Brian Sears 3 February 2012 Manchester United have suffered only 107 defeats in the 20 seasons of Premier League football, or 107 in 756 games to date since 1992. That’s an average of only one defeat for every seven games played. The next best club at avoiding defeat in the long term, Arsenal, have totted up […]
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Omens awful for Bolton as Manchester United seek swift end to losing run
By Brian Sears 13 January 2012 In 20 years of Premier League football and having played 754 games in the revamped division, Manchester United have only faced their present indignity of consecutive defeats on 13 previous occasions. By comparison, their strongest long-term rivals in the PL era, Arsenal, have had back-to-back defeats 32 times. Two league […]
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Tennis players underpaid? Why Djokovic beats Barca and Kvitova is Manchester United
By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 9 January 2012 The most lucrative Grand Slam in tennis history is nigh, with the Australian Open singles winners due to collect Aus$2.3m each (£1.49m), which is more than any Slam singles winners to date. For triumphing in the doubles, the winning couples will split […]
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Sunderland seek 11th heaven at Manchester United’s home of miserable returns
By Brian Sears 4 November 2011 Ten of the current Premier League clubs have never won a Premier League game at Old Trafford and on Saturday it will be Sunderland trying to break that duck. In 10 attempts to date, they’ve won just two points there, from these two games: 14 Apr 2006 Man Utd […]
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EXCLUSIVE: Manchester United attract half of Premier League’s global TV audience
By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 27 October 2011 Manchester United matches attract almost 52 per cent of the Premier League’s entire global TV audience according to exclusive Sportingintelligence analysis of the latest industry data and separate internal United figures prepared by independent experts. This highlights how important United are to […]
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Manchester United relish Liverpool at Anfield as England’s only true giants meet
By Brian Sears 13 October 2011 We can argue until the cows come home about the biggest rivalries and the biggest clubs in English football but there’s not a lot to argue about really. Two clubs have been dominant in winning the English title (19-18 is the current score with the rest also-rans) and they […]
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Live now! Your chance to bid for unique prizes involving Messi, Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool, England and much more
* By Sportingintelligence 9 October 2011 The online auction to raise funds in memory of Sir Bobby Robson – with amazing lots involving Lionel Messi, Barcelona, Jose Mourinho, Pele, Manchester United, Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool and many, many more – is now live. You can visit to charity home page here. You can go straight to […]
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Manchester United’s high five start doesn’t point to the title – yet
By Brian Sears 23 September 2011 In the 20-year history of the Premier League, only six teams, including Manchester United this season, have ever accumulated winning sequences as long as five straight matches at the start of a season. But despite United’s five straight wins this term – against West Brom, Tottenham, Arsenal, Bolton and […]
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Park and thrive: How Ji-Sung helps Manchester United reign supreme in Asia
By Nick Harris SJA Internet Sports Writer of the Year 18 September 2011 At midnight tonight, local time, millions of South Koreans will tune their televisions or radios into Manchester United kicking off against Chelsea, none of them sure if their main man will even feature. For this is hero worship, Asian-style, and the man […]
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Chelsea by far the best side at getting results against Manchester United
By Brian Sears 16 September 2011 Chelsea travel to Old Trafford on Sunday knowing they are the most successful club against Manchester United over the last 19 years of Premier League football. In 38 Premier League games played between the sides, Chelsea have gained 53 points to United’s 47, winning 13, drawing 14 and losing 11. […]
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