Analysis

The impossible job. Since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement, managing Manchester United has been nothing short of a horror show. The inevitable demise chasing each contender like a black hole looming in the darkness. David Moyes lost the fans in 10 months, Louis van Gaal and Jose Mourinho, despite their pedigree, both faced the sack in … Read more

Since the Glazer families purchase of Manchester United in 2005, hostility has emerged and grown around the American’s ownership of the club and their genuine intentions behind their use of the iconic football team. However, the Glazer family are somewhat used to the negative opinion fans have on their ownership of United. From the initial … Read more

Now I can imagine you are reading this thinking, what on earth is this article going to be about. You may think it’s about the potential of a new signing, or an obscure wonderkid from South America. From this, I can tell you, it’s neither of those things. There’s only one man who save United … 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

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: Manchester United (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Valencia, Lindelof, Smalling, Young; Pogba, Matic;Rashford, Mata, Martial; Lukaku Newcastle United (4-4-2): Elliot; Yedlin, Lejeune, Clark, Manquillo; Murphy, Shelvey, Hayden, Ritchie; Gayle, Joselu Jose Mourinho welcomed Paul Pogba back to the side after two months out, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic to the bench. This meant that Ander Herrera dropped out, … Read more

So it’s that time of the year again. No, I’m not talking about Halloween or Christmas; those are rather more joyous occasions. It’s the time of the dreaded international break; two weeks when club football comes to a shuddering halt, leaving football fans struggling like a smoker who’s been told he just had his last … Read more

Manchester United are second in the Premier League. They sit five points behind their neighbours City, while a flawless European campaign sees the Red Devils top of their group, having won all four of their matches so far. They’re through to the quarter-finals of the League Cup (I refuse to call it the Carabao Cup) … Read more

Lineups: Huddersfield Town (4-2-3-1): Lossl; Smith, Zanka, Schindler, Lowe; Hogg, Williams; Kachunga, Mooy, Ince; Depoitre Manchester United (4-2-3-1): De Gea; Valencia, Smalling, Jones, Young; Herrera, Matic; Mata, Lingard, Martial; Lukaku Huddersfield lined up as expected, with fit-again striker Steve Mounie only on the bench. Ashley Young returned to left-back for Manchester United. Henrikh Mkhitaryan was … Read more

This weekend, as the Premier League takes action, Manchester United will be hosting Everton FC at Old Trafford. A matchup between the giants of José Mourinho and Ronald Koeman’s newly enhanced archetype. Both teams partook in mid-week action in their European competitions respectively; Manchester United defeated FC Basel 3-0 in the Champions League while Everton … Read more