Manchester United’s “great traditions” have “gone”, according to their former boss and current Sunderland manager David Moyes. The Scot was sacked by United in 2014 – less than a season after being chosen to replace club legend Sir Alex Ferguson. He said the club had “tended to pick British managers” and never felt the need … Read more
Manchester United’s “great traditions” have “gone”, according to their former boss and current Sunderland manager David Moyes. The Scot was sacked by United in 2014 – less than a season after being chosen to replace club legend Sir Alex Ferguson. He said the club had “tended to pick British managers” and never felt the need … Read more
Manchester United’s Paul Pogba has conceded possession 50 times through poor touches this season – more than any other Premier League player. The France international returned to Old Trafford having spent four years with Serie A giants Juventus, winning four successive Scudettos, and struggled to live up to the world-record transfer fee paid by the … Read more
Zlatan Ibrahimovic struck two minutes from time to give Manchester United a vital victory just as it appeared they had squandered another advantage at Crystal Palace. The 35-year-old Swede slid on to Paul Pogba’s pass to beat Wayne Hennessey from an acute angle after James McArthur’s 66th-minute strike seemed to have rescued a point for … Read more
The Swedish striker slotted home Paul Pogba’s through-ball to claim all three points for the visitors after a James McArthur goal had seemed to earn a point for the hosts Zlatan Ibrahimovic grabbed a dramatic, late winner as Manchester United remained in touch with their rivals for Champions League qualification with a 2-1 win at … Read more
Italian Serie A giants Juventus look set to sign a replacement for influential Ghana midfielder who could join the Black Stars for the 2017 Afcon campaign in next month. The Old Ladies could sign two midfielders in January as they have Draxler, Matic and Dahoud on their wishlist. The Gazzetta dello Sport claim, in fact, … Read more
Henrikh Mkhitaryan’s first Premier League goal gave Manchester United victory over top-four rivals Tottenham. United, still six points behind fourth-placed Manchester City, led when Mkhitaryan raced on to Ander Herrera’s through ball and hammered into the roof of the net. Victor Wanyama should have levelled with a header from six yards out, although visitors Spurs … Read more
Paul Pogba needs to rein in the showboating to be a real success at Manchester United, his national team boss says. United paid a world-record fee to bring Pogba back to Old Trafford in the summer, but by Jose Mourinho’s admission the £89m midfielder needs time to readjust to Premier League football after four years … Read more
West Ham boss Slaven Bilic has suggested that Jose Mourinho put himself in more serious trouble by kicking a water bottle too cleanly in his touchline tantrum on Sunday. The Manchester United manager has been charged with improper conduct by the Football Association after he was sent to the stands by referee Jon Moss during … Read more
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has been charged by the Football Association for kicking a bottle in frustration during the 1-1 draw against West Ham at Old Trafford on Sunday. Mourinho, 53, who was sent to the stands by referee Jon Moss, was charged with improper conduct on Monday. He has until 18:00 GMT on … Read more
Jose Mourinho’s record of success proves he will turn things around after a difficult start at Manchester United, says assistant Rui Faria. Sunday’s 1-1 draw against West Ham at Old Trafford means Mourinho’s side are sixth and 11 points behind leaders Chelsea. They were second at this stage last season under Louis van Gaal. “It’s … Read more
Jose Mourinho was sent off for a second time in a month as his Manchester United side drew against West Ham at Old Trafford. The Portuguese boss kicked a water bottle in reaction to referee Jon Moss showing Paul Pogba a yellow card for diving. Replays showed West Ham’s Mark Noble did not make contact … Read more
Wayne Rooney became Manchester United’s record European goalscorer in his side’s impressive 4-0 Europa League win over Feyenoord at Old Trafford. Rooney linked up with Zlatan Ibrahimovic to score his 39th continental goal for United late in the first half, moving him past the mark he previously shared with Ruud van Nistelrooy. The strike also … Read more
Former Republic of Ireland midfielder Eamon Dunphy has hit out at Manchester United star Paul Pogba. The ex-midfielder, who started his career at Old Trafford, believes that United are ‘a long, long way away’ from troubling Chelsea or Liverpool in the Premier League title race, but singled out one the Red Devils’ biggest names for … Read more
If Wenger is outdated, then Mourinho is a ‘tactical dinosaur’ “Eight years without silverware, that’s failure. He’s a specialist in failure. If I do that at Chelsea, eight years, I leave and don’t come back.” Amidst one of football’s bitterest managerial rivalries, Jose Mourinho has taken particular pleasure in highlighting just how appalling Arsene Wenger’s … Read more
Manchester United will lose more than £20m in sponsorship income from Adidas if they fail to qualify for next year’s Champions League. The German sportswear giant is in the second season of a 10-year, £750m deal. After announcing a fall in first-quarter revenue, United said the annual payment will reduce by 30% if they do … Read more
The veteran midfielder believes it is far too early to start ruling the Red Devils out of the race for the Premier League crown, despite their slow start to the season Michael Carrick remains optimistic over Manchester United’s chances of winning the Premier League title despite their underwhelming start to the season. Why Everton move … Read more
Manchester United have the highest wages in world football according to a global sports salary survey, produced annually by the Sporting Intelligence website. United’s first-team squad earn £5.77 million-a-year basic salary on average, which is £110,961-per-week. That is reportedly more than double the average basic first-team pay in England’s top division, which is £2,438,275-a-year or … Read more
Cristiano Ronaldo might have come out on top this year, but he faces a stern challenge to retain his Goal 50 award in 12 months. Here are those who could take it from him… PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG | Currently scoring goals at a crazy rate for Borussia Dortmund in Germany, he is likely to catch the … Read more
Manchester United ended a run of four Premier League games without a win as they made light work of a feeble Swansea City side. United dominated from the start and were 3-0 up at half-time thanks to Paul Pogba’s stunning drive and two goals for Zlatan Ibrahimovic – his first in the league since September. … Read more