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Leeds United vs. Manchester United: Live stream, Time & How to watch
Manchester United return to Premier League action on Sunday afternoon as we travel to West Yorkshire to take on rivals Leeds United. Although the atmosphere at Elland Road will no doubt be hostile, the Reds are unbeaten in our last seven visits there, the most recent being a 1-1 draw in January earlier this year. […]
Three Points: Manchester United at Leeds United
Three points for Manchester United ahead of a big battle for three points at Elland Road on Sunday. Defensive Organisation United have been easy to play through all season. It wouldn’t come as a surprise if Michael Carrick switches to a low block against an in-form Leeds side. The other option is to switch from […]
Match Preview: Leeds United vs Manchester United
Leeds United host bitter rivals Manchester United at Elland Road for Matchweek 7 of the 2026/27 Premier League campaign. With electric hostility expected in West Yorkshire, both sides aim to bounce back from recent setbacks and claim essential points in one of English football’s most intense historic rivalries. Leeds seek to capitalise on home support […]
Lisandro Martinez’s Gamble Will Define the Season
Lisandro Martinez’s post-match interview was among a series of statements from United’s senior players in recent months that highlight the same issue: the club’s lack of urgency. Luke Shaw, Harry Maguire, and Bruno Fernandes hinted at it this summer, and Casemiro had alluded to the same after his first season. Even Marcus Rashford’s move to […]
Opinion: Martínez Is Right About Manchester United, But What’s His Endgame?
I have absolutely no problem with what Lisandro Martínez said following Manchester United’s embarrassing 2-0 defeat to Atlético Madrid. In fact, I applaud him for having the guts to say it publicly. He’s right about the lack of ambition, the questionable recruitment, and the failure of those running the club to give Michael Carrick the […]
Lisandro Martinez calls out club leadership in post-match interview
Well, at least the docuseries should be good. Manchester United defender Lisandro Martinez gave the fans something to hold onto after a frustrating 2-0 defeat on the road at Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. He gave an honest and insightful assessment of the club’s slow summer transfer window ahead of a season in which the club […]
Player Ratings: Atletico Madrid 2-0 Manchester United
Player ratings from Manchester United’s 2-0 loss to Atletico Madrid in the Champions League League Phase. Senne Lammens – 4 Not particularly at fault for either goal but ultimately didn’t do enough. Diogo Dalot – 3 Continues to have his positioning exposed out of possession. Provides composure on the ball in the first two thirds […]
Atletico Madrid 2-0 Manchester United: Winless skid continues with frustrating loss in Europe
Manchester United’s UEFA Champions League campaign took a hit on Tuesday with a loss in Spain to Atletico Madrid. The match got off to a fast start, but not for the Reds. Atletico were able to build quickly in the opening minute, taking over possession deep and narrowly avoiding a turnover to Carlos Baleba on […]
Atletico Madrid vs Manchester United: Live stream, Time & How to watch
Desperate for a positive spark to reinvigorate their season, struggling Manchester United will travel to face in-form Atletico Madrid at the Metropolitano Stadium on Tuesday for matchday two of the Champions League’s league phase. Los Rojiblancos are eyeing a fifth win on the bounce in midweek, while the Red Devils are looking for their first […]
Champions League Match Preview: Atletico de Madrid vs. Manchester United
Manchester United are back in UEFA Champions League action on Tuesday evening as we travel to face Spanish giants Atletico de Madrid. The Reds have in store a first European away game in this competition in almost three years, when we drew against Galatasaray in November 2023. And it is an in-form Atleti side that […]
Manchester United 1-1 Tottenham Hotspur: Reds squander goal and man advantage
Manchester United returned to Premier League action on Saturday against Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford. It was a good opportunity to get the season back on track, but Michael Carrick’s side couldn’t get over the line in yet another draw. The first half was one way traffic for nearly a half hour with Tottenham pinning […]
Manchester United vs Tottenham Hotspur: Live stream, Time & How to watch
Premier League basement club Tottenham Hotspur will endeavour to end their winless streak when they travel to Old Trafford to face another bottom-half club in Manchester United on Saturday evening. These two teams butt heads eight months on from the Red Devils securing a 2-0 home win over Spurs, courtesy of goals from Bryan Mbeumo […]
Match Preview: Manchester United vs. Tottenham
Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur both probably needed a long Premier League break to reflect on what’s not worked so far. In short, almost everything. Since a 5-2 win against Ipswich, United are winless in four domestic matches, a sequence that includes an EFL Cup defeat to Brighton. A home defeat against 10-man Manchester City […]
Tactical Analysis: Youri Tielemans giveth and Youri Tielemans taketh
In the winter of 2019 Paul Pogba was in the form of his life. Manchester United had won 14 of 17 matches with the Frenchman at the forefront of it all. That March he went away on international duty where he started flirting with a potential move to Real Madrid. Pogba would end up staying, […]
Eva Olid’s focus on building confidence from back to front
Manchester United Women head into the international break with a bit more confidence and a few more points than some fans might have expected after the two early losses to start the season. New manager Eva Olid inherited a squad in a bit of turmoil after summer departures from both the team and former manager, […]
Our new app launched one month ago today
A month ago we announced the release of our new app, which you can find here or by searching SB Nation in your neighborhood app store. Quite a few of you have downloaded it over the past month and have been using it. The goal with this app was to make it easier to join […]
Three Reasons to Keep The Faith
It’s been a tough start to the season for Manchester United. Here are three reasons why I’m keeping the faith and not jumping overboard just yet. Kobbie Mainoo The United midfielder has made a massive leap, and the data backs it up. When Kobbie Mainoo first broke through, we knew he was a talent: he […]
Manchester United Women stay perfect in League Cup win at Durham
Eva Olid’s Manchester United Women’s team has three wins in a row after a 5-1 victory against Durham on Wednesday in the Women’s League Cup group stage. The team showed off its potential to find the net in a 10-1 win to start the cup campaign last week and further padded the goal advantage in […]
Manchester United cannot afford to stall Leny Yoro’s development
Leny Yoro just earned his first career call-up to the France international senior team for the group stage of UEFA Nations League. Head coach Zinedine Zidane sees something in him, enough to name him to the squad of one of international football’s most formidable sides. Manchester United manager Michael Carrick may not see eye-to-eye with […]
Manchester United should re-evaluate Chief Executive Omar Berrada
The ongoing story regarding Manchester City and the 114 financial breaches has a couple of side plots that involve cross-town rivals Manchester United, including the shared history of one particular executive. Current United CEO Omar Berrada was part of the Manchester City hierarchy for more than a decade, a time which overlapped with the majority […]
Bruno Fernandes struggling to deliver at United
It has been four months since Bruno Fernandes made history, scoring and assisting on the final day of the season vs. Brighton & Hove Albion and surpassing Thierry Henry and Kevin de Bruyne for the most assists (21) in a single Premier League season. It was enough to see him win a cluster of individual […]
What More Can We Learn About Michael Carrick?
Michael Carrick’s seen a lot, and we’ve seen a lot of him. He played with and against some top players for the three clubs he represented and his national team; he was managed by some of the best the game has ever seen; he has gone through the highs and lows of management with Middlesbrough; […]
Manchester United Women achieve first WSL victory under Eva Olid
Manchester United Women are on the board for the 2026/27 Women’s Super League season after a 2-1 victory over West Ham United on Sunday. The win gives United four points in four matches to start the new campaign, but more importantly the first league victory under new manager Eva Olid. The Reds went with a […]
Manchester United could pursue compensation for damages claim against Manchester City
The Blue half of Manchester was rocked with a report by David Ornstein on Friday that the club was found guilty by the Premier League on all but one of the 115 charges of financial breaches. The long process that began with leaked emails appears set to lead to historic ramifications finally after decades of […]
Manchester United sign youth midfielders Karim Cassim and Isaac Konde
Manchester United made a new signing for the academy on Thursday. The highly-rated young midfielder Karim Cassim is now a Red after signing with United. He made the move across town after leaving Manchester City, where he helped the Blues defeat United in the FA Youth Cup Final last season. Cassim, 17, is also experienced […]
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