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Mitchell van der Gaag Q&A

It has been just under two years since Mitchell van der Gaag walked away from his role as Manchester United’s assistant coach. Fast-forward to today, and he’s now looking for a new chapter after a brief spell as FC Zürich’s manager. Born in Zutphen, a small Dutch town located near the German border, Mitchell is […]

Staff Takeaways: Bournemouth 2-2 Manchester United

Take the Point – Suwaid United were quite unfortunate not to get all three points yesterday. Bournemouth – never ones to sit back – left themselves quite open, but United didn’t take advantage in the first half. The second half was more even before inconsistent refereeing took centre stage, and as frustrating as that was, United […]

Bournemouth vs. Manchester United: Live stream, Time & How to watch

Bournemouth will welcome Manchester United to the Vitality Stadium on Friday night for a matchday 31 clash in the Premier League. The Cherries are looking to extend a 10-game unbeaten run in the league, while the Red Devils resume their fight to finish in the Champions League places. Man Utd appear to have turned a […]

Three Points: Bournemouth vs. Manchester United

Manchester United will look to start another winning run at Bournemouth on Friday after a big 3-1 rebound win against Aston Villa at Old Trafford last weekend. Interim boss Michael Carrick has guided the side to a stellar run of form at home, but a draw and a defeat in the last three road matches […]

The Significance of the Win Against Villa 

United lined up against Newcastle United over a week ago as though they were a strong side playing against a decent mid-table side. Of course, anyone who has closely followed United will know of United’s dismal record against Newcastle United in recent years, especially at St. James’ Park. Michael Carrick would’ve known this going into […]

Match Preview: Bournemouth vs Manchester United

Manchester United will be hoping to build on the weekend’s win over Aston Villa, when we play away to Bournemouth in the Premier League on Friday night. The 20:00 GMT kick-off at the Vitality Stadium comes on the back of Sunday’s 3-1 victory at home to Aston Villa, and is our final game before the March international […]

Manchester United Women cede WSL ground to Chelsea with draw at West Ham

Just a few days on from a humbling 2-0 defeat in the League Cup Final, Manchester United Women may be letting the Blues beat them for the second time in a week. It’s now three matches without a win for Marc Skinner’s side, and a second shutout in a row, as Chelsea jumped above the […]

Lisandro Martinez and Matthijs De Ligt still working back from injury

Manchester United will again be without center backs Lisandro Martinez and Matthijs De Ligt this week. There has been little update on the latter as he makes his way back from injury, and weekly anticipation for the former with no sighting yet. Martinez has not made an appearance for United since going down ahead of […]

Carrick’s Reds, and the importance of Case and Bruno

New episode of The Fergie Fledglings!Colin and Pauly recap a 3-1 win for Manchester United in a top four six-pointer against Aston Villa at Old Trafford, featuring another second-half romp, key performances from Bruno Fernandes and Casemiro, a Sesko goal off the bench and more.They look at the club’s task in replacing one, if not […]

Fans and players voice support for Casemiro to stay, but club stand their ground

Manchester United’s employment of Casemiro continues to pay off. The Brazilian midfielder has become an exciting goalscoring option on set-pieces in his time as a Red, and showcased his abilities for the second game in a row with a near-post header to open the scoring against Aston Vill at Old Trafford on Sunday. It was […]

Tactical Analysis: How Manchester United are using one game a week to their advantage

You might already be aware of this – but just in case you’re not – Manchester United are not playing European football this season. In fact they’re not playing any football outside of the Premier League, leaving their calendars quite bare. While many of United’s rivals are dealing with cup matches and midweek European fixtures, […]

Player Ratings: Manchester United 3-1 Aston Villa

Here are your player ratings from Manchester United’s 3-1 win against Aston Villa: Starters Senne Lammens – 6 Got wrong-footed on the goal and made a top save. Diogo Dalot – 6 Solid defensively, but could’ve done better when he got into the forward areas. Harry Maguire – 6 Led the backline well. Unfortunate not […]

Manchester United vs. Aston Villa: Live stream, Time & How to watch

Third-place Manchester United host fourth-place Aston Villa this Sunday, this game is an important clash in terms of the battle for UEFA Champions League football next season, as we currently occupy third place on goal difference, and our opponents are just behind, in fourth. A United win would see us solidify our current berth, but […]

Match Preview: Chelsea vs. Manchester United Women

Manchester United play in the Subway Women’s League Cup final for the first time on Sunday, with holders Chelsea the team we’re looking to beat to the trophy. Marc Skinner’s Reds will make the trip to Bristol City’s Ashton Gate Stadium aiming to join the Blues, Arsenal and Manchester City on an exclusive list of […]

Match preview: United v Aston Villa

Manchester United return to Premier League action this Sunday, with the visit of Aston Villa to Old Trafford.It concludes an extended 11-day break for the Reds, following our late loss last time out against Newcastle United. Michael Carrick will be looking to lead his side back to winning ways against a side we enter the […]

Can United continue stellar home form against Villa?

All across the Premier League, you’ll find a number of teams juggling multiple competitions at the same time. League leaders Arsenal are chasing a quadruple under Mikel Arteta, with the Gunners set to take on Manchester City in the EFL Cup Final before traveling to Southampton in the FA Cup quarterfinal. Before that, though, they’ll […]

Manchester United, Liverpool push for removal of offensive AI posts on Twitter/X

Rivals became allies over the last week as Manchester United and Liverpool both put the pressure on Elon Musk’s social media AI tool known as “Grok” on the site “X,” also known as the site that you go to when you put in Twitter dot com. The American artificial intelligence company has made news recently […]

Tactical Analysis: The Starting XI puzzle

The average football fan might think that picking a starting XI is one of the more straightforward parts of a manager’s job. Scour over the list of available players, pick the best ones, put them as close to their best position as possible, and done. Maybe you’ll make a change or two depending on the […]

Player Ratings: Manchester United 1-2 Newcastle United

Here are your player ratings from Manchester United’s 1-2 loss against Newcastle United Starters Senne Lammens – 6 Couldn’t do much about either goal. Noussair Mazraoui – 5 Was fine for the most part, but defensively but didn’t offer much going forward. Harry Maguire – 5 Couldn’t do too much on the second goal, but […]

Newcastle United vs Manchester United: Live stream, Time & How to watch

Manchester United make the trip to St James’ Park to face Newcastle United on Wednesday evening looking to strengthen their hold of third place in the Premier League table. Meanwhile, the Magpies welcome the Red Devils to the North-East eager to improve on a run of five defeats in six top-flight fixtures. With a remarkable […]

Match Preview: Newcastle vs. Manchester United

Manchester United travel to Newcastle United looking to keep their stunning run under Michael Carrick going as they look to cement their position in the top three, Meanwhile their hosts will look to arrest an alarming slide that has seen them win just one of their last five league matches (and lose the other four), […]

Tactical Analysis: Attacking freedom can be clunky, but effective

Less than eight weeks ago Manchester United were sixth in the Premier League table. They were four points away from being 14th and 11 points off the top three with matches against the league’s top two sides looming. Fast forward to the first week of March and Manchester United are now third in the league […]