Former England striker turned TV pundit Alan Shearer was surprised that Manchester United forward Romelu Lukaku didn’t celebrate getting his side’s goal against AFC Bournemouth last night: “Unless there is something we are unaware of, it was a very surprising lack of reaction from Lukaku to his goal,” I’m not sure why the Match of […]
Posted on December 14th, 2017 by scott
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If David de Gea isn’t the world’s best goalkeeper, then the Manchester United man is certainly up there in the top three. The twenty seven year old was in tremendous form once again yesterday as United defeated rivals Arsenal 3-1 at the Emirates. That result secures United’s position as main title challengers in the Premier […]
Posted on December 3rd, 2017 by scott
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Mesut Ozil had yet another great game for Arsenal this week as the German helped his side beat Huddersfield Town 5-0 at the Emirates Stadium. The World Cup winner provided his team with two assists and a goal against The Terriers. That has taken his tally to five Premier League assists and two strikes so […]
Posted on November 30th, 2017 by scott
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Manchester United have a good recent history in moving wingers to the wing-back role and seeing them blossom in those new defensive duties. Antonio Valencia did it with ease and he’s still the club’s standout right-back. Before that, Quinton Fortune managed to do it during his stint at Old Trafford and Lee Sharpe was often used as […]
Posted on November 29th, 2017 by scott
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Manchester United’s Paul Pogba isn’t just influential on the field, the midfielder is quite handy when it comes to persuading other superstars to Old Trafford. The main success story is obviously Romelu Lukaku, who enjoyed an off season holiday with Pogba before signing joining Jose Mourinho’s side. Pogba was almost successful in bringing fellow Frenchman Antoine […]
Posted on November 26th, 2017 by scott
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Old Trafford roared as the Manchester United faithful welcomed back superstar striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic from his long-term knee ligament injury. Zlatan being Zlatan didn’t miss a step. He raced onto the pitch to tell £75m hitman Romelu Lukaku to play out on the wing and give the Swede the central role. The veteran then came […]
Posted on November 21st, 2017 by scott
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Recent reports suggest that the Manchester United’s hierarchy have told manager Jose Mourinho that he’ll need to sell players before he can sign anyone this January. The Portuguese boss has spent big since his arrival in the summer of 2016, so you can see why the moneymen might be unwilling to see another huge spend […]
Posted on November 11th, 2017 by scott
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We all know Jose Mourinho wanted another new recruit this summer, with a winger top of his wish-list. A move for Inter Milan’s Ivan Perisic fell through when Manchester United failed to reach an agreeable transfer fee with the Serie A club. The Portuguese boss clearly felt his squad still lacked an extra creative spark […]
Posted on November 6th, 2017 by scott
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This Sunday, Jose Mourinho returns to face Chelsea with his Manchester United side. The former Blues boss will tell you that it’s just another game: “They want to win like they did last season, and it’s just one more day.” The Portuguese manager will say he wants to win, as always, to keep the heat […]
Posted on November 3rd, 2017 by scott
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I remember slating PSG manager Unai Emery earlier in the season for not picking a penalty kick taker and leaving it up to his strikers to pick between themselves. An on the pitch argument ensued between Neymar and Edinson Cavani, with the Uruguayan forward winning the debate but missing the spot kick. I would be […]
Posted on November 2nd, 2017 by scott
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