MK DONS 4, MANCHESTER UNITED 0 (CAPITAL ONE CUP, ROUND TWO) UNITED MAKE TEN CHANGES; DE GEA, ANDERSON, EVANS, KAGAWA, HERNANDEZ AND WELBECK START; LOUIS VAN GAAL ‘NOT SHOCKED’ AT RESULT MK Dons took full advantage of a weakened Manchester United side to thrash them at the first attempt and dump them out of the Capital One […]
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Manchester United shatter British transfer record to land Angel Di Maria
Manchester United is delighted to announce that Ángel Di María has completed his transfer for a British record fee of £59.7m on a five-year contract. Di María, 26, began his career at one of the most prolific youth academies in Argentine football, Rosario Central. In 2007 he moved to Europe to play for Portuguese club, […]
We must improve – Manchester United’s Louis van Gaal
SUNDERLAND 1, MAN UNITED 1 Manchester United’s performance at Sunderland reinforced new manager Louis van Gaal’s earlier prophecy that it will take a “miracle” for his side to win the Barclays Premier League title. The Reds were distinctly ordinary for the second successive week against opponents who won’t be featuring in the quest for […]
Manchester United sign Argentine defender Marcos Rojo
Manchester United is delighted to announce the signing of defender Marcos Rojo from Sporting Lisbon on a five-year contract for a fee of €20m, with Nani joining the Portuguese club on a season-long loan. The 24-year-old defender joined Sporting from Spartak Moscow, having started his career at his home town team of Estudiantes de la […]
Dutch disappointment for van Gaal as Manchester United lose opener
MANCHESTER UNITED 1, SWANSEA CITY 2 It was a terrible start for new manager Louis van Gaal who expressed his “disappointment” as Manchester United lost at home on the opening day of the season for the first time since 1972. Swansea City recorded their first-ever league win at Old Trafford on a day when Dutchman […]