Match Report
United returned from the international break with an emphatic win over a weak Newcastle side. Goals from Martial, Smalling, Pogba and Lukaku ensured that the Reds kept pace with City. Zlatan made his return to the eleven, but the big story was the class of the returning Pogba, looking a cut above the other twenty-two … Read more
For the second week running, United faced a tough game against a top-six rival and needed a win to keep pace with Manchester City. Unfortunately, United were defeated in a hard-fought game, outnumbered in midfield and undone by a powerful Morata header. It was a narrow defeat but it might have killed any hopes of … Read more
It was no surprise to see Jose Mourinho revert back to 4 at the back nor his decision to rest a number of players with the Chelsea game coming up on Sunday. The game 2 weeks ago was as easy as it gets in the Champions League so Mourinho would have been confident of sending … Read more
United had endured a period of ‘crisis.’ Lifeless against Liverpool, boring against Benfica and defeated by Huddersfield. They needed a result and they needed a performance. Thankfully, they got one, battling to a 1-0 win with a late Martial winner. It was a much-improved performance compared to a week ago and stopped City pulling away … Read more
United had embarrassed themselves away at Huddersfield but quickly had a chance to go some way to repairing their reputation away at Swansea. United ran out comfortable winners, never looking under any threat from a poor Swansea side. Several academy graduates shone, but none brighter than Jesse Lingard, who grabbed a brace in an impressive … Read more
United travelled to the John Smith’s stadium off the back of two poor performances, the draw against Liverpool and a tight win away in Lisbon. They could do with an improved performance to restart their season. As it turned out, United were dreadful, blunt upfront with stupid individual errors costing them dearly. After several poor … Read more
United travelled to Lisbon off the back of a disappointing/hard-earned (delete as appropriate) draw away at Anfield. Benfica had lost their opening two fixtures, while United had won both of theirs. A victory would almost certainly seal qualification from the group and United got what they needed, thanks to a clever free kick from Marcus … Read more
You would never choose a derby at Anfield as the ideal opening fixture after an international break. A difficult opener to a tough month for United. In recent years this game has been a rather drab affair, with only a few goals to separate the two sides. So it proved again, a fairly dull 0-0 … Read more
United faced a poor Palace side at home; they have failed to score all season. Even as early as the seventh game of the season, this was a must-win game for the Reds. Thankfully they strolled to an easy victory, winning 4-0 without really exerting themselves. After going with three at the back in the … Read more
United entered this tough away tie in Moscow on the back of a poor performance away at Southampton. They had, however, secured three points in that game, just as they had in their opening Champions League tie with Basel. Thankfully, they continued this form by winning 4-1. They were in complete control for almost the … Read more