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The Sun (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
ALEX FERGUSON may rush Anderson back from China to ease United’s injury crisis
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Oh, You Beauty... (Free subscription) | yesterday
Alex Ferguson would have rather slit his wrists than sell Gabriel Heinze to Liverpool last summer, but was more than willing to let Mikael Silvestre go to Arsenal yesterday. I had thought that Arsenal would strengthen their backline over the summer, but it looked as if Wenger had ruled out a new centerback two months ago . It’s not surprising he’s had a change of heart or that he’s bought another Frenchman,...
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Unprofessional Foul (Free subscription) | 2 hours ago
Sir Alex tells Mikael Silvestre to sod off. In an unprecedented move, Sir Alex Ferguson has allowed one of his players to make a move to one of the other Big Four clubs. It was announced yesterday that Mikael Silvestre has signed a 2-year agreement with Arsenal. Having been injured last year, and fallen behind Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidic in the starting line-up, Silvestre chose to forego his Old...
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Footballing World (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
Arsenal’s signing of Mikael Silvestre is nothing if not intriguing. Arsene Wenger has broken with his convention in signing a player who, at 31, has probably already peaked; and Sir Alex Ferguson is selling to a rival club, something almost unheard of. So what can we make of Silvestre’s signing? Fundamentally, Silvestre had become a peripheral [...]
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CaughtOffside (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
Ah, bless him! Harry Redkapp is obviously struggling to come up with any new tactics and has no new major signings in the offing. That's why he's had a blast at rivals Alex Ferguson and Phil Scolari. Still obviously reeling from Sunday's 4-0 hammering at the hands of Chelsea, the ...
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4sportsake.com (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
Harry Redknapp compared Scolari and Ferguson to mugs', claiming his wife could manage their clubs. Harry Redknapp has told rivals Alex Ferguson and Phil Scolari: My missus could do your job! The Pompey boss reckons managing mega-rich clubs like Manchester United and Chelsea with their huge transfer kitties is so easy his wife Sandra could do it. Redknapp, who admits he is forced to look in the...
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Times Online (Free subscription) | 08/20/2008
Arsenal were closing in last night on the most surprising transfer deal of the summer after making a firm approach to Manchester United about Mikaël Silvestre. The France defender had been expected to join either Manchester City or Sunderland this week after falling surplus to Sir Alex Ferguson’s requirements at Old Trafford, but instead, at the age of 31, he has been offered the chance to revive his...
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Sportnetwork (Free subscription) | 08/19/2008
Dimitar Berbatov has dropped a huge hint that his immediate future lies away from White Hart Lane. The Bulgarian international is now widely-regarded as Sir Alex Ferguson's number one transfer target. Spurs have battled hard to keep their prize asset but an offer in the region of £25million and the 27-year-old's desire to leave may force Juande Ramos to let go.