Premier League - 27/12/09
Wayne Rooney was instrumental every step of the way in Manchester United’s 3-1 victory at Hull. Rooney scored on the stroke of half time to give Manchester United the lead at the break at the KC Stadium. In typical Rooney fashion he got on the end of a cross in the six yard box flashing the ball past the helpless keeper.
However within 15 minutes of the second half a poor Rooney back pass gifted Hull a route back in the game with the mistake leading to a penalty that was superbly taken by Craig Fagan for Hull’s equaliser.
The England striker then took the game by the scruff of the neck and a brilliant run and cross forced an own goal from Andy Dawson to make it 2-1 to Manchester United. To round off an excellent performance Rooney set up a third goal for strike partner Dimitar Berbatov to make the final score Manchester United 3 Hull City 1.
After their recent injury problems Manchester United welcomed back three defenders in Rafael da Silva, Wes Brown and Nemanja Vidic. giving the team a much more balanced look as Darren Fletcher and Michael Carrick were able to return to midfield while Ryan Giggs and Berbatov also came back in their familiar roles.
Manchester United’s next Premier League game is against Wigan Athletic at Old Trafford.
Manchester United Football Club - A Brief History
Manchester United Football Club play at Old Trafford, Manchester and are one of the most recognised names in world football.
Club Heritage - Formed as Newton Heath L&YR F.C. in 1878 they changed their name to Manchester United in 1902. They also changed their strip from green and gold to the red and white colours that they wear today.
One of Manchester United’s most famous managers in the 20th Century was Matt Busby. He became manager in 1945 and led them to league championship titles in 1952,1956,1957. Manchester United became the first English club to play in the European Cup and reached the semi-finals where they were beaten by the Spanish team Real Madrid.
The Munich Air Disaster- In 1958 tragedy struck Manchester United. The team were travelling back from a European Cup match in Munich when their plane crashed on take off. Eight of the team were killed.
Matt Busby survived and set about rebuilding his Manchester United team. They won the FA Cup in 1963 and league titles in 1665 and 1967. Then in 1968 Manchester United won the European Cup beating Benfica 4 – 1 in the final at Wembley becoming the first ever English Club to win the competition.
Treble Winning Year - One of the most memorable years in Manchester United’s recent history was 1999 when they won the treble – the Premier League, the FA Cup and the European Champions League. The Champions League Final was played at the Nou Camp, Barcelona where Manchester United famously came back from 1-0 down to beat Bayern Munich 2-1 with an injury time winner.
In 2008 Manchester United again won the Champions League beating Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after playing out a 1-1 draw in Moscow.
Manchester United are the most successful ever Premier League club having won the title an incredible 11 times since it was formed in the 1992/93 season under the leadership of manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
Premier League Titles
1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009
Club Heritage - Formed as Newton Heath L&YR F.C. in 1878 they changed their name to Manchester United in 1902. They also changed their strip from green and gold to the red and white colours that they wear today.
One of Manchester United’s most famous managers in the 20th Century was Matt Busby. He became manager in 1945 and led them to league championship titles in 1952,1956,1957. Manchester United became the first English club to play in the European Cup and reached the semi-finals where they were beaten by the Spanish team Real Madrid.
The Munich Air Disaster- In 1958 tragedy struck Manchester United. The team were travelling back from a European Cup match in Munich when their plane crashed on take off. Eight of the team were killed.
Matt Busby survived and set about rebuilding his Manchester United team. They won the FA Cup in 1963 and league titles in 1665 and 1967. Then in 1968 Manchester United won the European Cup beating Benfica 4 – 1 in the final at Wembley becoming the first ever English Club to win the competition.
Treble Winning Year - One of the most memorable years in Manchester United’s recent history was 1999 when they won the treble – the Premier League, the FA Cup and the European Champions League. The Champions League Final was played at the Nou Camp, Barcelona where Manchester United famously came back from 1-0 down to beat Bayern Munich 2-1 with an injury time winner.
In 2008 Manchester United again won the Champions League beating Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after playing out a 1-1 draw in Moscow.
Manchester United are the most successful ever Premier League club having won the title an incredible 11 times since it was formed in the 1992/93 season under the leadership of manager Sir Alex Ferguson.
Premier League Titles
1993, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2009
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