Tag: Manchester United

  • Match Highlights – Sunderland vs Manchester United

    Match Highlights – Sunderland vs Manchester United

    The first match wasn’t a glitch. Manchester United, picking up their first point of the season after a 1-1 draw with Sunderland, look like a side deep into its rebuild, with tactics that don’t fit the current squad of players. That didn’t stop them from taking a lead through Juan Mata, but the hosts deserves the equalizer from Jack Rodwell and more.

  • 19 Best Memes of Manchester United & Louis van Gaal Losing to Swansea

    19 Best Memes of Manchester United & Louis van Gaal Losing to Swansea

    Just one match and a loss has been enough for the Internet to turn on Louis van Gaal. No longer a Manchester United savior, but simply a continuation of the legacy left by David Moyes, who was the king of the memes last season, and can finally be seen smiling in this year’s version. It […]

  • Manchester United – Louis van Gaal Knows He Has Work to do

    Manchester United – Louis van Gaal Knows He Has Work to do

    Reality hit Manchester United and it’s manager, Louis van Gaal, in the face on the opening match of the new Premier League season. Wayne Rooney did score a goal, but it was far from enough against an alleged inferior opponent. The combination of new and changing tactics, young and ill-positioned players with similar problems to those from last season resulted in a terribly disappointing performance.

  • Match Highlights – Manchester United vs Swansea

    Match Highlights – Manchester United vs Swansea

    Not the start Louis van Gaal and Manchester United were hoping for in the 2014-2015 season, losing at Old Trafford to Swansea for the first time in the Premier League. An early goal from Ki-Sung Yeung showed it was going to be a tough day for the hosts, but Wayne Rooney scoring an equalizer brought the hope level back up. Gylfi Sigurdsson, making his return with the Welsh club, ended those hopes of three points on the opening weekend.

  • 2014-2015 Premier League Season Predictions: Chelsea, Manchester City or Someone Else

    2014-2015 Premier League Season Predictions: Chelsea, Manchester City or Someone Else

    The 2014-2015 Premier League season is about to begin, and at the moment, it seems like one team from last year’s title challenge is dropping out of the wuthering heights (Liverpool) at the expense of a familiar contender (Manchester United), while Chelsea and Manchester City, just like a year ago, seem like early favorites to finish on top. Arsenal? We still can’t take them completely seriously.

  • Match Highlights – Manchester United vs Valencia

    Match Highlights – Manchester United vs Valencia

    Some things to be happy about, others that cause concern, as Manchester United beat Valencia 2-1 in another preseason preparation match, with Darren Fletcher and Marouane Fellaini scoring for the home side, while Rodrigo Moreno made the most of some poor defending by the Red Devils to make it interesting for a short while.

  • Transfer Rumors – Biggest Transfers Still Waiting to Happen

    Transfer Rumors – Biggest Transfers Still Waiting to Happen

    It’s already August, which means leagues are about to open. But the transfer market is still bubbling with rumors and possibilities, as players like Angel di Maria, Arturo Vidal, Mats Hummels, Javier Hernandez and William Carvalho remain quite unsettled, and maybe even looking to force a move.

  • Match Highlights – Manchester United vs Liverpool

    Match Highlights – Manchester United vs Liverpool

    Always a lot more than just a friendly, Manchester United and Liverpool played for the title in the preseason International Champions Cup tournament with the Red Devils getting another confidence booster after a 3-1 win, including coming back from an early Steven Gerrard goal through Wayne Rooney, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard.

  • Manchester United – Louis van Gaal Shows Just How Bad David Moyes Was

    Manchester United – Louis van Gaal Shows Just How Bad David Moyes Was

    One win is nothing. A preseason win is even less. And yet Manchester United seem to be heading into a completely different season with Louis van Gaal in charge at the manager position, already looking like the perfect man for the job after the mess and shambles left in the wake of David Moyes not even finishing the season.

  • Manchester United Not Giving Up the Chase After Arturo Vidal

    Manchester United Not Giving Up the Chase After Arturo Vidal

    A summer of change for Manchester United, focused mainly on improving their defense and midfield. They’ve been going after a number of players who seem to be alluding them, including Arturo Vidal of Juventus, that reports in Italy suggest might cost them at least €40 million.