Exclusive : Frank O’Farrell made My Dream Come True, Says United Legend
Manchester United legend Sammy McIlroy has paid tribute to his former manager Frank O’Farrell, who has passed away aged 94. O’Farrell was manager at Old Trafford from June 1971 to December 1972. “It’s very sad news,” McIlroy told TalkOfTheDevils. “He gave me my debut in 1971 and I’ll…
Reaction and Player Ratings : Manchester City 4-1 Manchester United
Manchester United suffered a shameful surrender in the derby as City showed their quality which was much greater. Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez both scored twice; United equalised from 1-0 through Jadon Sancho but their second half performance was as pitiful as anything ever served up by…
Exclusive : Meulensteen “United Must Press High To Get Result Against City”
Former Manchester United coach René Meulensteen says that his old team must adapt their style if they are to get a positive result in the Manchester derby tomorrow. Former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had a good record against Pep Guardiola, recording some famous wins, but the 2-0 defeat…
Reaction and Player Ratings : Manchester United 0-0 Watford
It was a case of quantity over quality as Manchester United plodded to another painful embarrassing result at Old Trafford, giving a point to a poor Watford side, and giving the home support another reason to boo them at full-time after a goalless draw where they barely threatened…
Reaction and Player Ratings : Atletico Madrid 1-1 Manchester United
Perhaps it’s a sign of the times – perhaps we’re all getting caught up in the micro-analytics that surround every Manchester United match. Every passage of play, every half, every player, every managerial decision, all of these factors are under scrutiny in a way that seems much more…
Reaction and Player Ratings : Leeds 2-4 Manchester United
Manchester United took all three points in a chaotic game at Elland Road; Leeds pulled back a two-goal deficit, only for Ralf Rangnick’s two substitutes to get on the scoresheet, and take the Old Trafford side back into the top four. The conditions – very windy and very,…
Reaction and Player Ratings : Manchester United 2-0 Brighton
Manchester United are back in the top four, the singular objective presented to the squad by the manager Ralf Rangnick for the remainder of this season. The position was achieved by a fairly unconvincing win over Brighton, and isn’t technically United’s to hold, considering Arsenal’s games in hand…
Reaction and Player Ratings : Manchester United 1-1 Southampton
The front of Old Trafford was covered in a new advertisement for Tezos, one of those block-crypto-pseudo-nobody-seems-to-quite-know things. Front and centre there is Cristiano Ronaldo, smiling, and not quite looking like himself, ominously looking soullessly out on to the forecourt where the statues of Sir Matt Busby and…
The Paradox Of Wayne Rooney
The career of Wayne Rooney remains one of the fascinating in British football history. Dubbed ‘the White Pele’ early in his career, the expectation was that he would go on to do things beyond his peers. He certainly did that. He won every trophy available with Manchester United…
Reaction and Player Ratings : Burnley 1-1 Manchester United
Manchester United took a first half lead and had two goals disallowed and yet still failed to win against a Burnley team rooted in a relegation battle. Ralf Rangnick dropped Cristiano Ronaldo but was left to call on him when a decent first half performance gave way to…