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Manchester United Women through to League Cup semis

It was another weekend of coming from behind against Spurs for Manchester United Women, and this time they finished the job. The Reds faced Tottenham in the Barclays Women’s Super League Cup on Sunday, and overcame an early goal in a 2-1 comeback win to advance to the semifinal stage of the competition. Drew Spence […]

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

Sunday’s sole Premier League fixture is a particularly mouthwatering one, as title contenders Aston Villa and top-four outsiders Manchester United collide in the West Midlands. The Lions are seeking a terrific 10th straight victory across all competitions this weekend, while the Red Devils endeavour to stretch their respectable unbeaten run to five games in the top flight. Man United […]

Three Points: Aston Villa vs. Manchester United

Manchester United are on the road this week, looking for a third away win in a row against third-place Aston Villa on Sunday. Here’s three things to keep track of on the search for three points. Right flank  With no Amad Diallo and Bryan Mbeumo, the right flank will be the biggest question mark ahead […]

Match Preview: Aston Villa vs. Manchester United

Manchester United’s final Premier League outing before Christmas is a trip to face an Aston Villa side on an impressive winning run. The Midlanders made it nine victories in a row, in all competitions, by coming from behind to beat West Ham United 3-2 last weekend. Unai Emery’s side have powered up to third in […]

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Match Preview: Manchester United Women host Tottenham Hotspur

Manchester United Women host Tottenham Hotspur in Sunday’s League Cup quarter-final, in what is our last game of 2025. It’s a repeat of last weekend’s thrilling WSL encounter, which ended in a 3-3 draw with the Reds scoring three times in the final 20 minutes. Marc Skinner’s side then overcame Juventus, 1-0, in Turin, to […]

Team News and Form: Aston Villa vs. Manchester United

Manchester United travel to Birmingham this weekend to lock horns against a high-flying Aston Villa outfit. Aston Villa come into this match on the back of a 3-2 victory over West Ham in their previous match. The Hamerers opened the scoring in the very first minute of the game through Mateus Fernandes. Unai Emery’s men […]

Bournemouth Bonanza

New episode of The Fergie Fledglings! Colin and Nathan recap a wild Premier League meeting with Bournemouth on Monday. Manchester United twice led in an eventual 4-4 draw at Old Trafford, featuring a lot of good and bad for both sides involved.As always, thank you for listening and we appreciate your patronage. Be sure to […]

Manchester United draw Atletico in UWCL Playoff

Manchester United Women are through to the next round of the UEFA Women’s Champions League, drawing Atletico Madrid in the playoff round of the tournament. The Reds already took down Atletico earlier in the group phase, taking all three points home after holding on with just 10 players after a red card. It came as […]

Why United Should Be Doing Everything to Sign Semenyo

The January transfer window is just a few weeks away, and one team that is in desperate need of a mid-season reinforcement is Manchester United. They need a player who can help them compete for the Champions League positions and deliver week in week out. They don’t need a rookie who’s learning on the job; […]

Tactical Analysis: Fluid formation amid the chaos

It’s amazing what one report can do. Prior to Monday’s match against Bournemouth The Athletic released a report stating that Ruben Amorim was thinking of changing Manchester United’s formation from a back three to a back four. “The trip to Molineux (a week prior) would go ahead with the usual system but after that changes […]

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Staff Takeaways: Manchester United 4-4 Bournemouth

Colin – Mainoo is built for the chaos, but not for defending it Ruben Amorim has faced a hail of questions about the inclusion of Kobbie Mainoo in his plans for much of this season, and rightfully so. The young midfielder quickly broke into the first team under Erik ten Hag and looked like a […]

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 […]

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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 […]