Manchester United Set Out to Make Statement Against Galatasaray: The Nightly EPL

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No offense against Galatasaray, but I’ll pity the team tomorrow when they play Manchester United at Old Trafford, where the Red Devils will want to send a strong signal that they are taking the UEFA Champions League far more seriously this season than last year when the club often fielded weaker starting line-ups, such were their confidence.

Here are the Premier League news headlines:

• Galatasaray in the way as Manchester United set out to make statement — The Guardian
• Man Utd will support Liverpool, says Sir Alex Ferguson — BBC Sport
• The Golden Age of World Cup Advertising Boards — The Football Attic
• Roberto Mancini angered by Joe Hart’s ‘we threw it away’ City verdict — The Guardian
• Liverpool and Man United to unite in tribute to Hillsborough victims on Sunday — The Telegraph
• FA charges Stoke’s Wilkinson with violent conduct following incident with Balotelli — The Telegraph
• Demba Ba ‘does not understand the management’ at Newcastle — The Guardian
• Man United count the cost of a trophyless season as profits take an £11m hit — The Telegraph
• Ba’s future in doubt after agent criticises Pardew — The Independent
• Liverpool to rest Gerrard, Suarez and more for Europa opener — The Mirror
• Solicitor may face investigation over Hillsborough cover-up — The Independent
• Toshack leads tributes to former Swansea City chairman Malcolm Struel — Wales Online

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