Goals galore, derby day, farewell Europe. 2011-2012 Season Review (part 1)
We had left at Wembley on a balmy night in May, humbled and outclassed by Barcelona’s spider-web of exquisite passes and touches, we reunited with them at the same venue barely more than two months later, on a sunny August afternoon for the most unfr...
Bayern and United to fight for Baines, Hazard is a blue and Pogba says goodbye
With four days left until Sunday’s title decider, Fleet Street has taken its eyes off the title race for a day and concentrated them on the transfer gossip. United fans might wish to look away now as the news aren’t exactly exciting. Let...
United go Scottish with new kit
The title might have slipped through United’s fingers, the strategy regarding this summer’s transfers might still be unknown (and it will, perhaps, remain so for a few months) but at least United have their new kit for the 2012-2013 season....
United’s slim title hopes hanging by a thread.
Manchester United waved goodbye to Old Trafford for this season with a comfortable 2-0 over Swansea. Goals from Paul Scholes and Ashley Young secured three points for the Reds, meaning that the title will now be decided on the last game of the season. ...
Ten minutes of madness, a summer of regrets?
With the FA Cup circus rolling into town, Fleet Street hacks have a lot on their hands today, but with a potentially crucial – one way or the other – day in the Premier League tomorrow, there’s plenty to read regarding Manchester Unit...
Valencia’s flying April not enough for stuttering United – Player of the Month April 2012
April is considered by many to be the craziest month of the year as the weather is unstable and subject to swift and sudden changes. Unfortunately for Manchester United, this year madness characterized April not just in meteorological terms, but also...
United have unwanted Kompany at the top of the table.
A Vincent Kompany header saw city drawing level with United, as Mancini’s side went ahead on goal difference With Fortyfive minutes played, Kompany rose above Chris Smalling to head home the winner,leaving United chasing shadows in the second hal...
Derby view of a glory hunter
Lets start this with the admission that under current football fanatical thinking – “I am a Glory Hunting B…………!” I started supporting United in 1979, despite being from Walsall and a happy midlander born and bred. My local team was Walsa...
Pep’s the best? Not quite.
Following Guardiola’s decision to step down, and the knee-jerk reaction from a large section of the media, I decided it was time to bring down the myth about Guardiola being the greatest manager in the world. As we know, a Gowan-born lad has been...
United feel the blues as Everton blow the title race wide open
Manchester United threw away a 2-goal lead against Everton as they dropped two – potentially – crucial points in the title race, in an extraordinary game likely to have a much bigger importance than expected. With City winning away at Wolve...
Diving not a Young issue for the Premier League
Yesterday was supposed to be a glorious mid-April afternoon of football, as fans across the country focused their attention to Old Trafford and Wembley, with Manchester United looking to restore their gap at the top of the table and Spurs and Chelsea p...
All too easy four United against sorry Villa
Manchester United restored their 5-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 4-0 win over Aston Villa courtesy of two goals from Wayne Rooney and one apiece from Danny Welbeck and Nani. Much like in their game against QPR, a controversial pena...
