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Match Report: Rooney draws blank in frustrating Newcastle stalemate

by Josh Wright at Jumamosi, Ago 22 2015 15:00
Match Report: Rooney draws blank in frustrating Newcastle stalemate Manchester United extended their unbeaten run in the Premier League to three games, but were left bitterly disappointed after being held to a 0-0 draw with Newcastle United at Old Trafford in Saturday’s early kick-off. Louis van Gaal’s side enjoyed nearly 70 per cent of possession and we...
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Player Focus: United Would be Mad Not to Demand Navas in Any Deal for De Gea

by Martin Laurence at Jumatano, Ago 19 2015 10:01
Player Focus: United Would be Mad Not to Demand Navas in Any Deal for De Gea While uncertainty still remains over whether the Spaniard will leave this summer or next, one thing for certain is that David de Gea's time at Old Trafford is coming to an end. Last year's PFA Player of the Season nominee has been omitted from the matchday squad for the first two fixtures of the cam...
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Player Focus: Pedro a Better Fit Than Di María for Louis van Gaal's Manchester United

by Miguel Delaney at Jumatano, Ago 5 2015 12:30
Player Focus: Pedro a Better Fit Than Di María for Louis van Gaal's Manchester United For all the sound and fury surrounding Ángel Di María’s departure from Manchester United, there remains a rather compelling piece of football logic behind it all.Of course, Louis van Gaal has never been a man to conform to general football logic, and that is perfectly displayed b...
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Team Focus: Are Arsenal & United Still a Striker Short of a Title Challenge?

by Miguel Delaney at Jumatano, Jul 29 2015 10:41
Team Focus: Are Arsenal & United Still a Striker Short of a Title Challenge? For all the easy headlines generated from his answer, Louis van Gaal didn’t really get into what would have been a complex enough discussion. The Manchester United manager was last week explicitly asked whether you now specifically need a 25-goal striker to win the league.Van Gaal responded in...
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Player Focus: Di Maria Tipped to Shine at PSG Despite United Disappointment

by Jonathan Wilson at Jumatatu, Jul 27 2015 12:27
Player Focus: Di Maria Tipped to Shine at PSG Despite United Disappointment Just how good is Angel Di Maria? Zlatan Ibrahimovic, rarely a player to hide behind a veil of diplomacy, has no doubt. “The guy has won everything. He is a fantastic player who plays for the team,” the Paris St-Germain striker said. “He brings pace to a team. He brings quality, big...
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Player Focus: Who Can Fill the Void Left by Van Persie at United?

by Josh Wright at Jumatano, Jul 15 2015 17:54
Player Focus: Who Can Fill the Void Left by Van Persie at United? The transformation in personnel over the last 12 months at Old Trafford has been just a little short of extraordinary. Louis van Gaal has spent more than £200m on transforming Manchester United back into a side able to challenge for the Premier League, but will have undermined all his hard wor...
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Player Focus: Where Will Schweinsteiger Fit in New Look United Midfield

by Jonathan Wilson at Jumatatu, Jul 13 2015 11:10
Player Focus: Where Will Schweinsteiger Fit in New Look United Midfield The signing of Bastian Schweinsteiger is one that seems to have divided opinions among Manchester United fans. On the one had, he is clearly a player of great quality, helping Germany to the World Cup and Bayern Munich to the Champions League. On the other, he is 30 and the experience of Radamel Fal...
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Player Focus: Should United and Di Maria Part Ways this Summer?

by Josh Wright at Ijumaa, Jul 10 2015 17:40
Player Focus: Should United and Di Maria Part Ways this Summer? Not many believe Angel Di Maria will be a Manchester United player next season. Some are under the impression United will entertain a swap deal with Bayern Munich, while others – the French press included – already claim Paris Saint-Germain have agreed to sign the Argentina international...
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Player Focus: Darmian Capture Would be an Addition of Expertise United Require

by Jonathan Wilson at Jumatano, Jul 8 2015 10:20
Player Focus: Darmian Capture Would be an Addition of Expertise United Require It was Jack Charlton who observed at the 1994 World Cup that full-back was, tactically, the most important position on the pitch. He was speaking at a time, admittedly, when 4-4-2 was the most common shape, meaning full-backs tended to have space in front of them, but the basic point still stands. F...
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Player Focus: Can Di María Replicate his Copa America Form for United Next Season?

by Ben McAleer at Jumatatu, Jul 6 2015 17:00
Player Focus: Can Di María Replicate his Copa America Form for United Next Season? When you become the most expensive transfer in the history of a league, the pressure to succeed from the get go will always be high. That was the case with Ángel Di María who, after much speculation, put pen to paper for Manchester United in a deal worth £59.7m last summer. The A...
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