Manchester United made a winning return to the Champions League in their first game in the competition since 2015. The game against Swiss champions Basel got off to an uncertain start with star man Paul Pogba coming off injured. It was, however, Pogba’s replacement Fellaini who opened the scoring 10 minutes before half time. The … Read more
As league football resumes its action this week, several clubs around Europe take part in one of the sport’s biggest competitions; The Champions League. Coming off of an unfortunate draw against Stoke City on the weekend, Manchester United took on the Swiss side, FC Basel, in matchday 1 of the Champions League group stages. With … Read more
With a blind goalkeeper, a trialist, a guy who decided he preferred cricket to football and then a player so bad they named him twice in the team already, the one thing we were missing was a world Champion from our starting XI. In the summer of 2003, United signed a world Champion and a … Read more
POGBA INJURY UPDATE Paul Pogba, captaining United for the first time, limped off the field in the first half after reaching into win the ball in the Champions League fixture against Basel. The Frenchman felt his hamstring and was spotted leaving Old Trafford on crutches. Knowing how delicate hamstring injuries can be, Mourinho ruled out … Read more
Manchester United returned to Champions League in style as they dispatched off Swiss champions FC Basel 3-0 in their first group stage game of the 2017-18 season. Marouane Fellaini, Romelu Lukaku and Marcus Rashford were on target for Jose Mourinho’s side. In the eventful first half, United received a big blow as Pogba limped and … Read more
Here’s how Manchester United players fared in the 3-0 victory over FC Basel in the Champions League: De Gea- 7 Distribution looked a bit shaky, but he just can’t stop making world-class saves. His spectacular save in the second half from Mohamed Elyounoussi’s shot was what thwarted Basel a comeback in this match. Young- 7.5 … Read more
When Manchester United signed Marouane Fellaini in the last hours of the 2017 transfer deadline day, many United fans scoffed at a player who they saw as a problem and not a solution to the midfield. Fast forward four years and the importance of the Belgian to the team is evident to see, scoring those … Read more
After the disappointment of the 2-2 draw with Stoke, United needed to bounce back with a confident performance against the Swiss champions Basel. Suffice to say they managed to do so, easily beating a poor opponent in the Red’s first Champions League game since 2015, thanks to a surprisingly good performance from Marouane Fellaini. As … Read more
It’s finally back at Old Trafford and I can’t wait to make my (virtual) Champions League bow in the Old Trafford dug out. With just over 72 hours since the disappointing draw against Stoke, the players will surely be focused to get that feel good factor back. So without further delay, here’s my first Champions … Read more
The premier European competition returns to Old Trafford after nearly two years as Manchester United host FC Basel in the first match of their Champions League Group Stage. United come into this match on the back of a frustrating 2-2 away draw at Stoke, where Lukaku and Rashford’s goals were cancelled out by a Choupo-Moting … Read more