Harshal Patel 
Manchester United returned to winning ways against Huddersfield at home, with second-half goals from Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez sealing the win. A goalless first half had the United faithful a little on edge; however, a sharp finish from Lukaku and Sanchez’s first goal for the club, on the rebound from his missed penalty, meant … Read more
Manchester United capitulated to a 2-0 defeat away to Tottenham as Christian Eriksen scored 11 seconds into the game and a Phil Jones own goal around the half-hour mark proved enough for Spurs. Eriksen’s goal was the first goal conceded by United since Boxing Day in the league. More pertinently, it was the second-fastest Premier … Read more
Manchester United fell to a 2-0 defeat away to Tottenham at Wembley as Christian Eriksen scored the second-fastest goal in Premier League history (11 seconds) and a Phil Jones own goal compounded United’s misery. Spurs absolutely dominated the game, and United are now 15 points behind City, while more pertinently, Liverpool and Chelsea are only … Read more
Yeovil Town were no match for a rampant Manchester United team, who put four past them to comfortably advance to the fifth round of the FA Cup. Alexis Sanchez made his debut for United, and it was a sparkling performance, as he set up the first two goals, scored by Marcus Rashford and Ander Herrera, … Read more
Manchester United completed the signing of Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal earlier this week, in a swap deal that saw Henrikh Mkhitaryan go the other way. This is a rare transfer for United; despite their history and global appeal, the club have rarely signed ready-made superstars, preferring to buy younger players who are then moulded into … Read more
Lineups: Burnley (4-2-3-1): Pope; Bardsley, Tarkowski, Mee, Taylor; Cork, Defour; Berg Gudmundsson, Hendrick, Arfield; Barnes Manchester United (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Valencia, Smalling, Jones, Young; Pogba, Matic; Mata, Lingard, Martial; Lukaku Sean Dyche made only one change from the defeat at Crystal Palace, bringing in Scott Arfield to replace Sam Vokes. Jose Mourinho restored Ashley Young … Read more
Manchester United scraped a narrow 1-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor, with Anthony Martial scoring for the third successive league game. It was a game devoid of quality, opening up slightly only after Martial’s second-half strike, and Jose Mourinho will hope that Alexis Sanchez’s impending arrival lifts his side’s attacking performances. The defeat extended … Read more
Manchester United won a scrappy game 1-0 at Burnley; Anthony Martial crashing a shot in off the crossbar to give the Red Devils all three points. Burnley did have a couple of moments though, and United’s wastefulness and carelessness could have come back to haunt them. Nevertheless, a win is a win, and Alexis Sanchez’s … Read more
Manchester United secured a routine 3-0 win over Stoke City at Old Trafford, cutting the gap to Manchester City at the top of the table to 12 points. Antonio Valencia and Anthony Martial both scored stunners to put United 2-0 up at half-time, and even though they had a host of chances to finish the … Read more
Manchester United play Stoke City at Old Trafford on Monday night, and they could reduce the deficit to City to 12 points, after they were finally beaten 4-3 by Liverpool at Anfield in the best game of the season so far. Liverpool had taken the lead through Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain’s superb drive from distance, but City … Read more