Manchester United finally confirmed the sacking of manager Louis van Gaal two days after he lifted the FA Cup at Wembley after hours of silence on Monday during which speculation has raged over the imminent appointment of former Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho. Van Gaal had completed two years out of the three contracted years agreed […]
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Drama as super-sub Jesse Lingard’s extra-time winner sees 10-man Manchester United defeat Crystal Palace to lift the FA Cup
CRYSTAL PALACE 1, MAN UNITED 2 Ten-man Manchester United produced a remarkable fightback to defeat Crystal Palace after extra time to lift the Emirates FA Cup for the first time since 2004. And it was the Reds’ first piece of silverware since the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson whose delight as he watched in the […]
Ouch as Manchester United beat AFC Bournemouth but lose out on goal difference to their noisy neighbours for Champions League football
MAN UNITED 3, AFC BOURNEMOUTH 1 Manchester United suffered the frustration of beating AFC Bournemouth but losing out on Champions League football to neighbours City on goal difference. And it in some ways mirrored 2012 when the Reds lost the title on goal difference to their rivals from the blue half of Manchester. The Reds […]
Marcus Rashford the surprise name in Roy Hodgson’s provisional England training squad ahead of Euro 2016
Manchester United’s teenage striker Marcus Rashford has been named in England manager Roy Hodgson’s 26 man provisional training squad for Euro 2016. Rashford joins his United team mates Chris Smalling, and captain Wayne Rooney in the squad, which also contains Manchester City’s Joe Hart, Raheem Sterling, and Fabian Delph. The 18-year-old had only made his […]
Manchester United v Bournemouth fixture re-arranged
Manchester United’s abandoned fixture against AFC Bournemouth today was swiftly re-arranged for Tuesday May 17 with an 8pm kick off. The Premier League issued a statement saying: “We would like to thank Manchester United’s staff, the police and other emergency services for all their efforts today as well as rearranging the match for this coming Tuesday. […]