Match Report
In the 2008-2009 season, Barcelona played some of the greatest football of the modern era. Their innovative approach to play which drew on great philosophies of the past was especially inspiring for football purists. They lifted the Champions League trophy in 2009 – but were thwarted by a steely Manchester United across two legs in … Read more
The first ever Manchester derby outside the United Kingdom. Houston provided the setting for this pre-season friendly, and an attendance of nearly 67,500 resulted in the generation of a carnival atmosphere at the NRG Stadium. Granted, there was nothing riding on this fixture in terms of points. Yet, when it comes to the rivalry between … Read more
A lovely sunny day in Manchester, a spectacle that occurs once every four years, played host to the final league game of the 2016/17 season as a youthful looking United beat a flip-flop wearing Crystal Palace side 2-0 thanks to goals from debutant Man of the Match Josh Harrop and Paul Pogba. Leading up the … Read more
Paul Pogba and debutant Joshua Harrop were on target as Manchester United defeated Crystal Palace 2-0 in their final league game of the 2016-17 season. Mourinho named United’s youngest Premier League squad ever, as he included 8 academy graduates, 4 out of whom played full 90 minutes. The team looked pretty feeble on paper, but … Read more
United started with its youngest ever Premier League starting lineup with the average age just over 22 years. Mourinho made good on his promise to start a bunch of academy players, giving debuts to Josh Harrop, Joel Pereira, Demetri Mitchell, and Scott McTominay as well as handing starts to Axel Tuanzebe and Timothy Fosu-Mensah. Mourinho … Read more
In this week’s edition, we take a look at United’s first European Final triumph ahead of the clash against Ajax on Wednesday. We take our longest walk down memory lane yet, going as far back as 1968. The 1967-68 European Cup was pretty straightforward for United but the semi-finals against Real Madrid proved a little … Read more
It was another aimless display from Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United, as the team’s reluctance to play in the Premier League becomes more evident with each passing game. Last night’s 0-0 draw means that United are now winless in five league games – a run that has seen them stagnate to the dreaded sixth position in … Read more
Amid all the celebrations and joy of Tottenham’s goodbye to White Hart Lane, United were mathematically out of the equation for the top 4. Spurs too sealed their runner-up position behind Champions Chelsea. The starting XI saw Axel Tuanzebe keep his place after his eye-opening display against Arsenal. Players like Rashford, Mkhitaryan and Ander Herrera … Read more
United are going to Stockholm! Everyone who isn’t a United fan is piping up about scraping through this semi-final against a mediocre Spanish side, but they’re not in a European Final, so who cares? United booked a place in the EUFA Europa League final showdown against the youthful talent of Ajax on May 24th at … Read more
The Mourinho gamble has worked as United are now just a win away from the Champions League and their second (and a half) trophy this season. Marouane Fellaini’s first-half goal sent United on their way and gave Celta an uphill task to reach the finals. Credit to Celta, they pushed until the very end. It … Read more