Bob Priestley 
United had embarrassed themselves away at Huddersfield but quickly had a chance to go some way to repairing their reputation away at Swansea. United ran out comfortable winners, never looking under any threat from a poor Swansea side. Several academy graduates shone, but none brighter than Jesse Lingard, who grabbed a brace in an impressive … Read more
United travelled to the John Smith’s stadium off the back of two poor performances, the draw against Liverpool and a tight win away in Lisbon. They could do with an improved performance to restart their season. As it turned out, United were dreadful, blunt upfront with stupid individual errors costing them dearly. After several poor … Read more
United travelled to Lisbon off the back of a disappointing/hard-earned (delete as appropriate) draw away at Anfield. Benfica had lost their opening two fixtures, while United had won both of theirs. A victory would almost certainly seal qualification from the group and United got what they needed, thanks to a clever free kick from Marcus … Read more
You would never choose a derby at Anfield as the ideal opening fixture after an international break. A difficult opener to a tough month for United. In recent years this game has been a rather drab affair, with only a few goals to separate the two sides. So it proved again, a fairly dull 0-0 … Read more
United faced a poor Palace side at home; they have failed to score all season. Even as early as the seventh game of the season, this was a must-win game for the Reds. Thankfully they strolled to an easy victory, winning 4-0 without really exerting themselves. After going with three at the back in the … Read more
United entered this tough away tie in Moscow on the back of a poor performance away at Southampton. They had, however, secured three points in that game, just as they had in their opening Champions League tie with Basel. Thankfully, they continued this form by winning 4-1. They were in complete control for almost the … Read more
In midweek, United’s second string destroyed a poor Burton Albion side, but on Saturday it was time for the first eleven to take on a Southampton side that has struggled to score in recent games. Historically, United do well at St Mary’s and thankfully, they won the game, albeit with their worst performance of the … Read more
Many look forward to the EFL Cup as a chance to see the players of the future. Well, at Old Trafford on Tuesday, the half-empty Old Trafford witnessed the United ‘reserves’ comfortably beat Burton Albion 4-1. Rashford, Martial and Lingard were all a joy to watch as they tore Burton apart, but there was still … Read more
United had played very well against Basel in the midweek but needed to take it up another gear when facing Everton at home. United eventually ran out 4-0 winners, but that scoreline does not do their performance justice. They were lethargic and lifeless for a large part of the second half and could have easily … Read more
After the disappointment of the 2-2 draw with Stoke, United needed to bounce back with a confident performance against the Swiss champions Basel. Suffice to say they managed to do so, easily beating a poor opponent in the Red’s first Champions League game since 2015, thanks to a surprisingly good performance from Marouane Fellaini. As … Read more