“That’s life” is a famous classic standard by Frank Sinatra about the ups and downs that all of us experience has we got about our lives, and just how quickly our fortunes and misfortunes can change. When it comes to highs and lows, at least for this week in the sporting world, perhaps no one knows that better than Manchester United midfielder Jesse Lingard.

Having committed the fatal error that conceded the game winning goal at Young Boys in midweek, in UCL competition, the English international was the prime scapegoat for the European defeat.

[Read more…]

While Manchester United have absolutely dominated West Ham United lately, today’s clash at the London Stadium still provides them with an opportunity to prove something this season. Yes, they enter the Sunday matinee top of the table, but the Hammers will be the best opponent that they have faced, thus far, on the young season.

They’re also coming off a shocking upset loss in midweek to Young Boys, in the UCL, so there are a multitude of reasons why United will be extra motivated to get the win here. Let’s do the first half news and notes!

[Read more…]

Jadon Sancho seemingly needs some kind of transition or settling in period at Manchester United. He has yet to score in a United shirt, and he hasn’t been the same kind of player for the Red Devils that he was for Borussia Dortmund.

This is a storyline that has gone relatively overlooked due to the all the hype and hoopla surrounding Cristiano Ronaldo. While Ronaldo announced his re-arrival with authority, Sancho is yet to open his account, and thus, he began today’s Premier League fixture at West Ham United on the bench.

[Read more…]

Sunday sees West Ham United host Manchester United in a match-up that looks really unfavorable for the home side. The Irons have been hammered by United over the course of the last 20 matches and tomorrow doesn’t look, at least on paper, like it’ll be any better.

The visitors, currently on a historically stellar run of away form, are heavily favored. This will be the first of two meetings within four days between the two sides. They’ll line ’em up again on Wednesday in the EFL Cup, but for now, let’s preview this match.

[Read more…]

If Jesse Lingard features for Manchester United on Sunday, it will be interesting to see what kind of reception he gets from the London Stadium crowd. He really impressed while wearing the claret-and-blue shirt in 2021.

His purple patch loan stint, plus his lack of a role at United, made many wonder if he was going to pick the permanent switch to east London. However, it appears that he’s going to stay put right now and fight for his place.

[Read more…]

How is this for a one-sided series? West Ham United have only won once in their past 19 league games versus Manchester United. They have suffered 13 losses and managed five draws over that time. However, United haven’t really been able to really stack those wins on top of each other, lately, in this series.

If the visitors triumph here, it would mark three in a row in the league over the Hammers for the first time since Sept. 2014. So with that in mind let’s preview! We’ll do it again a couple more days down the road, as these two sides will meet again in the EFL Cup on Wednesday night.

[Read more…]