guardian.co.uk - 11/26/2009
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Despite defeat, Sir Alex Ferguson's next generation of forwards has all the talent to graduate Some good news for Liverpool at last. Manchester United's kids were not quite good enough to make finishing on top of Group B look easy. It was only a narrow failure in the end and United have another chance in two weeks, yet though Sir Alex Ferguson was left regretting two late missed chances and saw a decent penalty shout, he accepted his inexperienced players were not quite up to the task and even ...
timesonline.typepad.com - 12/3/2009
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Matt Hughes Manchester United’s collection of fringe players
and youngsters swept past Tottenham Hotspur in impressive fashion...
on Tuesday night, which may be just as well. Given the club’s debts and glaring weaknesses in the rest of ...
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Beginning of the end for United's era of dominance
redrants.com - 12/4/2009
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redrants.com —
We’ve often seen Ferguson express interest in young
players. Hell, as we speak, he must be looking...
at a host of young promising footballers who could become the next star at our club. A few months ago — well, nearly a year ago, to be ...
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Ljajic transfer about-face is a strange one
guardian.co.uk - 11/26/2009
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guardian.co.uk —
Manchester United's record of having not lost a
Champions League group game on their own ground for...
eight years is no more. The damage is only superficial, with a place in the knockout phase already assured, but this was still a bad night for ...
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Man Utd 0-1 Besiktas
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