The Loan Report

The Loan Report

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

Tactical Analysis: Leicester vs Manchester United

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Last season will be remembered for the historic rise of Leicester City as they defied the odds to finish the season as champions for the first time in their history. All season long they proved people wrong as the footballing world waited patiently for their form to regress to the mean. Instead they held off … Read more

CAN UNITED’S SQUEAKY WHEELS GET MOUR GREASE?

Jose Mourinho

He’s been special, he’s been happy, a winner…sore loser but often charismatic and certain of success, he divides, yet unites. Jose Mourinho is a complex beast. A man who loves media attention and uses it a key part of his managerial modus operandi. He is a man who becomes obsessively dark when it doesn’t go … Read more

The Weekend Digest

Premier League Rundown

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

Will Wayne Rooney join the great haul of China?

Man United Fans

With the transfer window now slammed shut we can all stop talking about our new Footballing overlords from China coming over here and stealing all our best players, or can we? Well the answer is no we cannot because clubs such as Shanghai SIPG and Ghangzhou Evergrande get the chance to flex their financial muscle … Read more

Is Martial the new Hazard?

Opinion

Deadline Day came and went for Manchester United just as it did for everybody else. Unsurprisingly, Morgan Schneiderlin and Memphis Depay were the two big names to leave the club while Bastian Schweinsteiger remains – presumably to help fill the midfield gaps left by others? José Mourinho has added him to the Europa squad so, … Read more

Fellaini Transfer in a Hair’s Breadth from Collapse

Man United Fans

It is the news that Manchester United fans have been dreading. The eleventh hour bid by Armenian Champions Shirak Gyumri to tempt Marouane Fellaini away from Manchester in this January transfer window, is in danger of falling through. The rest of the Premier League is also holding its’ collective breath as the transfer teeters on … Read more

Mourinho steers Manchester United to EFL Cup final, now he plots to make FA Cup glory bid

English Football League Cup

Birthday boy Jose Mourinho secured a Wembley final for Manchester United when his side overcame the challenge of Hull City in the EFL semi-final two-legged tie last night. Now the Old Trafford manager, who celebrated his 54th birthday yesterday, will ready his charges to bid to forge a path to a second Wembley showdown by … Read more

Mourinho’s tribute to record-breaking Rooney, team spirit and fans as Manchester United draw at Stoke

wayne rooney playing for man united

Jose Mourinho saw Wayne Rooney salvage a point and add another chapter to the record books and then paid tribute to the battling spirit of the Red Devils. England striker Rooney came off the bench to score a last-gasp free-kick to earn the visitors a 1-1 draw at the Bet365 Stadium in the Premier League … Read more