When it comes to their next full-time manager, United really need to make a ‘head’ rather than ‘heart’ decisionI’ve been intrigued to see the reaction to Manchester United’s win against Spurs at the weekend, with lots of supporters and pundits already …
• Portuguese says his next job will be in ‘top-level football’• ‘People don’t know what is going on behind the scenes’José Mourinho has rejected criticism of his time at Manchester United, amid reports of player unrest and a fallout with Paul Pogba.Spe…
• ‘It is a pleasure to play again. Now I am always smiling’• Jesse Lingard urges David de Gea to stay at Old TraffordPaul Pogba has paid tribute to Ole Gunnar Solskjær for bringing the sunshine back to his life at Manchester United. “Before the coach a…
Victory over Spurs not only extended the Norwegian’s perfect start as Manchester United’s caretaker manager but also demonstrated his ability to do the job long-termHe could smile, be gracious, look pleased to be there and deliver the letter U in a ple…
Mauricio Pochettino has admitted he is ‘worried’ about the extent of Harry Kane’s ankle injury, which the striker suffered during Tottenham’s 1-0 defeat to Manchester United at Wembley.The England captain was injured at the end of the match after being…
Manchester United’s win over Spurs gave us a glimpse of that babyfaced tactical brain and a demonstration of the gifts of his genius-level lime green octopus of a goalkeeperNo doubt someone somewhere will bring up Napoleon’s line about a good general b…
Ole Gunnar Solskjær lauded David de Gea after a breathtaking display at Tottenham that underlined to the Manchester United caretaker manager that he has the ‘best goalkeeper in the world’. Marcus Rashford’s sublime first-half s…
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• Goalkeeper crucial in Manchester United’s 1-0 win over Spurs• ‘The players are playing well and the team is very strong now’David de Gea said the Premier League was now seeing “the real Manchester United” after they won 1-0 at Tottenham to extend Ole…
Both sides had their moments but David de Gea was the outstanding player on show in United’s victoryHugo Lloris Fingertips could not repel Rashford’s winner and had his hands full keeping out a series of efforts. 6 Continue reading…
Contrary to some of the pre-match hype, this result will not decide anything for certain with regard to who succeeds José Mourinho on a permanent basis at Manchester United in the summer. Mauricio Pochettino and Tottenham lost so it is curtains for the…
Contrary to some of the pre-match hype, this result will not decide anything for certain with regard to who succeeds José Mourinho on a permanent basis at Manchester United in the summer. Mauricio Pochettino and Tottenham lost so it is curtains for the…
Minute-by-minute updates from the 4.30pm kick-offHarry Kane: ‘Anything is possible in football. Look at 1999’Send your emails to Ben here or tweet him @benfisherj 5.10pm GMT 39 min: Sissoko is intent on running it off. Let’s see. 5.09pm GMT 38 min: Ah!…
Manchester United’s caretaker manager has won his first five games, but the Tottenham side honed by his possible successor represents a step up in class“It’s not about me, it’s not about him,” Ole Gunnar Solskjær says, dismissing the notion that his si…
With two contenders for the permanent job at Old Trafford meeting at Wembley on Sunday, we look at who has the stronger squad at his disposalOne area where Manchester United are probably stronger. Both David de Gea and Hugo Lloris are excellent goalkee…
Tottenham looked jaded in their Carabao Cup semi-final against Chelsea, while Manchester United ought to be refreshed after their training break in Dubai. Yet Mauricio Pochettino could be encouraged at how his team still toughed out a 1-0 win. It was a…
The Spurs manager is a target for Manchester United but Daniel Levy would oppose any move with iron fists It was the moment that enshrined Ole Gunnar Solskjær into Manchester United legend. David Beckham’s corner, Teddy Sheringham’s flick and, well, yo…
Fans give their views on Ole Gunnar Solskjær, Mauricio Pochettino and who they want as long-term manager at Old TraffordI would love to see Ole Gunnar Solskjær kept on as permanent manager with an experienced team of coaches. The positivity he has brou…
The Norwegian’s man-management at Manchester United has been top class – but the game against Tottenham will show whether he has the tactical nous to beat the bestNobody realistically doubts that Manchester United’s game against Tottenham on Sunday rep…
Liverpool have a defensive dilemma, Spurs could struggle in midfield against Paul Pogba and United, while Rafael Benítez is unlikely to go on the attack at Stamford BridgeMousa Dembélé’s impending move to Beijing Guoan is a reminder of Tottenham’s lack…
