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 manager Sir Alex Ferguson has moved to end speculation linking Nemanja Vidic with a Summer move away from Old Trafford.
The Serbian defender hasn’t played any of United’s games in 2010 and was also absent from the flight to Italy to play AC Milan.
The tabloids have used this to suggest he’s unsettled at the club and will seek a move to one of the Spanish giants, Real Madrid or Barcelona, but Ferguson insists there’s nothing in the rumours.
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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 manager Sir Alex Ferguson has moved to clear up the rumours currently surrounding Nemanja Vidic.
Following his mysterious withdrawal from the back four in the warm up before the Leeds game last Sunday, speculation has grown that there was an argument between Ferguson and Vidic.
Real Madrid are reportedly set to capitalize on the supposed rift between the two, by making a £30 million offer for the defender.
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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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Following Nemanja Vidic’s sudden withdrawal from the Manchester United squad to face Leeds on Sunday, speculation has been rife that the defender will be moving to Madrid before the transfer window ends, amidst talk of a bust up with Sir Alex Ferguson.
Vidic has spoken out on the so called feud, reporting that there is no problem between him and the manager. The reason he missed the Leeds match was through injury.
“Everything surprised me a lot,” he told Sportski zurnal. “Ferguson said that he didn’t talk with the club doctor, but he didn’t say that he doesn’t believe in my injuries and that we are in a fight.
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The persistent rumours surrounding Nemanja Vidic seem to have been gathering pace recently, but his agent has moved to calm the rumours by claiming Vidic is happy at Manchester United.
It’s rumoured that Real Madrid are preparing a £30million bid to bring the Serbian defender to the Bernabeu as early as the January transfer window, but his agent insists he’s heard nothing of the sort.
“I don’t think he will move [in January],” Paolo Fabbri told ESPN Soccernet. “Except for a big surprise, at the moment I don’t see any solution to leave the team. I don’t think so.
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Sir Alex Ferguson has again confirmed that he won’t be splashing out in the transfer window this January, despite Nemanja Vidic being added to the injury list at Old Trafford.
The Serbian centre half was due to start Sunday’s game against Leeds United, but pulled out mysteriously before kick off after finding a problem during the warm up.
Despite also having Rio Ferdinand out injured and admitting that recent results have been affected by the injury crisis, Ferguson is of the opinion that it would be silly to invest in a defender because of the selection headache it would create when everybody is fit again.
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Sir Alex Ferguson has spoken about Manchester United’s recent injury crisis, insisting that he won’t be using the January transfer window to bolster united’ weakened defensive line.
United have struggled with eight first senior defenders injured at one point, along with first choice goalkeeper Edwin van der Sar, but Sir Alex believes signing new players is not the answer to United’s problems.
Wes Brown, Nemanja Vidic and the Da Silva twins have all returned to somewhat ease United’ injury woes, but with long term questions being asked of both Rio Ferdinand and John O’Shea, speculation has been rife that the united boss would invest in a centre half this January.
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