Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson was full of praise for CSKA Moscow goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev , but has denied he will make a January bid for the Russian. Ferguson's subsequent praise of Akinfeev and doubts over the ability of Ben Foster and Tomasz Kuszczak to replace Edwin van der Sar when the veteran Dutchman eventually calls time on his career only fuelled rumours a big-money move for the...
After earlier picking my forward line-up for England’s trip to South Africa 2010 and with the midfield being a little trickier, I will first go over the choices we have at the back. There is room for three goalkeepers. David James, Robert Green and Ben Foster will get the nod with Joe Hart ready to step [...]
A lone Rodrigo Tello goal earned Besiktas a shock 1-0 victory as Manchester United lost for the first time in 24 European matches on home soil. The goal came on 19 minutes when Tello was afforded too much time and space 25 yards from goal and his curling effort took a deflection off Rafael Da Silva and past the diving Ben Foster. Please subscribe to our RSS feed to receive more updates. You can also...
Manchester United's 23-match unbeaten streak at home in the Champions League came to an end as they went down 1-0 to Besiktas at Old Trafford. United, who needed only one point to win Group B with one match remaining, fell victim to a long-range bullet from Rodrigo Tello as the Turkish champions snapped their seven-year away losing run in the competition. Sir Alex Ferguson defended his faltering goalkeeper...
Foster, whose campaign has been marred by high-profile errors against Arsenal, Manchester City and Sunderland, was beaten by a deflected 30-yard shot from Rodrigo Tello after 20 minutes of this Group B fixture...
Ben Foster won't be the one to say, "I tello so." Besiktas continued the theme of the underdog shocking the top dog as Man Utd were undone at home for the first time in eight years at Old Trafford...
MANCHESTER UNITED’S record of having not lost a Champions League group game on their own ground for eight years is no more. The damage is superficial, with a place in the knock-out phase already assured, but this was still a bad night for Alex Ferguson’s experimental side and another difficult experience for Ben Foster, their struggling goalkeeper.
Manchester United's 23-match unbeaten Champions League home run ended with a 1-0 loss to Besiktas on Wednesday, sending the battle for top spot in Group B down to the final match. An under-strength United, which had already qualified for the knockout phase, lost to Rodrigo Tello's 20th-minute strike. Tello's effort from 30 meters (yards) dipped and bounced beyond United goalkeeper Ben Foster to give...
Manchester United face Besiktas at Old Trafford tonight, with the odds stacked in the English Champion's favour despite being expected to play a youthful starting eleven. Youngsters Danny Welbeck, Federico Macheda and Gabriel Obertan are expected to feature at some point, and Sir Alex Ferguson will make a point of giving first team experience to promising midfielder Darron Gibson, who he says is desperate...
Click F5 or turn on our automatic tool for the latest updates, email barney.ronay@guardian.co.uk , follow Porto v Chelsea here and all the live scores here This might be the deadest of dead rubbers, but Manchester United will still hope for a good performance tonight against Besiktas. It's likely the second string will be out and after a poor performance in the last game against CSKA Moscow , they'll...
Sir Alex Ferguson says Ben Foster and Tomasz Kuszczak will battle it out to be Edwin van der Sar's successor at Old Trafford when he calls time on Manchester United career.
• Goalkeeper willing to open talks about playing in South Africa • Manchester United also want 39-year-old to extend club career Edwin van der Sar has been approached about coming out of international retirement to play for Holland in next year's World Cup, when he will be only four months short of his 40th birthday. At the same time the Manchester United goalkeeper is giving serious consideration...
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