Very proud for being part of this great team: good win mates! Vamos United!!!" @ManUtd @ManUtd_Es pic.twitter.com/hGBk8IiNSh — Antonio Valencia (@anto_v25) January 17, 2016 Manchester United captain Wayne Rooney made a dull match memorable as Manchester United completed another Louis van Gaal double over Liverpool. For the second successive season, Van Gaal’s United have won…
The FIFA Disciplinary Committee has handed Spanish clubs Atlético de Madrid and Real Madrid long transfer bans for breaches relating to the registration of players under the age of 18. The ban does not cover the current transfer window, which runs until the end of this month, but will come into action from the summer transfer window.…
Arsenal have secured their first signing of the January transfer window by completing a deal for FC Basel midfielder Mohamed Elneny. The 23-year-old midfielder spent three years with the Swiss club, making over 90 league appearances and winning three consecutive Super League titles. He featured 28 times in all competitions in the first half of…
Barcelona forward Lionel Messi has won the Ballon d’Or award for the fifth time. United States’ 33-year-old midfielder Carli Lloyd, who scored a hat-trick in the World Cup final, won the women’s award. Barcelona coach Luis Enrique won the world coach of the year award after winning six trophies in 2015, including the Champions League,…
Manchester United must “do whatever it takes” to complete a deal for Everton centre-back John Stones, according to former England captain Rio Ferdinand. Ferdinand has revealed that one of England’s brightest prospects, and in Rio’s opinion, ‘the best in the world,’ should make the move to Louis van Gaal’s side in the near future. Louis…
Real Madrid have sacked coach Rafa Benitez after less than half a season in charge, and have promoted Zinedine Zidane from the B team’s managerial position to replace him, president Florentino Perez confirmed on Monday. The club have now lost three of their last eight league games, winning four and drawing just one. Sunday night’s game against…
Louis van Gaal believes that Luke Shaw and Wayne Rooney could have problems later into their careers because of their dads’ shapes, reports have revealed. As reported by Red News, Van Gaal allegedly told a member of staff at Old Trafford: “Always look at their dads.” It is unclear if this is a tried and…
Manchester United goalkeeper Sam Johnstone has revealed that he wants to extend his loan spell at Preston until the end of the season. The 22-year-old spent the second half of last term at Deepdale, and has returned there on a one-month deal. He said: “Initially I’m only here for a month so hopefully we can…
Paul Pogba has insisted that players had it easy at his former club Manchester United, as compared to the intensity at Juventus. The former United midfielder has claimed life at Old Trafford was ‘like being on holiday’ compared to Juventus . The Frenchman made only three Premier League appearances for United, before leaving for Turin in 2012. Pogba…
Where would Manchester United be without Anthony Martial? On Saturday, it was the Anthony Martial show against Swansea, as the French forward wrecked havoc in the Swansea defence. Here’s a few things we learned from Manchester United’s 2-1 win over the Welsh side: 1. Van Gaal rewarded for change of system. Louis van Gaal started his United…
Manchester United have added to their attacking options by recalling one of their young prospects from his season-long loan in the Championship. Sadly, for the Red Devils supporters, it’s not ‘that’ young prospect, as James Wilson remains at Brighton & Hove Albion for the time being. Instead, it’s the 22-year-old striker Will Keane who returns to…
According to Sky Sports pundit Charlie Nicholas, Ryan Giggs has slammed Manchester United’s attackers for their poor form. Manchester United hit the framework many a times, but failed to find the back of the net in their goalless draw against Chelsea earlier in the week, in what was regarded as a much-improved performance by Louis van Gaal’s…
Thibaut Courtois wants to quit Chelsea and move to Real Madrid in the coming months, reports have suggested. According to OK Dario, Real Madrid have given up their pursuit of David de Gea and are focusing on securing a deal for Chelsea keeper Thibaut Courtois instead. The Belgian goalkeeper has only just returned to the Blues line-up…
Manchester United’s Champions League exit to German side Wolfsburg, and defeats to Bournemouth, Norwich City, and Stoke have put the Dutchman on the brink of the sack. However, if he is forced to leave Manchester United, Louis van Gaal still has a potential escape route, with Netherlands’ national team coach Danny Blind raising the idea of…
Louis van Gaal doesn’t know how to get the best out of strikers and is missing out on “guaranteed” goals from Javier Hernandez, according to Manchester United legend Rio Ferdinand. Manchester United’s current strikers Wayne Rooney and Anthony Martial have scored just six between them in the Premier League this season. Meanwhile, Javier Hernandez, who…
Chelsea’s Spanish midfielder Cesc Fabregas is set to leave the Premier League champions this summer, according to reports coming out of Italy. Cesc Fabregas’ season went from bad to worse with the sacking of Jose Mourinho, with stories circulating the Spaniard man was behind a dressing room revolt. The Spaniard has been in below-par form since…
Paul Scholes and Rio Ferdinand: Give Louis van Gaal time to turn it around. Despite being one of his most vocal critics all season long, Scholes has pledged his support to van Gaal and believes that the Dutchman deserves more time to prove himself, thanks of his experience throughout his managerial career. Rio Ferdinand also had…
A 2-0 defeat to Stoke City on Saturday has pushed Manchester United down to the sixth spot in the PL table. The defeat to the Potters was United’s fourth straight loss, and they have now gone without a win in their last eight matches. Following the poor defeat, Louis van Gaal is alleged to have missed…
Bayern Munich boss Pep Guardiola reportedly wanted to bring current Manchester United defender Matteo Darmian to the club during the summer, as per Bild. The 26-year-old Italian full-back joined English giants Manchester United in the summer from Serie A side Torino, although it has been revealed he had more than one offer on the table,…
Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has denied to confirm whether he will be in charge of the club for their game against Chelsea on Monday, following the 2-0 loss to Stoke City on Boxing Day. The Dutchman is under increasing pressure, as Manchester United have now lost four games in a row for the first time since…
Manchester United legend Andy Cole thinks Ryan Giggs should take over from Louis van Gaal as the next manager, as per Yahoo Sport. Van Gaal’s position at the club continues to come under close scrutiny, and his team’s 2-1 home defeat to relegation threatened Norwich City on Saturday heaped more pressure on the Dutchman’s shoulders.…
Manchester City’s new logo has been spotted by the Citizens well ahead of its official release, on a government website. The Manchester club decided to redesign the club crest earlier this year, after giving supporters the opportunity to voice their opinions on the current design and whether they wanted something a little more modern. The current…
After Louis van Gaal, now it’s Wayne Rooney’s turn to have a pop at the media. The Dutchman, who has found himself under increasing pressure lately, stunned the reporters at Carrington on Wednesday, when he walked out of his weekly press conference after taking just three questions. Wayne Rooney has sympathized with his manager, and insisted that the…
Stoke City will be without striker Peter Crouch and Geoff Cameron for the Boxing Day clash against Manchester United, manager Mark Hughes has confirmed. Crouch has returned to training after a groin problem, but will not be rushed back into the match-day squad, whilst Cameron is still nursing a hamstring injury. The American missed the defeat…