MAN UNITED 4, LEICESTER CITY 1 After three straight defeats, this was the perfect riposte from Manchester United as they recorded an emphatic victory against reigning Premier League champions Leicester City at Old Trafford. If the pressure was on the Reds, it didn’t show as they made an electrifying start in which they scored all […]
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Manchester United’s lucky breaks earn win at Bournemouth
BOURNEMOUTH 1, MANCHESTER UNITED 3 Juan Mata pounces on deflected clearance by Artur Boric (40 mins) Wayne Rooney’s header (his 247th goal for Manchester United) from deflected Anthony Martial shot extends the lead (59 mins) Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores third with a low second half finish (64 mins) Adam Smith with consolation goal for Bournemouth (69 […]
Manchester United win the Community Shield with Jose Mourinho at the helm
Leicester City 1, Man Utd 2 Jose Mourinho’s wins his first trophy as Manchester United manager – the Community Shield Jesse Lingard opens the scoring, but United are pegged back by Jamie Vardy’s equaliser Zlatan Ibrahimovic starts and scores the late winner Juan Mata comes on as substitute, but is taken off with less than a […]
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 […]
Manchester United’s Champions League hopes still alive after late strike by Juan Mata hits Norwich City survival hopes
NORWICH CITY 0, MANCHESTER UNITED 1 For long stretches of this game Manchester United suffered from a lack of cutting edge until Wayne Rooney capitalised on a Norwich mistake to put Juan Mata through for a crucial goal, his ninth of the season, in the 72nd minute. The goal was somewhat undeserved but victory put […]