Monday, May 07, 2007

Man United Crowned Champions!


Manchester United are crowned champions after defeating Manchester City 1-0 and Arsenal was held by Chelsea 1-1.

Here are some news and comments.




MAN UTD 5-1 FULHAM (20/08/2006)
Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney begin the season in astonishing fashion, scoring one and two respectively in a match which sees United go 4-0 up inside 19 minutes.

CHARLTON 0-3 MAN UTD (23/08/2006)
Darren Fletcher, Louis Saha and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer score in a routine but impressive victory at The Valley.

WATFORD 1-2 MAN UTD (26/08/2006)
Ryan Giggs stars, scoring the winning goal, at Vicarage Road after Damien Francis cancels out Mikael Silvestre's first-half opener.

MAN UTD 1-0 TOTTENHAM (09/09/2006)
Giggs' flying start to the season continues as he scores the only goal of the game to maintain United's 100% start to the season.

MAN UTD 0-1 ARSENAL (17/09/2006)
The Red Devils' first defeat of the season proved a hurtful one, at the hands of 'former' title rivals Arsenal. A stalemate was been on the cards until Emmanuel Adebayor's winner four minutes from time.

READING 1-1 MAN UTD (23/09/2006)
After Kevin Doyle's penalty threatened to inflict another defeat on United, Cristiano Ronaldo - barracked after the World Cup controversy - grabs a valuable equaliser.

MAN UTD 2-0 NEWCASTLE (01/10/2006)
Renaissance man Solskjaer scores either side of the break to secure victory against the Magpies.

WIGAN 1-3 MAN UTD (14/10/2006)
Resilient United bounce back from Leighton Baines' early opener with Nemanja Vidic, Saha and Solskjaer netting at the JJB Stadium.

MAN UTD 2-0 LIVERPOOL (22/10/2006)
A 2-0 win over their old rivals, courtesy of Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand's goals, gives United their first high-profile win of the season.

BOLTON 0-4 MAN UTD (28/10/2006)
Rooney's hat-trick, with another from the sublime Ronaldo, leaves Bolton dazed and confused at the Reebok.

MAN UTD 3-0 PORTSMOUTH (04/11/2006)
In-form Portsmouth get short shrift at Old Trafford. Saha's penalty, plus goals from Ronaldo and Vidic, wrap up the win.

BLACKBURN 0-1 MAN UTD (11/11/2006)
Saha continues his purple patch with a 64th-minute winner at Ewood Park.

SHEFF UTD 1-2 MAN UTD (18/11/2006)
Former United youngster Keith Gillespie fires the Blades into a shock lead before Rooney's class shines through with goals either side of the break.

MAN UTD 1-1 CHELSEA (26/11/2006)
Ricardo Carvalho cancels out Saha's early goal to disappoint the 75,000-crowd but the draw is enough to keep United at the summit.

MAN UTD 3-0 EVERTON (29/11/2006)
Unlucky Everton find themselves on the receiving end of a three-goal battering with Patrice Evra and John O'Shea adding to Ronaldo's opener.

MIDDLESBROUGH 1-2 MAN UTD (02/12/2006)
No slip-ups at the Riverside but plenty of controversy as Ronaldo wins a disputed penalty - which Saha converts - and though James Morrison equalises, Darren Fletcher is on hand to grab a winner.

MAN UTD 3-1 MAN CITY (09/12/2006)
The first Manchester derby of the season goes with form, with Rooney, Saha and Ronaldo providing the goals. Hatem Trabelsi managed a consolation.

WEST HAM 1-0 MAN UTD (17/12/2006)
New West Ham boss Alan Curbishley masterminds a stunning victory at Upton Park courtesy of Nigel Reo-Coker's winner.

ASTON VILLA 0-3 MAN UTD (23/12/2006)
United bounce back, Ronaldo scoring twice with Scholes netting in between.

MAN UTD 3-1 WIGAN (26/12/2006)
Two more for Ronaldo with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer adding a third. Leighton Baines manages a spot-kick consolation.

MAN UTD 3-2 READING (30/12/2006)
Ibrahima Sonko cancels out Solskjaer's opener but Ronaldo's brace earns the win, before Lita's late strike.

NEWCASTLE 2-2 MAN UTD (01/01/2007)
Scholes' brace sees United level James Milner's goal and earn a half-time lead only for David Edgar to earn a point.

MAN UTD 3-1 ASTON VILLA (13/01/2007)
Ji-sung Park, Michael Carrick and Ronaldo fire United to a 3-0 lead after 35 minutes before Gabriel Agbonlahor's reply early in the second half.

ARSENAL 2-1 MAN UTD (21/01/2007)
Everything goes according to plan when Rooney opens the scoring 53 minutes in but goals by Robin van Persie and Thierry Henry in the last seven minutes turn the game on its head.

MAN UTD 4-0 WATFORD (31/01/2007)
Ronaldo's penalty, combined with Lloyd Doyley's own goal and strikes by Henrik Larsson and Rooney, secure an easy victory.

TOTTENHAM 0-4 MAN UTD (04/02/2007)
Another Ronaldo penalty precedes Nemanja Vidic, Scholes and Giggs all chipping in during another rout.

MAN UTD 2-0 CHARLTON (10/02/2007)
Survival strugglers Charlton fall victim to United at Old Trafford. Park and Darren Fletcher provide the goals.

FULHAM 1-2 MAN UTD (24/02/2007)
Gritty win at Craven Cottage really emphasises United's title credentials, thanks to Ronaldo's 88th-minute winner.

LIVERPOOL 0-1 MAN UTD (03/03/2007)
Defensive utility man John O'Shea proves to be the hero with an injury-time winner.

MAN UTD 4-1 BOLTON (17/03/2007)
Poor Bolton offer little resistance as Park (2) and Rooney (2) help United to a comfortable win.

MAN UTD 4-1 BLACKBURN (31/03/2007)
Despite taking a while to get out of second gear - after Matt Derbyshire's 29th-minute opener - Ferguson's side hit back with goals by Scholes, Carrick, Park and Solskjaer.

PORTSMOUTH 2-1 MAN UTD (07/04/2007)
A howler between Ferdinand and Edwin van der Sar puts the game beyond United on the south coast.

MAN UTD 2-0 SHEFF UTD (17/04/2007)
Carrick and Rooney find a way past Paddy Kenny in either half en route to a routine win.

MAN UTD 1-1 MIDDLESBROUGH (21/04/2007)
Perhaps with Champions League affairs in mind, United let two points slip at home to Boro. Richardson opens the scoring only for Mark Viduka to fire a cool equaliser.

EVERTON 2-4 MAN UTD (28/04/2007)
The most decisive result of the season sees United come from 2-0 down to win at Goodison courtesy of O'Shea, a Phil Neville own goal, Rooney and youngster Chris Eagles. Meanwhile, challengers Chelsea failed to beat Bolton at home.

MAN CITY 0-1 MAN UTD (05/05/2007)
A largely uninspiring derby sees Ronaldo's first-half penalty earn the spoils - thanks in large to Van der Sar's late penalty save against Darius Vassell.

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