United lose ground on Chelsea
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MANCHESTER - After the joy of a midweek win in Europe and the exciting debut of Wayne Rooney, Manchester United had to depend on a goal from Alan Smith to salvage a point against Middlesbrough last night.
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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho has warned his players they cannot afford to drop any more points if they are to stop Manchester United wrestling the Premiership title from their grasp.
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Jose Mourinho has accused Manchester United of playing badly when they travel south after Alex Ferguson reignited a war of words with the former Porto boss.
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If Jose Mourinho thought he could destabilise Manchester United's renewed assault on the Premiership title by playing mind games with Sir Alex Ferguson he may have to think again.
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Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho is alarmed by his expensively-assembled team&#39;s dramatic loss of goalscoring form which has dented their domestic and European title hopes.
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SIR ALEX FERGUSON ventured yesterday that Chelsea are suddenly the âbig concernâ for his Manchester United team, but there is nothing like a confrontation with Arsenal to set his pulse racing.
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MANCHESTER, Aug 30 (SW) - Manchester United failed to reassure their fans after extending their poor campaign start, as Alex Ferguson and his men were held to a goalless draw by Everton at old Trafford.
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Chelsea have vowed to fight a charge of failing to control their players over the fracas that erupted following the sending-off of Mikel John Obi during their 2-0 defeat by Manchester United on Sunday.
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It&#39;s only early November, yet even Alex Ferguson is almost writing off Manchester United&#39;s title chances. Sunday&#39;s 0-0 draw with Manchester City at Old Trafford left the Red Devils
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Sport: Premier League: Both teams managed only one shot on target between them in a poor encounter
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LONDON - Manchester United is confident it can catch up nine points on Premier League leaders Chelsea. First it has to win its third match in a row for the first time this season.
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Manchester United's bid to catch up with Arsenal and Chelsea suffered another setback as Sir Alex Ferguson's side were held to a goalless draw by Birmingham.
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How Manchester United wish they could play in the Champions League week in and week out. After plundering fours goals against Sparta Prague in midweek, they came a cropper again in the Barclays Premiership.
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Manchester United was eliminated from the English League Cup by lower-league Coventry, and Chelsea, the defending champion, ended a four-match winless streak with a 4-0 victory. Manchester United, which lost at home for the first time this season, did not play its top team but still had six international players in its starting lineup.
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Manchester United suffer a setback to their title hopes as they are beaten by derby rivals Manchester City.
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The chase may appear a forlorn one, but Manchester United maintained their dogged pursuit of Chelsea with a 2-0 victory over near neighbours Manchester City courtesy of a Wayne Rooney opener and a Richard Dunne own goal.
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Sir Alex Ferguson is frustrated as Man Utd fail to close in on the Premiership front-runners.