Tag: Premier League
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5 Things We Learned: Cardiff City 1-5 Manchester United
Follow Fergus: @fergusrockhard 1. Football can be fun It could be easy to draw too much inference from a single game of football. Ultimately, Manchester United achieved a comfortable victory against a poor Cardiff City side who occupy 17th position in the Premier League table. Neil Warnock was furious with the display of his side,…
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5 Things We Learned: Manchester City 3-1 Manchester United
Follow Fergus: @fergusrockhard 1. There is a gulf between the sides The debate about who is the biggest club in Manchester is a simple one given the fan base, self-generated resources and history of sustained success at Manchester United. However, it could not have been more painfully obvious in this latest Manchester derby as to…
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5 Things We Learned: Chelsea 2-2 Manchester United
Follow Fergus: @fergusrockhard 1. A Good Point Feels Like a Defeat With one win from their last 17 visits to Stamford Bridge, a point represents a decent outing for a struggling Manchester United. In context, however, to surrender the lead after five and a half of the six allocated minutes of injury time is immensely…
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5 Things We Learned: Brighton & Hove Albion 3-2 Manchester United
Follow Fergus: @fergusrockhard Manchester United fell to a limp and, sadly, deserved defeat on Sunday afternoon at the Amex Stadium. Here are five things we learned: 1. The Players Lacked Desire Captain for the day Paul Pogba summed it up in his post-match comments to the media: “We lost, we did not deserve to win.…
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5 Things We Learned: Manchester City 2-3 Manchester United
Follow Fergus: @fergusrockhard Trailing 2-0 at half time having managed a single touch in the opposition penalty area, Manchester United achieved the most unlikely of comebacks against their city rivals and Premier League champions elect in the most thrilling half of football in the post-Fergie era. It was one of the craziest matches in recent…
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5 Things We Learned: Newcastle United 1-0 Manchester United
Manchester United visited Newcastle on Sunday afternoon with high hopes of a comfortable away victory against a side struggling against relegation, having failed to win at home since 23rd October 2017. Unfortunately for Jose Mourinho and his team, Matt Ritchie unfortunately chose this encounter to convert his first goal of the season, ending a run…
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5 Things We Learned: Arsenal 1-3 Manchester United
Follow Fergus: @fergusrockhard After an enthralling encounter at the Emirates, it was Manchester United who emerged victorious, earning a rare but crucial three points away from home against a top six opponent. It was a frantic game, full of incident, controversy, gusto and drama, already touted in many punditry circles as the game of the…
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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…