By the age of 26, David De Gea has won the Premier League, FA Cup, League Cup and the Europa League twice. The only major club honour for a UK-based player still eluding him is the Champions League. Still young for a goalkeeper De Gea still has at least ten years to complete his trophy collection. Spain Born in Illescas near Madrid in 1990, De Gea joined Atletico Madrid as a 13-year-old in 2013. As a youth product of Los Colchoneros, De Gea appeared for Spain’s U15, U17, U19, U20, U21, and Olympic teams. In fact, De Gea made 75 appearances for Spain’s youth teams before making his first start for the senior side. De Gea is now Spain’s undisputed number one starting all t… Read more
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Ones to Watch: Luca Ercolani; the Italian defender looking to raise his game
Academy, Feature, Managers, Ones To Watch, Opinion, U18's 0After a successful few months of trials, Manchester United signed the young Italian central defender Luca Ercolani. The young Italian joined the Red Devils from Serie D s… Read more
Blast From The Past: From the frontline to Manchester United; Jack Rowley’s fascinating career
Blast From The Past, Feature, First Team, History, Managers, Opinion 0When you look back across the history of footballers at any given club, there are certain aspects of the game that you identify with specific players and soon enough with… Read more
Ones That Got Away: Ronaldinho; the Brazilian magician
Feature, First Team, Managers, News, One's That Got Away, Opinion 0Picture the scene; Manchester United, the biggest British club in world football were looking to re-consolidate. Premier League upstarts Arsenal are beginning to pose a t… Read more
Red Icons: Sir Bobby Charlton; the epitome of a legend
Feature, First Team, Managers, Opinion, Red Icons 0Sir Bobby Charlton for some is what Manchester United means. The guy was the club’s top scorer of all time until that record was broken by Wayne Rooney, a player wh… Read more
Ones That Got Away: Chicharito, a player many regret was sold by Louis van Gaal
Feature, First Team, Managers, One's That Got Away, Opinion 0When results or seasons fail to meet expectations, sometimes the blame is not properly attributed to the right players. In the fast paced transfer market we have today, s… Read more
Rise To Fame: Matthew Willock, the one who almost got his Manchester United debut
Academy, Feature, First Team, Managers, Opinion, Rise to Fame 0It was the final Premier League match of the season and a bunch of Manchester United youngsters made the team for the first time hoping for a chance to play in the second… Read more
Ones To Watch: Indy Boonen; an attacking midfielder with a deft touch and an eye for goal
Academy, Feature, Managers, Ones To Watch, Opinion 0Highly regarded as a talented midfield individual, Belgian Indy Boonen joined Manchester United from Genk in 2015 and has been impressing ever since. No word yet on first… Read more
Player Profile: Ander Herrera – from Zaragoza, via Bilbao to Manchester
Feature, First Team, Managers, Opinion, Player Profile 0Ander Herrera became a key part of Jose Mourinho’s Manchester United during the 2016/17 season. A season that culminated in a man of the match performance in the Europa… Read more
Blast From The Past: Ji-Sung Park; The South Korean powerhouse Sir Alex adored
Blast From The Past, Feature, First Team, Managers, Opinion 0Many football fans of the younger generation will be accustomed to Premier League players that are recognised through their fancy haircuts, crazy sleeve tattoos and socia… Read more
Where Are They Now? Joshua King, the guy who helped relegate Sunderland…
Academy, Feature, First Team, Managers, News, Opinion, Where Are They Now? 0Joshua King signed for Manchester United when he was 16 in January 2008, coming from Norwegian side Vålerenga. The Norwegian forward trained with United on various occa… Read more
