Here’s how the Manchester United players fared in the 2-0 victory over SL Benfica in their Champions League Group Stage game at Old Trafford: De Gea- 7 Kept another clean sheet in a routine outing as he wasn’t threatened too much. Made a stunning save from Goncalves’ long-range effort, but was a routine save by … Read more
It was no surprise to see Jose Mourinho revert back to 4 at the back nor his decision to rest a number of players with the Chelsea game coming up on Sunday. The game 2 weeks ago was as easy as it gets in the Champions League so Mourinho would have been confident of sending … Read more
Date: Saturday 17th August, 1996 Wimbledon: 0 Manchester United: 3 (Cantona, Irwin, Beckham) Attendance: 25,786 The man with the long blonde Brylcreem locks looked up and elegantly clipped the ball over Neil Sullivan’s head and into the Wimbledon keeper’s net, from just a yard inside the United half. A goal which would catapult David Beckham into … Read more
Unlike the anxiety being felt by many United fans regarding our Premier League pursuit of neighbours Manchester City, who have started the season in superb form, the Champions League campaign has been serene, almost bordering on ‘easy’ to date. United have proven themselves to be the outstanding team in Group A, and hold a commanding … Read more
Here’s how Manchester United’s on-loan players fared with their respective clubs this weekend- Andreas Pereira (Valencia CF) Played the full 90 minutes in the 2-1 win over Alaves in La Liga. Assisted Simone Zaza’s opening goal in the 34th minute as the former West Ham flop scored an emphatic strike into the top right corner … Read more
Manchester United welcome SL Benfica at Old Trafford as the Portuguese side travel to England just two weeks after a 1-0 defeat at the hands of Jose Mourinho’s men. United just need to better CSKA Moscow’s result at Basel in order to qualify for the knockout round with two games remaining. Manchester United come into … Read more
The Champions League is back, and with Benfica travelling to Old Trafford tonight it’s time for us to take a look at the best matches of the latest round of matches. As we know, a win for United sees them through to next round but what is going on elsewhere? Can a world where Tottenham … Read more
Lineups: Manchester United (3-4-1-2): De Gea; Bailly, Smalling, Jones; Valencia, Herrera, Matic, Young; Mkhitaryan; Lukaku, Rashford Tottenham Hotspur (3-5-2): Lloris; Dier, Alderweireld, Vertonghen; Aurier, Sissoko, Winks, Eriksen, Davies; Dele, Son Jose Mourinho rolled out a back three for the first time in the Premier League this season, after having deployed the system in the midweek … Read more
Manchester United went some way to dispel the doubts that had started to creep in after their loss to Huddersfield, with a clinical 1-0 win over Tottenham at Old Trafford. United played a back three and were solid defensively, with David De Gea barely tested in the United goal. Once again, Anthony Martial came off … Read more
Anthony Martial came off the bench and scored a late goal as Manchester United defeat Tottenham Hotspur 1-0 in the Premier League. The game was equally fought by both sides, but it was evident that Spurs were missing the injured Kane from the very start. The visitors tested De Gea from distance, and despite the … Read more