Now that’s what you call a 10 out of 10 performance. Ten years since United last did the double over City; 10 games unbeaten now since our midwinter nadir.
Mon, 09 Mar, 2020
Liverpool Football Club has announced a pre-tax profit of £42m (€50m) and increased turnover of £533m for last season’s Champions League-winning campaign.
Thu, 27 Feb, 2020
Once again, Edward Woodward wasn’t at Old Trafford to watch United on Saturday and, to be fair, you couldn’t blame him. Who would watch this tedious team out of choice, after all?
Sun, 02 Feb, 2020
Manchester United, Chelsea, and Tottenham were all left scrambling forforwards on what was a damp squib of a transfer deadline day as last-minute panic left United desperately trying to seal a deal for random target Odion Ighalo.
Fri, 31 Jan, 2020
LET’S start by reminding ourselves of yesterday’s obvious prematch golden oldie: “That pitch looks so awful, it could be a real leveller; it might give United a chance”.
Mon, 27 Jan, 2020
“We are time’s subjects and time bids be gone,” wrote Shakespeare — the other one, not Craig at the King Power Stadium.
Sat, 25 Jan, 2020
IT said it all about the predicament in which Manchester United find themselves that their 2-0 defeat to Burnley at Old Trafford on Wednesday night felt like a huge deal for the visitors but, in a very strange way, just more of the same for those home supporters who clogged the exits with ten minutes still to play.
Fri, 24 Jan, 2020
After what United fans have been through this past six months, one doesn’t wish to sound ungrateful.
Mon, 28 Oct, 2019
"Blimey. We almost beat the European champions in a game 90% of us had presumed would be heavily lost. And so now, please hold me back, lads."
Mon, 21 Oct, 2019
Kevin Kilbane seems a nice guy.
Sat, 19 Oct, 2019
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is “100% sure” the club has the right structure in place and money is available to strengthen his struggling squad.
Fri, 18 Oct, 2019
In a parallel universe Manchester United released their first financial figures of the post-David Moyes era this week, concluding six glorious years in which the club seamlessly moved on from the retirement of Alex Ferguson.
Thu, 26 Sep, 2019
As is now traditional here when United play the (snigger!) ‘Super Eagles’, I salute the entire mass of the Crystal Palace Irish Supporters’ Club.
Mon, 26 Aug, 2019
For the past three seasons, the top of the Premier League has been a closed shop. While both Manchester United and Arsenal have recently dropped out of the Champions League places, so far their financial advantages and traditional pulling power for top players have kept their heads above water.
Fri, 09 Aug, 2019
Romelu Lukaku finally won his one-man battle to extricate himself from Old Trafford, Manchester United only losing £2m (€2.2m) on a player for whom they paid £75m two years ago, even if he left with a rebuke from Gary Neville ringing in his ears.
Thu, 08 Aug, 2019
Former Manchester United captain Rio Ferdinand has refused to rule out the prospect of returning to the club in a technical role.
Wed, 12 Jun, 2019
“Don’t get me wrong,” sighed a favourite old colleague as we balefully examined United’s dim final-week prospects yesterday morning. “I’m still glad Ole’s at the wheel. It’s just that he’s driving a sodding clown car.”
Mon, 06 May, 2019
Ger McCarthy looks at the three things we learned as Man City beat Man United 2-0.
Wed, 24 Apr, 2019
Ole Gunnar Solksjaer may well experience first-hand tonight the gulf in class that currently exists between his Manchester United side and their treble-chasing neighbours but, regardless of the result, the club’s new manager is already searingly honest in his appraisal of their standing in the English game.
If it’s any consolation to Manchester United supporters these days, the biggest and most gloried franchise in the world’s other leading team sport is in an even greater state of dysfunction.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has vowed to spend smartly, as the new Manchester United manager looks to shape his side this summer.
Sat, 30 Mar, 2019
Manchester United and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer finally bowed to the inevitable yesterday as the Norwegian was officially announced as the club’s permanent manager with the Old Trafford cult hero immediately issuing a warning to his players.
Fri, 29 Mar, 2019
Tottenham 0 Manchester United 1
Mon, 14 Jan, 2019
So, the post-Fergie era consigns another manager’s Old Trafford reign to the history books, and with David Moyes’ six-year contract still having six months to run too!
Wed, 19 Dec, 2018
Paul Pogba took barely half an hour to offer his epitaph for Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United career - or so it seemed.
Former Manchester United manager David Moyes believes Jose Mourinho retains the full backing of both the club and their supporters.
Wed, 10 Oct, 2018
He smiled, charmed, and quipped his way through a relatively stern interrogation from the media yesterday but, after the dust had settled on Jose Mourinho’s press
Tue, 02 Oct, 2018
Mourinho will be fortunate to keep his job
Mon, 01 Oct, 2018
What a week this is going to be for the chief. Assailed by critics on all sides, ridiculed in the media, undermined by rebellious underlings, and with another European test looming. Is this survivable?
Is the match on the telly? It was once the kind of question that could at least bring some sort of certainty to your day.
Sat, 29 Sep, 2018
And so with one coatless bound across Turf Moor, he was free; what a disappointing Sunday for all the Mourinho haters across the world.
Mon, 03 Sep, 2018
Manchester United remain hopeful of retaining the services of Marouane Fellaini despite the player’s apparent desire to leave the club.
Thu, 07 Jun, 2018
What constitutes a ‘good season’ to you? One asks, because José Mourinho raised the question after United’s efficient and occasionally rousing victory at the new Wembley on Saturday.
Mon, 23 Apr, 2018
When it came to memorable sights, United fans were spoiled for choice on Saturday at Huddersfield.
Mon, 19 Feb, 2018
Manchester United stars past and present yesterday stood in silent solidarity at Old Trafford to mark the 60th anniversary of the Munich air disaster.
Wed, 07 Feb, 2018
Jose Mourinho expects Manchester United will soon sign Arsenal’s Alexis Sanchez after he missed the Gunners’ win over Crystal Palace to travel north to discuss the switch.
Sat, 20 Jan, 2018
So much for getting one’s just deserts from Santa.
Wed, 27 Dec, 2017
Manchester United has forecast profit for 2018 below analyst estimates as higher player salaries eroded an increase in revenue following its return to the Champions League.
Fri, 17 Nov, 2017
On the morning of yesterday’s match, I had a heartening message from a Mourinhoan in Lisbon. “He is so incredibly desperate to beat them today. Apparently, he’s been urging all the players to have ‘no mercy’.”
Mon, 06 Nov, 2017
After United cheerfully disposed of Crystal Palace three weeks ago, I warningly noted that José Mourinho was groaning about the forthcoming international break — as we all were.
Mon, 23 Oct, 2017
England’s elite soccer clubs are facing resistance from smaller rivals to their plan to grab a bigger share of the more than £1bn (€840m) a year the Premier League gets for international media rights.
Wed, 27 Sep, 2017
Jose Mourinho believes Manchester United are around £100m (€109.4m) better off for wrapping up moves for Romelu Lukaku and Nemanja Matic before Neymar’s world-record move to Paris St Germain changed the landscape forever.
Thu, 07 Sep, 2017
Jose Mourinho accepts Manchester United are now unlikely to sign the wide man he had hoped for this summer.
Fri, 18 Aug, 2017
IS there such a thing as Second Season Syndrome, of some sort? Y’know, akin to the Second Album Syndrome, so beloved of pop geeks?
Fri, 11 Aug, 2017
Cristiano Ronaldo will be playing for Real Madrid next season and reports in Spain say Kylian Mbappe could be alongside him.
Wed, 26 Jul, 2017
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho is desperate to add another player "as soon as possible".
Fri, 21 Jul, 2017
Cristiano Ronaldo will not be returning to Manchester United this summer, with manager Jose Mourinho admitting a move for the Portuguese has always been “mission impossible”.
Mon, 17 Jul, 2017
Adnan Januzaj admits life at Manchester United did not go to plan and will now try to kickstart his stuttering career with Real Sociedad.
Thu, 13 Jul, 2017
Greetings once more from Paris, where I am covering the presidential election, the result of which is due, as I write, in an hour’s time.
Mon, 08 May, 2017
So much for the great “let’s see if we’re better without Zlatan” experiment, then.
Mon, 03 Apr, 2017
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