Cristiano Ronaldo, United disappointed and looking to future

Cristiano Ronaldo and his Manchester United teamates will have to put the pain of defeat behind them as they go into the offseason.  United were well beaten 2-0 by Barcelona in Rome, their first ever loss in a European final.
Sir Alex Ferguson cast a figure of philosophic optimism in his post match press conference but [...]

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Cristiano Ronaldo’s stunner sends United to semis

Cristiano Ronaldo struck a brilliant first half winner as Manchester United scraped past Porto and into the Champions League semi-finals.
Ronaldo’s monumental early strike from all of 40 yards zipped through the air and into the top left hand corner of the net.  Ronaldo later described the goal as “beautiful” and “the best I have scored” and it got United off to [...]

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Cristiano Ronaldo grabs clincher as United beat inter

Manchester United 2 - 0 Internazionale Milano (2-0 agg)
Vidic, Ronaldo
Manchester United booked their place in the quarter-finals of the Uefa Champions League, disposing of Jose Mourinho’s Inter 2-0 on Wednesday. 
The teams arrived at Old trafford stuck at 0-0 following the first leg, a scoreline that lefet many in red feeling less than comfortable.
United started quickly [...]

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Cristiano Ronaldo rested as united cruise to semis

FULHAM 0 - 4 MANCHESTER UNITED
Tevez (2), Rooney, Park J.S.
 
Manchester United kept their quest for five trophies alive as they dispatched Fulham with consumate ease to reach the Semi-Finals of the FA Cup on Saturday. 
United have already won the Club World Cup and the Carling cup to keep them on track for the most historic [...]

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2 down, 3 to go

Manchester united have claimed the second part of their run at a historic quintuple of trophies as they beat Tottenham in a penalty shoot-out to claim the Carling Cup on Sunday.
United had already won the World Club Cup but were made to work for their prize as an even match offered few chances.  However, it was United, just slightly [...]

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Ronaldo, United left frustrated in San Siro

Manchester United dominated for long periods of their Champions League last 16 tie against Internazionale but were unable to breech the Italian’s defence.
United created multiple good opportunities in the first half and will be extremely disappointed not to have grabbed an important away goal.
A powerful header from Cristiano Ronaldo was brilliantly saved with just four minutes [...]

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Ronaldo scores magical winner, warms up for inter

Cristiano Ronaldo scored a truly emphatic free kick to sink Blackburn rovers and Send Manchester United 7 points clear at the top of the Premiership.
United were heading towards two dropped points, being held 1-1 after conceeding their first premiership goal in over 23 hours of football to a tidy Roque Santa Cruz finish. 
Wayne Rooney had put the hosts [...]

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ROnaldo proves decisive as united scrape past everton

Cristiano Ronaldo converted a penalty on the stroke of half time to earn a hard fought win for Manchester United.
Ronaldo scored after Michael Carrick had been felled by Mikel Arteta to give United a five point lead at the summit of the Barclays Premiership.
United were well worth their victory but were made to work hard [...]

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Ronaldo nets twice as united rout baggies

Manchester United looked like champions once again as they tore apart a forlorn West Bromwich side at the Hawthornes. 
United took the lead through Dimitar Berbatov’s angled drive in the 22nd minute before goals from Carlos Tevez and Nemanja Vidic made it 3-0.  Cristiano Ronaldo then put a shine on the score by netting twice, the second [...]

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Ronaldo grabs winner, sends united to final

Manchester United reached the final of the Carling Cup after beating a determined Derby County side 4-2 (4-3 agg) at old trafford on Tuesday. 
Derby led 1-0 after the first leg of the semi-final tie but were still considered extreme underdogs going into Tuesday’s match.
Nani struck first for United with an outstanding 35 yard strike that [...]

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