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Manchester United Midfielder, Ander Herrera believes that the team is still heading in the right direction despite their goalless draw with Burnley over the weekend. Herrera was sent off in the second half after receiving a second yellow card, a match United dominated and saw manager Jose Mourinho sent to the stands. The result has created doubts about United’s title challenge as they are now eight points off the top of the table. Reflecting on the match, Herrera feel it was a match they deserved to win. He said: “We have to keep going, we … [Read more...]

Jose Mourinho insisted in the build-up to Sunday’s clash with Stoke City that he needs more time to get things the way he wants them at Manchester United. And, after Joe Allen made the most of an error by David de Gea to earn a 1-1 draw, his assertion that United are nowhere near the finished article is clear for all to see. After Anthony Martial had come off the bench to give them the lead with 21 minutes to go, this was a game they should have been able to see out with something to spare. Instead, their normally-reliable goalkeeper – Player of … [Read more...]

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored the only goal in the second half to give Manchester United victory over Ukrainian side Zorya Luhansk. The Swede struck on 69 minutes, rising highest at the back post to power home a header from close range after Wayne Rooney had miscued a shot. United were far from at their best, and with two-thirds of the game gone they had yet to record a shot on target as the visitors from Ukraine proved tough to break down. Fenerbahce’s win over Feyenoord means that Jose Mourinho’s men sit second in the group, and they play … [Read more...]

Manchester United suffered defeat in the hands of Feyenoord as the host ran out deserved 1-0 winners on Thursday in the Europa League opener.   Their much-changed line-up boasted quality but looked unconvincing in Rotterdam as United failed to create much, as the dutch team stifled Jose Mourinho’s men providing numerous chances. Jose rang the changes introducing Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Ashley Young and Memphis Depay but all proved to be aabortive as the men in blue failed to dominate the game. Looked like it was going to end in a … [Read more...]

Manchester United's teenage star Marcus Rashford made a dream start for England's Under-21. The 18-year-old offered another demonstration of his goal-scoring ability against Norway's at Colchester. Rashford has only made one Premier League appearance for United this season and was an unused substitute in their opening two games. But in their last outing before the international break, He came on to score a last-gasp winner at Hull. Rashford was part of England's squad for Euro 2016 but missed out on the senior squad on Sunday's 1-0 win … [Read more...]

A statement from the Armenian FA has revealed captain Henrikh Mkhitaryan has suffered a thigh injury and is out for up to 10 days. Manchester United's Henrikh Mkhitaryan is a major doubt for next weekend's derby against Manchester City after being ruled out for between seven and 10 days with a thigh injury sustained on international duty. The Armenia midfielder was hurt in a clash with Marek Suchy during a friendly against Czech Republic on Wednesday, with his side going on to lose the game 3-0. A statement released by the Armenian FA … [Read more...]

Bastian Schweinsteiger has been left out of Manchester United's squad for the Europa League group stage. The World Cup-winning Germany star has been completely frozen out at Old Trafford since Jose Mourinho's arrival as manager. He has yet to feature in any of Mourinho's squads this season and the Portuguese has admitted it will be "very difficult" to give the 32-year-old any playing time this season. Schweinsteiger, who joined the club from Bayern Munich in 2015, still has two years left on his contract and is determined to … [Read more...]

Jose Mourinho has included Bastian Schweinsteiger in Manchester United’s 25-man squad for the Premier League campaign. Schweinsteiger has been exiled at Old Trafford following the arrival of Mourinho, with the club failing to move on the midfielder on deadline day. The 32-year-old is understood to be training with United’s reserves, but is determined to force his way into Mourinho’s first-team plans. “I have a contract with United until 2018 and you know what the atmosphere is like at Old Trafford and it’s my dream to run out there … [Read more...]