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Player Ratings: Manchester United 4-4 Bournemouth

Here are your player ratings from Manchester United’s 4-4 draw against Bournemouth: Starters Senne Lammens – 6 Bournemouth were clinical today. Made three good saves and two right at the end. Could’ve done better in preparation for the third goal. Diogo Dalot – 5 Played his part in another goal, and less Leny Yoro – […]

Manchester United vs Bournemouth: Live Stream, Time, & How to Watch The Match Online

Manchester United will be aiming to make it successive wins in the Premier League when they welcome Bournemouth at Old Trafford on Monday night. The Red Devils are sixth in the Premier League table, one point behind fourth-placed Crystal Palace, while the Cherries are 13th in the division on 20 points. Ruben Amorim’s side have […]

Three Points: Manchester United vs. Bournemouth

Manchester United are back in action at Old Trafford in the Premier League this evening, and are looking for their first home win since October against Brighton & Hove Albion. With the prospect of losing all three of Bryan Mbeumo, Noussair Mazraoui and Amad on the day they’re to be released for international duty, Ruben […]

NFL

Manchester United 3-3 Tottenham Hotspur: Toone and Rolfo cap three-goal comeback

Manchester United Women have still never lost to Tottenham, despite a very strong effort from the North London visitors on Sunday. The Reds came out and dominated the first half, recording 14 shots with three attempts on target, generating 1.62 xG and playing much of the half in Spurs territory. And yet, United went into […]

Why Matheus Cunha needs to bring his best vs. Bournemouth

Manchester United will be looking to achieve something on Monday that they have not done since May 20, 2023: beat Bournemouth. Since claiming a third-straight win vs. Bournemouth, United would lose 3-0 at Old Trafford before drawing 2-2 at the Vitality Stadium, followed by another humiliating 3-0 defeat at home. Their next meeting would come […]

Match Preview: Manchester United vs. Bournemouth

Manchester United face another Monday night assignment, when hosting Bournemouth in a 20:00 GMT kick-off. The Reds go into the contest in good heart after a resounding 4-1 victory over Wolverhampton Wanderers in the same time slot and will be keen to maintain a league position within the European places. After disappointing results against Everton […]

Match Preview: Manchester United Women vs. Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester United Women welcome Tottenham Hotspur to the Progress With Unity Stadium this Sunday in our next Barclays Women’s Super League assignment. It comes after a tough UEFA Women’s Champions League encounter at the same venue in the week, ending in a 3-0 loss to OL Lyonnes, although we have already confirmed a play-off to […]

AFCON Troubles Await For Man United

What goes up must come down, and that’s certainly proven to be the case with Manchester United. After a shambolic start to the campaign that saw them lose to Arsenal, Grimsby Town, Manchester City, and Brentford, United enjoyed a perfect October by beating Sunderland, Liverpool, and Brighton. November would prove to be far less auspicious, […]

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Manchester United reports 2025 financials

Manchester United released its 2025 financial report, reporting a decline in some areas compared to the previous year, as well as a net debt exceeding $1 billion, the highest since the Glazer family’s hostile takeover in 2005, during which the club absorbed the cost of loans borrowed to acquire the club. Revenue The club’s total […]

Manchester United Vibes-O-Meter: The Rollercoaster Continued MD12 through MD15

We’re back with another vibes-o-meter reading, and the recent stretch of games reminded us that it’s a fool’s errand to try and read this team’s vibes week in and week out. In the four games since our last reading, United lost a frustratingly winnable home game against a 10-men Everton side, won an unexpected match […]

Where Wolves of Hampton?

New episode of The Fergie Fledglings. Colin, Nathan and Pauly react to Manchester United’s 4-1 win over a depressingly bad Wolverhampton Wanderers team. Three points and three second-half goals to overcome a worrying first half, and Bruno Fernandes back on the scoresheet as a loud reminder of how he is still quietly one of the […]

Manchester United 2-1 West Ham United:

Manchester United Women got back into the win column on Sunday, taking down visitors West Ham after a nervy second half. Manager Marc Skinner had to shake three defeats in the last four matches, but did so thanks to a winning goal to remember. The match marked the return of No. 1 goalkeeper Phallon Tullis-Joyce, […]

Match Preview: Manchester United vs Wolves

Manchester United travel to Molineux and play Wolverhampton Wanderers in Monday night’s sole Premier League fixture. he Reds shared the points with West Ham United after a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Thursday – a disappointing result after Diogo Dalot’s opener was cancelled out by Soungoutou Magassa. The games are coming thick and fast […]

Mainoo’s Immediate Future at United Reportedly in Further Doubt

Kobbie Mainoo may renew his push to leave Manchester United on loan this January as he continues to play limited minutes under Ruben Amorim, according to a new report by The Athletic’s Laurie Whitwell and Mark Critchley. Twenty months ago, the then 19-year-old Mainoo scored the game-winning goal against Manchester City in the FA Cup […]

Manchester United 1-1 West Ham United: Reds fall short again at home

It’s just not good enough. Manchester United dropped points at Old Trafford once again on Thursday, failing to hold onto a slim lead in the second half after a slew of defensive changes by Ruben Amorim. Diogo Dalot may not have been the best right back on the pitch that evening, but he had the […]

Match Preview: Manchester United vs. West Ham United

Manchester United host West Ham United in Thursday night’s sole Premier League game. Ruben Amorim’s men are back on home turf, after Sunday’s excellent comeback victory at Crystal Palace, and looking to kick on with a busy December ahead. Another five fixtures will follow before 2025 is out and, with things so tight in terms of […]

Staff Takeaways: Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United

Nathan – I’m learning to accept this season will have more peaks and valleys than the car chase in One Battle After Another (2025) During the recent international break, I figured United were going to win or at least get a result against Everton and wrote off this match at Selhurst Park as a loss […]

Player Ratings: Manchester United 2-1 Crystal Palace

Here are your player ratings from Manchester United’s 2-1 win over Crystal Palace: Starters Senne Lammens – 6 He was solid for the most part. Has a good penalty record, but didn’t go the right way with either attempt. Diogo Dalot – 5 Mostly in the XI for his throw-ins by the looks of things. […]

Crystal Palace 1-2 Manchester United: Road Reds wrestle back in second half

Manchester United completed a second-half comeback on the road in London on Sunday, securing a win for the first time in three matches thanks to a pair of set-piece goals in a 2-1 victory at Crystal Palace. Ruben Amorim’s team was slow out of the gates and fell 1-0 behind despite their hosts looking similarly […]

Crystal Palace vs. Manchester United: Live Stream, Time, & How to Watch The Match Online

Both Crystal Palace and Manchester United have recent mistakes to rectify in Sunday afternoon’s fascinating Premier League showdown at Selhurst Park. The Eagles’ unbeaten streak came to an end in Thursday’s 2-1 Conference League loss to Strasbourg, three days after the Red Devils’ embarrassing 1-0 home reverse to Everton. The Red Devils are only just […]

United risk familiar transfer defeat to rivals in midfield

This summer, Manchester United seemed pretty set on buying some new forwards, and that’s exactly what they did. Matheus Cunha and Bryan Mbeumo were the top targets for the wide forward areas in manager Ruben Amorim’s setup, and those deals went through without too much trouble, but the journey to signing a striker took several […]

Predicted XI: Crystal Palace vs. Manchester United

After squandering an opportunity to potentially go up to fourth in the league standings, Manchester United will aim to return to winning ways when they meet Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park. Ruben Amorim’s longest unbeaten run since taking charge of Man United came to a crashing end as his men failed to provide an answer […]