Manchester United continued their unbeaten start to the Premier League as they came home with a well-fought 1-0 victory over Southampton. Romelu Lukaku’s only goal in the first half was enough to hand Mourinho’s men a win over Pellegrino’s side. Both sides began the match with equal fervour, and Mkhitaryan’s long-range effort was the only … Read more
The saying ‘You shall not pass’ is most associated with Lord of the Rings but Phil Jones’ tireless and tenacious performance against Southampton yesterday gave the phrase meaning in football. The England centre-back has received criticism from nearly every football pundit and commentator, but while Jones has proven his ability on a few occasions, he … Read more
Jose Mourinho awaiting fate following sending off As Jose Mourinho’s sending-offs go, it was a pretty tame one. Manchester United were in the closing stages of their game against Southampton, which they won 1-0, and, before a corner could be taken the referee jogged over to the dugouts. There had been no verbal exchange and no … Read more
Here’s how Manchester United’s players fared in the 1-0 win over Southampton in the Premier League- De Gea- 6.5 Was barely tested seriously but was, as usual, reliable against a dangerous Southampton side. Looked a bit reluctant to come off his line at times, though. Valencia- 7 Didn’t get as many chances to go forward … Read more
In midweek, United’s second string destroyed a poor Burton Albion side, but on Saturday it was time for the first eleven to take on a Southampton side that has struggled to score in recent games. Historically, United do well at St Mary’s and thankfully, they won the game, albeit with their worst performance of the … Read more
It was very much advantage Manchester after last weekend’s results. Neither Manchester clubs would have expected to gain a further 2 point advantage on the other 4 main contenders (yes I am still including Arsenal for now) with a quick look at the fixtures. They would have expected Chelsea to be too strong for Arsenal … Read more
Manchester United travel to St. Mary’s Stadium as they take on Southampton in the Premier League. Jose Mourinho’s men come into the match on the back of an emphatic 4-1 victory over Burton Albion in the Carabao Cup, when goals from Rashford, Lingard and Martial sent them through to the Fourth Round in which they’ll … Read more
Jose Mourinho was full of praise for his boys after Manchester United’s comfortable 4-1 display against Burton Albion on Wednesday night. “[Anthony] Martial was good, [Jesse] Lingard was good, everybody in attacking areas gave dynamic in the team. We look happy playing this moment,” he said. Their fourth four-goal haul made it a total of 24 … Read more
Manchester United travel to the South Coast this Saturday for a 3.00 pm kick-off at Southampton, on the back of an expected comfortable 4-1 victory over Burton Albion in the League Cup competition in mid-week. Just as there were numerous changes in personnel in Jose Mourinho’s team for that game against Championship opposition, I have … Read more
Romelu Lukaku wants the fans to move on from chant Manchester United’s striker Romelu Lukaku has pleaded with fans to move on from the chant that has been in the headlines all of this week. According to the BBC, he said: “Fans have meant well with their songs but let’s move on together #RespectEachOther”. The … Read more