Jose Mourinho confident of landing Tottenham Hotspur star Despite Manchester United being in the middle of a massive week that could well define their season, that hasn’t stopped the media from linking the club with a big-money move for Tottenham Hotspur’s Danny Rose. United, who beat Spurs’ North London rivals Arsenal 3-1 at the Emirates … Read more
Jose Mourinho is not immune to criticism. Sometimes he even relishes it. Throughout his career, the Portuguese manager has received his fair share of the brunt of frustration and anger from supporters in the myriad of the clubs he has taken over. At Manchester United, however, criticism has become somewhat of a rarity, with the … Read more
Sergio Romero (7) Fairly quiet game. Could do nothing about a goal which was wrongly allowed. Crucial save late on meant United achieved their highest points tally in a UEFA Champions League group for nine years. Antonio Valencia (6) Surprised he started given the mammoth Manchester derby at the weekend. Solid and defensively astute again. … Read more
United went into the home game with CSKA Moscow as more or less qualified barring a freak result. In fairness the atmosphere seemed to reflect that scenario with Old Trafford not quite as noisy as it can be on big European nights, I got the feeling that everyone was in preparation mode for the big … Read more
Well, how do you follow that?!? United produced a stunning display of lethal counter-attacking football on Sunday afternoon in North London to beat a very good Arsenal side 3-1, in a game which some pundits are already predicting will be one of the most entertaining games of the entire season. A rapid double-salvo from Antonio … Read more
Three things that Manchester United should or shouldn’t do over the coming week. Wow! I mean where do I start. A hugely impressive away win at Watford, at a ground in which United were tumbled 3-1 last season. Messi Lingard, proving to the doubters that Jose Mourinho is bringing the best out of the England international. Despite … Read more
Following their impressive 3-1 victory away to rivals Arsenal on Saturday evening, Manchester United are back in action tonight as they prepare to welcome Russian outfit CSKA Moscow for their final Champions League group stage clash. Jose Mourinho’s side require just one point from their final fixture to progress to the round of 16 as … Read more
Heading into the final round of Champions League group matches eight places in the next round are still up for grabs. The Spanish giants of Barcelona and Real Madrid are already though along with former champions Bayern Munich and they are joined by Paris Saint-Germain who will be hoping this could be the year all … Read more
I have a question to ask you: Is Jesse Lingard good? I understand you may want me to qualify that question. What do I mean, is he good? Is he good enough for United? What about United’s first team? Or should he just be on the bench? Is he a good footballer compared to you … Read more
Manchester United conducted a classic smash-and-grab raid on the Emirates stadium, winning 3-1, despite having Paul Pogba sent off in the second half. Antonio Valencia and Jesse Lingard put United 2-0 up within 10 minutes of kickoff, and while Alexandre Lacazette halved the deficit in the 51st minute, Lingard scored another to seal the game. … Read more