Harshal Patel 
GK: David de Gea (6) – Made a good save from Jay Rodriguez in the first half. Barely worked throughout the game, and had no chance on saving the goal RB: Antonio Valencia (5) – Once again, Valencia frustrated in attack- the Ecuadorian got forward frequently, but his final ball would fail to reach a … Read more
It was all a bit of a damp squib in the end, as Manchester United followed up their superb fightback against City last weekend by falling to a 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford to the league’s bottom club, West Brom. The loss, combined with City’s win over Spurs earlier in the weekend, confirmed City as … Read more
GK: David de Gea (8) – Culpable for City’s second goal, as his poor clearance set off the move. Made up for it with a stunning save in the second half; few other goalkeepers could have reacted that quickly to divert Aguero’s header RB: Antonio Valencia (7) – Looked utterly at sea in the first … Read more
Manchester United and Manchester City played out one of the greatest derby games in recent memory, with United prevailing 3-2 at the Etihad Stadium, to delay City’s title party. A win for City would have seen them crowned champions, and it looked like that was a foregone conclusion in the first half, as they stormed … Read more
This Saturday sees the Manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium, with a coronation of Manchester City awaiting if they manage to beat Manchester United. Jose Mourinho’s record against Pep Guardiola is poor, with only four wins from twenty meetings, and while Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool may have (again) shown the world how to get at and … Read more
The concept of a Pyrrhic victory is familiar to most of us: where the cost of the victory is so great as to negate the win itself. However, it is the opposite of this concept that I am interested in; a defeat where the potential benefits of the loss may outweigh it. Although I was … Read more
GK: David de Gea (8) – Had very little to do in the first half, but made two excellent saves in quick succession in the second period to preserve his 16th clean sheet of this league campaign RB: Antonio Valencia (7) – Got forward a lot more than in recent weeks, albeit against willing opposition. … Read more
Manchester United were comfortable in their 2-0 win over Swansea at Old Trafford, as Romelu Lukaku’s 100th Premier League goal and a fine Alexis Sanchez effort were enough to dispatch the Swans. United got both goals in the first half itself, and were in third gear for most of the game, barely troubled by a … Read more
With this international break presenting the last chance to breathe and gain some perspective over the season so far, now is as opportune a moment as any to rate Manchester United’s players on their performance so far this season. Ratings are on a scale of 10, and only those players to have made at least … Read more
A number of Manchester United players featured for their countries during the latest round of international friendlies, in what was a crucial set of fixtures for the World Cup-bound countries, as their managers come close to finalizing their squads for the showpiece event. Sergio Romero, Marcos Rojo and Matteo Darmian were all on the bench … Read more