With another International break upon us, now seems like a good time to reflect upon the 2017-18 season so far, and give a rating (out of 10) to each squad member’s contribution to the Club’s campaign to date: David de Gea- GK- (9) – The Spanish lad has been pretty much faultless so far and … Read more
Injured quartet nearing first-team return Manchester United go into the upcoming international break eight points behind league leaders and arch-rivals Manchester City, having succumbed to a 1-0 defeat away to Chelsea on Sunday. Jose Mourinho’s side have suffered a dip in form in recent weeks, suffering a shock loss at the hands of newly-promoted Huddersfield … Read more
Date: 14th May, 1994 Chelsea: 0 Manchester United: 4 (Cantona pen 2, Hughes, McClair) Attendance: 79,634 To take the misery away from the weekends 0-1 defeat at Chelsea, this week we will be looking at one of our finer days over the team from West London. The FA Cup final of 1994, a time when United were … Read more
What a difference a month makes in football. Just over four weeks ago, a rampaging Manchester United went into the October international break off the back of a comfortable 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace at Old Trafford. That victory made it nine wins from their opening 11 competitive fixtures, having drawn 2-2 away to Stoke … Read more
Lineups: Chelsea (3-5-1-1): Courtois; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Cahill; Zappacosta, Fabregas, Kante, Bakayoko, Alonso; Hazard; Morata Manchester United (3-4-1-2): De Gea; Bailly, Smalling, Jones; Valencia, Herrera, Matic, Young; Mkhitaryan; Lukaku, Rashford The biggest surprise of the evening was that David Luiz was dropped from the squad entirely by Antonio Conte, amid rumours of dressing-room unrest. Andreas Christensen … Read more
Jose Mourinho’s dismal away record against top-six sides continued, as Manchester United slumped to a 1-0 defeat away at Chelsea. United played the same team and system that beat Spurs at Old Trafford a week earlier, but were barely a threat, and Alvaro Morata scored a superb header in the second half to take Chelsea … Read more
Manchester United fell to a 1-0 defeat to defending champions Chelsea in the Premier League, as Alvaro Morata’s header secured all three points for Antonio Conte’s men at Stamford Bridge. Here are the major Talking Points from the match: Attacking Football Backfires Jose Mourinho has always been criticised for deploying defensive tactics in the big … Read more
We all know Manchester United’s recent record at Stamford Bridge is catastrophically bad. In the last 15 years, the Red Devils have won once at the ground in the league, against nine men, while the other triumph in all competitions came in the 2011 UEFA Champions League quarter-final. With Jose Mourinho back at his old … Read more
Here’s how the Manchester United players fared in the 1-0 loss to defending champions Chelsea in the Premier League: De Gea- 7 Another fine display from the Spaniard, who did well to deny Hazard and Morata, in particular, many times. Did nothing wrong for Morata’s header as his defence let him down. Bailly- 5.5 Unusually … Read more
For the second week running, United faced a tough game against a top-six rival and needed a win to keep pace with Manchester City. Unfortunately, United were defeated in a hard-fought game, outnumbered in midfield and undone by a powerful Morata header. It was a narrow defeat but it might have killed any hopes of … Read more