Tag: manchester united
Manchester United fan writes emotional Danny Welbeck poem
Think it’s fair to say that Danny Welbeck’s deadline day move to Arsenal is still hurting some Manchester United fans, with many unhappy at losing one of their youth products and England internationals to a Premier League r
Manchester United: revitalised or reckless?
Its been clear for quite a while now that the powers have shifted in Manchester, with the blue half adorned with the title of “Champions” and the red half, desperately searching for players that would make them comp
Is 3-5-2 the problem at Manchester United?
I would attribute being a fan of/watching Manchester United at the moment to stubbing your toe or standing on an up-facing plug – you just don’t think it will hurt anywhere near as much as it actually does and the …
Captain Rooney: Manchester United’s new leader
Manchester United begin their new season on Saturday at home to Swansea in the lunch time kick-off in front of an Old Trafford faithful with high expectations. It will be new manager Louis van Gaal’s first competitive game
Can Louis van Gaal revive Manchester United?
When Manchester United hired David Moyes to succeed Sir Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford, it was always going to be a tough job. Several senior pros at the club were the wrong side of thirty and no new golden gener
Transfer watch: how have some of the bigger Premier League clubs fared?
The summer transfer window is in full swing as clubs across the Premier League look to bring in new faces to aid their challenge of winning the league, qualifying for European competition, stabilising or avoiding the releg
Manchester United’s revolving door: five players that look destined to leave
Manchester United’s pre-season tour of USA drew to close with a 3-1 victory over fierce rivals Liverpool, clinching the International Champions Cup in the process. Goals from captain-for-the-night Wayne Rooney, Juan Ma
My first game: Spurs v Manchester United, 1st January 1996
My first Spurs game was against Manchester United at White Hart Lane on January 1st 1996, aged seven. We arrived a little late having driven from our home in Milton Keynes and, having rushed through the turnstiles, my
Louis van Gaal’s refreshing stance on mind games
Manchester United’s new Dutch boss Louis van Gaal has started his tenure at arguably the world’s biggest club in rather impressive fashion. United are playing attractive football this pre-season, mood around the camp
Giant Louis van Gaal portrait made entirely from tulips
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the past few weeks, you’d be aware that Louis van Gaal is the new manager of Manchester United. In honour of the Dutch boss, bookmakers William Hill have commissioned a b
Modern day football: Rio Ferdinand guides you through his QPR transfer
Rio Ferdinand has signed for newly promoted Premier League side Queens Park Rangers. A few eyebrows have been raised regarding the move, but Ferdinand himself doesn’t seem to have any issues with it. In fact, he
Louis van Gaal needs to fix Ryan Giggs’ mistake
Rio Ferdinand’s announcement that he would not be staying at Manchester United highlighted a major problem with Ryan Giggs’ appointment as interim manager at Manchester United: he didn’t prepare the Red Devils for ne
How Manchester United can go Dutch with Van Gaal, Giggs and the Class of ’92
Manchester United are rumoured to announce the appointment of Louis Van Gaal as their new manager in the near future. The Dutchman has been the favourite for the job ever since David Moyes was sacked last
Nick Powell could solve some of United’s problems
We’ve all seen the diabolical, now former force that is, Manchester United this season. Their decline has been so fast that the vast majority of the footballing world is still struggling to get to grips with it. This is Manchester …
Moyes must take the blame for United’s struggles
So many times this season we have heard the phrase “it can’t get much worse for United than this”. Well on Sunday afternoon it really was the lowest of the low for the Premier League champions after they were hammered 3-0 …