Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been released by Manchester United – but the veteran striker will continue his rehabilitation with the club, Press Association Sport understands. Signed from Paris St Germain last summer on a one-season deal with the option of another, the 35-year-old netted 28 goals before serious knee ligament damage brought his campaign to a […]
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English Premier League soccer club Manchester United raised its full-year revenue and profit forecast for 2016-17 as it prepares for the Europa League final next week. United, whose best known players include Paul Pogba and Wayne Rooney, said it expected to report full-year revenue between 560-570 million pounds, better than its previous forecast of between […]
Read MoreManchester United’s future looks promising but Michael Carrick is only interested in the here and now, with the veteran midfielder as focused on a top-four finish as Europa League glory. Jose Mourinho’s first campaign in the Old Trafford hot-seat has regularly veered from promise to frustration. United have won the EFL Cup in a season […]
Read More After 30 minutes of Sunday’s Premier League game against Sunderland, Manchester United appeared in danger of meandering its way to another disappointing result. Thankfully for manager Jose Mourinho, Zlatan Ibrahimovic had other ideas. The Swedish forward demanded the ball be played to him on the edge of the penalty area, and then evaded the attempts […]
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Wayne Rooney has announced he is staying at Manchester United in a statement released to Press Association Sport. Momentum has been building over the 31-year-old’s Old Trafford future, with the riches on offer in the Chinese Super League a tantalising prospect. .@WayneRooney statement confirming he is staying at #MUFC pic.twitter.com/7tERRlWJUv — Simon Peach (@SimonPeach) February […]
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic spared Manchester United’s blushes at embattled Blackburn as he fired Jose Mourinho’s men into the FA Cup quarter-finals. Fighting on four fronts has left United with a bloated fixture schedule that manager Mourinho this week conceded could well leave his team “in trouble” towards the end of the campaign. A fifth-round replay would […]
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Wayne Rooney became Manchester United’s record scorer after moving onto 250 goals by netting a stoppage-time equalizer in Saturday’s Premier League game against Stoke. Rooney had been tied on 249 goals with Bobby Charlton, who has held the record since 1973. The 31-year-old England captain is in his 13th season at United and no longer […]
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Manchester United’s attacking problems continued as it lost to Fenerbahce 2-1 in the Europa League on Thursday, leaving it at risk of a group-stage exit. United beat Fenerbahce 4-1 at Old Trafford a fortnight ago, but arrived in Turkey after drawing with Burnley 0-0, during which it dominated and had 37 chances. Again, Jose Mourinho’s […]
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Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has said he has struggled to adapt to life in Manchester, labelling his living arrangement in the city as “bit of a disaster”. The Portuguese has endured a mixed start to his stint as United boss, having lost three of his nine league games, including a 4-0 hammering at the […]
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Manchester United got their title quest back on track after whipping champions Leicester City by 4-1 at Old Trafford today. All the United goals were scored in the first half, with their most expensive player, Paul Pogba registering a goal and winning plaudits as Man of the Match. The team had earned derision from fans […]
Read More English football giant, Manchester United have recorded record revenues of £515.3m (about N2.319 trillion) for the 2016 financial year, becoming the first UK football club to do so. In a year when it won the FA Cup, the Old Trafford club also signed 14 sponsorship deals, and saw commercial, matchday and TV revenues all rise. […]
Read More Jose Mourinho insisted Friday that Manchester United will be contenders for the Premier League title in his first season in charge at Old Trafford, and criticised some of his rival managers for not being brave enough to make the same claim. United have not won the league title since Alex Ferguson’s last season at the […]
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