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In light of the upcoming FA Cup fourth round tie between Liverpool and Manchester United, Soccer Central Philippines reached out to ESPN Star Sports's pundits Paul Parker and Steve McMahon in an exclusive interview to give their insights in the upcoming match.
Both sides will square off on Saturday, January 28, 2012 8:45pm.
For the Red Devils it was a sign of relief, for Chelsea, it was an agonizing moment, and as for the Liverpool supporters, they are probably livid what just happened..
Welcome to the Weekend Special. This little weekly feature will have some of the writers in Soccercentral Philippines suggest some games for you to watch this weekend, whether live on your television or your live stream.
Results from last week's selections:
A huge crowd of 77,169 at the Wembley and millions across the globe (including some who watched it live on Sunday night in the Philippines via Star Sports) witnessed some late drama in the 2011 FA Community Shield as Nani nets a late game-winner in injury time to win the trophy over their bitter rivals Manchester City.
With the retirement of their Dutch keeper Edwin Van Der Sar, the Barclays Premier League champions and UEFA Champions' League runners-up Manchester United were left with a gaping hole. That hole has since been closed earlier this week with the signing Spanish Under-21 goalkeeper David De Gea on a five-year deal. The move was confirmed after he passed his medical earlier on Wednesday.
Barcelona simply dominated the Champions League Finals with a 3-1 win against Manchester United at Wembley Stadium on May 28 (29 in Manila).
It was almost déjà vu all over again, perhaps better, when Barça drilled three goals past Manchester United’s prized defense leaving Edwin van der Sar helpless. The Catalans also won against ManU, 2-0, in the 2009 Champions League in Rome.
Ready for Sunday? The two European giants are facing each other at Wembley to contest the crown for European glory. Two years ago the two sides met in the same stage of the competition where the Catalans had the better of the Manchester club. Although the odds are again with Barcelona, here are my toughts on why United will win this one:
It took Manchester City 35 years before winning their first silverware. In light of the recent events, the famous ticker that is placed at Old Trafford's Stretford End has been removed.
Double celebration for the ex-united captain as recent reports stated that the ex-footballer is given the green light on to building his dream eco-friendly teletubies mansion at the Pennie landscape near Bolton, Lancs.
