Henrikh Mkhitaryan: A Little Help, Please
As Manchester United ruthlessly wears down opponents, then scores at will, it’s easy to praise the finishers while forgetting the primary source: Henrikh Mkhitaryan. As a boy, I would play football with classmates in the schoolyard during recess. Inevitably,...
Four down, 51 to go for Manchester United
In putting four goals past West Ham in its season opener, Manchester United did something it hadn’t in 2016-17. Jose Mourinho’s squad kept its foot on the gas until the final whistle. I think we can all agree Manchester United’s biggest problem...
Mourinho’s code of honourifics
A recent Jose Mourinho interview revealed two things: he hopes to manage Manchester United for 15 years, and, if not one of honour, he at least has a code of honourifics, ESPNFC’s Mark Ogden is suffering through a difficult journalistic assignment at the moment....
Wayne Rooney channels his inner Allan Quatermain
When a long relationship ends, people have been known to sit in the dark afterwards, wondering what the other person is doing at that very moment. Thanks to internet and social media, you don’t have to wonder when your ex is Wayne Rooney. I know, I know. If...
Don’t read too much into Man United’s preseason debut
In 2014, Man United’s preseason opened under Louis van Gaal with a 7-0 victory over Major League Soccer’s Los Angeles Galaxy. As we all know, everything went downhill from there. Fans were filled with hope seeing United again dominate an opponent in an...
Red Devils and the Red, White, and Blue: Man United’s American history
Looking back over eight decades on Man United’s American history and players ahead of its upcoming five match United States tour, beginning on 15 July. In the Routledge Handbook of Football Marketing, which I’m sure you’ve all read, Claude Boli...
A View from The Opposition: Ajax
The season reaches its climax in dramatic fashion on Wednesday in Stockholm for the Reds in the Europa league final. It sees Manchester United face up to Ajax Amsterdam. Remarkably considering the illustrious European of both clubs, it will only be... Read More | Share it now!
Sergio Romero will start Europa League final ahead of David De Gea, confirms José Mourinho
José Mourinho has confirmed the inevitable by stating that backup goalkeeper Sergio Romero will start the 2017 UEFA Europa League final as Manchester United look to win the trophy for the first time ever against the youthful AFC Ajax at the Friends... Read More | Share it now!
The Dilemma of being half United and half Celta
This interview is courtesy of La Voz De Galicia. Joseph Sexton, an Irishman, has been following Spanish football for more than two decades. However, it was six years ago that he started to take interest in Celta from his partner. “When I... Read More | Share it now!
A view from the opposition: Celta Vigo
The recent draw for the Europa League semi-finals was much anticipated. Fans were speculating as to where their next destination on the road to Stockholm (hopefully!) might be. Both Ajax and Lyon have been opposition in recent years, perhaps... Read More | Share it now!
FA’s misguided justice: Marouane Fellaini and Joey Barton shot with same bullet
Let’s be honest. If dispensing justice was easy, we’d be living in a much happier world. The Irish question would have been answered at the first asking. Jews and Palestinians would live side by side in harmony. Fundamentalist Christians... Read More | Share it now!
Marcus Rashford assumes mantle, Man United typically do it the hard way
God forbid Manchester United ever forge its passage through European competition the easy way. For long spells against plucky, industrious Anderlecht, United followed its familiar charitable pattern at Old Trafford. Gilt-edged chances continually... Read More | Share it now!
Proud to be a #RojoRed
Good defending is a fine art. Great defending is a dark art. Marcos Rojo is looks increasingly like someone who can become a great defender at United. There were times under Louis Van Gaal where Rojo played like he was streaming the match on a... Read More | Share it now!
Has the torch been passed?
The best transitions are smooth and seamless. They’re neither forced nor rushed. For the entire season, Manchester United has been criticised for its heavy dependency on Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s scoring. Two questions were consistently... Read More | Share it now!
Celebration for Rashford’s goal the most important Man United moment at Stadium of Light
Manchester United defeated Sunderland 3-0 at the Stadium of Light, on Sunday. As it was not three points won at home and the Black Cats are only a Premier League club because it isn’t yet June, the victory wasn’t very noteworthy. As matches... Read More | Share it now!
Manchester United’s most pressing problem is not too many Old Trafford draws
Manchester United continue to hemorrhage valuable Premier League points in its many Old Trafford draws. Why, however, is not the pressing question. United aren’t losing matches. That tells you José Mourinho is instilling the side with a... Read More | Share it now!
Some Man United fans believe their club plays in the Bundesliga
The default league to use in the headline would have been La Liga but Real Madrid and Barcelona’s duopoly has been tested by Atlético for several seasons. This year, Jorge Sampaoli has brought Sevilla into the act. With its famous sporting... Read More | Share it now!
Man United deflate Boro’s survival hopes
If you take him at his word, José Mourinho never saw it coming. After eliminating FC Rostov from the Europa League, the Portuguese reverted to his default persecution complex, yet again complaining the Premier League has no interest in supporting its... Read More | Share it now!