Manchester United beat Leicester City 1-0 in their first Premier League 2 match of the season. Only Liverpool and Sunderland had won this weekend with United joining them at the top of the league, not in the same light as the first team due to goal difference. Demetri Mitchell was the man of the moment, scoring a sublime free-kick in the 62nd minute of the match. Leicester had their spells of control, having more than a lion’s share of corner not able to get the better of United throughout the match. A great last-minute save from Kieran O’Hara may have saved United from a draw, but all around, Ricky Sbragia’s side did well. Ricky Sbragia names a strong line … Read more
Match Reports
Report: Romelu Lukaku sank West Ham with an Old Trafford debut brace; Paul Pogba and Anthony Martial score too
First Team, Managers, Match Reports, Opinion 0Manchester United beat West Ham United 4-0 at Old Trafford in the opening game of their Premier League campaign. In the days before the match, manager Jose Mourinho said … Read more
Report: Lukaku scores but Manchester United were defeated in Skopje
First Team, Managers, Match Reports, Opinion 0Manchester United were beaten 2-1 by Real Madrid missing their third opportunity to lift the UEFA Super Cup. Casemiro scored an offside goal in the 24th minute of the mat… Read more
Report: Mkhitaryan and Mata help Manchester United sink Sampdoria in 2-1 victory
First Team, Managers, Match Reports, Opinion 0Manchester United beat Sampdoria 2-1 at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin on Wednesday evening. It was Henrikh Mkhitaryan who scored the opening goal in the ninth minute, assis… Read more
Report: Fellaini, Lukaku and McTominay ensure United left Norway with a win
First Team, Managers, Match Reports, Opinion 0Manchester United beat Valerenga 3-0 at the Ullevaal Stadium in Oslo, Norway on Sunday evening. Marouane Fellaini opened the scoring in the 44th minute of the match with … Read more
Report: Resurgent Barcelona end Manchester United’s winning spree in the USA
First Team, Managers, Match Reports, Opinion 0Manchester United were beaten in Landover, Maryland but a resurgent Barcelona side who scored a solo goal through Neymar, his third of the Catalan clubs pre-season tour t… Read more
Report: Martial and Lingard combine to take first blood in penalty victory over Real Madrid
First Team, Managers, Match Reports, Opinion 0Manchester United and Real Madrid drew 1-1 after 90 minutes with Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard combining well to take first blood at the end of the first half of the … Read more
Report: Lukaku and Rashford silence the noisy neighbours
First Team, Managers, Match Reports, Opinion 0Manchester United beat Manchester City 2-0 in the first Manchester derby to be played outside of the United Kingdom. It was an end-to-end match for much of the first half… Read more
Report: Mkhitaryan and Lukaku score to beat Real Salt Lake; Lingard shone through
First Team, Managers, Match Reports, Opinion 0Manchester United beat Real Salt Lake 2-1 at the Rio Tinto Stadium in their second pre-season match of their tour of the United States of America. United were 1-0 down in… Read more
Report: Marcus Rashford, Jesse Lingard and Anthony Martial sink LA Galaxy
First Team, Managers, Match Reports, Opinion 0Manchester United beat LA Galaxy 5-2 with Marcus Rashford scoring a brace, his first goal inside the first three minutes of the match. Marouane Fellaini also scored in th… Read more
Report: Carrick earns United a late 2-2 draw at Old Trafford
First Team, Managers, Match Reports, Opinion 0Manchester United’s 2008 side led by Sir Alex Ferguson in front of 70,027 supporters at Old Trafford against a Michael Carrick All-Stars side, drawing 2-2 with goal… Read more
