For the most part, age is certainly on the side of the Manchester United squad. With young names coming through the ranks such as Marcus Rashford, Axel Tuanzebe, Scott McTominay and Angel Gomes, to players who are now reaching the maturing stage of their careers while still being relatively young such as Paul Pogba, Romelu … Read more
The left-back position at Manchester United has historically been one of the least problematic to successfully ‘fill’ down through the years, with a succession of great players making the number 3 shirt ‘their own’ during their time at Old Trafford… I give you Tony Dunne, Arthur Albiston, Denis Irwin, Patrice Evra… and those legends were … Read more
It must be noted that this article was written on the evening of the 16.01.18. If Sanchez ends up joining Real Madrid or Shrewsbury, disregard the following. As I’m writing this, United are possibly on the cusp of signing Alexis Sanchez from Arsenal with Henrikh Mkhitaryan going the other way. A month ago you would … Read more
April 2017. Manchester United announce that Jesse Lingard has signed a new four-year contract. Various news agencies report that the deal trebles Lingard’s wages to £100,000. The internet has a collective meltdown. January 2018. Manchester United are being held to a goalless draw, at home, in the third round of the FA Cup by Derby … Read more
Following the start to the season that Jose Mourinho’s men had, if anyone would have said that the Premier League title will be won by Man City before the Christmas festivities are over, you’d have been worried about their mental state. But they would have been spot on because Pep Guardiola’s men have been unstoppable … Read more
The last week or so has seen a return of an old favourite, as Jose Mourinho and Antonio Conte have been engaged in public mind games, which has been absolutely brilliant/abhorrent (delete based on your opinion). For some reason, I am forced to write you a column each week, (please have mercy, I haven’t seen … Read more
Jose Mourinho has made it quite clear in recent weeks, what he believes is the reason why the blue side of Manchester sit 15 points ahead at the Premier League summit. The talk of money and a club not backing it’s manager is not a new revelation, as it started back in the summer and … Read more
Hello and welcome to In The Pulpit’s Squad Analysis. Part One analysed the players who were likely to leave United in the near future. However, this time, I’m going to look at the players United need to sign to improve the squad. Let’s just take a moment to explain what I mean. I’m not saying … Read more
Merry Christmas everyone! 2018 is almost upon us and we all know what that brings. That’s right, it’s the opening of the transfer window (bugle plays)! Rather than write a tome on why everything is wrong and getting worse, I thought I would do a half season analysis on the state of the squad. This … Read more
Something strange has been happening to me recently, that I can’t remember happening since I was a teenager. No, this isn’t some sordid tale, go to the Tales website if that’s your thing. What I’m talking about is apathy towards United. I’m starting to lose that nervousness I used to have when I watched them … Read more