Barring an extraordinary game at the Etihad Stadium tonight it will be Manchester United who finishes the week top of the league. Their 4-0 win away at Swansea showed that they could mount a challenge for the title this season but this game wasn’t quite as simple as the scoreline suggested. Swansea City had some … Read more
PEREIRA TO GO? Spanish La Liga side Valencia are reportedly looking to sign Andreas Pereira on loan for the rest of the season. Pereira who spent the entirety of last campaign on loan at Granada in the La Liga was expected to shore up squad depth this season. His performances in pre-season were praised by … Read more
Paul Pogba Many Manchester United players produced excellent performances in their 4-0 thrashing of Swansea City on Saturday, but Pogba’s domination in midfield caught the eye, and he receives the award. Able to roam forward into space after the signing of Nemanja Matic, the Frenchman dictated the pace of the attacks with his flicks and … Read more
Despite repeated statements by Jose Mourinho that his side are not looking for another player or two to increase squad depth, United continue to be linked with a players be it Perisic, Draxler or Danny Rose. Though it is highly unlikely that United will make a move this late in the window and have all … Read more
HAPPY FOOTBALL Jose Mourinho said that his United side were playing happy football, helping them be comfortable on the field. United later on the field did play football that saw the fans who made the trip to Wales go back home happy. Goals from Eric Bailly, Romelu Lukaku, Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial helped United … Read more
Manchester United dispatched Swansea City by 4-0 to win the second consecutive league game with the same score. Goals from Bailly, Lukaku, Pogba and Martial were enough to hand Mourinho’s men another convincing victory in a sensational start to the league campaign. The first half was an equally fought contest, and Swansea frustrated United as … Read more
De Gea- 6 Had a quiet afternoon and wasn’t really threatened much apart from Ayew’s shot which bounced off the bar. Valencia- 6 Was decent in defence but didn’t provide his usual attacking support from the right. Bailly- 7.5 Another brilliant display from the young Ivorian, who was a wall in the defence. Also raked … Read more
United had blown away a poor West Ham in their opening fixture at Old Trafford, sending out a strong message to the other top six competitors. An away game at Swansea seemed like a soft opening to United’s away games this season. However, the game proved tougher than it first seemed on paper, with Swansea … Read more
DUO SET FOR RETURN Jose Mourinho confirmed that duo Luke Shaw and Ashley Young returned to full training this week and are set to make their comebacks in the under-23 fixture against Swansea on Monday. The duo have been out since the end of last season with serious ankle and hamstring injuries. It is another … Read more
In this week’s edition of From the Archives we take a look at the most unforgettable moments in David Beckham’s Old Trafford career. A legend of the club, fans still rue the club selling him to Real Madrid despite the heavy price tag we received for him. Yes, the fall out with Sir Alex was … Read more