Loan Roundup: December 28-29

The weather may be continuing to wreak havoc with the festive fixture calendar, but United’s loanees can’t be kept off the goal trail…

Loan Roundup: November 27-30

While the goals were flying in for the Reds at Old Trafford on Saturday, several of United’s loanees were also finding the net away from M16…

Loan Update: October 2

As far as senior debuts go, scoring late on to earn your side a point against the league leaders isn’t too shabby – especially if you’re a defender. Step forward Scott Wootton…

Loan Update: September 28

An eye-catching cameo from Nick Ajose was the highlight as several loanees saw action on a full Tuesday night of Football League fixtures.

Reserves: St Johnstone 2 United 3: Reds leave it late as Ajose nicks another win

Alan Main Testimonial
July 31st 2010, 3pm
McDiarmid Park, Perth

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St Johnstone	2-3	Manchester United XI

Haber 63	–	Norwood 9
N.Main 66 pen	–	King 26
–	–	Ajose 88

 
United’s Reserves continued their encouraging pre-season campaign as Nicky Ajose’s second late winner in the space of four days secured a 3-2 win over St Johnstone in a testimonial for Saints’ keeper Alan Main.

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Warren Joyce’s side threatened to run riot in the first half, racing into a 2-0 lead with goals from Oliver Norwood and Joshua King, but the hosts responded after the break with a quick double-salvo from Marcus Haber and Nicholas Main. Having seen his son level the scores, Main Senior was introduced from the bench for his final appearance at McDiarmid Park and received a rousing send-off from all in attendance, although not before the increasingly prolific Ajose rained on his parade just a little with his 88th minute decider.

Reserves: Dunfermline 1 United 5 – Reds hit five in Fife

Friendly
July 17th 2010, 3pm
East End Park, Dunfermline

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Dunfermline	1-5	Manchester United Reserves

Kirk 63	–	King 1, 16
–	–	Ajose 11
–	–	Possebon 34
–	–	W.Keane 85

 
United’s Reserves made it nine goals scored in their first two pre-season games as they put five past an outclassed Dunfermline at East End Park.

Coming off the back of a four-goal haul against Curzon Ashton on Monday, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side picked up where they left off and blew the Scottish First Division outfit away in the first half. Joshua King grabbed two goals inside the first twenty minutes, those two strikes sandwiching another from Nicky Ajose, and Rodrigo Possebon’s long range effort made it four before the break. While Andy Kirk’s free-kick pulled a goal back for the home side in a quieter second half, Will Keane put some deserved gloss on the scoreline and restored the four-goal cushion with a typical finish five minutes from time.

PHOTO SPECIAL: Reserves christen new kit against Curzon

With huge thanks to Charlotte Robertson Photography, we have an exclusive set of photographs from last night’s reserve friendly at Curzon Ashton, where Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side cruised to a 4-0 win while giving the club’s brand new home kit a first public outing.

Reserves: Curzon Ashton 0 United 4 – Reds cruise through pre-season opener

Jack Crompton Trophy
July 12th 2010, 7.45pm
Tameside Stadium, Ashton-under-Lyne

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Curzon Ashton	0-4	Manchester United Reserves

–	–	Eikrem 7
–	–	Morrison 28
–	–	Ajose 35
–	–	Brady 66

 
United’s Reserves got their pre-season programme off to flying start with a comprehensive 4-0 win over Curzon Ashton at the Tameside Stadium.

The last encounter between these two sides ended in a resounding 8-0 victory for the Reds, and with goals from Magnus Eikrem, Ravel Morrison and Nicky Ajose giving Ole Solskjaer’s side a 3-0 lead at the break, a similar scoreline looked on the cards. United – showing off the club’s new home kit for the first time – laid siege to the Curzon goal in the second half and the brilliant Robbie Brady added a fine fourth, but the woodwork, several near misses and some profligate finishing meant that the non-leaguers kept the scoreline respectable.

From Africa to Ashton – Pre-Season is upon us

For the last six weeks or so the focus of the football world has been on some minor tournament taking place in South Africa, but with that tinpot event drawing to a close last night, it’s time to shift that focus back to more important matters, starting tonight as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and a new-look United reserve squad get their pre-season programme up and running against local non-league outfit Curzon Ashton.

Catching up with Joshua King

While the World Cup is dominating the headlines and club news is thin on the ground, the start of pre-season training is nearly upon us and we’ve been alerted to an interview that promising United striker Joshua King has given back in his native Norway ahead of his return to Manchester. Joshua talks about his time with the Reds so far, his first-team debut last season, how he’s been spending his summer and plenty more.