Henrik Larsson Returns For Sweden

Big shock heard round the international footballing world today: Henrik Larsson has returned and will join the Swedish national team in Swissautria for Euro 2008. A huge emotional boost surely for the squad, but the man has also scored 6 goals in ...

Could It Be: Larsson to Return?

A fun rumor that has the Celticnet all aflutter is that Henrik "The King" Larsson is contemplating a return to Celtic Park (relevant portions about halfway down) for the second half of the season now that his 18-month contract with hometown club Helsingbo

Great day in the UEFA Cup

Some excellent matches today, with everything you could want from a day of European football. Comebacks, underdog wins, a few dominating performances and a few gutsy draws. Let's take a look at a few matches. Zenit St. Petersburg 2-2 Nurnberg The Ge

Prematch: Galatasaray hosts Helsingborg, This is Hakan vs Henrik....

If you ask any Galatasaray fan, victories in Europe are more important than all the trophies of Turkey. As Ali Sami Yen, immortal founder of Galatasaray, said: "Bizim hedefimiz, Turk olmayan takimlari yenmek." Translates as: "Our goal is to beat the Non

Henrik Larsson--King of Kings

Why do tribute videos always have some slow, sappy, lame Brit pop background music? It makes no sense to me at all. When a player rocks, we should celebrate him in the proper fashion. Therefore, "Bow Down to the King".

Today's Small Bits of United News

*Sir Alex is in a bullish mood ahead of next season's title defense... *Are Barcelona trying to tempt United with a swap deal? *The Telegraph's Henry Winter comes away impressed with Nani... *United try to have the last word on the Saha's injur

Some Manchester United Quick Bits for Today

* United stay in the winners column this week... (Football 365) * Kept apart in the draw - United vs. Chelsea is no guarantee... (BBC) * Fergie can only dream when he sees Ronaldinho tomorrow... (Times) * Ben Foster tipped to shine in the future

United Take a Quick Break -- Take on Europe

Shouldn't the headline read "The World's Greatest Players in One Place - plus Kieran Richardson?". Just a thought. So what do you do when you have an injury epidemic and face one of the most important few weeks in your rich history? Why schedule a ma

The Unlikeliest of Scenarios - Alan Smith Might be The Savior

Alan Smith may not be the World's most skillful player - but you could never question his commitment. This aside though, I'm surely not alone in dreading the next few league games as it appears that United might have to rely on a player coming back from

Not the Greatest United Performance Ever - Aaah Henrik!

If This is Really it For You - Then Thank You and Goodbye

Well United fans - we most likely witnessed Henrik Larsson's first and possibly last Champions League goal in a Red shirt. Coupled with month long injuries to Ole and Saha - tonight has opened up a very interesting question indeed. Can United simply a

I'm Not Sure Why You're So Happy Sir Alex Ferguson

I'm sure Sir Alex had a smile to rival the Joker on the drive back from Anfield - but surely it's been firmly wiped off his face by Louis Saha picking up yet another injury. Is that guy made of paper or what? Forgive me for not being chipper about thi

A Few Manchester United Quick Bits for Today

* The aftermath of United's Anfield raid causes both sets of fans to grab their keyboards... * So it seems like there's absolutely no chance of Henrik Larsson doing a u-turn (no really)... * John O'Shea's unlikely winner on Merseyside puts United a

United Quick Bits

* It might seem an unlikely choice to many - but a potential successor to Sir Alex has been identified... * Gary Neville doesn't sit on the fence when it comes to the issue of player agents... * Henrik Larsson has been impressed with United's quali

A Quick Bite for February 7th

* The absence of Paul Scholes leaves a gaping hole in the heart of England's midfield... * Oh the comforts and glamor of being the wealthy owner of Manchester United... * Henrik Larsson continues to gather the plaudits during his short stay at Uni

A Quick Bite for February 2nd

* United's lack of activity in the transfer window doesn't pose any immediate concern... * Henrik Larsson full of praise for the talent of the two special young "R's"... * Patrice Evra warns any Ronaldo admirer to approach Old Trafford with some he

Larsson a Happy Man Right Now

It's nice to read just how much Henrik Larsson seems to be feeling at home at Old Trafford - and the boost it's given him on a personal level. There's little doubt that we're all enjoying having him around. It's just so hard to imagine him going back to

A Quick Bite for January 29th

* A fan in the stand's view from inside Old Trafford on FA Cup day... * Impressive loanee keeper will come back to the club at season's end... * FC United had some cup success of their own this weekend... * Larsson's stay at United unlikely to g

A Quick Bite for January 18th

* Sir Alex lays the blame at the feet of the Ukrainian for Jose's blues... * Speaking of Ukrainians - are we getting our own? * Rio on his toes for the trip South to the Emirates Stadium... * Larsson's United stay might not be extended after all

A Quick Bite For January 10th

* It seems United are linked with yet another midfielder this January window... * Louis Saha with high praise for the man who kept the faith, during his injury nightmare... * Cristiano Ronaldo's girlfriend gets the hump (or so we're led to believe)

Swede Celebration

Larsson Likely Won't Come Cheap

It seems we keep going from naught to sixty in the great "will Henrik stay" debate. If this story in The Sun is to be believed - it certainly might cost a pretty penny for the club. However, the likelyhood of a longer stay is certainly an attractive o

Henrik to Emmulate Eric? Nah.

Larsson Remains Calm

I think we all expected the questions about Henrik Larsson's length of stay at United to be asked at some point - but perhaps not as soon as after the first game. Probably the calmest judge on the matter is Larsson himself, who seems to be trying to k

There's Only One Eric Cantona

Many of the "red tops" have been quick to label Henrik Larsson as a Cantona-esque figure for United. What a load of old nonsense! We have absolutely no idea of Larsson's true influence just yet - and to vainly attempt to somehow connect the two player

First of Many?

A Quick Bite For January 8th

* Sir Alex Ferguson gets ever so slightly ahead of himself for once... * United's "Ginger Prince" expected to lead the way, come end of year honours time... * Wayne Rooney joins the long line of Brits heading to Florida... * Rooney and Larsson a

Door Slightly Ajar For Larsson Stay?

A mere one game into Henrik Larsson's United cameo - and the flames of debate about the length of his loan have been stoked. No suprise really - given his immediate impact. Yet, should he fail to find the net again - all this talk could be moot. Ho

Grand Larsson-y

Well, it was bound to happen, wasn't it? Henrik Larsson made his United debut - and put away a chance that Louis Saha might have missed. Then, after the rarity of a Milan Baros goal - Solskjaer stole it at the death. The winning goal was helped in no

A Quick Bite For January 5th

* Sir Alex reveals one of the biggest single regrets of his 20 years at United... * Patrice Evra talks about the inspiration for his resurgent start to the season... * Has Cristiano Ronaldo actually been advised to stay on his feet a bit more...