Team News

22-Apr-2012

Todays starting team v Everton: De Gea, Evra, Ferdinand, Evans, Rafael, Carrick, Scholes, Nani, Valencia, Welbeck & Rooney.

27-Mar-2012

Michael Owen has revealed that he hopes to be playing football for at least another few years, but does not think he will be around as long as Manchester United teammate Ryan Giggs.

Anders Lindegaard faces missing the title run-in after suffering an injury setback. The Barclays Premier League leaders expected the Dane to be out for a month after suffering ankle ligament damage in a January training session.

Darren Fletcher is optimistic he will be able to make his comeback from a chronic bowel condition next season. The midfielder has not played since November 22 due to a condition known as ulcerative colitis, a form of inflammatory bowel disease.

16-Feb-2012

Tonight's line up against Ajax - De Gea, Fabio, Evans, Ferdinand, Jones, Cleverley, Young, Nani, Carrick, Hernandez & Rooney, Subs: Scholes, Welbeck, Valencia, Smalling, Pogba, Amos & Park

10-Feb-2012

Tom Cleverley could be in the squad again but the game looks likely to come too soon for Nani. Nemanja Vidic, Darren Fletcher and Michael Owen remain sidelined while Phil Jones and Chris Smalling could miss out again due to injury. Paul Pogba is poised for a place on the bench after sitting out the Reserves' defeat to Manchester City on Thursday.

19-Jan-2012

Manchester United starlet Ravel Morrison not interested in Manchester City move. The 18-year-old has been linked with a move to the Etihad Stadium but the midfielder has taken to Twitter to claim he is not interesting in a switch to his side's bitter rivals

03-Jan-2012

Newcastle United v Manchester United - Wayne Rooney is likely to return for Manchester United after being reportedly dropped against Blackburn for disciplinary reasons. Rio Ferdinand (back) and Chris Smalling (tonsilitis) could also be available for the trip to Tyneside.

27-Dec-2011

Phil Jones and Chris Smalling will be back in United's defence for the New Year's Day clash with Blackburn providing they can both shake of the illness which kept them out of the Wigan victory. United's injury list has been mounting by the game of late, but Sir Alex hopes to be able to call upon the services of Jones and Smalling against Rovers folllowing further setbacks for Rio Ferdinand and Jonny Evans, who is likely to be out for two weeks with a calf injury.

15-Dec-2011

Team News for QPR game: Darren Fletcher's absence through illness adds to the headaches for Sir Alex. Tom Cleverley, Anderson, the Da Silva twins, Michael Owen, Nemanja Vidic and Javier Hernandez are also expected to miss out. Dimitar Berbatovis also rated doubtful.

13-Dec-2011

Manchester United have suffered another serious setback in their defence of the Premier League title amid fears at Old Trafford that Darren Fletcher's career is on the line because of the health issues that have ruled him out for the season and left Sir Alex Ferguson with a gaping hole in his midfield. Fletcher is taking what United have described as an "extended break" after doctors warned him he was putting his health at serious risk by continuing to play despite the chronic bowel condition that has affected him for the last year. United are so concerned about the health of the Scotland international captain they have been unable to put any timescale on how long he will need out of the game, or even guarantee that he will be able to resume his career.

07-Dec-2011

Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Nemanja Vidic will miss the rest of the season after x-rays showed the defender had ruptured a cruciate knee ligament. Vidic suffered the injury in the Champions League defeat against FC Basel that demoted Ferguson's team into the Europa League. The United captain faces a nine-month layoff in what threatens to be a devastating blow for the team's chances of catching Manchester City at the top of the Premier League.

"It's not unexpected but it's still bad news," Ferguson said. "We thought it was a bad one and unfortunately he's out for the season. He sees the specialist on Monday to work out the progress of when he has his operation. It won't be immediately as we have to let the swelling come down. It's a blow." Vidic was taken off on a stretcher shortly after a challenge with Marco Streller and left the stadium on crutches.

01-Dec-2011

Manchester United say it is too early to establish the extent of the injuries suffered by Dimitar Berbatov, Fabio and Rafael in the defeat to Crystal Palace. All three players were forced off before the end of Wednesday's match, as Sir Alex Ferguson's defending Premier League champions were humiliated in the Carling Cup.

Berbatov hobbled off with an apparent ankle problem and reportedly left Old Trafford later in the evening wearing a protective boot. Twin brothers Fabio and Rafael also had to be substituted as a result of fitness problems, with the former coming off in just the 37th minute and the latter replaced in the second half.

The trio are concerns ahead of United's league trip to Aston Villa on Saturday evening, but the club have yet to make a diagnosis on their fitness. United said on their official website: "We've been in touch with the medical staff at Carrington and unfortunately it's too early to assess the injuries sustained last night by Dimitar Berbatov, Fabio and Rafael "Sir Alex will, however, be in a position to reveal more when he faces the press on Friday at his usual pre-match press conference."

21-Nov-2011

Wayne Rooney should figure for Manchester United in tomorrow's Champions League match against Benfica. The England striker missed training this morning with a knock - but he is expected to be fit for selection for tomorrow's Old Trafford Group C fixture. Jonny Evans should also be available despite a tight hamstring, although fellow defender Chris Smalling (foot) will not be available and striker Danny Welbeck (muscle strain) remains doubtful.

Provisional squad: De Gea, Lindegaard, Rafael, Fabio, Jones, Ferdinand, Vidic, Evans, Evra, Nani, Valencia, Gibson, Anderson, Carrick, Fletcher, Park, Giggs, Young, Rooney, Hernandez, Berbatov.

18-Nov-2011

Tom Cleverley has been ruled out until Christmas with the ankle injury he picked up in October's win at Everton. The injury was originally not thought to be too severe and the 22-year-old was substituted as a precaution. But United manager Sir Alex Ferguson confirmed: "It's more serious than we thought. We've done further scans and he's had a recurrence of an injury. "We're going to have to give him a break until Christmas."

Striker Danny Welbeck will also miss United's trip to Swansea on Saturday after he strained a muscle while on international duty with England. Ferguson also said that the game at the Liberty Stadium would come too soon for defender Chris Smalling who is recovering from a broken toe. "Chris is not far away but I don't think he will be back, I think he'll be ready for Tuesday," said Ferguson referring to United's Champions League match at home to Benfica. Winger Ashley Young has shaken off his toe injury and is in the squad.

14-Nov-2011

Michael Owen is facing up to six weeks on the sidelines with a thigh injury, the Premier League champions have confirmed tonight. The 31-year-old suffered the problem during his side`s 2-0 Champions League win over Otelul Galati on November 2, but it was not initially thought to be serious. United have confirmed otherwise, though, with a club spokesman telling www.manutd.com: "Michael has a thigh muscle injury and will be out for six weeks or so." As a result, Owen is unlikely to be available to manager Sir Alex Ferguson until the Boxing Day clash with Wigan.

29-Oct-2011

Manchester United defender Chris Smalling faces a month on the sidelines after breaking his foot, manager Alex Ferguson said after Saturday's 1-0 win at Everton. The 21-year-old is poised to miss Wednesday's Champions League match at home to Otelul Galati as well as Premier League games against Sunderland, Swansea City and Newcastle United.

"Smalling has a small fracture on his foot," Ferguson told MUTV. "I think he'll be out for a month and it's unfortunate that one. Ashley Young has a toe injury that is not going away so he could be out for a couple of weeks."

26-Oct-2011

Sir Alex Ferguson hinted he could wield the axe after his Manchester United reserves cruised to Carling Cup victory over Aldershot. Dimitar Berbatov, Michael Owen and Antonio Valencia all netted to ease the Reds into the last eight after their 6-1 humiliation at home to Manchester City. “They are always giving me nudges," said Fergie. "It’s the difficult thing about having so many good players.

“We have a fantastic squad and that is why I had to play these players, they needed games. “They have not had many first-team games because the consistency of the team is very good and we have not had to make changes. “But Michael Owen, every time he plays he scores. It’s a fantastic record he has got. You cannot ignore that. “He is a fantastic professional. Dimitar Berbatov had a fantastic game and scored a tremendous goal. “They’ve all done well. Tom Cleverley coming back is a good thing for us because he is an outstanding footballer and needed another 90 minutes.”