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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag used external criticism to fire up his squad ahead of their crunching tie against Liverpool on Monday, according to reports. The manager’s unorthodox methods seem to have worked, with the Red Devils grabbing a 2-1 win over their rivals. The Mirror’s David McDonnell reports,…

Erik ten Hag has praised Manchester United’s most recent arrival, Casemiro, saying the serial winner’s experience will help elevate the Red Devils. The 30-year-old was unveiled yesterday at Old Trafford prior to United’s 2-1 victory against their bitter rivals from Merseyside. Earlier on, Ten Hag branded the central defensive midfielder…

One of Manchester United’s heroes in Monday’s 2-1 win against Liverpool was Raphael Varane. The France international mentored a relatively young back-four in spectacular fashion, barely putting a foot wrong as United produced a masterclass against their bitter Merseyside rivals. Prior to the game, Varane witnessed his former Real Madrid…

After two humiliating defeats at the hands of Brighton and Brentford, a lot of criticism came Manchester United and Erik ten Hag’s way with many doubting whether the job was too big for him. The Dutchman bunkered down, made the team run like never before including making them train even…

This time a year ago, Chelsea were top of the table, and it’s easy to forget that they kept that position almost until Christmas. So even after a late season slip in form, it should be no surprise that Thomas Tuchel’s group were among the favourites to at the very…

I want to begin by saying that Thomas Tuchel should not be immune to criticism. Nobody is perfect. I encourage people to analyse things entirely and collectively. There is never going to be just one reason or one thing to blame after getting thrashed 3-0 by Leeds United, there will…

After a promising pre-season, Manchester United were expected to start the season strongly but it has been anything but as the team suffered two chastening defeats. The two back-to-back losses highlighted the weaknesses in the current United squad as well as the enormity of the task taken up by Erik…

As Manchester United prepare to unveil their €70 million new signing Casemiro at Old Trafford tonight, it was thought that it represented an end to the summer-long saga over the transfer of Barcelona’s Frenkie de Jong. United have been desperate for a specialist deep-lying midfielder and De Jong was new…

It may or may not be a coincidence that Real Madrid failed to win their first match without Manchester United-bound Casemiro in the side. However, the statistics certainly underline how important he has been to the European champions and how important he could therefore be to the Old Trafford outfit….

Manchester United could not have started the new Premier League season in worse fashion. Two losses in two and more than the result, what pained fans was the manner of the defeats. Expectations were on the rise as fans saw their team regain their lost swagger in pre-season. Apart from…