Companion to the United on Fire blog.
“I’d like to clarify that I did not make these particular remarks. I spoke about the difficulty I had settling in to life in Manchester, but that does not reflect how I feel now.”
— Manchester United on the defensive over ‘misquoted’ Nemanja Vidic article
“IT was the Sunday morning when we left Manchester Airport for Gerona, the plane was supposed to be full of holiday-makers, but perhaps not surprisingly it appeared to consist mainly of Manchester United fans who were heading to Barcelona for the Champions League final where we would face German club Bayern Munich. The previous day the Red Devils had secured the double when trouncing Newcastle at Wembley. If we could overcome the Bavarian club, a historic treble was very much on.”
— Manchester United blog..: 1999 Champions League Final revisited, my story…
“I want to publicly ask for forgiveness, firstly of my team-mates, who were forced into a greater effort during more than 60 minutes, secondly of my manager and coaches, and thirdly of the United fans who have given me so much affection.”
— Nani apologises to Man United for dismissal
“Manchester United are to invite the surviving players from the Munich air disaster to the European Cup final in Moscow in the hope that it will help to inspire Sir Alex Ferguson’s players to victory over Chelsea.”
— Heroes invited to final
“Ten would be nice but 11 would be better. I don’t want to be greedy but 11 is the number of my shirt so that is what I am aiming for.”
— Ryan Giggs: I want two more titles at Man Utd
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Sir Alex Ferguson has spent a career making unbelievably hard decisions that turn good times into bad goodbyes.

The recent form of Paul Scholes and, in particular, Ryan Giggs has been so poor that Manchester United fans are beginning many a pub discussion with the words: “I will always love him for what he’s done for the club, but …”

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— Is it time for Fergie to ditch Giggs and Scholes?
“Vidic is still expected to play, saying after the Blackburn game that the knee felt sore but that he was “ready for the next game”.”
— Vidic worry for Reds
“I will always remember it for different reasons: first of all, the reaction of the Manchester United supporters when they scored the second goal - it was an incredible noise, like a lion’s roar.”
— Pierluigi Collina: Nou Camp in 1999 was best
“The Rebels are now just two points behind leaders Bradford Park Avenue, with two games to play, following a defeat for Park Avenue and a draw for fellow contenders Curzon Ashton.”
— Newcastle Blue Star 0 FC United 4 
“Alty meekly surrendered to a 2-0 defeat at FA Trophy finalists Ebbsfleet, which leaves them perched just one point above the Blue Square Premier drop zone with only one game left.”
— Altrincham on the brink