Summary
MANCHESTER United receive a taste of what the season holds in store for them this weekend as they aim to recover from a wounding night in Lisbon on Wednesday. Everton arrive at Old Trafford tomorrow afternoon for the type of doughty domestic encounter the United faithful must get used to, for the next six unappetising months at least.
While teams such as Bolton Wanderers and Middlesbrough will be competing in Europe past Christmas in the UEFA Cup, while even Rangers dine at the sumptuous Champions League table, the Old Trafford club sit docked like a grounded merchant fleet of a by- gone age. Portsmouth is as exotic as it will get this season.See the full content of this document
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Ferguson Unable to Halt United's Euro Descent
In the words of the old terrace taunt, it's magic you know, Manchester United and Europe don't go.
There is certainly something abnormal about United's exit before the first day of Christmas: it's a decade since it last happened.The winners of the European Cup in 1999 have endured a str...See the full content of this document
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