Misfiring Mkhitaryan emblematic of United woes

Opinion

What a difference a month makes in football. Just over four weeks ago, a rampaging Manchester United went into the October international break off the back of a comfortable 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace at Old Trafford. That victory made it nine wins from their opening 11 competitive fixtures, having drawn 2-2 away to Stoke … Read more

Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United: Tactical Review

Match Analysis Manchester United

Lineups: Chelsea (3-5-1-1): Courtois; Azpilicueta, Christensen, Cahill; Zappacosta, Fabregas, Kante, Bakayoko, Alonso; Hazard; Morata Manchester United (3-4-1-2): De Gea; Bailly, Smalling, Jones; Valencia, Herrera, Matic, Young; Mkhitaryan; Lukaku, Rashford The biggest surprise of the evening was that David Luiz was dropped from the squad entirely by Antonio Conte, amid rumours of dressing-room unrest. Andreas Christensen … Read more

Manchester United’s Premier League Roundup

Premier League Review Manchester United

Jose Mourinho’s dismal away record against top-six sides continued, as Manchester United slumped to a 1-0 defeat away at Chelsea. United played the same team and system that beat Spurs at Old Trafford a week earlier, but were barely a threat, and Alvaro Morata scored a superb header in the second half to take Chelsea … Read more

Talking Points from Manchester United 0-1 Chelsea

Talking Points

Manchester United fell to a 1-0 defeat to defending champions Chelsea in the Premier League, as Alvaro Morata’s header secured all three points for Antonio Conte’s men at Stamford Bridge. Here are the major Talking Points from the match: Attacking Football Backfires Jose Mourinho has always been criticised for deploying defensive tactics in the big … Read more

Who was Manchester United’s Star Man against Chelsea?

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We all know Manchester United’s recent record at Stamford Bridge is catastrophically bad. In the last 15 years, the Red Devils have won once at the ground in the league, against nine men, while the other triumph in all competitions came in the 2011 UEFA Champions League quarter-final. With Jose Mourinho back at his old … Read more

United Players Rated from the 1-0 loss to Chelsea

Here’s how the Manchester United players fared in the 1-0 loss to defending champions Chelsea in the Premier League: De Gea- 7 Another fine display from the Spaniard, who did well to deny Hazard and Morata, in particular, many times. Did nothing wrong for Morata’s header as his defence let him down. Bailly- 5.5 Unusually … Read more

Day Tripper: Not Like The Beatles

Opinion

Jose Mourinho is in a funny position at present. This time not with the owners of MUFC, but with the fans. As recent as last week, Jose was seen by the sky cameras, shushing his lips, aimed at the fans for booing Lukaku’s recent performance and the substitution of Marcus Rashford for the eventual match … Read more

Match Preview: Manchester United vs Chelsea

Match Preview Manchester United

Manchester United travel to Stamford Bridge to take on defending champions Chelsea in the Premier League this Sunday. United come into the match on the back of a comfortable 2-0 win over SL Benfica in the UEFA Champions League, when an own goal from Mile Svilar and a Daley Blind penalty helped United bag all … Read more

Week 11: The biggest weekend yet

Premier League Preview Manchester United

A win is a win in what was a huge game for United. The game versus spurs was a pretty dull affair in truth, with the defensive strengths of both sides on top but then again the attacking threat from both sides was very poor so defences did not have to work too hard. Mourinho … Read more