Here’s how the Manchester United players fared in the 4-1 victory over Burton Albion in the Third Round of the Carabao Cup. Romero- 7 Made an excellent save at 2-0 which ended Burton’s chance of a comeback. Had a fairly quiet evening apart from that. Was subbed off for Joel Pereira for the final 15 … Read more
You could hear the eruption of noise reverberate around Old Trafford as Liverpool’s defenders stood shell-shocked. Anthony Martial had introduced himself to the footballing world in a style synonymous with that of George Best, Ryan Giggs or Cristiano Ronaldo, a lightning-quick burst of acceleration to dumfound Martin Škrtel, packaged with the finish to match. The … Read more
Manchester United entertain Championship side Burton Albion in the EFL Cup this evening, beginning the defence of the first trophy claimed by Jose Mourinho as United manager last season. The East Midlands club, once again under the guidance of Nigel Clough, have had an indifferent start to life in the Championship, currently sitting 19th with … Read more
Date: Saturday, 10th April 1993 Manchester United: 2 ( Bruce 2 ) Sheffield Wednesday: 1 ( Sheridan ) Attendance: 40,102 When looking back on historical matches in the history of Manchester United, what better way to start than the match which put United in touching distance of their first Premier League title, and first top-flight championship for 26 years. … Read more
Here’s how Manchester United’s on-loan players fared this weekend- Andreas Pereira (Valencia) Was handed another start at left-wing by new manager Marcelino in the 1-1 draw against Levante. The young Brazilian was the most lively player on the field in the first half, and he didn’t hold back from displaying his fancy footwork time and … Read more
Manchester United left it late as they cruised to an emphatic 4-0 victory over the Toffees. Goals from Valencia, Mkhitaryan, Lukaku and Martial were enough to heap further misery on Ronald Koeman’s side. Manchester United began the match with a bang, and displayed in the first few minutes, what Mourinho called, “probably our best performance … Read more
David De Gea Thank goodness for the fax machine would’ve been the common phrase around Old Trafford yesterday afternoon. Two years ago, David De Gea was seemingly minutes away from heading to Real Madrid, but at the last moment the transfer collapsed, and United retained his services. Ever since then the club has become indebted … Read more
Here’s how the Manchester United players fared in the 4-0 demolition of Everton in the Premier League- De Gea- 7.5 Made a couple of brilliant saves as he clinched his 100th clean sheet for Manchester United. Thwarted Rooney on two occasions and made fine saves first from Tom Davies and then from Sandro Ramirez. Valencia- … Read more
Manchester United welcome Everton to Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon, in a game which quite a few pundits are already confidently predicting will be a ‘comfortable’ win for the hosts, particularly given the Toffees’ horrendous showing both against Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park last Saturday and in Italy against Atalanta in the Europa League, where … Read more
Hi, welcome to my new column: “The Charles Critiques”. Each week, I’ll try to offer you in-depth tactical/statistical analysis related to Manchester United, as well as a regular “Premier League statistical power ranking” on a monthly basis. This week, Manchester United enjoyed a comfortable home win against Basel whereas Everton, who will face the Red … Read more