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Claim a free photo opportunity with the Barclays Premier League trophy, Club World Cup and Carling Cup plus free Museum entry when you buy the new home shirt at Old Trafford's Megastore from Thursday 16 to Sunday 19 July.
You'll also receive a voucher to fill in with your details for entry into a prize draw, in which you could win the chance to meet three players during the season. These terms apply:
1. The voucher entitles one adult and one child per transaction to a free entry into the Manchester United Museum, Old Trafford where they are entitled to a free photograph with the Premier League, Carling Cup and Club World Cup trophies. 2. The voucher will only be redeemable at the Manchester United Museum, Old Trafford, on production of this voucher and a valid till receipt for the new home shirt. 3. The voucher can only be redeemed between Thursday 16 July and Sunday 26 July 2009 inclusive. 4. The offer is available for purchases made between Thursday 16 July and Sunday 19 July 2009 inclusive. 5. Only 1 free photo per voucher is permitted. 6. The Megastore and Museum opening hours apply throughout the offer period – please see instore for details. 7. Copied, damaged or defected vouchers will not be accepted. 8. The voucher has no cash value and is not transferable. 9. The voucher may not be used in conjunction with any other offer, discount or promotion. 10. Under 16’s must be accompanied by an adult in the Museum. 11. The shirt and voucher are subject to availability. 12. Please note that if a refund is subsequently given for the new home shirt purchased the entry fee for the Museum and photograph fee will be deducted from that refund. 13. Subject to player availability.
Blog: See you in September
Report by Adam Bostock
Roll on Sunday, 20 September.
Forgive me for not taking it one game at a time and looking slightly beyond Saturday morning’s pre-season opener in Kuala Lumpur, but I just can’t help relishing the Reds’ first skirmish with the New Improved Manchester City, especially now they have one Carlos Alberto Tevez in their ranks.
The summer recruitment drive at Eastlands – with or without the still possible additions of Adebayor and Terry – will not only make the race for fifth place more interesting (look out Everton and Villa, City are coming), it should also make for a better derby than the one we witnessed at Old Trafford on 10 May.
Of course, United picked up three more points on that last derby day, thank you very much, but it became a procession after the break with the Reds already two-up; even the ever-industrious Darren Fletcher admitted afterwards, “We slackened off a bit in the second half, but we’d done enough to win the match.”
I wonder, did the lack of resistance from City, then Arsenal six days later, give the United players the best preparation for the bigger fish they had to fry in Rome? I’d say not – if every game is a full-blooded, high stakes affair, with both teams going hammer and tongs, surely that’s better for maintaining levels of intensity and tempo. The Reds were playing, almost literally, cup finals every week en route to lifting the European Cup in 1999; when, conversely, the Premier League was won at a canter in 2000 and 2001, the concurrent Champions League campaigns faltered.
City at home won't be a cup final, it never is for United, but coming just six games into the league season, it could tell us just how seriously we should take the threat from our shopaholic neighbours. Especially if the Blues have lived up to the expectations of their understandably giddy supporters and racked up a maximum 15 points before kick-off at Old Trafford.
So roll on the first derby of the new season, with a certain Argentine hell-bent on scoring against his former employers – assuming Mark Hughes brings him off the bench, that is. Such fire and brimstone from the Blues could bring out the best in the champions on the pitch and stir the crowd off it as we rise to the challenge of a new world order in football. Apparently.
The views expressed in this blog are personal to the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Manchester United FC.
Roll on Sunday, 20 September.
Forgive me for not taking it one game at a time and looking slightly beyond Saturday morning’s pre-season opener in Kuala Lumpur, but I just can’t help relishing the Reds’ first skirmish with the New Improved Manchester City, especially now they have one Carlos Alberto Tevez in their ranks.
The summer recruitment drive at Eastlands – with or without the still possible additions of Adebayor and Terry – will not only make the race for fifth place more interesting (look out Everton and Villa, City are coming), it should also make for a better derby than the one we witnessed at Old Trafford on 10 May.
Of course, United picked up three more points on that last derby day, thank you very much, but it became a procession after the break with the Reds already two-up; even the ever-industrious Darren Fletcher admitted afterwards, “We slackened off a bit in the second half, but we’d done enough to win the match.”
I wonder, did the lack of resistance from City, then Arsenal six days later, give the United players the best preparation for the bigger fish they had to fry in Rome? I’d say not – if every game is a full-blooded, high stakes affair, with both teams going hammer and tongs, surely that’s better for maintaining levels of intensity and tempo. The Reds were playing, almost literally, cup finals every week en route to lifting the European Cup in 1999; when, conversely, the Premier League was won at a canter in 2000 and 2001, the concurrent Champions League campaigns faltered.
City at home won't be a cup final, it never is for United, but coming just six games into the league season, it could tell us just how seriously we should take the threat from our shopaholic neighbours. Especially if the Blues have lived up to the expectations of their understandably giddy supporters and racked up a maximum 15 points before kick-off at Old Trafford.
So roll on the first derby of the new season, with a certain Argentine hell-bent on scoring against his former employers – assuming Mark Hughes brings him off the bench, that is. Such fire and brimstone from the Blues could bring out the best in the champions on the pitch and stir the crowd off it as we rise to the challenge of a new world order in football. Apparently.
The views expressed in this blog are personal to the author and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Manchester United FC.
Eckersley joins Burnley
Report by Ben Hibbs
Burnley have completed the signing of young Reds defender Richard Eckersley.
The 20-year-old Salford-born right-back has agreed a four-year deal at Turf Moor and arrives for Burnley's first season in the Premier League.
As a result of the player's age, the Clarets must now agree a compensation fee with United.
Eckersley made his first-team debut for the Reds in the 2-1 FA Cup victory over Tottenham back in January, coming on as a second-half substitute.
Burnley have completed the signing of young Reds defender Richard Eckersley.
The 20-year-old Salford-born right-back has agreed a four-year deal at Turf Moor and arrives for Burnley's first season in the Premier League.
As a result of the player's age, the Clarets must now agree a compensation fee with United.
Eckersley made his first-team debut for the Reds in the 2-1 FA Cup victory over Tottenham back in January, coming on as a second-half substitute.
Watch live pre-season action
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Good news if you can't wait for your next dose of live United action: MUTV and MUTV Online will be showing seven pre-season matches live this summer.
Live match coverage starts with all four games on the Asia Tour*:
Malaysia XI on 18 July
Indonesia All Star on 20 July
FC Seoul (Korea) on 24 July
Hangzhou Greentown FC (China) on 26 July
The action in Asia will be closely followed by two Audi Cup matches** in Germany:
Boca Juniors on 29 July
Bayern Munich or AC Milan on 30 July
Finally, the Reds return to Old Trafford for a friendly against Spanish opposition:
Valencia on 5 August.
To sign-up to MUTV Online and see all the content on offer, visit manutd.com/video.
To sign-up and find out more about MUTV, go to manutd.com/joinmutv.
*Supporters in Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea and China will not be able to watch the matches live on MUTV Online when United are playing in their country.
**Supporters outside UK and Eire will not be able to watch the Audi Cup live online.
Good news if you can't wait for your next dose of live United action: MUTV and MUTV Online will be showing seven pre-season matches live this summer.
Live match coverage starts with all four games on the Asia Tour*:
Malaysia XI on 18 July
Indonesia All Star on 20 July
FC Seoul (Korea) on 24 July
Hangzhou Greentown FC (China) on 26 July
The action in Asia will be closely followed by two Audi Cup matches** in Germany:
Boca Juniors on 29 July
Bayern Munich or AC Milan on 30 July
Finally, the Reds return to Old Trafford for a friendly against Spanish opposition:
Valencia on 5 August.
To sign-up to MUTV Online and see all the content on offer, visit manutd.com/video.
To sign-up and find out more about MUTV, go to manutd.com/joinmutv.
*Supporters in Malaysia, Indonesia, Korea and China will not be able to watch the matches live on MUTV Online when United are playing in their country.
**Supporters outside UK and Eire will not be able to watch the Audi Cup live online.
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