Premier league news - Manchester United, Newcastle United, Stoke City
MANCHESTER UNITED: Manchester United full back Gary Neville has claimed that the he can see no end to the glorious careers of fellow Manchester United midfielders Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes in the near future. United manager Sir Alex Ferguson
has recently admitted that United would have to splash some heavy cash in the transfer market when the time comes for Giggs and company to hang up their legendary boots. Ferguson however expects atleast another two years from those ageing legs, although the
current fitness of Neville, his career seems to be the first one to come to an expected close.
Towards the end of the previous season, Gary Neville admitted that he felt that he was only a few moments away from calling it a day. The same decision had already been tailored for both Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes. Following, the pair’s impressive performances
from the start of the current season, the Manchester United faithful believes that the pair still has a lot of service to be given to their beloved club. "I don't see why Ryan and Paul cannot continue what they are doing, given how well they are playing at
present. Ryan is 37 in November and I can't see any difference. It is incredible really. I certainly don't see any players better than them. They manage themselves brilliantly, on and off the pitch. The manager is looking at 25 to 30 games a season off them
now, not 55 so they could play on for another few years.", claimed the former English right-back.
NEWCASTLE UNITED: Newcastle United striker Andy Carroll has been recently awarded with the “North-East Football Writers' Association Young Player of the Year for 2010” award. The youngster managed to score 19 goals in Magpies Championship
winning campaign last season, which earned them the right of promotion back into the Barcley’s Premier league.
Carroll was awarded the title ahead of Sunderland midfielder Jordan Henderson, who was considered to be the favourite for getting the award. Carroll's emphatic performances for the club also made him finish 3rd in the senior category, behind
Sunderland hitman Darren Bent and the newly appointed club Captain Kevin Nolan. Manager Chris Hughton was absolutely delighted by Carroll’s performances and awarded him the number 9 shirt, worn by the legendary Alan Shearer. Andy has scored four premier league
goals so far this season in the opening four fixtures, which includes the impressive hat-trick against Aston Villa.
STOKE CITY: Aston Villa caretaker manager Kevin MacDonald has recently praised Stoke City manager Tony Pulis for the manager’s impressive character his side showcased when they defeated Villa 2-1. Pulis showed the strength of character and
his devotion to the job as he watched his side play, even though his mother had recently passed away earlier in the day. Pulis thus had to travel back from Newport after spending deserving family time and arrived at the match just after opening whistle.
The manager couldn’t take his place with the substitute bench till the 2nd half, when his side was already 1-0 down. In what was one of the biggest comeback for Stoke, the team managed to come back and win the match in injury time. Robert Huth
deflected the shot to the back of his own net taken by Matt Etherington third minute of injury time. Villa had taken the lead thanks Stewart Downing's 35th-minute diving header but it was Stoke City £8m record signing Kenwyne Jones who found the equalizing
goal with only 10 minutes remaining.
"I feel very sad for Tony but he is a wonderful man. I don't think it would have changed the way his team played," said MacDonald. "I think the way they acknowledge how good he is to them showed in the first half as well." , claimed care taker manager Kevin
MacDonald in his tribute statement to Tony Pulis
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