The Guardian is reporting that Porto defender Eliaquim Mangala would rather move to Manchester United than Manchester City. The 23-year-old French international has been strongly linked with a £35 million move to the Premier League this summer. Media reports suggested that Manchester City had made the Porto ace their No.1 transfer target, however it now […]
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Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney dismissed Paul Scholes’ criticism on Thursday, saying he is ‘not interested’ in his former team-mate’s comments. Scholes, who was part of Ryan Giggs coaching staff at the end of the season, wondered in a recent interview whether we have seen the best of Rooney, whether he will ever get back […]
Barcelona and Spain defender Gerard Pique has criticised the club for not being appreciative enough of his team-mate Cesc Fabregas. The 27-year-old midfielder has won the La Liga and the Copa del Rey titles at Barca, but he has “failed” in that he is not Xavi, the player he was expected to replace. As a […]
What is it with former Manchester United midfielders hammering current players in the press? For years former United captain Roy Keane has taken potshots at United players, while today’s newspapers all carry some hard hitting comments from Paul Scholes about striker Wayne Rooney and executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward. What makes Scholes comments so interesting is that […]
The Daily Express and ESPN are reporting that Manchester United and Bayern Munich have agreed on a deal for midfielder Toni Kroos. The breakthrough appears to have been United’s agreement to pay the transfer fee in full to Bayern. The Luke Shaw deal is also completed and we are just waiting on the official announcement […]
As expected Manchester United have named Dutch national team coach Louis van Gaal at the club’s new manager. United legend Ryan Giggs has been named as van Gaal’s assistant. The Dutchman, who has won titles with Ajax, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and AZ Alkmaar, will take charge at Old Trafford after leading the Netherlands at this […]
On a conference call with investors on Thursday, Manchester United executive vice chairman Ed Woodward put the cost of the missing out on Champions League football at around £30m. Add in the payoff to former manager David Moyes of “single digit millions” and the true cost of the failed Moyes era will be close to […]
As the class of 1992 era at Old Trafford comes to an end with the impending arrival of Dutch boss Louis van Gaal, England Under-19 forward James Wilson served notice that the conveyor belt of young talent at old Trafford will still continuing as he sccored twice on his debut as Manchester United beat Hull […]
It could go down as one of the all-time great bottling jobs in Premier League history as Liverpool have apparently giving away the title after throwing away a three-goal at Crystal Palace on Monday. With title rivals Manchester City winning at Everton on Saturday, the pressure was on Brendan Rodgers and his side to pick […]