It was Jesse Lingard’s first start since the EFL Cup final against Southampton and boy did he deliver! The three at the back system also seemed to favour Lingard. With Valencia playing wing-back and pushing up the field Lingard had the liberty to drift inside and exploit the hole between the Boro midfield and defense. … Read more
David de Gea – 7 Had a quiet day despite all the pressure Middlesbrough put on United. Produced a superb save from Gaston Ramirez in the first-half. Could do nothing about Middlesbrough’s goal. Antonio Valencia – 7.5 Had a decent game at right-wing back. Dealt with the threat down the flank and was rewarded for … Read more
DERBY RESCHEDULED Manchester United’s visit to neighbours Manchester City has been scheduled for Thursday 27th April. It would be the penultimate fixture of the month and will most definitely have a say on the top-4 race. It was previously scheduled for February 26th but was postponed due to United’s participation in the EFL Cup final. … Read more
Manchester United finally moved out of 6th place in the league due to their 3-1 away win over Middlesbrough at the Riverside. United move ahead of Arsenal into 5th and the weekend got even better following Liverpool and Man City’s 1-1 draw at the Etihad. That result leaves United just four points outside the top … Read more
Yes!!!!! We’re finally out of it. The curse is over. Come back now Arsenal fans, just a few of the headline making tweets on Twitter as United finally came out of the dreadful 6th place. A win over Middlesbrough has now finally taken Manchester United out of sixth place, a win which marked United’s 600th … Read more
During the November of 1986, Manchester United appointed Alex Ferguson as their manager replacing the outspoken Ron Atkinson. Besides the first couple of fruitless seasons, Ferguson then set about a period of domination which heralded over 30 major trophies. United sides have always been synonymous with playing fast flowing edge of your seat type football. … Read more
600th WIN Manchester United secured their 600th win in the Premier League era today at the Riverside Stadium. They are the only team to do so as of yet. This comes just over a month after United became the first team to secure 2000 points since the Premier League’s inspection. United are also the only … Read more
POOL AND JACUZZI Manchester United players turned to the pool and Jacuzzi as they aimed to relax and unwind following their Europa League heroics against Rostov. Resting in before the crunch Premier League clash against Middlesbrough, the United squad tool to the water to celebrate their progression to the last four. Eric Bailly was snapped … Read more
Manchester United has been drawn against Belgian side Anderlecht in the last eight of the Europa League. The unseeded draw could have placed the Reds against any of the remaining seven teams however most United fans will be quite happy with the outcome. The first leg will be played in Belgium with the return at … Read more
EUROPA DRAW Manchester United have drawn Belgian side Anderlecht in the quarter-finals of the Europa League. It looks like a kind draw on paper after United avoided the likes of Lyon and Schalke and of course the trip to Besiktas. The ties will be played on April 13th. The matches to be played are – … Read more