Manchester United’s 2020-21 Premier League season started with a whimper yesterday as they lost 3-1 at home to Crystal Palace (BBC Match Report). The scoreline didn’t flatter Palace and that must concern the United hierarchy, yet I think a lot of Man Utd’s issues start and finish in the boardroom. Preparations weren’t great leading into […]
Posted on September 20th, 2020 by scott
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BBC Sport have confirmed that Manchester United have agreed a £40m fee with Dutch giants Ajax for midfielder Donny van de Beek. So what will United get if that purchase goes through? Firstly they will get a valuable extra option in the central midfield area. Last term both Paul Pogba and Nemanja Matic suffered from […]
Posted on September 1st, 2020 by scott
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Last season Manchester United improved their league form and finished in third place in the Premier League. They also managed to finish the campaign off with losing performances in the semi final stages of both the FA Cup and the Europa League. Yet for Man United, improving and becoming nearly men simply isn’t good enough. […]
Posted on August 23rd, 2020 by scott
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Manchester United enjoyed a thrilling end to the season and their magnificent run-in brought with it a place in next season’s Champions League. A particular highlight was The Red Devils attacking options with Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood all standing out. Yet at times when that fluid front three struggled to get in […]
Posted on July 31st, 2020 by scott
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Manchester United have been very strong since the Premier League restarted after lockdown. They are now extremely close to a top four finish. But when Red Devils boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer reviews this season as a whole, when it finally finishes, then he’ll probably assess his squad and decide on what players haven’t contributed enough. […]
Posted on July 7th, 2020 by scott
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It’s fair to say that Paul Pogba has had a bit of a rollercoaster ride since arriving back at Manchester United in the summer of 2016. The French World Cup winner has been seen as the focal point to this current United team. He has scored vital goals and created numerous assists but interlaced in […]
Posted on June 28th, 2020 by scott
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Two years ago. maybe even last summer, and Harry Kane would have been a perfect signing for Manchester United. A prolific marksman that has proven himself at Tottenham Hotspur. He has banged in Premier League goals, he’s grabbed strikes in the Champions League and he’s on his way to becoming England’s all-time leading goalscorer. As […]
Posted on April 21st, 2020 by scott
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It was interesting hearing about the frustrations Paul Scholes has when looking at this era’s midfielders (Via BBC’s Football Daily). A particular criticism the Manchester United legend had was that middle-men didn’t take enough risks. He feels midfielders should be winning the ball, playing passes and also charging forward to help out attacking teammates. His […]
Posted on April 11th, 2020 by scott
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If Ole Gunnar Solskjaer truly believes his side can go throughout this season with just three strikers then he’s very deluded. Anthony Martial missed a decent chunk of the first half of the season due to an injury. In their last game, an FA Cup win over Wolves, United boss Solskjaer decided to bring on […]
Posted on January 17th, 2020 by scott
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Making Mino Raiola your new agent could be seen as handing in a transfer request at Manchester United. The super-agent recently said this about the Premier League giants: “I wouldn’t bring anyone there now,” “They’d also ruin Maradona, Pele and Maldini. Paul needs a team and club like the Juventus team he played in.” Via The Mirror […]
Posted on January 6th, 2020 by scott
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