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After a forgettable Premier League defeat last weekend, Manchester United failed in their search for instant redemption – struggling during a drab display against La Liga side Valencia on matchday two of this season’s Champions League group stages. Continue reading “Manchester United 0-0 Valencia: 5 Hits and Flops”
Goals from Felipe Anderson, Marko Arnautovic and a Victor Lindelof own goal were enough for West Ham to claim their second Premier League win of the campaign in style, against an out-of-sorts Manchester United side who struggled and deserved to lose at the Olympic Stadium. Continue reading “West Ham 3-1 Manchester United: 5 Hits and Flops”
Manchester United midfielder Juan Mata has been at the club for four-and-a-half years now. Signed by David Moyes for £37.5m from Chelsea, the Spanish international has produced excellent creative moments and important goals alike.
However, in recent seasons, his minutes and productivity in the final third have progressively dwindled under Jose Mourinho’s watch and a lack of regular first-team opportunities has posed questions about his future.
Continue reading “3 Manchester United players who can be Juan Mata’s long-term replacement”
Paul Pogba’s penalty strike and Luke Shaw’s maiden competitive goal were enough to secure all three points in the first game of the new 2018/19 Premier League campaign, although the visitors will feel hard done by after an admirable showing at Old Trafford.
Continue reading “Manchester United 2-1 Leicester City: Shaw’s first senior goal just enough in curtain-raiser”
With the new Premier League season set to kick off this weekend, it’s easy to forget that Mesut might not have even been an Arsenal player a few months back… so did he make the right decision to extend terms and become the club’s highest-paid player at the Emirates? Continue reading “Was Mesut Özil right to extend his Arsenal stay?”
Although the transfer window is set to close later this week for English clubs, it doesn’t stop them from offloading unwanted players to sides abroad. Continue reading “Speculation aside: Why PSG must avoid signing Marcos Rojo”
Jose Mourinho is widely regarded as one of the world’s best football managers but like everyone else, has made some memorable mistakes and endured tough times at various spells throughout his 18-year managerial spell to date.
Currently the Manchester United manager, the 2018/19 campaign is set to be a significant one for him and his players, as he aims to banish the ‘third-season syndrome’ tag while looking to deliver Premier League silverware back to the red half of Manchester for the first time since Sir Alex Ferguson’s retirement five years ago. Without further ado, here are five low points that have occurred during Mourinho’s managerial career to date:
Continue reading “5 low points in Jose Mourinho’s managerial career”
Chelsea have won this season’s FA Cup following a slender 1-0 victory over Manchester United, following Eden Hazard’s well-taken penalty midway through the first-half. United themselves created chances aplenty but the Blues held firm defensively when needed and were helped by important saves by Thibaut Courtois during a nervy second-half at Wembley. Continue reading “Chelsea 1-0 Manchester United: Hazard’s penalty seals Blues’ eighth FA Cup trophy”
Rashford flourished upon his arrival two years ago, but now he should leave Manchester United in order to progress further.
Continue reading “5 reasons why Marcus Rashford should leave Manchester United to develop”
The 24-year-old netted his first goal against a top-six side for Manchester United this past weekend during their 2-1 win over Chelsea and naturally, believes he deserves more respect for his consistent goalscoring record throughout his career thus far.
Continue reading “Lukaku reveals he expects more respect for goalscoring record”
Goals from David Silva and Nicolas Otámendi were enough to seal all three points for Manchester City – who extend their lead as Premier League leaders to a whopping eleven points.
Continue reading “Manchester United 1-2 Manchester City: Hosts outclassed as Pep’s men roll on”
After another international break, Liverpool hosted their fierce rivals Manchester United in Saturday’s lunchtime kick-off.
The rivalry between these two sides has continued to dominate headlines whenever fixtures are contested. The last three meetings prior to this encounter were all hotly-contested draws, with this instalment no different despite all the pre-match hype. So who performed well and who struggled during the intriguing battle at Anfield?
Continue reading “Premier League 2017/18: Liverpool 0-0 Manchester United – Player Ratings”
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