Former Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has rubbished suggestions that he directly told Jurrien Timber to stay at Ajax and refuse any offers from the Old Trafford club. Manchester United were linked with a move for Jurrien Timber early in the transfer window, but a deal never materialised and Erik ten Hag decided to target Lisandro Martinez instead. The Argentine has been a perfect fit in United’s d... »
Manchester United are still searching for their fifth straight win in the Premier League after games against Crystal Palace and Leeds were postponed this month. Erik ten Hag has guided his side to a four-match winning streak, which included home wins against Liverpool and Arsenal. Now, he has his sights on a fifth victory as he prepares to make his bow in the Manchester derby. Marcus Rashford scored three g... »
Manchester United teenager Omari Forson got on the scoresheet last night and Erik ten Hag was in attendance. The U21s drew 1-1 with West Ham but it was Forson’s second half equaliser which levelled the sides in a game we should be winning. Ten Hag was spotted in the crowd alongside Mitchell van der Gaag, Darren Fletcher and Andy O’Boyle. Mark Dempsey has seen a lot of his players join the first team for tra... »
Cristiano Ronaldo has endured a difficult start to his second season at Manchester United, starting just one of the Reds’ six Premier League games thus far. The 37-year-old missed United’s tour of Thailand and Australia as speculation over his future mounted but he ended up staying at Old Trafford and will see out the final 12 months of his contract. Ronaldo has made a series of appearances from the bench i... »
David de Gea joined Manchester United from Atletico Madrid in 2011 and since then, he has cemented his place in the club’s folklore after a number of stellar seasons between the goalposts. De Gea’s stay in Manchester will stretch to a whopping 12 years at the end of this season but now, the Spaniard has revealed that it all could have been very different. De Gea emerged as a breakthrough talent at Atletico ... »
David de Gea is focusing on his role at Manchester United rather than Dean Henderson’s recent comments which were critical of his treatment at the club. The Spaniard is right not to get caught up in a war of words with Henderson, just for the sake of it, when he should be doing his utmost to better his overall game in a bid to impress Erik ten Hag. That is what he needs to do to ensure he can spend the rest... »
Manchester United will be looking at getting back to winning ways when they face FC Sheriff at the Zimbru Stadium in the Europa League Group stages on Thursday night. The Reds go into the game on the back of a bitterly disappointing 1-0 defeat to Real Sociedad at Old Trafford, whilst the hosts ran out 2-0 winners against Milsami. Cristiano Ronaldo is likely to lead the Reds attack and Casemiro is also likel... »
Manchester United are not strangers to summer-long transfer sagas and it was no different this year, with more than one story dominating headlines for large parts. United’s pursuit of Frenkie de Jong, which looked like a dead end from the jump, is memorable but the Red’s interest in Antony was also well-documented. United waited until the final few weeks of the window to make a formal approach to sign the B... »
The final international break before the World Cup is nearly upon us and the squads picked by managers will reveal a whole lot about their intentions going into the tournament. This year’s World Cup will take place between November and December, meaning club football will be temporarily halted for six weeks as the biggest international tournament takes place. For some clubs, the fewer players leaving for Qa... »
Premier League fixtures could be postponed following the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, however, sporting governing bodies are under ‘no obligation’ to cancel matches following the sad news. The Queen passed away on Thursday afternoon and UEFA deemed it too late to postpone United’s first match in the Europa League this season, which resulted in a 1-0 defeat to Real Sociedad at Old Trafford. Both ... »