United 2 Bolton 0

A controversial Cristiano Ronaldo penalty and fine finish from Wayne Rooney sealed victory for United against Bolton at Old Trafford. Utd dominated the game and pound the Bolton goalmouth, but a combination of good defending, superb goalkeeping and poor finishing kept the scoreline down.
Bolton played hard and made some dangerous tackles. But Utd played one of their best football thus far this season.

United 3 Middlesbrough 1

First goal for Ron this season in his first full match. Giggs and Nani also opended their accounts. With the youngsters playing well, exciting future awaits us. Now only 15 other teams left for the Cup.

Chelsea 1 Utd 1

A draw is a good result. Though it coould have been a win. It is also good to see Ronaldo back running at defenders.

Carrick Out for 4-6 weeks

Carrick has been ruled out for four to six weeks after breaking a bone in his foot. Without him in midfield, Utd looked lost. Let's see if Fletcher can come in to contribute. Scholes & Anderson cannot play together.

Liverpool 2 Utd 1

What a shame. Time to change the keeper and tactics. The less said of the match, the better.

Manucho Gets Work Permit

United have received a work permit for Angola striker Manucho, who signed last December but joined Panathinaikos on loan while he awaited clearance. His availability further increases manager Sir Alex Ferguson's forward options following the signing of Dimitar Berbatov from Tottenham. He is injured at the moment, thus unavailable for the next few games.

Phelan Named as New Assistant Manager

United have appointed Mike Phelan as assistant manager, replacing Carlos Queiroz who left in July. Phelan, a former United player, has been working as a first team coach since 2001 when Steve McClaren left for Middlesbrough.

Dutchman Rene Meulensteen has also been promoted from technical skills development officer to take on Phelan's former role. United boss Sir Alex Ferguson welcomed the two new appointments.

Finally...Berbatov is at Utd

After a long transfer saga, Berbatov finally signed a 4-year deal with Utd for about 30.75 million pounds, with Frazier Campbell going to Spurs on a loan spell (great news, he will gain valuable experience).

The next best news is that City got Robinho instead of Chelsea who is a title rival.

Utd 1 Zenit 2

Disappointing game, no cohesiveness and sharpness. Was it too early in the season for Utd as compared to Zenit who is now in mid-season? Maybe yes, but they are really missing someone who can score (Ronaldo / Berbatov) and someone who can pass (Carrick)!
And Scholes lost it when he tried a Maradona and was correctly sent off. The team need to buck up fast.