Now this is the Manchester United way. You can't just win, you have to win with style and panache. There must be exciting, swashbuckling attacking football. The fans at Old Trafford finally saw their team dominate all the meaningful numbers on the stat sheet for once. United ended their run of games in which they dominated possession, chances, and shots, but ended up with … [Read more...] about Jose Mourinho: MUFC Played “Beautiful, Attacking Football”
EFL Cup Draw Creates Likely Manchester United-Liverpool Final
The EFL Cup semi-final draws were released minutes ago, and wouldn't you know it, it's perfectly conducive to a Manchester United-Liverpool Final. Funny how that is! Even though these draws are of course totally randomized, all luck, with absolutely no direct human manipulation for self-interested gain, here we go again with a set-up most likely to yield the perfect made for … [Read more...] about EFL Cup Draw Creates Likely Manchester United-Liverpool Final
Henrikh Mkhitaryan Earns Third Start, Man of the Match Award
Just over a week ago, Manchester United's big money summer transfer window acquisition Henrikh Mkhitaryan hadn't played in three weeks. The £26 million acquisition had only featured six times during the season at that point and only once (in the Europa League versus Fenerbahce) since September 10th in the much over-hyped Manchester Derby. At that point, Mkhitaryan had only … [Read more...] about Henrikh Mkhitaryan Earns Third Start, Man of the Match Award
Sadio Mane: Ben Woodburn Could be a Liverpool Great One Day
Liverpool Manager Jurgen Klopp expressed his concern that the media could be over-hyping youngster Ben Woodburn. The Reds beat Leeds United 2-0 yesterday in the EFL CuP quarter-Finals, getting a goal from Woodburn, who is just 17 years and 45 days old. Woodburn became the youngest goal scorer in Liverpool history, surpassing Michael Owen, by 100 days. “We know what Ben is … [Read more...] about Sadio Mane: Ben Woodburn Could be a Liverpool Great One Day
Jose Mourinho Accepts FA Charges; Banned for One Match
UPDATE: the Football Association has officially charged Jose Mourinho, and he has accepted the charges. Jose Mourinho will serve a one match touchline ban for the incident this past Sunday. The Special One is indeed showcasing some of the traits that we usually see in his so-called "third season syndrome." Obviously, Mourinho thrives on drama and controversy. It is his well … [Read more...] about Jose Mourinho Accepts FA Charges; Banned for One Match
Derek Carr: Oakland Raiders Quarterback a NFL MVP Favorite
“When you have that kind of confidence in your quarterback, it changes the dynamics on your squad,” said NFL Network Analyst Bucky Brooks about Derek Carr. Brooks made the comment after watching Carr lead the Raiders to a comeback victory over the defending NFC Champion Carolina Panthers despite a dislocated pinkie finger on his throwing hand. Yes, on his throwing hand. … [Read more...] about Derek Carr: Oakland Raiders Quarterback a NFL MVP Favorite
Northwestern Basketball: Stronger Pre-Conference Slate Builds Resume
Quite often, November and December college basketball is exactly like what M told James Bond near the beginning of Casino Royale: "All that energy for what? So that you could kill a nobody?" Last year, Northwestern basketball went 12-1 in the pre-conference, getting off to a lightning fast 12-1 start. It eventually caught up to them as they finished the year 20-12. This … [Read more...] about Northwestern Basketball: Stronger Pre-Conference Slate Builds Resume
Julia Roberts Gives Paul Pogba a Kiss (Photo)
Paul Pogba just said a couple days ago that if Manchester United continued to suffer more misfortune, they would eventually come to think of themselves as cursed. Well, it appears the team's luck, or least Pogba's is changing. He got to meeting Julia Roberts, and then steal a kiss from her. The world's most expensive player posted an Instagram with the legendary Hollywood … [Read more...] about Julia Roberts Gives Paul Pogba a Kiss (Photo)
Jurgen Klopp Concerned Media Could Over-Hype Ben Woodburn
Jurgen Klopp and his Liverpool side eliminated Leeds United today in the EFL Cup, on their way to progressing to the tournament's final four. They'll find out their draw for the semi-finals late tomorrow night. The Reds beat Leeds 2-0, getting a goal from youngster Ben Woodburn, who is just 17 years and 45 days old. We included the amount of days in that previous sentence … [Read more...] about Jurgen Klopp Concerned Media Could Over-Hype Ben Woodburn
United Want Revenge Against West Ham Says Ander Herrera
Ander Herrera is hoping that Manchester United will exact some revenge on West Ham United tomorrow night in the EFL Cup. Man United dominated all the stats in the stat sheet Sunday, but still ended up with a 1-1 draw that very much felt like a loss for the Red Devils. It's a very quick turnaround for the two sides who will obviously be quite familiar with each other, having … [Read more...] about United Want Revenge Against West Ham Says Ander Herrera