So Manchester United produced a match winning effort to see off Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool at Anfield yesterday. The result should be enough to see Louis van Gaal keep his job until at least the end of this current campaign. Unfortunately for United fans the performance wasn’t scintillating but I’m sure they’ll still love the fact […]
Posted on January 18th, 2016 by scott
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Louis van Gaal will be happy that he has transformed Manchester United back into Premier League title contenders within his second season at Old Trafford. But the veteran Dutch manager knows only too well that his squad are still missing a few key ingredients that can help sustain that challenge until the season ends in […]
Posted on November 13th, 2015 by scott
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After a long wait Manchester United finally reached the summit of the English Premier League once again. Louis van Gaal’s men watched on as rivals Manchester City slipped up against Tottenham Hotspur, a few hours later United defeated bottom of the table side Sunderland 3-0 at Old Trafford. That win secured them top spot with a […]
Posted on September 27th, 2015 by scott
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Sir Alex Ferguson is a hero of mine, I’m a bit biased as we are both proud Glaswegians. But I think he’s got it wrong when he suggest’s that he’s only managed four world-class players. In his new book (yes another one) he says that he believes that Ryan Giggs, Eric Cantona, Cristiano Ronaldo and […]
Posted on September 22nd, 2015 by scott
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“I have not bought Martial for me. I have bought him for the next manager of Manchester United.” Those were the words of Manchester United’s manager Louis van Gaal, when talking about his new £36m signing Anthony Martial. Since then, in the next two games, Martial came off the bench to score a cracker against Liverpool […]
Posted on September 16th, 2015 by scott
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Can a leopard really change its spots? Well in the case of Manchester United’s boss Louis van Gaal, it doesn’t look like it. Without doubt the Dutchman’s methods work up to a point and they usually gain a certain amount of success. But then the legendary manager seems to come undone by making the same […]
Posted on September 11th, 2015 by scott
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Congratulations to Wayne Rooney, who broke England’s all time goalscoring record with a convincing penalty against Switzerland. But no sooner had his historic rocket hit the roof of the net than we had debates raging on social media with people desperate to compare the Manchester United striker with the man who previously held the record; […]
Posted on September 9th, 2015 by scott
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When Ryan Giggs‘ career was coming to an end, it seemed like Manchester United youth player Adnan Januzaj would take over the legendary winger’s gifted mantle. Giggs would pass the torch to the young Belgian international and hand over the famous number eleven shirt at the start of last season. But like many creative talents before him, […]
Posted on September 6th, 2015 by scott
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It seemed like the most obvious transfer of the summer. David De Gea would surely leave Manchester United for Spanish giants Real Madrid. After all the goalkeeper only has a year left on his current United deal and had already agreed personal terms with Madrid. Then on deadline day, a deal was agreed between the […]
Posted on September 2nd, 2015 by scott
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As the transfer window fast approaches deadline day, Manchester United still need to find another forward to enhance their squad. But with little time to deal with, the chances of United securing a transfer involving one of their long-time established targets seem to have diminished. I really cannot see PSG or Bayern Munich sanctioning sales involving […]
Posted on August 30th, 2015 by scott
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