Manchester United

The final Premier League match before the onset of the World Cup break features two sides that haven't seen each other in awhile, relatively speaking, in Manchester United and Fulham FC. The series history now reads like this: United wins 52, Draws 20 and Fulham wins 14. It was a score draw the last time these two clubs met, at Old Trafford in May of 2021. Let's look at the … [Read more...] about Man United Team News at Fulham FC: Antony, Sancho, Varane

It remains to be seen whether or not Mason Greenwood ever sees the football pitch again, given the very serious criminal charges that he is currently facing. What we do know is that Greenwood does not have a profile in simulation game Football Manager 23. The latest version of the extremely popular football management sim video game was officially released this week, with … [Read more...] about Mason Greenwood Left Out of Football Manager 23

Ready for the World Cup to start? Actually, we still have another weekend of Premier League fixtures to get through until we get there. And we actually have some red hot Carabao Cup action to get through before we even take on the next slate of Premier League fixtures. In other words, yes, lots of media outlets and fans are already discussing Qatar 2022, but it's a little … [Read more...] about Man United Starting XI Prediction vs Aston Villa (EFL Cup 3rd Round)

You again? Yes, familiarity breeds contempt as Manchester United and Aston Villa lock horns again, this time in the League Cup. Sunday saw the Villans, on their home ground, thrash United 3-1 in the Premier League competition. Now the scene shifts to the Theatre of Dreams, and to the junior varsity of the two cup competitions, as both sides stage their penultimate matches … [Read more...] about Man United Team News vs Aston Villa (EFL Cup): Sancho, Antony, Varane

We're going to out on a limb here and predict two players, in our Manchester United first team projection at Aston Villa, who have been regularly left out earlier on this season. By that we mean England defenders Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw, as manager Erik ten Hag was asked about both at his weekly press conference today. The Dutchman mentioned how the duo returning to action … [Read more...] about Manchester United Starting XI Prediction at Aston Villa

Dutch midfielder Donny van de Beek was brought over from Ajax in the summer of 2020, for a transfer fee of £35 million plus £5 million in add-ons. It's big money for a 25-year-old playmaker who still hasn't earned an actual place in the squad. He is so far down the depth chart that he's only played 19 minutes in the Premier League this season. DVDB got his first start last … [Read more...] about Man United Team News at Aston Villa: Antony, Van de Beek, Martial

Antony, Jadon Sancho and Anthony Martial were all left out of Manchester United's 23 man travelling squad that headed to Spain, to take on Real Sociedad tomorrow night. The Red Devils have a long list of injury absentees, and that means we will see a youthful side, at least in attack, for the Group E decider in San Sebastian. In a post confirming the travel squad on their … [Read more...] about Antony, Jadon Sancho, Anthony Martial Out vs Real Sociedad

From one David Moyes Cup to another. Two of the teams that were once managed by the Scotsman played on Sunday (Manchester United beat West Ham United 1-0), and two more will clash on Thursday, when United visit Real Sociedad. Red Devils manager Erik ten Hag has taken the UEFA Europa League group stages quite seriously, all along, as he's been fielding some strong teams. We … [Read more...] about Man United Starting XI Prediction at Real Sociedad (UEL Group Stages)