From the Back Pages: 8/23/2010

via The Sporting Life

Fulham 2, Manchester United 2

Match Reports:

• Manutd.com: Fulham 2 United 2
• The Guardian: Fulham rescue a point after Nani misses penalty for Manchester United
• The Daily Mail: Fulham 2 Manchester United 2: Brede Hangeland makes up for own goal with late header to deny United
• The Telegraph:Fulham 2 Manchester United 2

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More post-match links:

• Manutd.com: Boss rueful as Reds pay penalty
• Manutd.com: Vidic: Live with it and learn
• The Guardian: Fulham's late goal caps miserable day for Manchester United
• The Guardian: Nemanja Vidic urges Manchester United to learn from Fulham draw
• The Daily Mail: The six factor! Newcastle rout Villa as Fergie fumes over Nani's missed penalty in Fulham draw
• The Daily Mail: No time to Hang around! Fulham defender Brede Hangeland relieved to make up for own goal and scupper Manchester United
• The Daily Mail: Nemanja Vidic demands big improvements after Manchester United are held to late draw by Fulham at Craven Cottage
• The Telegraph: Sir Alex Ferguson left frustrated at Manchester United over missed penalty
• The BBC:Sir Alex Ferguson rues loss of 'silly points' at Fulham

Sir Alex vs. the BBC:

• The BBC: Sir Alex Ferguson's BBC boycott under review
  
• The Daily Mail: Sir Alex Ferguson's BBC snub lands Manchester United boss in hot water with the Premier League
• The Daily Mail: Premier League to discuss Sir Alex Ferguson sanctions after fresh BBC snub
• The Guardian: Sir Alex Ferguson faces Premier League fines for continued BBC boycott
• The Telegraph: Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson faces fine for ongoing BBC boycott

Paul Scholes:

• The Telegraph: Manchester United pass-master Paul Scholes finds a deeper-lying freshness
• The Guardian: Paul Scholes just getting fitter and better, says Sir Alex Ferguson
• The Daily Mail: Zinedine Zidane's hails 'the complete footballer'... Paul Scholes! France hero regrets never lining up with Manchester United ace
• Manutd.com: Scholes reaches milestone in style

Scholes remains ninth on the Reds' list of all-time top scorers and is again just six goals shy of Ryan Giggs' tally. The Welshman netted for the 156th time in the game against Newcastle, from a chipped pass by his long-serving team-mate.

New Fulham boss and United legend Mark Hughes is ahead of Giggs in seventh place with 163 goals while the top six comprises, in order, Sir Bobby Charlton (249), Denis Law (237), Jack Rowley (211), George Best and Dennis Viollet (both 179) and Joe Spence (168).

Transfers and Loans:

• The Guardian: Manchester United anger Ajax by attracting teenager Gyliano van Velzen
• Manutd.com: Loans: King's a winner Congrats to Joshua King for being named Man of the Match in his debut for Preston
• The Daily Mail: Chelsea and Manchester United warned Atletico Madrid star Sergio Aguero's £50m price tag could rocket

Last, but not least:

• The Daily Mail: PIERS MORGAN: What's wrong with Wayne Rooney? He hasn't scored in more than 18 hours of football There's nothing wrong with Wayne Rooney.  He's fine.  It's you jokers in the media that think there's something wrong with him.  More on this later...hopefully.