Eric Bailly made a strong statement with his performance against Brighton and Hove Albion on Wednesday. The Ivory Coast international has struggled to remain fit throughout his career at Manchester United. At only 26 year of age, he certainly carries a lot of brimming impact that keeps getting sidelined due to injuries. However, his performance…
Juan Mata defined excellence during his outing against Brighton and Hove Albion. Time and time again the Spaniard’s presence in Manchester United’s roster has been questioned. He clearly no longer challenges for the crucial starting spots that David Moyes purchased him for from Chelsea back in 2014. Yet, it is performances like the one he…
Marcus Rashford clearly has an eye for the spectacular. The English forward was on the scoresheet during Manchester United’s dramatic 3-2 win over Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday. His goal was the temporary winner of the game, arriving after a Neal Maupay penalty and a Lewis Dunk own-goal. The beauty of the shot was…
Late drama was the name of the game as Manchester United defeated Brighton 3-2 at the Amex Stadium in stunning fashion. One has to feel bad for the home side who gave it their all throughout the fixture. They opened the scoring via Neal Maupay who scored from a penalty after a Bruno Fernandes foul…
It is nearly unprecedented for a game to alter once the fulltime whistle has been blown and yet precisely that occurred at the Amex Stadium on Saturday. Manchester United won the game 3-2 against Brighton with a late penalty decision settling it all. The home side took the lead early on when a Bruno Fernandes…
Manchester United did not face any issues soaring through their Carabao Cup tie against Luton Town, winning 3-0. The scoreline remained 1-0 for much of the game with Juan Mata’s first-half penalty being the sole difference between the two teams. However, a late flurry of changes brought on the requisite effect with Marcus Rashford netting…
Man Utd suffered a loss in their Premier League opener, the first time they have done so in six seasons. Crystal Palace bossed Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s men quite well in their 3-1 win. The drama began early on itself as Andro Townsend opened the scoring in the 7th minute. This was doubled by more controversy…
Liverpool narrowly escape with 3 points against Leeds United on opening day as Virgil van Dijk made things difficult for his own side for once. The Dutchman made an error leading to Patrick Bamford’s equaliser, making the scoreline level with two goals each. But ultimately that was not enough as the Reds emerged victorious as…
Manchester United are one of the prime clubs with a demonstrated history in terms of reaping great academy talent, and they seem to have secured another one, as Tahith Chong, who’s now out on loan, has displayed sparks of potential. Chong joined the Red Devils back in 2016, when he was 16 years old. The…
Club friendlies offer a great platform to test out new players, new settings, and new plays before the start of a fresh season, which enables efficient decisions once the competition kicks off. Whilst there’s an increased chance of defeat, a team and their coach can learn a lot with no cost on their reputation. Man…
The next season of the Premier League is right around the corner and table dynamics will certainly be fascinating. Increasingly over the years, the traditional top six positions have been crumbling and giant echelons of power have seen erosion. As such, one can no longer be certain about how the top of the table will…
Bruno Fernandes was outstanding during his outing with Portugal, getting the better of Mateo Kovačić. The UEFA Nations League has provided ample intermittent football until all the domestic leagues kick off. Despite the COVID-19 imposed protocols that have limited the participation of several players, the countries in question are having a gala time. On Saturday,…
Spain scored a stoppage-time equaliser as they drew 1-1 with Germany in the Nations League. Timo Werner opened the scoring for the Germans in the 54th minute. However, Spain levelled things up in the 95th minute through Valencia left-back Jose Luis Gaya. David de Gea, who has been subject to increasing criticism for his performances…
Bayern Munich triumphed over Paris Saint-Germain on Sunday as they won the most decorated tournament in all of club football — the Champions League. The Bavarians completed a treble over the course of the 2019/20 season after adding the CL trophy to their collection of Bundesliga and DFB Pokal titles. Kingsley Coman scored the only…
PSG’s defeat in the Champions League final meant that Bayern Munich’s dream treble appeared an easy affair. The game was one where several goals were expected but it ended up being a 1-0 affair in Lisbon with Kingsley Coman netting the winner with a superb header. However, that wasn’t the only attempt of the spectator-less…
Bayern Munich have secured the 2019/20 Champions League title, defeating PSG 1-0 at Lisbon on Sunday. The German champions attained victory through an excellent header from Kingsley Coman in the second-half after both sides appeared to keep canceling out each other’s attacking ploys. Following the goal, the Ligue 1 side came undone as their offensive…
Sevilla FC were crowned winners of the Europa League yet again with an excellent 3-2 win over Inter Milan in the final at Cologne. The game started in an electric manner with the Italians being awarded a penalty within minutes of kick-off and Romelu Lukaku made no mistake in burying that one. However, the Spaniards…
Manchester United’s fixtures for the 2020/21 Premier League season have been announced. The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown the entire world in disarray and the usual football calendar is no exception. The lockdown period meant a prolonged finish to the season and has now necessitated a delayed start to the next campaign. As a result, clubs…
Cologne ended Manchester United’s European hopes, further strengthening the all too familiar path for Sevilla FC as the side won the semi-final 2-1. United opened the scoring in the manner they have become all too familiar with now, with Bruno Fernandes converting yet another beautiful penalty. However, Suso equalized later in the first half and…
Lyon stunned Man City to seal their place in the UEFA Champions League semi-final. Kevin De Bruyne cancelled out Maxwel Cornet’s opener with a brilliant team goal in the 69th minute, but Moussa Dembele came off the bench to score in the 79th and 87th minutes to give Lyon a stunning 3-1 win in Lisbon.…
Anthony Martial had an exceptional game when Manchester United secured a 1-0 win over Copenhagen on Monday. While the sole goal of the fixture was netted by Bruno Fernandes in a penalty, it was the Frenchman who had the most picturesque moments with only goalkeeping heroics keeping him from netting goals. Fans were exceptionally impressed…
Man Utd had a hard and long night in Cologne in order to defeat Copenhagen in the quarter-final of the Europa League on Monday. Ace goalkeeping displays from the Danish side ensured that United’s barrage of attempts were in vain in normal time and it took extra time to settle the fixture. Victory came slim…
A long and hot night of football in Cologne came to an end as the scoreline did not do justice to the heroics on the pitch with Manchester United progressing to the semi-final of the Europa League on the back of a 1-0 win against FC Copenhagen. The Red Devils had several attempts to their…
Champions League football resumed at last and the games certainly packed all action that these months kept at bay. Two ties dominated the fixture-list with European giants dotting both the avenues. The one in Italy saw Juventus take on Lyon and England welcomed Real Madrid to try and break the deficit at Manchester City. The…
Premier League clubs have decided to scrap the five-substitutions rule in the latest meeting. Before matches were resumed, Premier League shareholders and club representatives held a meeting where a new rule was passed – every club would be allowed to name a nine-man bench with 5 substitutions allowed per team in each game. This was…
Manchester United have booked a spot against FC Copenhagen in Germany for the quarter-finals of the Europa League on Monday. That they would do so was a given as the 5-0 aggregate against LASK prior to Wednesday’s Old Trafford tryst was convincing enough. However, the performance put up by an altered lineup on the night…
A predictable evening ended up with a slim win for Manchester United as they beat LASK 2-1 at Old Trafford. A very poor spell of football from the home side saw the away team take the lead with Philipp Wiesinger’s impressive strike. Just over 90 seconds following that goal, Jesse Lingard made the best out…
The 2019/20 campaign of the Premier League has finally come to its long-awaited conclusion in a grand gameweek with matches featuring every single team. English football suffered a lot of turmoil brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic but the clubs and players have persevered through it to end the season this week. There were at…
The full Premier League table is here and Manchester United are in third place. This is not the result that many would have expected or even bet upon given how poorly the club were faring at one point in the campaign, let alone the complacency that appeared to have set in towards the end of…
Manchester United secured Champions League football in an eased manner away to Leicester City as the final scoreline stood 2-0. The thriller that was anticipated from the two top-four hopefuls didn’t materialize in goals as United’s opener came via a Bruno Fernandes penalty and their winner was cemented by Jesse Lingard in the eighth minute…
Premier League officials have confirmed the date for the start of the 2020/21 campaign. The world had been tossed into a lot of disarrays following the sudden changes brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. For global football, the 2019/20 season had to be suspended for a significant period of time, causing the conclusion to be…
West Ham United did an impressive job in holding Man United to a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Wednesday. The Hammers took the lead early on courtesy of a Paul Pogba handball, as the penalty ensuing was easily buried by Michail Antonio past David De Gea. The home side replied in the second-half as…
Mason Greenwood was on the scoresheet yet again as Man United drew 1-1 to West Ham at Old Trafford on Wednesday. The English teenager’s goal in the second-half was in response to Michail Antonio’s penalty late in the first-half which had put the away side momentarily ahead. The goal was Greenwood’s 17th in all competitions…
Records have become quite a feat for Cristiano Ronaldo to leap over. Right when one thinks that the Portuguese superstar cannot possibly break or create another, he goes ahead and does just that. At 35 years of age, there is not much left that the former Manchester United and Real Madrid star hasn’t accomplished already.…
Chelsea trumped Manchester United to march their way into the FA Cup final where they meet their London neighbors Arsenal. A horrid display from the Red Devils saw the game end 3-1, as Olivier Giroud and Mason Mount found their shots end up too easily at the back of the net. Harry Maguire extended his…
Surprising the fanatics, Arsenal have secured an appreciable victory over Manchester City in the semi-finals of the FA Cup competition at Wembley Stadium last night, thus advancing to the finals. Being the sole contributor to the 2-0 scoreline, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang stole the spotlight with the goals from him coming off at the 19th minute and…
Manchester United extended their incredible unbeaten run of games to 19 strong as they secured a crucial away win against Crystal Palace on Thursday. The final scoreline stood 2-0 in favor of the Red Devils and it was the in-form duo of Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial who made the net bulge. The home side…
Manchester United fans will be left in shambles after their side drew 2-2 to Southampton in a late bout of drama at Old Trafford on Monday. The Red Devils had to engineer a comeback early on as Southampton had the lead via Stuart Armstrong. It took two minutes for the home side to get back…
United secured a win away to Aston Villa on the eve of the weekend as Mason Greenwood gets on the scoresheet yet again. The Red Devils cruised past Villa in with a 3-0 scoreline and 3 points thanks to goals from Bruno Fernandes, Greenwood, and Paul Pogba. United won convincingly despite the usual VAR controversies.…
Manchester United will certainly be amazed at the brilliant run of games they have been having. Following the lockdown resumption, the Red Devils did not deter from their winning ways much at all. The opening 1-1 draw to Tottenham Hotspur ends up looking like a red herring given the exceptional form the outfit has displayed…
Manchester United certainly had yet another fruitful away game as they secured a 3-0 win against Aston Villa on Thursday night. The fixture started off a bit wobbly for the visitors who had to rely on a contentious penalty which Bruno Fernandes calmly buried in order to go ahead. Mason Greenwood made no mistake in…
Mason Greenwood has been nothing short of exceptional for Manchester United. His recent goal-scoring numbers have been such that he is realistically expected to find the back of the net every time a ball is played to him near the box. Thursday’s game against Aston Villa saw the teenager on the scoresheet yet again, continuing…
The 2019-20 campaign looked quite bleak for Paul Pogba, having started off without much impact in Man Utd’s initial fixtures. The supporters were further aggravated when the midfielder was struck down by an injury which kept him sidelined for quite a long time. Although the Frenchman appeared in a few matches as a substitute following…
Man Utd post-Bruno Fernandes have looked like a drastically different team. Prior to January, there were serious talks about Ole Gunnar Solskjær being fired, especially given the form that United had dipped into. After investing in the Portuguese midfielder during the winter transfer window, the side’s fortunes took a turn for the better, yet to…
Cristiano Ronaldo’s brilliance at the zenith of his career simply needs no more illustration. The Portuguese superstar has mostly done and achieved all that he can at his age and in the span of his multi-faceted career. Even at 35 years of age, Ronaldo still continues to function in impeccable form and is an excellent…
It was an exceptional goal-fest at Old Trafford as Manchester United battered AFC Bournemouth 5-2 on Saturday. The relegation-battling side actually opened the scoring when Junior Stanislas bested David De Gea at close range. The Red Devils took that as an incentive to set firing as Mason Greenwood equalized with a sublime strike close to…
Mason Greenwood is better than most people think and stats back that up. The Englishman added to his goal tally on Tuesday after he opened the scoring against Brighton & Hove Albion. This took Greenwood’s tally so far this season to 13 goals in all competitions, including 6 in the Premier League. Moreover, the youngster…
While Bruno Fernandes’ raw impact on Manchester United may be becoming somewhat of a broken record of talking points, there is no denying the numbers. The Portuguese star has been instrumental in bringing about this renaissance for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s United and the Brighton & Hove Albion win proves that even further. The 3-0 fixture…
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