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Weekly Watch-List: Merseyside vs. Manchester

After an exciting run of games in European competition, the domestic schedule provides some exciting games for this weekend. Two of the better match-ups features a battle between the city of Manchester and the city of Liverpool. There are no

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Champions League Tactics And Gameweek 27 I Know The Score

The Champions League returned this week and I have to admit that the one thing I found strange in all of the games was the open and attacking styles employed in all of the games. Usually the home teams sit

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Manchester United 3, AC Milan 2: Player Ratings

This was an exciting game that seemed to go back and forth. Overall, United showed they were the better team and are in a strong position heading into the second leg with an away win and 3 away goals. United

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UEFA Champions League Preview And Predictions

It’s finally back. The Champions League is here so all those match-ups that seemed so mouthwatering back in December have arrived. I am glad that the first knockout round is staggered over two weeks which certainly makes it easier in

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REPORT: Manchester United 5, Portsmouth 0

There is not much to say about this game other than Portsmouth were extremely poor. They were slow and bickered amongst each other the entire game and on a performance like this it is hard to see how they can

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To Attack Or Not Attack And Gamewwek 25 I Know The Score

Heading into the late stages of a tied game, teams are faced with a decision. They can push on for a win or just hold on for a tie. This is especially relevant when one of the teams is better

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Weekend Recap: Man United put Arsenal to shame

The big story from this weekend was Manchester United putting Arsenal to the sword on Sunday. United did not even need to play overly physical to stop Arsenal instead they beat them at their own game. They simply were more

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REPORT: Manchester United 3, Arsenal 1

The game was built up all weekend and Manchester United put forth a complete performance and dominated Arsenal 3-1. The game was entertaining and open from the start and Andrei Arshavin was giving Wes Brown all sorts of trouble with

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Weekend Watch List: Arsenal vs. Manchester United and Africa Cup Of Nations Final

There is not quite as much soccer this weekend as last weekend that I will be taking in, but there is still plenty of good stuff I will be trying to catch. The highlight of the weekend will be in

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REPORT: Manchester United 3, Manchester City 1

I wish these two teams could play every week. They have played three entertaining games so far this season with two of the games involving a late winner. The game started off tentatively in the first half as both teams

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