It will be extremely difficult to get him Manchester United are looking for a new manager. On Tuesday morning, they finally took the decision to sack Jose Mourinho, ending his tenure after two and a half years. United are experiencing their worst start to a season in 28 years. Yes, even worse than David Moyes’ […]

7 years ago

“Someone steeped in Man United history” Manchester United are looking for a new manager. On Tuesday morning, they finally took the decision to remove Jose Mourinho from his post after the club’s worst start to the season in 28-years. United have the largest wage-bill in the Premier League but are currently languishing in sixth-place, 19 […]

7 years ago

Jose Mourinho has left Manchester United The Portuguese coach was sacked by the club after two and a half years in the job. Mourinho’s reign became increasingly difficult and the club appears unlikely to finish in the top four this season. The 3-1 defeat to Liverpool on Sunday appears to have been the final straw […]

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The club made the announcement on Tuesday morning Jose Mourinho has left Manchester United. The Portuguese coach was made manager in May 2016. The club made the announcement in a brief statement, which reads: “Manchester United announces that manager Jose Mourinho has left the club with immediate effect. The club would like to thank Jose […]

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Liverpool 3 Manchester United 1 Here’s how we rated the players: Liverpool Alisson – 4 Alisson dropped a howler for Jesse Lingard’s goal when Liverpool were in complete control of the game. Otherwise, he wasn’t really tested. Nathaniel Clyne – 5 Liverpool’s third-choice, or possibly fourth-choice, right-back looked off the pace. His passing was often […]

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“It’s no big deal, he’s left United before.” Roy Keane had a lot to say about his old team on Sunday evening. Manchester United fell to a 3-1 defeat away to Liverpool in a game where they were desperately unambitious. Xherdan Shaqiri (2) and Sadio Mane got the goals for Liverpool. If Alisson had not dropped […]

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This should be interesting. Roy Keane is set to make an appearance as a pundit on Sky Sports this weekend. The former Manchester United captain will be in the Sky studio for coverage of Liverpool’s game against United, and Arsenal’s match against Southampton. Keane will join Sky Sports regulars Graeme Souness, Jamie Carragher and Gary […]

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“The game plan was to win,” said Juan Mata Manchester United played out another 90 minutes of misery on Wednesday night. Jose Mourinho’s side fell to a 2-1 defeat away to Valencia in their final Champions League tie of the group stage. Carlos Soler opened the scoring in the first half before Phil Jones had […]

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Liverpool have reached the last-16 of the Champions League Jurgen Klopp’s side went into Tuesday’s match against Napoli knowing they needed a win to advance to the knockout stages of the competition, and they didn’t disappoint. Mohamed Salah’s first-half goal was enough to see off the Italian side in a surprisingly comfortable game for the […]

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“Ultimately we could have been so much better if people had listened.” Manchester United’s recruitment has been generally poor in recent seasons. From Angel di Maria to Alexis Sanchez, the club have managed to botch most of their big-money deals, while Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku are, at best, qualified successes. It’s difficult to argue […]

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“We’ve just done everything wrong again.” Steven Gerrard watched his side play out a draw against the team at the bottom of the table, and he wasn’t happy. In fact, he was furious and offered a scathing assessment of his players following the final whistle. Rangers failed to beat Dundee on Sunday afternoon, drawing the […]

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Jose Mourinho wants a new central defender, but it won’t be cheap. Manchester United appear to be in the market again for a new defender. The club failed to land a centre-half during the summer – much to Mourinho’s annoyance – but could be forced to spend big in January. According to Duncan Castles, writing […]

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One or two could catch you out. Since the start of the Premier League in the 1992/93 season, 13 footballers have made 500 appearances or more in the English top flight. Can you name these players? You have five minutes to try. To make it slightly easier, we have included a club each footballer played for […]

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This has been a complete disaster Alexis Sanchez’s move to Manchester United from Arsenal was meant to be the spark that launched the club’s challenge to Manchester City’s dominance. Instead, it has come to symbolise how United have got it so badly wrong over the last few years. Sanchez is the highest-paid player in the Premier […]

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It will be a tense night against Napoli at Anfield

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“I’m going to go speak to him in December” Mick McCarthy was unveiled as the Republic of Ireland’s new manager on Sunday in Dublin. McCarthy succeeds Martin O’Neill, who left his post earlier this week after five years in the job, and will be taking charge of the national team for his second stint. The […]

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“Ermmmm…” Martin O’Neill is no longer the Republic of Ireland manager and Roy Keane has also left his post as O’Neill’s assistant. The news of their departure broke on Wednesday morning. After five years with the Ireland team, the pair left with the national side at arguably its lowest point for a very long time. […]

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It looks like it will be McCarthy Mick McCarthy is set to be offered the Republic of Ireland manager’s job, with Robbie Keane as his assistant, according to reports published on Thursday. According to separate reports in The Times and The Irish Sun, the pair are on course to be the new management team. RTE […]

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Pretty sure no one expected this name to get a mention The Republic of Ireland are looking for a new manager after the mutually agreed departure of Martin O’Neill on Wednesday and Carlos Queiroz is reportedly interested in the position. According to Miguel Delaney, writing in The Independent, the Iran manager is keen on taking […]

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This would be a big move for him Manchester United are interested in signing Declan Rice, according to reports. The West Ham United defender, who can also play in midfield, has impressed for the club this season. After a difficult start to the campaign, West Ham manager Manuel Pellegrini moved Rice into central midfield alongside Mark […]

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Take the Ball, Pass the Ball documents Barcelona’s success between 2008 and 2012, when Pep Guardiola’s team redefined modern football.

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There was no comeback today Once again, Manchester United set out to stifle the opposition. Once again, they fell behind early in the match. Once again, they improved after conceding first, when plan A was gone. However, this time there was no comeback. After a string of comeback victories, United’s luck ran out against Manchester […]

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“For me to criticise Jose Mourinho, as someone who in the future could become the manager, it’s not fair.”

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He is said to be “isolated, bored, ignored.” Alexis Sanchez wants to leave Manchester United and Jose Mourinho regrets signing the Chilean forward, according to a report in The Times. Last January, Sanchez was signed as part of a swap deal that took Henrikh Mkhitaryan to Arsenal. United reportedly made the former Barcelona star the […]

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“It is only a reminder of an attack that I felt personally as a young, frightened 12-year old boy living in Vrelo, as my country was devastated by the bombing of Serbia in 1999.” Nemanja Matic has explained exactly why he chose not to wear a poppy during Manchester United’s 2-1 win over Bournemouth on […]

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“What are you shaking your head at?!”

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“The job he has done is unbelievable.” Jamie Carragher has highlighted an incredible statistic about Tottenham Hotspur under Mauricio Pochettino. On Monday Night Football, ahead of Spurs’ 1-0 loss to Manchester City, Carragher spoke about Pochettino’s achievements with the London club. Since he became the manager in 2014, replacing Tim Sherwood, the Argentine has turned Tottenham […]

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“No player has confused me as much as him.” Gary Neville has been speaking about Anthony Martial’s improved performances for Manchester United. The Sky Sports pundit also highlighted how the French forward can take his game to another level. And pinpointed why his manager has had his doubts about the player. If Jose Mourinho had […]

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“I cannot believe it.” Real Madrid are about to appoint a new manager, and Antonio Conte appears to be the frontrunner to replace Julen Lopetegui who is expected to be sacked on Monday. Lopetegui has experienced a dreadful few months. He was set to lead Spain at the World Cup. But was sacked on the […]

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Jose Mourinho won’t be happy Manchester United take on Everton at Old Trafford on Sunday afternoon. And it appears that Jose Mourinho’s team has been leaked ahead of kick-off. According to the Manchester Evening News, this is how United will line out against the Toffees: David De Gea; Antonio Valencia, Chris Smalling, Victor Lindelof, Luke […]

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“Next morning, Eric arrived with two cheques made out to Paul and Nicky. This was their reward for taking the gamble, Eric explained. That was Eric to a T.”

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According to a report from Spain, Mourinho wants out of Old Trafford and Real have sounded him out about returning to the club

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“They accepted a bid behind my back, I wasn’t too pleased.”

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“I get out of bed and can’t walk properly.” Alan Smith has been speaking about the long-term effects of a horrific injury he suffered playing for Manchester United at Anfield. In February 2006, Smith broke his leg and dislocated his ankle in an FA Cup tie against Liverpool. The former Leeds United forward was attempting […]

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The search is over. Aston Villa have appointed Dean Smith as their new head coach, with John Terry as his assistant. The Championship club made the announcement on Wednesday night, a week after they sacked Steve Bruce as manager. Smith has been appointed off the back of his work as Brentford coach, and before that […]

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“Maybe that’s why he only managed eight games, that might be something to do with it.” Martin O’Neill has hit back at Alan Shearer’s analysis of Cyrus Christie’s performance for Fulham last Sunday. The Republic of Ireland defender appeared to be targeted by the Gunners in the 5-1 defeat. Christie played at right wing-back and […]

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They had reportedly told Zidane that Bale would leave, and then went back on their promise

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“He has been made the fall guy here” Manchester United recorded a dramatic comeback victory on Saturday at Old Trafford, but it wasn’t such a good afternoon for Eric Bailly. The 3-2 win over Newcastle United could easily have saved Jose Mourinho his job, for now at the very least, and it could well turn […]

7 years ago

Martin O’Neill has rejected Sky Sports’ report about Declan Rice The broadcasters claimed on Thursday that Rice had decided to switch international allegiance from the Republic of Ireland to England. They ran the report on Sky Sports News and reporter Rob Dorsett tweeted about it, saying that Rice “rejected a call-up” to the Ireland squad for […]

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There have been conflicting reports about this today Declan Rice has decided to play for England, according to Sky Sports News. The broadcaster claims that the West Ham United midfielder has opted to play for the country of his birth. https://twitter.com/SkySportsNews/status/1047802969201172480?s=19 Rice has three senior caps for the Republic of Ireland and has played for […]

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“We sit in the studio and end up watching other screens.”

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“He’s lost the dressing room. That’s not rocket science, I don’t even think that’s that controversial a thing to say” Jamie Carragher has provided an in-depth analysis of Manchester United’s difficult to start to the season, and posed some interesting questions about Jose Mourinho. United have had a turbulent week. On the pitch, they failed […]

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Manchester United are experiencing a turbulent period. In the space of a week, they failed to beat Wolves at Old Trafford, were eliminated from the EFL Cup by Derby and beaten 3-1 by West Ham. In addition to the poor results, the club appears to be experiencing a civil war between the two main figures […]

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Richard Keys embarrassed himself with astonishing Roy Keane comments. Keys has questioned whether Keane was a “great player.”

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Man United have reportedly picked a side in the Mourinho and Pogba battle. It looks set to be an eventful few months at Old Trafford.

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Sir Alex Ferguson paid an amazing tribute to Liam Miller on the day of his memorial match in Cork, having coached the player at Manchester United

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Ferguson bypassed Mourinho with this tactic in 2006

8 years ago

Wolves reportedly value the midfielder at £110m

8 years ago

An impressive victory for Liverpool. Liverpool began their Champions League campaign with a dramatic victory over Paris Saint-Germain at Anfield. Jurgen Klopp’s side recorded a 3-2 win over the French champions. Daniel Sturridge, James Milner and Roberto Firmino got the goals as Liverpool let a two-goal lead slip and then rescued the win in stoppage […]

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“I’m talking over a four or five-year period.” Jamie Carragher has called Eden Hazard the “best player in the Premier League.” The Chelsea forward has started the new Premier League season in stunning form, scoring five goals in five appearances. He netted a hat-trick against Cardiff City on Saturday afternoon at Stamford Bridge in Chelsea’s […]

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