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Manchester Derby Preview: City vs United
Derby day is upon us yet again. The footballing fixtures for us reds where losing is simply not an option. The sort...
Halloween Special – Top 5 United scaremongers
Happy belated Halloween folks ! With a certain derby game on the horizon, it’s the type of fixture particularly at this time...
Utd Before Fergie column: Red Retro
When Dale first approached me about writing a retro style column, I was mildly interested in doing it as I’m in no...
SN writers pick their Manchester United teams for the derby
SN writers Dale O’Donnell, Richard Cann and Paul Rowles select their Manchester United teams to play city on Sunday. Manchester Evening News...
MEN get it all wrong about derby between United and City
Is derby day so bad that the biggest local paper in Manchester has to produce piece that highlights a very minor part of...
Tactics Column: United rescue a draw from the jaws of defeat
This was the first of a series of tough games for United against sides expected to be at the business end of...
A Week in Football – Big Sam Allardyce defying popular opinion with high flying West Ham
Sam Allardyce. Big Sam. He’s a route one man, a master of direct football. Hitting it long to Andy Carroll/Kevin Davies/Generic Targetman...
A Week in United – Fellaini earns some measure of redemption as United show signs of life
Along with David Moyes, Fellaini became the ultimate scapegoat for Manchester United’s failure last season. He became a symbol for the failed...
Tactics Column: Statistically better but defensive concerns persist
It’s been ages since the reds last played and with Keane, Ferguson and Moyes stories filling the void we welcomed the resumption...
Five things we learned from WBA vs United
It is vital that Angel Di Maria stays fit To call him United’s best player on the night would be doing a...
A Week In United – Robin van Persie not justifying LvG faith
It’s been another difficult week for Manchester United, and somewhat of a sour note on which to begin a new column. Much...
More proof that it is going to be a long season for United
Manchester United: David de Gea; Rafael da Silva, Phil Jones, Marcos Rojo, Luke Shaw; Daley Blind, Ander Herrera (Marouane Fellaini); Adnan Janzuaj,...