Let’s face it, decades ain’t what they used to be. There was a time was when you knew where you stood with a decade. The sixties? Flower power and beards. The seventies? Sideburns and disco. The eighties? Everything was massive: shoulder pads, mobile phones, hair. You used to be able to tell a decade simply by looking at the trousers involved.

Imagine for a moment you were the kind of John Bull-ish Anglo United fan who wears St George’s Cross underpants to bed. It would certainly have been a gutting week for you.

My first World Cup memories go back to 1966 when I would have been 10 and at a stage in my childhood where I was really becoming obsessed with football.

Every European Cup and Champions League Final is memorable, for good reasons or bad.

Fr Ted writer Arthur Mathews has been going to the Drogs for years. Liam Mackey finds out why. 

Manchester United stars past and present yesterday stood in silent solidarity at Old Trafford to mark the 60th anniversary of the Munich air disaster.

"This is totally unacceptable and does not reflect my personality or views on this emotional day."

He made up his mind on a cold, wet night at Stoke.

Liverpool great Kenny Dalglish thought he was being sacked for a second time when he was called into manager Jurgen Klopp’s office for a conference call with owner John Henry – only to discover he was being immortalised at Anfield.

CSKA Moscow 1 Manchester United 2: Striker Romelu Lukaku continued his remarkable scoring run with two goals as Manchester United swept aside CSKA Moscow 4-1 in Russia.

The Red Devils established an early three-point lead at the top of Group A.

Wayne Rooney, England’s all-time top scorer, has announced his immediate retirement from international football.

Giles, a lovely gentle film by Loosehorse, retraced the route through a football life of our greatest football man, writes Larry Ryan.

Manchester United believe they are edging closer to a deal to sign striker Romelu Lukaku from Everton.

Stoke City 1 Manchester United 1

Wayne Rooney surpassed Sir Bobby Charlton to become Manchester United's record goalscorer with a dramatic injury-time free-kick which salvaged his side a 1-1 draw at Stoke.

And it rescued a point for United.

Titles aren’t won during the congested holiday programme but the period sets the tone for the second half of the season while the arrival of the January transfer window can prove a tipping point in determining the futures of individual managers and players. Here are five questions that could be answered during the next few days.

West Brom 0 Manchester United 2: They say the old ones are the best and Zlatan Ibrahimovic certainly proves the adage. But he wants to push human boundaries to the limit.

Manchester United 4 West Ham 1: Jose Mourinho stayed out of sight as Manchester United swept into the EFL Cup semi-finals with a comfortable 4-1 win over West Ham last night.

A group of elderly women travel to Amsterdam to try marijuana in A Granny’s Guide To The Modern World on Wednesday at 11pm on Channel 4.

Larry Ryan on what we’ll miss most from Gilesy…   

In the end, while it may have been enough to save Alex Ferguson, it turns out even winning the FA Cup could not stop Louis van Gaal from being sacked by Manchester United.

Winning the FA Cup was meant to be the moment Manchester became united again; so following it up with a move to bring in Jose Mourinho is a gamble that could just as easily jeopardise that mission as achieve it.

Even the players Alex Ferguson offloaded from Manchester United retained their loyalty to the legendary Scot as the club’s most famous manager illustrated last night in a story he told about John O’Shea.

Slaven Bilic is hoping Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney does not make his long-awaited comeback against West Ham tonight after labelling the striker the best England player of his era.

At half-time yesterday, one of my ageing colleagues, known for his punchy pessimism, summed up proceedings better than I could: “Same old shoite, then. A team full of physically weak cowards, and the only hope of a goal is if Martial makes something out of nothing.”

Louis van Gaal is thankful for Alex Ferguson’s support but well aware failing to finish the campaign with a flourish will put his Manchester United future in jeopardy.

Manchester United eased the pressure on Louis van Gaal as they blew away Stoke.

Wayne Rooney was the match-winner with the visitors’ only shot on target.

Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney insists the players are fighting to ease the pressure on manager Louis van Gaal and turn the club’s season around.

Manchester United supporters are split over whether they want Jose Mourinho to replace Louis van Gaal at Old Trafford.