Manchester United have been linked with a move for Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic since quite some time, including the summer of 2018. But now, the Serbian has gone on to pour cold waters to any prospect of moving away, after having signed a new long-term contract with Italian club Lazio, until the year 2023. Savic,…
Manchester United are dominating news stories around the globe this season, and most sources don’t have plenty of nice things to say about the Red Devils. A club steeped in glory and tradition has found its image tarnished in the past few weeks following rumours of a dressing room protest against the policies of manager…
It was another frustrating night for Manchester United, as they were held to a 0-0 draw at Old Trafford by Valencia in the Champions League. United are winless in 4 games at Old Trafford across all competitions, and their awful start to the season continued in dire fashion. At the heart of this poor show…
A dismal Manchester United side failed to ease the pressure on manager Jose Mourinho with a goalless draw against Valencia in the Champions League encounter at Old Trafford. United, who endured their worst start to a league campaign for 29 years, failed to take the initiative at home for the 4th successive game. Valencia showed…
Cristiano Ronaldo has set the footballing world alight with a strong start to his Juventus career. The former Real Madrid hitman has already scored thrice in Serie A and has four assists to his name, showing that even at 33 years of age, he has plenty left in the tank. Ronaldo has come a long…
Talent is rarely housed at one place and one place alone. While certain European houses do show a penchant for nurturing promising players, almost no locale can boast of an ideal home for individuals who are invested in the managerial side of things. As of such, when the opportunity arises, clubs try their best to…
There seems to be a great amount of trouble ebbing at Manchester United, and most of it stems from one root – Jose Mourinho. While the allegedly ongoing fallout between him and Paul Pogba has been well documented by the media, the Portuguese gaffer has gone and possibly started a ruckus with another of his…
When you talk about the best managers in the world these days, there is one name you certainly won’t take, and that is Jose Mourinho. However, if there is a name that would spring in the mind of many football followers, it will be of Tottenham Hotspur’s current boss, Mauricio Pochettino. With a limited budget,…
It must surely be very difficult to be a Manchester United fan at the moment. The once indomitable giants of European football have stooped to a level which was unfathomable just a few years ago, and things seem to be a taking a turn for the worse after a difficult start to the club’s latest…
Modern journalism has gone to all extents possible and taken great measures to ensure top stories get uncovered and released to the public. While feats like the one that unveiled Watergate will forever line media textbooks as brilliant pieces of investigative journalism, some of the more recent takes often thin the line between fact and…
Gone are the days when replacements were a process that lasted entire seasons before coming into effect. Managers had to go through entire chunks of bad form before even being considered for a sack, and that too, often ended up in a forgiving nature. However, the modern game has changed all that, and as few…
Paul Pogba vs Jose Mourinho is currently, without doubt, the most talked-about controversy in football at present. The player and manager have both gone public with their criticism of one another, and things seem to be getting uglier with each passing day. The French midfielder claimed that United should be playing attacking football all the…
Manchester United may be a club in total free-fall at the moment, but senior sources at Old Trafford have rubbished rumours that current manager Jose Mourinho could be replaced by Zinedine Zidane in the near future. The Telegraph are reporting that any United attempt to lure Zidane to Manchester is pure ‘nonsense’ and that the…
There has been an intense gloom around Manchester United, and things aren’t going well for manager Jose Mourinho and his players. The 2018-19 season hasn’t been the start United had desired. They are off the pace in the Premier League, lying in the 10th place in the table. Not just that, the performances have been…
Legends are hallowed because their works and words stay relevant and important for a long, long time. This is especially true in the case of football, and holds a particular niche in identifying traits in players. While it takes a good manager to pick out a splendid player with apt talents, it takes a brilliant…
Manchester United face another day of worries and troubles, and in other news, the sky is blue. A team that once ruled England and global football is no longer the best even in the city of Manchester. Poor results, dismal performances, an egotistic manager and a toxic dressing room atmosphere are only some of the…
Jose Mourinho’s tendency for hard love and criticism may be getting out of hand. The Portuguese gaffer has built quite a reputation for being critical of his players, often under the banner that it will be the best for them, and doing it when and where it hurts is the ideal way to go forward.…
Most Manchester United fans will be thoroughly disappointed after their side’s 3-1 defeat to West Ham United on Saturday. A game that ought to have brought them some respite from their existing woes culminated with much being left in doubt, the future of Paul Pogba and Jose Mourinho being the biggest questions raised. Besides, Mourinho…
Another match for Manchester United, another sorry performance for them to forget. Things are now surely getting out of hand at Old Trafford, as the club suffered yet another loss, the latest coming from West Ham United in the Premier League. The Hammers were too good for United on the day, winning 3-1, and this…
Things aren’t looking well for Manchester United. While the mid-week Carabao Cup exit was dismissed as inconsequential for the long-term, the disappointing league performance that culminated in a 3-1 loss to West Ham is harder to pinpoint excuses upon. Jose Mourinho fielded a dismal side which lacked in quality. While the second half displayed moments…
Manchester United‘s off-field troubles perhaps trump the ones that their team is facing on the pitch. Their woeful form since the start of the season has been all too evident, and that has been compounded after multiple reports claimed that a rift within the squad had already taken place. Jose Mourinho is one of those…
Reports have surfaced suggesting former Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane is eyeing the managerial role at Manchester United, and he desperately wants the job. The Red Devils are currently in a position of bother in Jose Mourinho’s third season at the club, after having got off to a dismal start in the Premier League. Moreover…
Manchester United are all set to travel, and West Ham United, now resurgent from their once worrying form, will be the opponents the Red Devils will face on the road in their weekend fixture. Both sides are in crucial spots in their campaigns, with West Ham showing great hope after a disappointing start to life…
The recent spat between Jose Mourinho and Paul Pogba has created a lot of focus and hysteria in and around Manchester United, with fans too perplexed after seeing the build-up. Pogba and Jose have shared a frosty relationship since last season, but things have now reached a new low between the two. Manchester United survived…
Manchester United continue to face disaster, as their recent 1-1 league draw with Wolves was followed by a shock exit from the Carabao Cup thanks to Derby County. Amid this crisis, let’s take a look at the 7 things currently wrong at the Mancunian club: https://youtu.be/lq7nWoKNleY
Ed Woodward has promised that the club shall work on meeting fan expectations after having posted record revenue figures on Tuesday. Manchester United had a difficult transfer window this summer. The Red Devils were only able to seal deals for Diogo Dalot, Fred, and Lee Grant, spending £72.7 million for the trio. But Jose Mourinho was…
Change is never an easy thing to handle, particularly so for football players. While the modern version of the game promotes moving about the globe and shifting to those clubs where one has both a lucrative deal and a pleasing game-time, it’s not always an ideal choice. As of such, it is common to see…
All hell is breaking loose at Manchester United at the moment, and Paul Pogba seems to be in the middle of it all. The midfielder looks destined to leave the club this season, and his latest interactions with Jose Mourinho make it that much more believable. The player is currently the biggest talking point of…
A host of superstars were seen grabbing the headlines on Monday night, as FIFA’s The Best Awards bestowed some top footballers with glorious accolades for their achievements on and off the pitch during the previous campaign. But while the entire world celebrated these players’ respective achievements, Spanish news outlet Marca made sure to give even…
Reports have surfaced that Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho’s training ground disagreement with Paul Pogba was related to the latter’s Instagram post after the Carabao Cup defeat to Derby County. The pair was seen involved in a frosty exchange on Wednesday during a training session. It has been learnt that the manager was unhappy regarding the Frenchman’s…
Manchester United’s senior players are “angry and frustrated” with manager Jose Mourinho, ESPN have revealed. Following the Red Devils’ shock defeat and subsequent elimination from the Carabao Cup thanks to minnows Derby County, Jose Mourinho confirmed that the reports claiming he had stripped Paul Pogba off his vice-captaincy were indeed true. The gaffer did not…
Frank Lampard and Jose Mourinho were reunited at Old Trafford as managers of their respective sides when they clashed on Wednesday in the Carabao Cup. The dramatic encounter saw the visitors take the win from Manchester United, as Juan Mata’s early strike wasn’t enough in the face of a Sergio Romero red-card and a Derby…
All is not well at Manchester United at the moment, and you don’t need a psychic to tell you that. The fallen English giants, who sit seventh in the Premier League table, suffered a humiliating third round League Cup exit at the hands of lowly Derby County last night. Jose Mourinho’s side were beaten by…
Things are brewing at Manchester United, and the stench seems foul. Apart from suffering a mixed start to their Premier League campaign, the Red Devils also seem to be in the midst of a big fallout. While news of Paul Pogba and Jose Mourinho not sharing a fond relationship, along with the Frenchman’s hopes of…
While speculation often reigns supreme when it comes to sour relationships in football, occasionally the truth seeps through. This usually occurs in moments of obvious dissent during match-days, and regardless of whether the foul dynamic in question is one that is shared between a player and a manager or players themselves, sparks always fly. The…
Second-tier Derby County beat Manchester United 8-7 in a dramatic penalty shootout at Old Trafford to reach the Carabao Cup fourth round, after the match ended 2-2. There were 15 successful penalties before Derby goalkeeper Scott Carson saved Phil Jones’ weak effort low to his left. A lacklustre United took the lead through Juan Mata’s…
Manchester United were once again below their best despite fielding a strong team against Derby County in the Carabao Cup third round fixture at Old Trafford. Juan Mata gave United a 1-0 lead early in the first-half, but Derby scored twice in the second-half to secure an unlikely win in regulation time. However, Marouane Fellaini…
The relationship between Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho and star midfielder Paul Pogba appears to have reached a breaking point. Following the Red Devils’ 1-1 draw with Wolves at Old Trafford, the Frenchman opined how the Mancunian giants should focus on playing a more offensive style of football, especially whilst on their home turf. “When…
Manchester United have entered the race to sign Ajax sensation Frenkie de Jong, as per reports in the Netherlands. The versatile talent, who can play as a central midfielder as well as a centre-back, has been attracting heavy interest from all over Europe since the previous campaign. He was heavily linked with a move to…
Paul Pogba continues to be the center of attention at Manchester United as well as the cornerstone of media stories in recent times. The Frenchman’s dissension with manager Jose Mourinho has been the subject of much debate since the new season rolled in, and poor performances by the club in matches this season have added…
Paul Pogba recently came up with a strange excuse when asked about Alexis Sanchez’s poor start to this new season. Manchester United pulled off one of the biggest transfers in January, when they managed to bring in Alexis Sanchez. But the Chile International hasn’t been able to perform well at Old Trafford since his big-money…
Patrice Evra has opened about one of the creepiest things he has done while he was at Manchester United. During those days, United had signed young defender Gerard Pique from Barcelona, and the Spaniard seemed to rub Evra off the wrong way while playing a prank. The defensive duo spent two-and-a-half years together at Old…
Manchester United may be looking to sign more defenders when the January transfer window comes around, but they would be willing to offer a new contract to one of their current defensive players nonetheless, Daily Star are reporting. The report suggests that Chris Smalling will receive a contract extension regardless of whether there are new…
When you think Lionel Messi, you typically think goals, dribbles, trophies, and the GOAT. However, this weekend, the world was witness to a slightly different sight of the Argentine international. Messi’s Barcelona were in action against Girona, and seemed to be cruising to a regulation win in La Liga after he had given them the…
Sergej Milinkovic-Savic is on the verge of signing a new contract with Lazio, with an announcement said to be likely in a matter of days. Michael Carrick hung up his boots after spending 12 glorious years at Old Trafford, and manager Jose Mourinho began the hunt for a player who could fill in the former’s…
Crystal Palace talisman Wilfried Zaha has gone to reveal the mental battle he endured during his short spell at Manchester United five years ago. The Ivory Coast international, who couldn’t get his United career going, was shipped off to Cardiff City on loan in 2014. Zaha then joined his childhood club Palace, and has since…
Jose Mourinho has been exchanging messages with his former player Frank Lampard, as their teams are set to face each other on Wednesday. The Portuguese tactician shares a close relationship with several players he worked with during his time at Chelsea. One of them is Frank Lampard, who played under the now Manchester United gaffer during…
Manchester United’s 1-1 draw against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Old Trafford was disappointing, to say the least. Dropping points is never a good thing for title hopefuls, particularly not to newly promoted sides, and especially not when rival teams like Chelsea and Liverpool boast an unbeaten run of games at the top of the table. On…
Saturday proved to be a woeful day for Manchester United. What was supposed to be an easy game against Wolverhampton Wanderers ended in a 1-1 draw, with Fred’s debut goal falling short to provide the winner, as Joao Moutinho equalized for the Wolves in the second-half. Jose Mourinho didn’t appear to be the happiest of…
Manchester United‘s recent winning run ended after Wolves held them to a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford in the Premier League on Saturday. The Red Devils won two successive league matches prior to this, and a third across all competitions, but Wolves played superbly to stun the hosts. Brazilian midfielder Fred scored after Paul Pogba teed…