Magnus Eikrem's Scorching Free Kick

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's reserves continued their excellent run in the Barclays Premier Reserve League North division with a 1-0 win at the Riverside last night to increase their good run to 8 wins from the lest ten games.

The only goal of the game was scored by Magnus Eikrem the 18 year old starlet from Ole's home country.

Magnus Eikrem's free-kick can be enjoyed HERE.

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Zoran Tosic To Face Liverpool

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, manager of Manchester United's reserves for thise who don't know, has named a strong side for United’s Reserves match against Liverpool at Altrincham’s Moss Lane tonight.

Of the eleven he has chosen five have first team experience which, in this league, means a lot. The five 'first teamers' being Tomasz Kuszczak, Rodrigo Possebon, Brandy, Lee Martin and Serbian winger Zoran Tosic.

Tosic was actually in action Tuesday night as a substitute for the first team in the 5-0 mauling of West Brom but if he is chosen tonight it will be his very first start for United at any level.

Ritchie de Laet, who arrived from Stoke City recently, starts at the back, while Lee Martin makes his first United appearance since returning from a loan spell at Championship outfit Nottingham Forest.

I'm especially interetsed in this game as any match up against the Scousers means we MUST win. So come on guys, give them a good spanking.....

Provisional United side: Kuszczak; Evans C, de Laet, Chester, James; Martin, Possebon, Drinkwater, Tosic; Brandy, Macheda

Subs: Amos, Derbyshire, Eikrem, Petrucci, Bryan

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Darren Gibson Saying "No" To A Loan Move

Darron Gibson has ruled out moving away on-loan from Manchester United saying "I'm just going to bide my time and hopefully the chance comes and I can take it. There were a few injuries at the start of the season so I think the boss was a bit wary of players going out on loan in those positions. I stayed and hopefully the chances will keep coming. Although I am not playing a lot, I'm happy training with the first team as they are the best players in the world. I'm still learning a lot and still improving as a player."

Gibson played junior football in the Derry and District League, and then with Institute FC before joining Manchester United in 2004. He made his senior debut for United on 26 Oct 2005 in a League Cup game against Barnet, coming on as a substitute for Lee Martin. During the 2005-06 season he played regularly for Manchester United Reserves. helping them win a treble. He made 19 appearances, scoring twice. In May 2006, he won the prestigious Jimmy Murphy Award as United's youth player of the year and then played regularly for the United senior team during their pre-season summer games. Together with Dong Fangzhuo, Jonny Evans, Fraizer Campbell and Danny Simpson, he was one of several United players who spent the 2006-07 season on loan at Royal Antwerp. In October 2007, he was loaned out again, this time to Wolverhampton Wanderers, where he spent the majority of the 2007-08 season. He made his Premiership debut on 15 November 2008, appearing as a second half substitute against Stoke City.

Together with Tony Kane, Micheal O'Connor and Marc Wilson, Gibson is one of several Northern Irish footballers, involved in an on going dispute between the Irish Football Association and the Football Association of Ireland over international eligibility. The dispute emerged after the Good Friday Agreement allowed people born in Northern Ireland to claim either Republic of Ireland and/or United Kingdom nationality. As a result, Gibson has been selected to represent both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland at international level.....
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