2 defeats in 4 days doesn't make me feel good :(, we must win this match after losing to chelsea last week, I am hoping Scholes will be fit, not sure though. ;)

Man Utd 3-0 Aston Villa

Giggs
Scholes
Forlan

Enough said.

Yeah, a win is a must if we are going to keep pace with the other two. You would think this game won't be too difficult for United to get a victory, but Villa held us to a draw last year and had it not been for Diego's late header we would have lost that match. Villa don't really offer much in terms of midfield creativity, but their strikers are fairly good. If Angel and Vassell are on form, they could cause some problems for our defence, but United should win this if they decide to play a more attacking brand of football and get at Villa from the outset.

United are going to kick the living **** out of Villa, No other way to put it. When United lose 2 games in 4 days, they hit back hard.

5-1 to United.
Ruud 4x
Giggs 1x

and Angel for Villa.

I'd be happy with that:).

Meh, happy about the Cricket? Thought Not :p

We had our chances man. There was a clear lbw on Ponting, and Laxman dropped a difficult chance...meh forget it:p.

http://www.soccergaming.tv/showthread.php?threadid=89551

Hard-hitting comments from the resident Indian fan:D:p

Angles a gun, wouldnt be surprised if he moved to a team with better service during January....

Angel is a very good player, but when watching him againist Chelsea earlyer this year and a few other games, I found he is very wastefull infront of goal.

If he can get that part of his game better and take more of his chances, more often, he will rip defences apart.

Knowing how hopeless it has been for the Villa so far this year, another loss is all but expected. But then again, ManYoo are going thru a rough patch (losing to Chelsea at the weekend, then being bounced out of the League Cup by West Brom), so anything could happen. I am hoping that we get at least a draw, just like last season, but the XI that O'Leary chooses has to turn out their best performance of the year to have a chance at a win.

My heart says that Villa win 1:0, but my head says that Man U win 2:0.

wouldn't it be great to play heskey,forlan and angel upfront in one team
the 'donkey' strikeforce.
out of the lot forlan is the best .scores crucial goals and also international ones

as for our match.well,i think villa fans should hide beneath their beds before seeing this match.united are gonna thump them although this fixture is famous for 1 or 2 goals at most.
5-0 to united

Midfield will dictate this game, Villa's is not that good, *sigh* Villa will lose this one, Angel will probably get an honor goal if that at all.....lets go Angel!

don't be sad.
pray for angel to come to united reserves so that you can support a team that wins more often then aston villa(joking)

lame joke. :rolleyes:

then don't laugh on it.was a consolation.;)

scholesy will score! :rockman:

Originally posted by eddy_87
scholesy will score! :rockman:

I don't think Scholes is available for this match, stuttgart the more likely return.

oh well....:(

Originally posted by Rob
United are going to kick the living **** out of Villa, No other way to put it. When United lose 2 games in 4 days, they hit back hard.

5-1 to United.
Ruud 4x
Giggs 1x

and Angel for Villa.

I hope so too......but i think it will be 3-0
Ruud X2
Giggs X1

Kleberson could start the match, then maybe Forlan dropped to the bench.

http://www.manchesteronline.co.uk/sport/football/manchesterunited/stories/Detail_LinkStory=74960.html

kleberson is ok....his shot is dangerous, just like scholesy....
forlan on bench? :wootman: heh....well, get his a$s in if we are desprade of late goal :p if not, just sharrruuuppp and sit on the bench!:ewan:

Good for Kleb......i see him being a star at United:rockman:

Aston Villa - 2 Manchester United - 1

Angel Double
Forlan 1


:rockman: :rockman: :rockman:

that would be great rusi...lets hope for the best....

Originally posted by rusi_88
Aston Villa - 2 Manchester United - 1

Angel Double
Forlan 1

Originally posted by LOCOlombia
that would be great rusi...lets hope for the best....

:funny: haha....u both are sleeping don't u? :funny:
day dream!

Originally posted by rusi_88
Aston Villa - 2 Manchester United - 1

Angel Double
Forlan 1


:rockman: :rockman: :rockman:

Originally posted by LOCOlombia
that would be great rusi...lets hope for the best....

hell noooooooooo :sleep:

haha, I like both Angel and Forlan as individual players, I also like Villa (underdogs and all), I like ManU's winning machine (not saying they are my favorite team), but on this one I want Villa to win...long shot but it could happen....

United 2-0

Ruud
Giggs

i love that sig Alistair

neways

you never know what can happen:D

GO Villans:rockman:

ManU 3-1 Villa

- RVN (x2)
- Ronaldo

- Angel (H)

I cant see Villa score more than a goal, and United less than 2...so maybe the most realistic result is ManU (2) - Villa (1)
Ruud 2, Ferdinand 1(own goal) :funny: :funny: :funny:

Anyone know the last time United lost 2 or 3 games in a row? In any comp.

Originally posted by Rob
Anyone know the last time United lost 2 or 3 games in a row? In any comp.
About time i think:funny: :funny: :ewan:

they lost two in a row against bolton and leeds, and two in a row against blackburn and middlesbrough last season, trying to psych us up eh?(H)

I remember we had back-to-back defeats in 2001/2002 to Deportivo and some other team(I think it was Bolton - my memory is failing me). I think the last time we had three back-to-back defeats in the Premiership was in 2000/2001, when we lost the last three games of the season, having already won the championship.

United will bounce back with a 6-1 win (H)
RVN 2
Giggs 2
Keane
Silvestre

:rockman:

i think fergie might rest some of his players fot the stuttgart battle for 1st place in group e, and then the manchester derby, :brow: so what now fergie? :rolleyes:

Originally posted by Fernandez
i think fergie might rest some of his players fot the stuttgart battle for 1st place in group e, and then the manchester derby, :brow: so what now fergie? :rolleyes:

I doubt so, but who knows, But I think the likes of Ruud, Giggs and Keano plus our first-choice backline of Rio, O'Shea, Silvestre and G Neville and Howard should return to the starting line-up.

United need a solid victory, 4-0 here.

United to win, but Stuttgart to win next week. Or at the least a draw

Originally posted by Rob
Anyone know the last time United lost 2 or 3 games in a row? In any comp.

anyone know when Chelsea last won the league?
j/k(H)

I go for this line-up tonight, Scholes and Solskjaer still out injured. :(

Howard

G Neville--------Rio---------Silvestre--------O'Shea

Ronaldo--------Keane-------Kleberson-----Giggs

Forlan--------------Ruud

Subs: Carroll, Fortune, P Neville, Butt, Bellion

Originally posted by henry#14
anyone know when Chelsea last won the league?
j/k(H) 1955. We are writing our history now, you gotta begin somewhere. :)

Originally posted by soccerbest
I go for this line-up tonight, Scholes and Solskjaer still out injured. :(

Howard

G Neville--------Rio---------Silvestre--------O'Shea

Ronaldo--------Keane-------Kleberson-----Giggs

Forlan--------------Ruud

Subs: Carroll, Fortune, P Neville, Butt, Bellion

scholes MIGHT make the bench i heard

Originally posted by Fernandez
scholes MIGHT make the bench i heard

no sorry, he won't be involved in the match. He play for the reserve game against bristol in mid-week, so he is also out of the stuttgart game too. :(

http://www.thisisbristol.com/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=86453&command=displayContent&sourceNode=86451&contentPK=8043400

Originally posted by soccerbest
no sorry, he won't be involved in the match. He play for the reserve game against bristol in mid-week, so he is also out of the stuttgart game too. :(

http://www.thisisbristol.com/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=86453&command=displayContent&sourceNode=86451&contentPK=8043400

scholes is on the bench, some source :rolleyes:

EDIT: van nistelrooy combined with kleberson to score... 1-0

Keane hits the woodwork..

Can i listen to it some where??

Except Manutd.com

van nistelrooy and kleberson combine to score , 1-0

GOAL! 1-0 UNITED! RUUD RUUD RUUD RUUD! supposedely kleberson cut open villas defence :)

RUUUUUUUUD VAAAN NISTELROOOYY (H) :rockman:
Keleberson did all the work there.. he's amazing
:hump:
1-0

i need to mention this, Leeds 1-0 Chelsea! pennant, for once i hope leeds win!

what is van nistelrooy doing in our backline defending? :D

crap.....!:p

Its good to see Cristiano tracking back after mellberg too, with Roy keane in midfield, man utd play so differently

Scholes is Warming up!! I dont expect him to come on until the last 1/3 of the game though

van nistelrooy .... scores again 2-0:D

Originally posted by Kulixs
Scholes is Warming up!! I dont expect him to come on until the last 1/3 of the game though
I think he will enter on the beginning of the 2nd half..
:rockman:
EDIT: 2-0 2-0 2-0 2-0
:rockman: :rockman: :rockman:
RUUUD!!

is it 2-0? nothing is showing on match tracker yet, just a corner from cristiano!?

EDIT now i see it! Ruud the master scorer, good play from giggs!

cristiano is having a good game, if he didnt went after the ball, we would have never gotten the corner that found giggs who found ruud who scored :D

I think Fergie will bring on scholes now, man utd are winning comfortably.

Originally posted by Kulixs
I think Fergie will bring on scholes now, man utd are winning comfortably.

never, it will be bout 60-70 minutes before scholes come on, van man will be subbed once he gets his hat-trick

Originally posted by Fernandez
cristiano is having a good game, if he didnt went after the ball, we would have never gotten the corner that found giggs who found ruud who scored :D u must remember, it was cristiano who took the corner too, that found giggs, that found ruud, that found the net! I hope cristiano gets a goal

:Bow:van Nistelrooy
Fun to see Ronaldo dancing with the ball bullying McCan....:D
:rockman:

Greetings my fellow Man Utd fans. Finally, our thread isn't cursed with the manu haters. Lets enjoy this to the full.:) I think the game might finish up 4-0. With ruud getting another and maybe a midfielder scoring.:rockman:

moma award goes to ruud at this point, he scored and defended

ruud scored a great goal....and we found someone who can play scholes position....that is kleberson....he is great tonight....play him behind ruud will be excellent .....

2nd Half started..

Lets go Villa....man I knew they were gonna lose....oh well...:(
good to see ManU not lose it form tho....

Great play from Ronaldo and Kleberson!
Too bad Kleberson's shot went high over the bar..

one stat, bellion scored against villa :evil:

scholes is coming on!!! SCHOLESY!

WELCOME BACK SCHOLESY!!! :rockman: :rockman: :rockman:

Originally posted by LOCOlombia
Lets go Villa....man I knew they were gonna lose....oh well...:(
good to see ManU not lose it form tho....
Ahhhhh shud up... Man Utd are winners and there's nothing Villa or you could do about it.:lui:

Oh, welcome back Scholesy btw...:)

great post man....:funpost:

will shokz or someone have the highlights?:rockman: :rockman:

Diego on for Ruud..

well...damn it, saturday mathes is a blow for me....
can't see full match, saw till scholesy came in then as usual, my mom change the channel....:(

LOL! Arsenals diciplinary record gets another one for the book.:D

forlan with a screamer....3-0
EDIT: forlan with another one :o :D :)

What a goal!!!

FORLAN 4-0!!!!
TWO GREAT GOALS IN SIDE A MINUTE FOR HIM!!!

1-1 IN ARSENAL MATCH!!!!! WHAT A DAY,CHELSEA DREW!!!!:rockman: :rockman: :rockman: :rockman:

DIEEEGOOO FORLAAAAANNNNNN :rockman: :rockman: :rockman:

so you still want to offload him to a 2nd div side? :funny:

Originally posted by Virgo
so you still want to offload him to a 2nd div side? :funny:

its just south american knowhow really, kleberson deserve the mom award for creating the goals

Kleberson is ******* awesome:clapwap: :Bow: :hump:

forlan did what he does best, score late,late,late,late goals :D
did the match finished 1-1 at leicester?:confused:

didn't quite see that coming..

Originally posted by Fernandez
did the match finished 1-1 at leicester?:confused:

Yes:mrpimp:

I was falling asleep up until those forlan goals.....good to see him score tho......but still not comfortable with him.

Originally posted by manutd4eva
I was falling asleep up until those forlan goals.....good to see him score tho......but still not comfortable with him.

Originally posted by Fernandez
forlan did what he does best, score late,late,late,late goals :D


dun sleep, kinda disappointed with the 2nd half :( and ronaldo should have scored today

yes!! chelsea and arsenal draw!!!

2pts behind.....

Its good enuff for me considering Arsenal got screwed at the last minute..... :evil:

whoever predicted 4-0 man u win should play eppl :D

Ronaldo should have scored that volley:f***:

Originally posted by Aquadark
United need a solid victory, 4-0 here.

Who's the prophet in da house ;)

Congrats to all Man Utd supporters incl. myself ;)

wheres shokz i need those highlights?hehe(H)

and i heard someone say that forlan is crap after utd lost to chelsea?
this is what he can do.although i only read the description.
can anyone please explain all 4 goals in detail?

Originally posted by VanTheMan
and i heard someone say that forlan is crap after utd lost to chelsea?
this is what he can do.although i only read the description.
can anyone please explain all 4 goals in detail?

16th minute:
Goal by Ruud van Nistelrooy (Man Utd) right-footed (bottom-right of goal) from centre of penalty area (18 yards). Man Utd 1-0 Aston Villa . Assist (pass) by Jose Kleberson (Man Utd) from centre of penalty area.

45th minute:
Goal by Ruud van Nistelrooy (Man Utd) drilled right-footed (bottom-left of goal) from centre of penalty area (18 yards). Man Utd 2-0 Aston Villa . Assist (pass) by Ryan Giggs (Man Utd) from right wing.

90th minute:
Goal by Diego Forlan (Man Utd) curled left-footed (top-left of goal) from right channel (20 yards). Man Utd 3-0 Aston Villa .

92nd minute
Goal by Diego Forlan (Man Utd) left-footed (bottom-left of goal) from centre of penalty area (18 yards). Man Utd 4-0 Aston Villa . Assist (pass) by Jose Kleberson (Man Utd) from right channel.

There you go. :rockman:

well....forlan is our donkey but our donkey is a goal scoring machine....:D

thanks soccerbest and eddy is right.forlan is a donkey of a higher breed than that of heskey and angel

Originally posted by soccerbest
16th minute:
Goal by Ruud van Nistelrooy (Man Utd) right-footed (bottom-right of goal) from centre of penalty area (18 yards). Man Utd 1-0 Aston Villa . Assist (pass) by Jose Kleberson (Man Utd) from centre of penalty area.

45th minute:
Goal by Ruud van Nistelrooy (Man Utd) drilled right-footed (bottom-left of goal) from centre of penalty area (18 yards). Man Utd 2-0 Aston Villa . Assist (pass) by Ryan Giggs (Man Utd) from right wing.

90th minute:
Goal by Diego Forlan (Man Utd) curled left-footed (top-left of goal) from right channel (20 yards). Man Utd 3-0 Aston Villa .

92nd minute
Goal by Diego Forlan (Man Utd) left-footed (bottom-left of goal) from centre of penalty area (18 yards). Man Utd 4-0 Aston Villa . Assist (pass) by Jose Kleberson (Man Utd) from right channel.

There you go. :rockman:
u copy and paste from BBC(H)

ya he copied it and pasted it.i saw it all too.but atleast he is helping.
one man u fan for another

Great result for the lads.

Results went our way too. (Y)

Also good for Diego to continue his streak, I strongly feel we should go for a World Class striker in January still.

Originally posted by VanTheMan
ya he copied it and pasted it.i saw it all too.but atleast he is helping.
one man u fan for another
yeah there noting wrong with that

diouf11,why do you have man utd. sig if u like diouf?

Originally posted by VanTheMan
diouf11,why do you have man utd. sig if u like diouf?

erm, that was a stupid question. :|

I dont see whats wrong with having diouf(might be his favourite player?) in his name, and having a Manchester United sig.

Originally posted by manufan
Greetings my fellow Man Utd fans. Finally, our thread isn't cursed with the manu haters. Lets enjoy this to the full.:) I think the game might finish up 4-0.

Who is this guy? I want to get to know him.:crazyboy:

You not here very often anymore. :ewan:

Originally posted by shokz
erm, that was a stupid question. :|

I dont see whats wrong with having diouf(might be his favourite player?) in his name, and having a Manchester United sig.


ok so it would be like i love man utd and i have viera the frog eater as my fav player.crap!!
well,some people may have this.

Originally posted by VanTheMan
ok so it would be like i love man utd and i have viera the frog eater as my fav player.crap!!
well,some people may have this.

Erm, it would be no different if someone supported Real Madrid and had van Nistelrooy as his favourite player.

hush, your mask is slipping :|

yet again the avatar guru catches humour with sense

Ok, what does humour have to do with this?

Go fall down a well or something. :ewan:

that was a compliment mate

Originally posted by shokz
You not here very often anymore. :ewan:
Hey, how do you do good chap?:ewan: I haven't, but I'll be surely on more now.:)

Not bad, not bad. :ewan:

someone show me the "Back to Topic" smiley please.....:D :p

LOL! Shokz,do you have any high lights???:confused: :o

maybe later.

http://itv.utvinternet.com/listings/viewprogramme.asp?prognum=1302661&itvregion=london&itvpackage=ds&itvgenre=4&episode=201&scheduleid=37884379&channeldate=06/12/2003&channelid=LON

i wanna see ronaldo skills.....i wanna see it....where McCann are beeing folled left and right...i wanna see it.....:bouncy:

Originally posted by shokz
erm, that was a stupid question. :|

I dont see whats wrong with having diouf(might be his favourite player?) in his name, and having a Manchester United sig.
great....that is rite
to VanTheMan, as u can see that i joined s.g. couple of months after world cup, when Diouf was my fav player at the world cup. At that time I used to read only Fifa 2003 forums (didnt kno anything about soccer forum) and i didnt think i will be at s.g. this long..
i am now addictited to s.g. forums :p

Just checking statistic's of the match, wonderful feeling to see Paul Scholes come on in the 59th minute, looks like he'll be ready to go in the Manchester derby next week, and maybe play a half or 2 to work off the rustyness against Stuttgart. :)(Y)

Apparently Fergie is not satisfied, well that will change if we beat Manchester City in 7 days.

I refuse to believe that Brazilian's cannot play in the Premiership.

Edu, Gilberto, Juninho, Kleberson have been great for there respective clubs this term.

I think Kleberson is was a great buy, I had my doubts when he played against Southampton, but he has proved me wrong more than once, superb.

-edit-

Paul Scholes WILL play on Tuesday, aswell as getting 30 minutes today. :rockman:

http://www.skysports.com/skysports/article/0,,1-1114005,00.html

Originally posted by shokz
Paul Scholes WILL play on Tuesday, aswell as getting 30 minutes today. :rockman:
:clapwap: :bob: :bouncy: :ewan:

Welcome back Scholesy, and welcome back United. That first-half performance was pure class. The supporting trio behind Ruud - Giggs, Kleberson and Ronaldo - all had fantastic games, especially Giggs and Kleberson. Those two linked up really well with van Nistelrooy, and Ronaldo once again provided glimpses of his potential. It's also good to see Forlan in amongst the goals so often now, and putting his poor recent performances behind him. A proven striker is still needed, though. We need someone who can perform week in, week out and can be relied on to take some of the scoring pressure off Ruud. Defoe may not be the answer to that problem because he's so young, but perhaps Fergie might have someone else up his sleeve.

Mark Viduka?

:kader:

kezman! :D

Originally posted by rusi_88
Mark Viduka?

:kader:
Dude, seriously......:kader:

portillo:D:p

kezman!
That's my first choice too, but doesn't he want someone who isn't cup-tied in Europe?

hurm...ok, lets go far from our imagination for a while.....HENRY :confused: :D :p :( :(

we cannot settle for non-cup tied backups..............are they gonna help us win the CL? i.e. Viduka, Defoe.......its better we keep who we currently have and go after VDV in the summer.

Manchester United 4-0 Aston Villa(8mb - Windows Media Player 9 required) (http://www.shokz.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/united-villa.zip)

ABSOLUTE SCREAMER FROM DIEGO FORLAN! :rockman:

thanks

shokz, you da man:)

thanks again, shokz. you're a lifesaver.

wow pretty nice
a. great touch from ruud on his second goal (tho i hate him i gotta say so)
b. what a great goal by Forlan:o
c. greaat pass from kleberson:o

Holy **** absolutely great goals

still hoping someone found the ronaldo super skills agains McCann.....:(

Originally posted by eddy_87
still hoping someone found the ronaldo super skills agains McCann.....:(

ya hope so since on sky sports they didnt really show highlights of this match.:f***:

What a day! The only thing that sucks is that i had to work, while the game was played:kader: :( BUt i don't complain 2 points from the top!


BTW Howard got an assist?:confused:

Originally posted by Help?
What a day! The only thing that sucks is that i had to work, while the game was played:kader: :( BUt i don't complain 2 points from the top!


BTW Howard got an assist?:confused:

Yep, I guess it does count as an assist, punting the ball all the way up the field, and who does it go to? Forlan. (H)

Goals are up(scroll up). :ewan:

Paul Scholes came on in the 2nd half, plus Wes Brown's return is only around the corner(he'll be playing a reserve game sometime this month).

Not to forget my Ole Solskjaer should be back sometime soon.

from this point on, i would rather say that kleberson has done more in his short time tih united than veron, kleberson's assist tells us very much he is a real team player while other players would go for goal, his backheel was one of the most cheekiest things i saw, which result in a goal, two assists, 4 goals, lets say

Welcome the new and improved Veron named Kleberson :D

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/man_utd/3297753.stm

What a massive boost this would be to the morale of the club.

The new deal would end in 2007, which mean's by that time, he'd be at the helm for almost 21 years, amazing.

van man scored with his left foot

angel the best!

shokz thanks so much

Thanks again shokz. Good stuff. (Y)

Well, thanks to Arsenal and Chelsea both drawing, we are once again only 2 points behind. They aren't showing this match until Monday so I wasn't able to watch it. From what you guys have said and from what I read from Match Reports, it sounded like we performed really well today. I can see that from the goals we scored. Kleberson looks like he's the real deal now. What a job he has done as of late. Great to know that Scholes is back in action. We definitely missed IMO. Soon we'll be back to full strength. The one good thing about the start to the season that we have had is that we, at this point, are only two points behind the leader. Historically, we ALWAYS play better during the second half of the season. Things are definitely looking good right now. Here's hoping we beat Citeh next Saturday. :rockman: :rockman:

Originally posted by shokz
Yep, I guess it does count as an assist, punting the ball all the way up the field, and who does it go to? Forlan. (H)

Goals are up(scroll up). :ewan:

Paul Scholes came on in the 2nd half, plus Wes Brown's return is only around the corner(he'll be playing a reserve game sometime this month).

Not to forget my Ole Solskjaer should be back sometime soon.
Yeah, Howard is amazing. When i heard rumours of him going to United, i started watching MetroStars more closely, and couldn't believe how many long balls he was supplying into the opposite penalty box! He could easily become even greater than Schemeichel:rockman: :rockman: :rockman: . Thank You Very Much USA! Now maybe Adu will follow his countryman?:p


BTW Shokz did you make any other highlites of good shots, opportunities or Ronaldo tricks:p ? If not that's ok. Just asking.

Originally posted by Help?
Yeah, Howard is amazing. When i heard rumours of him going to United, i started watching MetroStars more closely, and couldn't believe how many long balls he was supplying into the opposite penalty box! He could easily become even greater than Schemeichel:rockman: :rockman: :rockman: . Thank You Very Much USA! Now maybe Adu will follow his countryman?:p


BTW Shokz did you make any other highlites of good shots, opportunities or Ronaldo tricks:p ? If not that's ok. Just asking.

Sig needs updating;)

Originally posted by Help?

BTW Shokz did you make any other highlites of good shots, opportunities or Ronaldo tricks:p ? If not that's ok. Just asking.

nah sorry. :o

Originally posted by manutd4eva
Sig needs updating;)

yea, 94 Goals for Manchester United :D

6 more for a century(100), that is amazing.

Oh, yeah! Almost forgot. I already made it, just didn't post it: Here it is

Sir Alex Ferguson has admitted he might "do something" in January's transfer window, with a move for Alan Smith or Jermain Defoe on the cards.

The Old Trafford chief admits he is waiting for the winter transfer window to open and has confirmed he is on the lookout for a top striker.

"It's getting someone who hasn't played in Europe and that is something we will probably have to look at," said Ferguson.

"We are looking at some things and maybe we will do something this time.

"We have always been best when we have had four strikers. When we had Sheringham, Solskjaer, Cole and Yorke it was a good period for us because we could freshen up all the time. "

United played down links with Leeds hitman Mark Viduka last week, but Fergie is known to be a long-time admirer of the Aussie's team-mate Smith.

With Leeds in financial crisis at present, January may turn out to be the right time for United to make their move to land a bargain buy.

But they would have to stump up big money if they were to try and prise another reported target - pint-sized striker Defoe - from West Ham.

Ferguson also says he will boost his squad in other ways.

"I have got Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Paul Scholes coming back, Paul will play again next week and Ole will be ready in early January."

Meanwhile, England defender Wes Brown takes his first step towards a full comeback on Tuesday when he plays in the friendly against Bristol City.

Brown has been out since the closing day of last season following cruciate ligament surgery.

Fantastic. Out of Defoe and Smith, I dunno, I might choose Smith. It'd be interesting to see him and Keano have a tackling contest on the pitch:D.

smith is ok...
but afraid he'll make ManU diciplinary record looks like arsenal's record....:(

Couple of rash challenges later, Fergie will give him one of his specials. Our manager never fails to see an incident;). That'll sort him out:D.

Keane was(and still is) a real firebrand when Fergie signed him, but he helped him channel his aggression to make it more constructive. I think he can do the same with Smith, if we sign him.

Originally posted by man united forever
Fantastic. Out of Defoe and Smith, I dunno, I might choose Smith. It'd be interesting to see him and Keano have a tackling contest on the pitch:D.

Forlan is better than Smith. :)

But I'd go for a World Class striker(which Smith isn't).

Originally posted by man united forever
Fantastic. Out of Defoe and Smith, I dunno, I might choose Smith. It'd be interesting to see him and Keano have a tackling contest on the pitch:D.

lets try to get rooney or mcfadden :rolleyes:

Originally posted by shokz
Forlan is better than Smith. :)

But I'd go for a World Class striker(which Smith isn't).
even defoe isnt a world class

how about this: man u should have a swap deal with juventus, forlan for trezeguzet...i am sure yash will be happy with that

Decent performance by the looks of things, although we're still not at our best as evidenced by the performance in the 2nd half. Ruud with another 2, well taken, goals and then Diego with 1 screamer and another, both in the last minutes of the game to add the gloss.

Kleberson looked good again, and I've been saying, since his return from injury, that he has impressed me more than Veron ever did. It's the way that he does not need to take any extra touches, which helps open gaps on the pitch, that has impressed me most. Then his distribution is top-rate as well. He seems suited to the English game. His back-heel that lead to the 4th mind... :D

Another clean sheet for Howard and the United defense though, although Villa were hardly a test in that respect.

Good to see Scholes back as well. All we need now is for Wes Brown and Solskjaer back. Not sure if we need another top-class striker at the half-way point of the season. Okay, we lack back-up for Van Nistelrooy at the moment, but when Ole comes back I think he's more than adequate support for Ruud. Along with the in-form Diego as well...

Good to see Diego dropping back a bit. I figure that if he wants to play alongside Ruud then he'll need to play behind him and get into the positions where he can strike from the edge of the area. He long-range shooting with both feet has always impressed me.