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THERE is a theory that Manchester United won the Premier League a year too early as Sir Alex Ferguson was gearing his team up for a big push in 2007-08.

MANCHESTER City fans are twice as likely to live in the north west as Manchester United fans, an internet study has revealed.

PAUL Scholes is fit and ready to play in Manchester United’s opening Premier League game against Reading on Sunday.

THERE is a theory that Manchester United won the Premier League a year too early as Sir Alex Ferguson was gearing his team up for a big push in 2007-08.

CARLOS Tevez is poised for a United baptism of fire in the Manchester derby.

NEMANJA Vidic has warned his United team-mates that they will have to improve just to stand still.

NEMANJA Vidic has warned his United team-mates that they will have to improve just to stand still.

CARLOS Tevez is poised for a United baptism of fire in the Manchester derby.

NANI took advantage of his manager’s absence to treat a capacity 14,000 crowd to a gymnastics exhibition after firing home a superb effort in Belfast.

MANCHESTER United midfielder Darren Fletcher believes the addition of Owen Hargreaves and Carlos Tevez can help the star-packed Old Trafford squad challenge on all four fronts this season.

PAUL Scholes is fit and ready to play in Manchester United’s opening Premier League game against Reading on Sunday.

Eagles, Giggs and Rooney (2) give Reds victory at East End Park.

Nani, Evra and Campbell get on the scoresheet in a routine win over Glentoran.

Sir Alex’s assistant Carlos Queiroz says the Reds are raring to go in 2007/08.

Man Utd midfielder Paul Scholes may be ready for the start of the new season after playing in a friendly against Dunfermline.

Manchester United beat Glentoran 3-0 in the big glamour friendly at the Oval.

Cristiano Ronaldo misses Glentoran friendly only as a precaution.

Paul Scholes could make a shock early return against Dunfermline.

Solskjaer says experienced stars face competition from young pretenders.

Rio Ferdinand cannot wait for Carlos Tevez to complete a move to United.

Manchester United are hoping to complete the signing of striker Carlos Tevez in the next 24 hours.

The Manchester United manager goes into the season?s first clash of the ?big two? confident he has built his most exciting side yet

In the final extracts from his autobiography, Norman Whiteside reveals how alcohol and anger characterised his last days at United

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More on alleged human rights of Shinawatra

Plaudits already for Hargreaves.

Solskjaer and Ferdinand looking forward to competition for places and are impressed by Tevez.

Worthy letter in last night’s MEN postbag.

Ferguson not attending either match tonight on wife’s orders as he prepares to move house.

PL to meet soon as Heinze faces more criticism.

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Looks like he’ll have to wait until the weekend for his debut.

Daniel Taylor: The newly fit Owen Hargreaves can combat United’s big weakness by sitting in front of the back four.

Kevin McCarra: After a summer of big spending, these are the new signings most likely to succeed in the Premier League.

David Conn: The Premier League’s offer to share the wealth of their £2.7bn payday is not as generous as it seems.

Sir Alex Ferguson is facing defeat in his attempt to hand Carlos Tevez his Manchester United debut at Dunfermline.

Sir Alex Ferguson has finally met his match. Wife Cathy has ordered the Manchester United manager to miss his team’s final pre-season friendlies to help with the couple’s house move.

Such is the strength in depth of Manchester United that they will field one impressive line-up in Northern Ireland tonight, another in Scotland and leave their finest box-to-box operator to work up a sweat in Cheshire. The latter being Sir Alex Ferguson, who has been told to help his wife with a house move today instead of watching United’s pre-season programme come to a close against either Glentoran or Dunfermline.

CARLOS Tevez, Gabriel Heinze and Cristiano Ronaldo remained at home as Manchester United prepared to complete their final pre-season preparations in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

THERE’S only one winner in that one,” said Norman Whiteside with a smile, after hearing of Gabriel Heinze’s face-to-face meeting with Sir Alex Ferguson.

PAUL Scholes could make a quick return to action following an exploratory knee operation after he was named in the Manchester United squad to face Dunfermline in a friendly tonight.

OLE Gunnar Solskjaer has backed Sir Alex Ferguson to use all his managerial experience to keep the Manchester United squad happy and push the club towards back-to-back titles.

OLE Gunnar Solskjaer has backed Sir Alex Ferguson to use all his managerial experience to keep the Manchester United squad happy and push the club towards back-to-back titles.

THERE’S only one winner in that one,” said Norman Whiteside with a smile, after hearing of Gabriel Heinze’s face-to-face meeting with Sir Alex Ferguson.

CARLOS Tevez, Gabriel Heinze and Cristiano Ronaldo remained at home as Manchester United prepared to complete their final pre-season preparations in Scotland and Northern Ireland.

PAUL Scholes could make a quick return to action following an exploratory knee operation after he was named in the Manchester United squad to face Dunfermline in a friendly tonight.

Manchester United are confident Carlos Tevez’s signing will be completed before the weekend.

Manchester United are hoping that Carlos Tevez’s transfer won’t be held up before the new Premier League season kicks off.”

TeamTalk - Carlos Tevez’s Manchester United move will not be signed off by the Premier League on Tuesday but the club are hopeful it will be done soon.The Argentina striker is to sign a two-year loan-type agreement but the contract has to be deemed acceptable by the Premier League.

A ManUtd.com poll reveals supporters are gunning for European glory.