3 players to fire Manchester United to the title

After a less than impressive start to life without Sir Alex Ferguson, Manchester United find themselves in eighth place and eight points off top spot. It hasn’t been the ideal beginning for Moyes but it is foolish to rule United out, so which three players could be instrumental to firing them in the right direction?

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Will Gerrard Be Included In The England World Cup Squad?

With a poor performance against Scotland the other night from Steven Gerrard, it got me wondering - can we (England) afford to drop our captain for another player, and if so, is there anyone able to replace him with?

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Is the use of a double pivot in midfield crucial to the modern game?

A lot has been said about the modern game. Some people welcome the concept, whereas others completely disagree and ridicule the idea. No matter what anyone says, football is definitely changing and whether people decide to accept it or not is another problem entirely. Alas, the subject of my piece does intertwine with the idea but rather the tactical side of things more than the politics.

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Manchester United linked to Italian starlet

 

Manchester United could finally have identified a player with the ability and the personality to assume the Roy Keane mantle.  

United have never found a like for like replacement for the

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The Importance of Michael Carrick to Manchester United

Michael Carrick has excelled in the centre of Manchester United’s midfield this season, becoming a key figure in their title charge. He has been praised heavily across the country in recent weeks but that is definitely not how it has always been.

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Xavi tops Europe's passing stats (video)

A look across the five major leagues within Europe this season perhaps unsurprising sees Barcelona's Xavi lead the passing statistics leaderboard once more.

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Premier League Team of the Season- 2012/13

Over the coming weeks, as The Premier League draws to a close and bears increasing clarity, discussions of personal accolades will also become aplenty. Awards will be allocated, and recognition distributed, to the shining lights of this slightly perplexing Premier League season.

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Stat Attack: Arteta tops Premier League Passing Stats (video)

After an 8th consecutive trophyless season, talks of crisis at Arsenal are ringing around the Emirates Stadium once more. However, according to the latest statistics on passing, one player in a Gunners jersey has stood above all others in the Premier League this season: Mikel Arteta.

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5 of the Premier League's most underrated players (Videos)

You often get people claiming that so-and-so is underrated, if so-and-so was at a different club then he would be recognised as one of the greatest players in the league, and so on.

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At Lass, a midfielder who would improve United (Video)

All well and good for the red half of Manchester, United have won again, sit 6 points clear of their blue rivals at the top of the league and it is all looking rosy at Old Trafford.

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The Midfield Problems at Manchester United

This is not a crisis, but amidst the back-to-back defeats suffered by Manchester United over the last week to Norwich and Galatasaray - albeit a weakened team fielded in the Champions League - the midfield problems are again high on the agenda.

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Can Michael Carrick be an option for England in central-defence? (Video)

When it was first mooted by Roy Hodgson it was at first more or less ignored and those who heard it, will not have had the most welcoming of receptions to the idea. However, if you look beyond the face-value, could Michael Carrick actually be a realistic option in central-defence as England adapts to life after John Terry?

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Rio is wrong....but right at the same time

Rio Ferdinand has, once again, voiced his concerns about England following their exit at Euro 2012.

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Michael Carrick...constantly underrated

Michael Carrick, is he one of the most underrated players in the Premier League?

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Show us the money

At the end of the 2009-2010 season most football scribes and fans of Manchester United foresaw an overhaul of the united squad in the summer.

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