As easy as 1, 2, 3, 4, 5...

5 words for this picture: FIVE ASSISTS AND A CAPTAIN.

Don't let that title fool you. Easy ends at three, you don't agree? Well, let's see how many Nos you will have for these questions;

1. Can you count one to five in five different languages?
2. Can you write Welbz's five names without checking on Wikipedia?
3. Can you name the five Reds who made their debuts on this date (November 28th)?
4. Can you name five celebrities that Rio hasn't met?
5. Can you name five UCL records that Man United are yet to break?

Here and There

De Gea did an interview with Bwin and of the things he spoke about were his admiration for Giggs.

"I would like to have the skills of Giggs. I would like to repeat everything he has done in his career and have his skills."

Well, we get it, DDG would really love to have Giggs' skills.

And his favorite athletes that are non-footballers he kept it home with Rafa Nadal and he kept it United with Usain Bolt.

He also took part in the corner kick challenge and dedicated it to Anderson. Anderson took his a few week ago. Who scored the most points? Watch these two videos.

Sunderland to CR7 and everything in between

Nani's backflip, long time no see!

Sunderland  lost five of their six league games this season and drew one. They have only one point with the weight of all 19 team on top of them at the BPL table. In addition to that, they have conceded 3 goals in every one of their last four matches. They have seen the back of the nets of their opponents only four times and never twice in a single match.

So far this season Manchester United have scored sixteen goals and fifteen of them are from forwards, van Persie (6), Rooney (5), Welbeck (3) and Chicharito (1). Valencia scored one too. Defenders are yet to put their names on the score sheet.

All our forwards, except for Chicharito have already recorded a double, who will take it a step further and score the first hat-trick of the season?

WBA: The Aftermath

Majanga!

Rooney, Evans and Januzaj doing the walk of defeat as Big Dave looks so small!

If I thought the derby was something I needed to forget, I had second thoughts after that shocking unpredictable loss to West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford. And that what makes it even worse, it was at our very own home and it was West Brom! I don't know what hurts more, losing at home to a team that we have been beating back and forth for years or loosing at OT. The combination is killing me!

It started with Robin's injury. Then followed a number of missed chances. Then a very disappointing Rio. Is age catching up with Rio or was he just having a bad day? We don't expect him to be as quick as when he was in his mid 20s but that was one disappointing (sorry, I don't know what other word to use here) show from him.

Rio's Tour Diary 2013: Episode 3

Rio's Tour Diary 2013: Episode 2

Rio's tour diary 2013: Episode 1

My Thoughts: Rooney, Mourinho and Moyes

ONE: MIP Rooney

Baba Kai might not be the best player we have but he is, without any doubt the Most Important Player for Manchester United. I have been trying to say this since the transfer rumors started but somehow I could not find the exact words until yesterday.

He is selfless and when he plays you can see the passion and determination in his every move. As Rio would put it; he is a man on a mission. His mission is always to fly the Red flag higher and above every other, and boy, does he always succeed!

They Got My Attention: Fabregas, SALE SALE SALE, De Gea, RvP + Young

ONE: Francesc Fabregas Soler 

 

Don't worry, Wenger is a very forgiving man.

I just refreshed manutd.com and boom, there it was, a bid has been made for Cesc Fabregas.

Moyes confirmed that and will know more in a day or two! I am positive about this because I don't think Moyes is the kind of a guy that will publicly announce his interest on a player if there was no hope of getting him. He has already been judged for loosing Alcantara to Bayern Munich, why would he set himself up for another criticism?

Wenger believes that Cesc is staying at least one more season with Barca. And since they have a first refusal right Arsenal would know if he was up for sale. But then he said something I liked;

Boys Day Out...

Location: Syndey, Australia

Date: 17th July 2013.

Now Ji is not here I'll just hang out with animals.

 And feed them

 

They Got My Attention: Rooney, Zaha, Alcantara, Rio + Januzaj

By: @Zamaradi_M

 ONE: Wayne 'Baba Kai' Rooney

Again, he got my attention but at least not for transfer reasons. Baba Kai got injured during training and had to cut his tour short. He is going back home to Coleen, Kai and Klay (what? keep up with your players and their families for hell's sake!). MUFC official twitter account also reported that he might be out for at least a month, which means he might miss Community Shield but might be available for Swansea on 17th August. A month from July 11 is August 11, no?

This injury also means that Welbeck has to step up because Zam Persie and Chicha are yet to join the team.

Me: Welbeck, good luck because if last season is any indication, you gonna need lots of luck!

As you would expect, the injury just made an introduction to another chapter of the Rooney madness. Some believe that he was sent home to pack and the injury was just a story to not take the attention from the tour. Until that is announced by the club, it is just a rumor!

Get well soon Baba Kai.

First Training - How it all went down

By: @Zamaradi_M

Where do I start?

A photo may be?

Okay boys, get to work!

 As ready as can be.

Can this be our new kit? I mean the size and design?

Ladies, you see what I mean?

Ooh Ando. Is that a new hair style? May it come with a new kind of season. And I would love to know what that tat means.

Hey Young Rafael...

Hahahaha... Girl, that's Fabio. I'm over here!

So, here's the thing. You're a player-coach, coach-player, whatever they call you but when we're on the pitch, I am THE co-captain. We clear?

Whew! And that's not even all of them!

ALL photos from Headquarters.

Bugs Bunny Pyjamas

I came accross these photos and had a mission to find out what was the story/reason behind. The closest I came was the story from The Daily Mail..

Only useful info there was that they were worn by five players on a flight to Qatar January, 2013.

The players spotting these pyjamas were Zam Persie, Buttner, Powell, Anderson and Evra. That list makes this case even harder! That list has defenders, midfielder, forward, senior, juniors and the mid-aged! No similarities!

The case is still under investigation and ANY information will be appreciated. If someone out there has any info please call us on email us on manutdtanzania@yahoo.com

Here is the evidence we have collected so far;

Here is Ando, Scholes and Giggs. Why are Giggs and Scholes in matching shirts AND they are not similar to those of Ando & Co.?

THEORIES:

Since it was a team building exercise they were going to have, may be matching outfits was part of it. To prove this we will still need more evidence.

Lead Investigator: @Zamaradi_M

The SAF Chronicles

Evra's debut

By: @MUFCTanzania

It was against Manchester City in which we lost by 3 -1.

Evra;
"Sir Alex took me off after 45 minutes,I could tell he was angry. He just looked at me, deadly serious, and said, "Mr Evra, now just watch and see what is English football. And learn."

All is well now.

Read the full interview here where he also talks about how he came to learn everything about MUFC, from the Busby babes to Cantonna and everything in between.

WHY US? reason 4 & 5

By: @MUFCTanzania

Why did we bring home Title Number 20?

For reason one please go here and for reason two and three click here.

Here is reason 4 & 5 and the final version of this post....

4. The Youngsters

As the season started we had De Gea, Anderson, Buttner, Kagawa, Powell, Cleverley, Evans, Chicharito, Young Rafael, Smalling, Jones and Welbeck who were all between 18 and 24 years old. That is 13 regular players who were all below 25. 

The hunger in these boys was seen through out the season. Young Rafael was so good that he was entrusted with probably one of the two hardest tasks for any defender in the football world now, marking Cristiano Ronaldo, and he did that TWICE! Chicha came from the bench most of the times but he scored almost same number of goals as Rooney, The Red Samurai Kagawa got us wanting to sing in Japanese! It's the hunger to succeed, the need to improve, the desire to win, the determination to make history that made this group of youngsters very crucial to our 20th title. And we are looking forward to even bigger things next seasonS.

Flying high....

 

5. The Seniors' Wisdom

They might not play with speed but what they lack there they more than make up for it with experience. It's the experience that provides calmness especially in big games. And if they are not playing as much, they are showering the youngsters with wisdom and inspiration. 

We have Giggs, Scholes, Vidic, Evra, Rio and Carrick. These are players some team mates used to watch and idolize. These are the players some team mates were told to look up to by their childhood coaches. These are legends who can tell a 20 something team mate what makes a legend at MUFC. They are the players who tell stories of Lee Sharpe, Bryan Robson, Mark Hughes, Nick Butt, Eric Cantona, Paul Ince, Dwight Yorke, Andy Cole, Gary Nevile, Ryan Giggs, Paul Scholes, Peter Shmeichel, Fabien Barthez, the super sub Ole-Gunnar Solksjaer, Teddy Sheringham, Wes Brown, Quinton Fortune, Roy Keane, David Beckham and many other legends (excuse me with all the names, it's not my fault we have so many great players). 

And they don't just tell stories they have heard, they tell the stories they have seen or in some cases, the lives they have lived. They tell youngsters of the legendary 1998/1999, not from what they have read, but from memories as they played in that historic season.

 

Bringing in the experience

 

Throw Back Thursday: Red Devils Away Edition

By:@MUFCTanzania

In this edition we will see some of the great players who once proudly wore the Red, Black and White kits for the best football club in the world but are now serving somewhere else.

10. Gerard Pique 

At 17 Gerard Pique arrived at Old Trafford in 2004.  He played most of his games for the reserve team  before going to Real Zaragoza on loan in 2006/2007 season. Came back in 2007 and was featured in first team this time. 

Pique made 30 appearances for Manchester United, scoring two goals which were both in UEFA Champions League and that's why his send off gift in 2008 included the UEFA champions league, league cup and community shield winners medals.

Pique is now a world class stopper playing for Barcelona. Left too soon?

At training with Anderson

Celebrating a goal with Nani.

A Red Devil.

9. Michael Owen

When he signed for Manchester United in 2009, Owen did not need any introduction. As many other great players, Owen scored on his debut and went on to score many important goals which made sense since he was wearing a very important Number 7. We all remember the winner he scored against Manchester City in 2009. 

Three years later after 52 appearances and 17 goals Michael Owen left for Stoke City but as usual, we never send them away empty handed. Premier League, League Cup and FA Community shield winners medal he won with MUFC will definitely give him some good memories especially since he is retiring end of this season.

Training with Rio. I mean, they trained after that rest!

Celebrating a goal with Tom Cleverley.

Proud Red Devil.

 

8. Louis Saha 

On 8/8/1978 Louis Laurent Saha was born in Paris, France. His football career with Manchester was officiated in 2004. Saha, scored on his debut and went on to score twice on his second ever Manchester United match. With seven goals in his first 10 starting appearances for Manchester United, this number 9 was definitely worth the £12.4M fee.

With 124 appearances for Manchester United and 42 goals, the striker walked away in 2008 with two English Premier League titles, One League Cup winners medal and a prestigious Champions League gold medal.

Saha is now playing for Lazio.

Saha celebrating a goal with Wayne Rooney.

Saha at training with Sir Alex Ferguson. Well, they trained after that laugh!!

Louis Saha

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Keep it United Red Soldier