Matt Wade 
Jose Mourinho wasn’t born with the gift of personable skills. He rarely laughs or even smiles and he rarely stretches his vocal cords outside monotone, which gives the ‘I’d rather be anywhere but here’ impression. No one can question his passion. His passion rivals any other manager; he just expresses it in a different way … Read more
In my preview of this match the title read ‘United vs A Mid Table Team’. I think after yesterday’s match Southampton deserve more respect than what I showed them. The Build Up The day started off well, we arrived into Wembley Park at around 1pm and headed straight for The Torch pub. Unfortunately, United were … Read more
Wembley is a wonderful place to watch football. Admittedly, I never had the chance to go to the ‘Old Wembley’ but I’ve been told it was much the same. I was at last season’s FA Cup Semi against Everton when Martial went through in the dying minutes and tucked it into the corner, that moment … Read more
Let’s be honest, this match could be being played in the fiery pits of green hell and I doubt it would make much difference. St Etienne’s Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium has a reputation for being an intimidating arena for away teams to come due to the amount of flares and pyro which fill the place with green … Read more
Zlatan’s FA Cup winner against Blackburn on Sunday was his 24th goal of the season in all competitions since joining from some decent team in France. Not too shabby for a 35-year-old who many believed to be ‘too old’ for the Premier League. Paul Scholes, when interviewed, believes he shouldn’t be United’s main striker because … Read more
Conditions Dark, a bit cold, not very wet. Result Manchester United 3-0 St Étienne. A solid first leg victory that sent fans home happy, just what the doctor ordered. It is clear that Mourinho is taking the Europa League seriously and rightly so! United find themselves in sixth domestically and, although unbeaten since October, making … Read more
First of all, the answer to what? The United teams of the post-Fergie era have undoubtedly struggled to create chances and that has been a by-product of a slow, side-ways, Serie A style of playing which left me travelling home from the Theatre of Goalless draws frustrated every other week. Creating chances, funnily enough, leads … Read more