris Smalling is convinced that the Old Trafford factor can help steer United into the Champions League quarter finals. With the continued absence of Rio Ferdinand, Smalling is assured of partnering captain Nemanja Vidic in the middle of the defence for what promises to be a torrid second leg clash with Marseille. Based on the first leg performance, United has the quality to claim a berth in the last eight  but the French champions are dangerous opposition on the break

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The first impression one got upon looking at the starting line up Manchester United fielded in this Old Trafford quarter final was that the FA Cup was not high on Sir Alex Ferguson’s list of priorities. He surprised by naming seven defenders to face Arsenal with one eye firmly fixed  on Tuesday nights Champions League meeting with Marseille and setting up his side to simply avoid defeat. In the end, United did far better than that, handing the Gunners a morale shattering 2-0 defeat to secure a trip to Wembley for a semi final which keeps them on track for an unlikely treble! Talk of such an achievement is far too early of course, there are too many pundits who feel that they’re not worthy of it, but the fact remains that after this result, United are still very much in the mix.

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Far from brilliant but total, professional, efficiency which has pretty much been the hallmark of Manchester United this season. The scoreless draw at the Marseille Velodrome should see the Reds safely through to the quarter finals in the return leg. It must be said that keeping substitute hit man Javier Hernandez on the bench was surprising as the young Mexican could have snatched a winner in the last 10 or 15 minutes as he did at Valencia in the Group stage. But Sir Alex Ferguson is fully aware that a home and away Cup tie presents a different challenge.

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This is a confession from an unashamed Eric Cantona tragic. There must have been millions of words written about the man known as ‘Dieu’ and given half a chance I would have read every single one of them. I simply cannot get enough of the great Manchester United legend. Some of the people reading this may think otherwise but I doubt if there are too many United fans who would. When Four Four Two magazine recently published this piece by Andy Mitten therefore, there was never any question that it had to be shared. My apologies to anyone who may have read it before. If not, you can be guaranteed to enjoy it.

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