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Erik ten Hag has been shortlisted for the Manager of the Month award for September, following his impressive turnaround at Manchester United. The Dutchman is one of three candidates to win the award, along with Tottenham Hotspur’s Antonio Conte and AFC Bournemouth’s Gary O’Neil. Given the postponed fixtures that plagued…

Manchester United’s start to the Premier League was reminiscent of the way they ended the previous campaign, limping to back-to-back defeats at the hands of Brighton and Brentford. The performance against the Bees was especially concerning and new manager Erik ten Hag was forced into making tactical as well as…

Scott McTominay has been in fine form for Manchester United of late and has even managed to keep new signing Casemiro on the bench in the early stages of the season. The international break gives us a good opportunity to look under the hood and see where he has shone…

Manchester United’s new signing, Tyrell Malacia, has started the season brilliantly. He has established himself as an integral member of Erik ten Hag’s defence, which is the strongest part of the team. Malacia’s signing could be considered a sensational coup by United, hijacking Lyon’s deal. The Dutchman has been one…

It is a well-known fact that Erik ten Hag was desperate to strengthen the Manchester United defence which had struggled immensely the previous season. And the summer transfer window began with the acquisitions of left-back Tyrell Malacia while United ended up paying big money for centre-back Lisandro Martinez. Those moves…

Erik ten Hag’s calm demeanour proves that he was the right appointment for Manchester United over Mauricio Pochettino. That is according to Carl Anka of The Athletic, who cites a “rare atmosphere of tranquillity” around the club as a reason for United’s upturn in fortunes following a nightmare start to…

Manchester United winger Facundo Pellistri has earned himself plaudits from Barcelona defender and Uruguay national teammate Ronald Araujo. Araujo told El Pais via SportWitness that Pellistri is a player who has surprised him the most. He placed the 20-year-old in the same breath as some of Uruguay’s biggest football stars,…

Manchester United started the new season in the same fashion they ended the previous one as they succumbed to humiliating defeats at the hands of Brighton and Brentford. Erik ten Hag was forced to tweak his system and make personnel changes and since then, United have completed a mini-revival and…

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has opened up on a troublesome 2021/22 season that saw former manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sacked and interim boss Ralf Rangnick dismissed at the end of the season. Fernandes, who described Solskjaer as an amazing person that cared about everyone, insisted that the Norwegian was…

Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes has admitted that he uses ‘dead zones’, which he likes to call ‘referee zones’ to create space for both himself and his teammates on the pitch. Speaking exclusively to The Athletic’s Adam Crafton, Fernandes outlined that as a playmaker tasked with creating chances and finding…