Stretford End Arising
5 Things We Learned: Manchester City 1-2 Manchester United
On Tuesday evening ahead of the home game against Jose Mourinho’s Tottenham Hotspur side, the odds on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer getting his marching orders from Manchester United were 7/2, with speculation that one more poor result could signal the end. Even the most optimistic of fans feared the worst ahead of the double header of Spurs and Manchester City within…
Catching the Football Bug
Nothing compares to the innocence and joy of a child when they fall in love with football. I can’t remember vast chunks of my own early years, but there’s moments in football I remember vividly. My earliest football memory is of Lee Martin with the FA Cup trophy in 1990; the unlikely goal scorer who I think – because memory…
Match Report: Arsenal 1-3 Manchester United
Premier League Arsenal vs. Manchester United Venue: Old Trafford Date: Saturday, 2 December 2017 Kick-off: 17:30 GMT Manchester United secured a massive 3-1 victory away at Arsenal despite Paul Pogba’s second half dismissal. Captain Antonio Valencia and Jesse Lingard scored inside ten minutes, only for Alexandre Lacazette to bring Arsenal back into proceedings no sooner had the second half began.…
2019/20 Review: Manchester United Academy
In spite of the season being cut short with the business-end still to be conducted, whatever happens, the 2019/20 season will go down as being an extremely successful one for Manchester United’s Academy on a number of levels. I will get to this year’s Academy (under 18) side towards the latter part of the article, but given the successes of…
Book Review Of ‘Manchester United: Busby’s Legacy’
By Nathan Lewis As a Manchester United fan of 23 years of age, I have been brought up watching my football club enjoy year after year of success, I watched as a dynasty was established. On the day that Sir Alex Ferguson retired, I remember a tweet from former player Stan Collymore who declared: ‘Manchester United fans. Welcome to mortality…