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With the next transfer window set to open by January, rumours have been making waves around most clubs with regards one player or the other. In this case, reports from England suggest that Barcelona’s Jordi Alba is now on the radar of Premier league power houses like Manchester United, Manchester City and Arsenal. According to […]
In January 2014, few months before the World Cup, while playing for his club Monaco Radamel Falcao injured his anterior cruciate ligament which effectively ruled him out of playing in the World Cup for Colombia. He did not play for any team except his club Monaco in the opening stages of the French Ligue which […]
Reports filtering out of Old Trafford have revealed that United’s boss has indicated interest in Barcelona’s right back Dani Alves. The Dutchman is said to be prioritising the signing of another right full back to bring up some competition to Rafael. Sources at Old Trafford have also reported that Louis Van Gaal is monitoring the […]
Manchester United have once again emerged victorious in their lunch hour clash against Everton and this has seen them climb to the fourth place on the league table for the time being. With the spate of injury worries at Old Trafford club, United manager Louis Van Gaal deployed Macos Rojo and youth sensation Mc Nair […]
Manchester United recorded their first consecutive win in this season with a victory against Everton at Old Trafford, however, the celebration will be marred with the injury that saw summer signing Luke Shaw hopping off the field. The teenager who arrived from Southampton this summer has been the subject of heavy criticisms partly based on […]
Everton will be hoping to get another victory in Old Trafford on Sunday with them doing a double against the Red Devils in the 2013/2014 season while Manchester United will want to avenge the loss last season and get their third win this season. The Red Devils won West Ham last weekend with both Robin […]
Sami Khedira is set to complete a switch to Arsenal in January having recently agreed to personal terms with the London based club. Shortly before the commencement of this season, an imminent deal reportedly fell through as a compromise couldn’t be reached by both player and club over personal terms but with recent reports oozing […]
Manchester United are very close to completing a double swoop of Radamel Falcao and Arturo Vidal. Towards the end of this summer’s transfer window, Louis Van Gaal negotiated a deal that saw Falcao move to Old Trafford on a season long loan and his currently weighing up a bid to make his stay a permanent […]
Every team go into the season with aspirations. For some, it is the league title, for some it is a top 4 finish, some would relish a position that would allow them play European club competition and there are some that just want to avoid relegation. A team like Everton knows it is a tall order […]
Manchester United boss has recently bemoans the injury concerns in his team with nothing less than seven to eight players out every weekend. This has led to debut for at least four U-21 players. With Ander Herrera having a slight issue with his ribs, he will be unavailable for selection against Everton on Sunday and […]
Arsenal’s striker Danny Welbeck has been praised and at the same time backed to get more goals for the club. This is coming from former Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand. Both players were teammates at Manchester United just last season, following Danny Welbeck’s hat-trick in Arsenal’s 4-1 win over Galatasaray in the Champions League, Rio […]
Manchester United will be playing host to Everton this coming Sunday. The Red Devils have shown flashes of brilliance when they seemed to have shrugged off their poor start to beat the Queens Park Rangers 4-0 just a couple of weeks back. The team that finished in an agonizing 7th place last season had seen […]
James Wilson is the latest Manchester United player to join the feared injury list. The Red Devils are already without 10 players due to injury and card related offences and with the recent inclusion of 18 year old Wilson, the worst is yet to come. The defence section was the worst hit in the team […]
Dani Alves has revealed that he will be joining an English Premiership outfit next summer. The Barcelona right back moved to Catalonia from Sevilla for £30m in 2008. With about 20 goals in over 300 games for his current club, the 31 year old has for several years stamped his feet as one of the […]
In the summer of 2007 when Manchester United brought in Nani from Sporting Lisbon, he was perceived as another player that would shake the premier league like his fellow Portuguese, Cristiano Ronaldo. Then, Ronaldo had achieved the status of chief tormentor for premier league defenders. The arrival of Nani, a player with similar characteristics and […]
With the current rejuvenation happening around Old Trafford, several players are beginning to feel the heat. After the tour of the United States, Van Gaal had hoped to see for himself those players who could fit into his philosophy in order to make a more informed decision. As much as he gave every player ample […]
The potential return of Ikay Gundogan to football action after spending several months on the side-lines is seen by many as a good option for Manchester United in the middle of the park. Gundogan was a target for Manchester United under former manager David Moyes in 2013/2014 season but the back injury the German suffered […]
Barely a month after joining Manchester United, Angel Di Maria has recently disclosed he will be ending his career at Club Rosario Central where he started his career. Angel Di Maria is not the only high profile player that was produced by the Argentine club with the attacking midfielder clearly stating he has talked to […]
Juventus midfield starlet, Paul Pogba is set for a contract extension with his club Juventus football club of Turin. The frecnchman who arrived Italy from Manchester United has since being an integral part of the Turin based club helping the feam to successive Serie A titles. With specultations continuing to be rife that Chelsea and […]
With Manchester United’s dwindling defensive personnel, tides might turn for Van Gaal to shop for a defender sooner than expected. Would the United manager look to booster his right back option, seeing that there is only one tested right back presently in the team. Yes, we can always feel players like Smalling, and probably Valencia […]