Manchester United play Host to West Ham this evening after a crushing 3-1 defeat at the hands of Everton in their last Premier League outing.
The Champions will be hoping to bounce back in style after the disappointing result at Goodison Park, by beating a West Ham side currently just 4 points above the relegation zone.
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The foundation of any title winning team is built firmly on the shoulders of a solid centre back pairing. From the early days of Sir Alex Ferguson‘s reign it was evident that he also shared this philosophy.
Steve Bruce and Gary Pallister were the foundation for much of our early Premier League successes, while Ronny Johnsen and Jaap Stam starred in the famous treble winning side of 1999. More recently, Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic have forged arguably the best central defensive pairing in world football, propelling Manchester United to 3 consecutive Premier League titles and back to back Champions League finals.
That foundation has been rocked this season by the losses of both Vidic and Ferdinand for sustained periods. Vidic has played a part in 13 Premier League games this season, while England captain Ferdinand has managed just 6.
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Manchester United defender Jonny Evan believes Carlos Tevez has over reacted with his feud with Gary Neville, possibly because he has been wound up by someone else.
The Argentine mercenary celebrated in front of the United captain with his ears cupped, and Neville responded by flipping Tevez the middle finger.
Evans believes it could be Tevez’s own fault for misinterpreting Neville’s initial comments, or that someone has intentionally used the comments to wind him up.
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Sir Alex Ferguson could welcome Rio Ferdinand back into his Manchester United squad tomorrow as they take on Hull at Old Trafford.
His return will be a welcome boost for Manchester United after the major injury crisis they’ve gone through at the back.
Defensive partner Nemanja Vidic is still missing, and with Wes Brown and Jonny Evans seemingly unable to develop a competent partnership, Ferdinand will bring experience and leadership back to the defence.
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Manchester United defender Wes Brown admits his injury came at the wrong time this season because it coincided with so many others.
At one point United were without eight senior defenders, meaning Patrice Evra was the only recognized defender in the team for the away defeat to Fulham.
“I got injured at completely the wrong moment,” he told Sky Sports.
“There were no defenders going into Fulham, just Patrice (Evra) on his own, which was a bit disappointing to say the least.
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After missing two months of football with an ankle injury, Jonny Evans admits he’s just happy to be back playing football again.
The young Irish centre half has proven to be a more than able deputy for Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic, but injuries have hampered his playing time this season, despite injuries to other players meaning he’d have got plenty of time on the pitch.
And after the shock of losing to Leeds on Sunday, Evans admits he’s just glad to have come through the game without aggravating his injury.
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Corry Evans wants to emulate older brother Jonny by establishing himself as a first team player at the highest level.
The versatile Manchester United player can play in defence and midfield, and sees the progression of brother Jonny from reserves to first team as a great example of how hard work pays off.
“He is a great role model, not only for myself but for all young players coming through. I am very proud of him.
“Jonny and I always try to pass on positive feedback on each other’s game. I want to establish myself in club football, whether at United or on loan.”
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Jonny Evans has suffered a calf injury on international duty during Northern Ireland’s friendly defeat to Serbia.
The Manchester United centre half was withdrawn at half time during the 1-0 loss and boss Nigel Worthington confirmed the injury in his post match comments.
“It’s only fair to Jonny and United that we took him off. We’ve put him in ice and we’ll know more in the next 24 hours.”
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Jonny Evans has joined John O’Shea, Darren Fletcher and Sir Alex Ferguson by claiming Manchester United are suffering at the hands of the referees this season.
The Northern Irish central defender believes the 50/50 decisions are often going in the opponents favour and it’s having an effect on the players morale in the dressing room He continued by saying they feel like they have to beat the referee as well as the other team.
“We are usually quite good with referees,” Evans told Sky Sports News. “I think there are a lot of teams that do a lot of play-acting, but I don’t think that’s the case with Manchester United.
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Sir Alex Ferguson has backed his under-fire defender Rio Ferdinand to come out of his dip in form. The United manager reacted fiercely to criticism of Rio in a press conference last week, and his reaction to similar questions this time around was very similar, if not quite as aggressive.
Graham Taylor has questioned Rio’s long term future with both Manchester united and England, stating that “his legs have gone”. But Sir Alex has defended Rio, insisting his quality has not been diminished by injuries.
“In my time here, we have always had one of our star players finding he gets criticised when he has a little blip,” he said.
“It seems to be part and parcel of being a player at Manchester United. We are all aware of that.
“No player likes to be criticised. We all like to be loved and want arms around our shoulders at times.
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