Quite a few people were eager to see the decline of Zlatan Ibrahimovic during his debut season at Manchester United. Many wanted to prove that he was past it and was all hype. In October those hoping that Ibrahimovic would fail seemed gleeful at the thought of being proved right as the striker failed to score […]
Posted on December 17th, 2016 by scott
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Forget the fact that Paul Pogba had played for Manchester United in the past, it was always going to take time for him to bed back in at Old Trafford. The fact is that Pogba left United in 2012, still a precocious teen who had yet to breakout of the United youth team. He had to […]
Posted on December 15th, 2016 by scott
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It’s fair to say that Luke Shaw’s season has been a fairly turbulent one so far at Manchester United. The twenty-one year old has struggled to regain form and full fitness this term. Last season his campaign ended early after he broke his leg in a Champions League encounter against PSV in September 2015. It […]
Posted on December 14th, 2016 by scott
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Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane has banged in nine goals in his last nine appearances for the club and has helped keep his side within touching distance of the ‘Top Four‘. This weekend Spurs face Manchester United, who are a place behind Tottenham but more importantly the Red Devils are nine points off fourth spot […]
Posted on December 10th, 2016 by scott
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One issue that can harm a team’s morale is having too many players at the club that can’t see a future there. At Manchester United, Jose Mourinho still has too much deadwood in his squad. It would be better for all involved if he can cut loose these players and allow them the opportunity to […]
Posted on December 2nd, 2016 by scott
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Manchester United fans will have been delighted to see their side thump West Ham United at Old Trafford in the League Cup quarter final match last night. It was only Man Utd’s second win in their last five home games. A major plus for Jose Mourinho and the ‘Red Devils’ faithful was the return to […]
Posted on December 1st, 2016 by scott
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Manchester United returned to winning ways in the EFL Cup, beating rivals Man City 1-0 at Old Trafford. The victory cemented my view that Man United could be best served by following manager Jose Mourinho’s more pragmatic style of football, one that he has been known for in the past. Yes I know the United […]
Posted on October 27th, 2016 by scott
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Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney hasn’t started a league game for the Red Devils since his sides 3-1 loss to Watford a month ago. Rooney’s poor start to the season has seen the internationalist banished to the bench as new United boss Jose Mourinho continues to search for his best starting eleven. His dip in […]
Posted on October 19th, 2016 by scott
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It’s fair to say that Louis van Gaal had a bit of a scattergun approach when it came to transfers during his stint in charge of Manchester United. In total he brought in sixteen new signings and released or sold forty players in his two seasons at the helm. Some of the players that left […]
Posted on October 10th, 2016 by scott
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One of the biggest differences between Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho so far during their stints in Manchester has been Pep’s ruthlessness when dealing with his sides more established players. The Spaniard has dumped Yaya Toure out of his team and he’s sent former number one Joe Hart out on loan to Torino. Both of these […]
Posted on September 20th, 2016 by scott
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