| Thursday 15th July 2004: The new 2004/2008 home kit is launched. Manchester United also launched, for the first time, a woman's fit shirt. |
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| Saturday 24th July 2004: Solskjaer is to miss the start of the new season, due to his reoccuring knee injury. After playing again in a game during the closed season, Solskjaer has had to miss all of the USA tour, and is being reffered to a specialist. |
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| 19th August 2004: Solskjaer is now fearing his professional football career, as further damage, revealed by a scan earlier this month, has ruled him out for the entire 2004/2005 season. Advisors have warned Solskjaer that his knee may never be strong enough to withstand the pressures of professional football. Solskjaer has yet to make an announcement on the matter. |
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| 22nd August 2004: It has been confirmed that Diego Forlan has been signed to the Spanish club, Villareal . The transfer was made earlier this week, and will be completed when Forlan passes the fitness test. |
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| 24th August 2004: After his knee operation, doctors have confirmed that Solskjaer will be able to return to professional football, and is due to resume training with the rest of the squad in 10-12 months. He will be ready for the start of next season. |
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| 27th August 2004: United's �20 million bid for Everton striker, Wayne Rooney has been rejected. Newcastle United have also had two offers rejected. Although Rooney has requested a transfer, he has not yet decided where he is to move to. Rooney has until Tuesday 31st August 2004, when the transfer window closes. |
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| 28th August 2004: United have been drawn in group B in the Champions League, and are set to face Lyon, Sparta, and the turkish side Fenebahce in the group stages. |
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| 29th August 2004: United have increased their bid for striker Wayne Rooney to �25 million. As yet, not any decisions have been made about the teenager's future, and which club he will transfer to. |
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| 31st August 2004: United have today signed striker Wayne Rooney, for �20 million. Rooney will wear the number 8 shirt for United, and is expected to play in the near future. |
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| 13th September 2004: United's injury list has grown larger, as defender Gary Neville will be out for several weeks due to a fractured kneecap. This causes further problems for the Reds, loosing yet another defender. |
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| 20th September 2004: After his eight month ban, Rio Ferdinand finally returned to the United first team, against Liverpool. His presence was certainatly felt, as he helped United to a 2-1 win over Liverpool. |
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| 25th September 2004: United are look set to return to their winning form, after their two wins over Liverpool and Spurs. With the influence of Rio Ferdinand, and soon Rooney, United are beginning to look competitors for this year's Premiership title. |
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| 27th September 2004: Wayne Rooney is set to make his United debut in tomorrow's Champions League game against the turkish side Fenebahce. Sir Alex has yet to decided whether he will start on the pitch or on the bench.. |
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| 28th September 2004: Wayne Rooney made his fantastic debut for United tonight against Fenebahce, scoring a hatrick and playing to a brilliant standard. As the fans cheered 'Rooney' throughout the game, he kept playing like he had been at United for years. |
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| ROONEY EXCLUSIVE: As the teenager makes his debut, GGMU have a special report on the game, including all his match action, not forgetting his memorable hattrick! Click on the link below: ROONEY TO REMEMBER |
| Monday 4th October, 2004: Manchester United have confirmed that an offer has been made to but the club. The offer has come from an American man, however details of the offer have not yet been stated. The board are looking over the offer, and no plans as yet have been made to accept it. |
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| Monday 18th October, 2004: It has been confirmed that both Roy Keane and Rio Ferdinand will miss tomorrow's Champions League game against Sparta Prague. However, Paul Scholes is set to play after recovering from an injury. |
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| Sunday 24th October, 2004: Today is the day Manchester United re-wrote history. Not only did they win in their match, they defeated Arsenal, and ended their unbeaten record. |
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| Tuesday 24th October, 2004: Rudd Van Nistelrooy has accpeted the FA's three match ban punishment, for his 'foul tackle' on Arsenal's Ashley Cole during Sunday's game. He also apologised for the incident, stating he had "no intent to harm Ashley Cole". |
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| Wednesday 3rd November: United's man of the match from tonight's game has to be Rudd Van Nistelrooy. His exceptional performance gave United all four goals, bringing his total to 35 goals in 36 European matches. Ferguson described him as "certainly the best". |
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| Friday 12th November: United have announced today that the Glazier family have been pressing the club to reveal confidential information, in order to develop their twice-failed takeover bid. Three of United's directors have lost their positions, due to the Glazier family opposing against the resolutions suggested by the board. |
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| Tuesday 23rd November: Sir Alex Ferguson today celebrated 1000 games in charge of Manchester United. With 18 years at Old Trafford, and loosing only 188 games in his duration there, he is without a doubt, the best manager in British football. |
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| Tuesday 30th November: Sir Alex Ferguson has confirmed that Louis Saha will be out until January, due to a knee injury he has obtained during an international game with his country, France. |
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| Wednesday 1st December: United have qualified for the semi finals of the Carling Cup, after defeating Arsenal 1-0. They will now face Chelsea in the semi- finals. |
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| Wednesday 8th December: United are now through to the knock-out stages of the Champions League, despite the result of tonight's game. They finished second in Group D. Other British clubs that have also qualified include Liverpool and Arsenal. |
| Wednesday 26th January: United have been knocked out of the Carling Cup by Chelsea, after loosing 2-1 at Old Trafford. Chelsea will now face Liverpool in the final. |
| Saturday 29th January: United will go through to the next round of the FA Cup after beating Middlesborough 3-0. They will play Everton. |
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| Manchester United have lost both legs against AC Milan, and are now out of the Champions League. Both games ended 1-0 to AC Milan, and they therefore won 2-0 on aggregate. |
| Manchester United have qualified into the semi-finals of the FA Cup, after beating Southampton on Saturday. United will now face Newcastle United in the semi final, which is to be held in April. |
| Manchester United have announced that their profits are lower this season that last season, by �11.3 million. The board have suggested that the possible cause of this is the failed take-over bid. The board are hoping that the stadium expansion will help to boost the profits in the following seasons, as well as developing the club's media rights. |
| Roy Carroll is set to leave United at the end of the season, as he has yet to renew his contract, which runs out on the 30th June. Should no attempt to renew it by then, he can leave the club freely. United are currently searching for someone to replace him. Possibilities include Shay Given, from Newcastle, Paul Robinson from Tottenham, Edwin van der Sar from Fulham, and various european clubs' keepers. |
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| Tuesday 2nd August: United have now launched this season's new away kit- a brilliant blue top and shorts to match. This kit is the second blue kit that United have released, and it is hoped that it will bring the same success. |
| Tuesday 9th August: After several weeks of delay and confusion, Rio Ferdinand has comitted himself to another four years at Old Trafford- taking his contract into 2009. Ronaldo has also joined Rio in extending his contract, adding several more years to his United career. |
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