Michael Pearson 
Sam Johnstone – Aston Villa 17th in Championship before Newcastle game The on loan ‘keeper played from the start in Villa’s 2-0 away loss to Newcastle United. It was the midlands side’s eighth loss in their last nine games and they remain in 17th place. Newcastle scored from their first chance in the 42nd minute. … Read more
Manchester United had to come from behind in their FA Cup 5th Round tie with Blackburn yesterday. It took a Zlatan Ibrahimovic goal 15 minutes from time to make sure the holders progress to the next round without the need of a replay. It was a two moments of class which eventually proved the difference … Read more
Following on from last night’s action against St Etienne in the Europa League, United must wait until Sunday tea time for their trip to Blackburn in the FA Cup. Once title rivals in the mid 90’s, the two teams trajectory has taken a different path in recent years. Man United have remained at the very … Read more
Adnan Januzaj – Sunderland The afternoon started positively for the young attacking midfielder after his early shot was deflected behind. The Belgian then found Defoe with a low cross but it was slightly over hit and the striker miss cued his shot wide. Just before half time and Sunderland were behind due to a controversial … Read more
Manchester United briefly moved up to 5th following their comfortable 2-0 win at home to Watford, but dropped back into 6th after Liverpool’s late win. It is their second win in a row and third game without conceding, a run which has seen them close the gap on those above. Now just two points behind … Read more
Manchester United will be looking to maintain their impressive run of form as they host Watford on Saturday. Following their 3-0 away win at Leicester United moved to within two points of the top four. If other results go their way they could find themselves in the top four by Monday, and getting points on … Read more
With his goal on Sunday in the 3-0 win over Leicester City, Zlatan Ibrahimovic claimed another record for himself. That was his 15th league goal for the season, making him the oldest player to score that many in a single campaign. Following his move from Paris in the summer, I am sure a number of … Read more
Adnan Januzaj – Sunderland The 22-year-old midfielder assisted both Defoe goals in his 78 minutes in a 4-0 win away at Crystal Palace. Januzaj has now made 16 appearances for Sunderland, 12 of them as a starter. Used in an attacking midfield role for David Moyes’ side, he showed the creativity and technical ability needed … Read more
This weekend’s fixtures saw Manchester United confirm to Leicester what they may have known all along, that they are in a relegation battle. From United’s point of view the weekend could not have been better. Their Sunday tea time 3-0 win at the King Power saw them gain points on some of their rivals for … Read more
The weekend’s fixture list sees Man United travel to face reigning champions Leicester City. The same fixture last season brought a 1-1 draw, a result which would not suit either team during this campaign. Leicester sit perilously close to the drop zone and are in desperate need of some points. United on the other hand, … Read more