Rio Ferdinand was today banned for 4 matches following his charge for violent conduct. The charge relates to the incident in the Hull City game where he swung his arm at Craig Fagan. The incident mirrored an identical incident last month where Liverpool‘s Javier Mascherano swung an arm at a Leeds United player. No charge [...]
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 [...]
Following the sale of Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid last Summer, Manchester United received a world record transfer fee of £80 million. Of that £80 million, only around a quarter of it was reinvested into the squad. Antonio Valencia was brought in for £16 million. Gabriel Obertan arrived from Bordeaux for £3 million. Michael Owen [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Sir Alex Ferguson has allayed fears that Rio Ferdinand will be out of action for months. The Manchester United defender has been sidelined since the defeat to Liverpool at Anfield last month, and there were reports that he would be out of action until the new year. But Sir Alex has calmed those fears, by [...]
Rio Ferdinand is facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines, according to reports. The Manchester united centre half missed the start of the season and has been in and out of the team as the campaign has gone on. He’s currently missing with back and calf problems, but it’s thought a problem with his hips [...]
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 [...]
Rio Ferdinand has spoken about the toughest opponents he has faced during his trophy laden career. “Raul in the Champions League is one of the hardest I have to play against,” Ferdinand told the Manchester Evening News. “He doesn’t play against you, he plays away from you. He asks you to come and mark him [...]
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