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Manchester United have suffered some of the best and worst moments that English and European football can offer this year, and while the club are currently pushing Manchester City for top spot in the Premier League table, it has taken a lot for Sir Alex Ferguson's army to achieve what they have in the last 12 months.

Arsenal legend Alan Smith has compared Manchester United winger Antonio Valencia to his former Highbury teammate Brian Marwood.

Wayne Rooney has subtly mocked Liverpool for their lack of Premier League title trophies, after the striker took to twitter to stir the notoriously partisan rivalry between Manchester United and Kenny Dalglish's side.

It was a totally one-sided affair with almost all the leading United strikers scoring.

Goals is goals and 2011 has been a bumper year for the Premier League in terms of the number scored.

Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov is free to negotiate a move to another club next month because Sir Alex Ferguson is yet to decide whether or not to keep the mercurial Bulgarian.

David Moyes has warned Manchester United and Chelsea that Jack Rodwell is unlikely to leave Everton in January and warned the player his development would be better served if he remains at Goodison Park.

Manchester United recorded a comfortable 2-0 win at Queens Park Rangers and went top of the Premier League for all of two hours on Sunday.

Wayne Rooney scored just 55 seconds into the game.

Frankie Cocozza #CelebsThatLookLikeTheyStink “not really a celeb but I bet his pits are stinking, along with his breath@waynerooney.”

Manchester United star Wayne Rooney has paid to tribute to the late Wales manager Gary Speed who died last month, claiming he used to idolise the former Everton, Leeds United, Newcastle United and Bolton Wanderers midfielder.

Manchester United clearly need a new midfielder in the same vein as Tottenham Hotspur talisman Luka Modric according to Jamie Redknapp.

Liverpool legend Tommy Smith is the latest former Anfield star to lambast the apparent farcical hypocrisy of the Football Association over their successful appeal against Manchester United star Wayne Rooney's international ban.

Arsenal striker Robin Van Persie deserves to be considered in the pantheon of the Premier League's greatest ever strikers according to Alan Shearer.

Premier League legend Alan Shearer believes Arsenal talisman Robin Van Persie deserves to be considered as one of the finest strikers the competition has ever seen.

Manchester United have confirmed to Federico Macheda's agent that the striker is likely to be sent on loan in January, in order to build up game time and be able to compete with the likes of Wayne Rooney and Javier Hernandez for a starting spot on the squad.

Manchester United could be set for another blow in the January transfer window, with Antonio Valencia's agent remaining coy on rumours of a move to Italy.

Manchester United legend Paul Ince has urged Sir Alex Ferguson to enter next month's January transfer window in order to alleviate the club's mounting injury crisis.

Jamie Redknapp believes the "exciting [and] dynamic" Chelsea striker Daniel Sturridge is the natural candidate to partner Wayne Rooney in the England first XI.

Liverpool legend Mark Lawrenson believes Manchester United are crying out for some midfield invention and suggests the fact they failed to land Wesley Sneijder in the summer is a damning indictment of their current malaise on and off the pitch.

Rooney scored on 27 and 62 minutes, breaking a drought of almost three months when he went without a Premier League goal.

Sifting through today's football ephemera the IBTimes Sports desk uncovered an interesting, if slightly left-field, trove of data concerning the relation between player's performance and the colour of their boots.

Mark Bosnich believes a lack of world class players at Manchester United is the root cause of their indifferent Premier League form and the reason behind their Champions League exit.

Manchester United will miss Nemanja Vidic's presence on the pitch, according to Jamie Redknapp, with the defender looking at a lengthy spell out of action after injuring his knee in last night's shattering Champions League loss.

Arsenal playmaker Jack Wilshere believes Manchester United star Wayne Rooney is England's best player.

Manchester United and England star Wayne Rooney has had his appeal against his three match international ban for EURO 2012, accepted by Uefa's disciplinary panel and the suspension has subsequently been reduced to two games.

Tony Cascarino admits he feared the worst for Manchester United on Wednesday night when he saw their talismanic forward Wayne Rooney wearing gloves.

Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson has staunchly defended his young players in the aftermath of their Champions League defeat following some stinging criticism from Roy Keane.

Manchester United are facing injury worries in their forward line coming up to the January transfer window, and though Sir Alex Ferguson insisted he won't be making a move when the month rolls around, the manager may have his hand forced after Javier Hernandez was ruled out until at least Christmas.

Sir Alex Ferguson remains adamant Wayne Rooney will not be affected by his impending Euro 2012 appeal hearing as Manchester United prepare for their crucial Champions League clash against FC Basel.