I had hoped to be writing an easy, stress-free review of this match. One which was solely on United’s comfortable 3-0 victory over a much struggling side. On my way to Old Trafford, I was relaxed, confident and even when I saw the team news, I was sure it would be a good day. United … Read more
PES Predicts has been on a bit of a roll with Man Utd recently. First it was St Etienne in the Europa League, then Blackburn in the FA Cup and finally Southampton in the EFL Cup final. Three perfect scores. Who would have thought it? We go looking for a fourth today as Bournemouth visit … Read more
FAN ANGER A plate was thrown at Paul Pogba by angry fans. Pogba was having a private dinner with friends when the fans approached him for an autograph. He ‘politely’ refused. This enraged the fans and reportedly backed the world’s most expensive into a corner and hurled a plate at him. The bust-up caused the … Read more
The EFL Cup final at Wembley should be a glorious day for the fans of Manchester United and Southampton. For Man Utd it is probably just another cup final, but for Southampton, these days don’t come around too often, so they’ll be sure to enjoy it. There’ll be none of that here though. This is … Read more
LEGEND PRAISE Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has praised Marcus Rashford. He revealed that he enjoys watching him play as much as he enjoyed coaching him. Giggs has tipped Rashford for greater success individually and as part of the United setup. Giggs also singled out Rashford’s pace, directness and impact at the club. KEY TO … Read more
Wembley is a wonderful place to watch football. Admittedly, I never had the chance to go to the ‘Old Wembley’ but I’ve been told it was much the same. I was at last season’s FA Cup Semi against Everton when Martial went through in the dying minutes and tucked it into the corner, that moment … Read more
With one leg pretty much already in the last 16 of the Europa League, Manchester United headed to France to the Stade Geoffroy-Guichard to take on a St Etienne side looking to overturn a 0-3 deficit. With fixtures coming thick and fast at the moment for Jose’s men, squad rotation would need to be implemented … Read more
ROOMERS Tianjin Quanjian boss Fabio Cannavaro admitted that his club made an approach for Rooney but dropped out of the race to sign him. Rooney not suiting his team’s ‘style of play’ is the alleged reason. Cannavaro also revealed a bid to sign Borussia Dortmund hitman Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang but were turned down as Dortmund look … Read more
Let’s be honest, this match could be being played in the fiery pits of green hell and I doubt it would make much difference. St Etienne’s Geoffroy-Guichard Stadium has a reputation for being an intimidating arena for away teams to come due to the amount of flares and pyro which fill the place with green … Read more
PARKER SPEAKS Former United star Paul Parker has urged United captain Wayne Rooney to quit Manchester United for another Premier League club. But Parker says that he should snub a mega-money move to the Chinese Super League. Parker reckons that a move to another Premier League club would be a better option considering his wish … Read more