“When the seagulls follow the trawler, it’s because they think sardines will be thrown into the sea.” – King Eric Cantona The words ‘He came, He saw, He conquered’ will never be apt for any Manchester United player other than Eric Cantona. No one has ever come close to replacing him at Old Trafford and … Read more
JUST A DIFFERENT FRENCHMAN With United deciding against going for Antoine Griezmann after news of Atletico Madrid’s transfer ban flickered in, the club already made an initial move to sign Lyon’s Alexandre Lacazette. A £50m move has been mooted. Lacazette is intent on leaving Lyon and with his ‘dream’ move to Atletico collapsing, United could … Read more
An upbeat Jose Mourinho, with a smile wide enough to stretch from Stockholm all the way to Manchester. The Special One has not had it all going his way during his first season at the helm of United, but victory in the Europa League final will surely go a long way in ensuring that the … Read more
Sources inform that Zlatan Ibrahimovic has made an almost miraculous recovery from a knee injury that would have ended the career of players half his age. So, what is his secret? Witchcraft? Voodoo? Alien technology? Desky Lewis investigates the big Swedish freak of nature. Born in a region of Sweden with gravity far greater than … Read more
BALLING AGAIN Zlatan Ibrahimovic has kicked a football again for the first time since rupturing his cruciate ligaments just over a month back. This is very positive news for the Swede after many called time on his career. His recovery could have stretched out until the New Year but he is expected to make his … Read more
TRANSFER REQUEST Manchester United Antoine Griezmann has reportedly put in a transfer request at Atletico Madrid. This is the latest development in the long running Antoine Griezmann. His decision was conveyed to the Atletico bosses who earlier were optimistic about the end game of the Transfer saga. United have inched closer to clinching a £86m … Read more
Hope, desire and anticipation of trophies was the mood around The Theatre of Dreams when the season started in August. On the back of a Zlatan inspired Community Shield victory, Man United fans looked forward to a title challenge and exciting football like that of the Ferguson-era. Easy wins in the first few weeks only … Read more
ROSE ON HIS WAY? Danny Rose’s public admission of Tottenham being a ‘nearly club’ sparked rumors of a switch to Manchester United. Mauricio Pochettino is braced to lose the left back this summer and is already lining up potential replacements. United are said to be in pole position to sign the English International with Luke … Read more
We continue to select a Reader’s choice Worst XI at Manunited.uk After the Goalkeeper poll last week, this week we task you with selecting the worst No.2 in United history, and believe me for every Gary Neville, there has been a Guillermo Varela. The nominees for the No.2 jersey in the Worst XI are: JONATHAN … Read more
HOTTING UP IN MILAN Inter Milan have confirmed United’s interest in Ivan Perisic. United have been heavily linked with the Croat and it looks like he will make the move from Milan to Manchester. Inter director, Piero Ausilio said: “United haven’t made us an official offer but the interest is there. We want to improve … Read more