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Ahead of Sunday’s big game between two of the Premier League’s ‘big six’, Sportskeeda “Kick-Off” series dissects the two squads and delves into the footballing battles that can make Manchester City’s match against Tottenham Hotspur a special fixture. Voot Select has also brought the two fanbases together before the high-profile final and has spiced up what is now another Premier League rivalry with a series of quizzes and contests....

I am sorry. I have failed you. I sincerely apologise for letting you down. I let you down by not believing in y(our) team. I must have trusted the spirit of this glorious club. But no. I honestly did not think about the possibility of Manchester United playing in the quarter-finals of this year’s Champions League. I even wondered if it’s worth staying awake all night to watch you try....

This will be United’s fifth visit to North America which has been a popular destination for Europe’s top clubs over the years, United’s last visit to the States ended in a 2-1 victory over Spanish Giants Barcelona and a total of 20 goals over the tour. Full details of Tour 2014 will be announced in the coming weeks. Manchester United Group Managing Director, Richard Arnold told the club’s website : “I’m delighted to announce that the team will be returning to the USA for our 2014 Tour, presented by Aon....

Manchester United have announced the signing of young defender Guillermo Varela from Uruguayan club – Club Atlético Peñarol for an undisclosed fee. The 20-year-old youngster is the first official signing of Red Devil’s new manager David Moyes, who took over from the retired Sir Alex Ferguson. “Guillermo will immediately join up with the Uruguay Under-20 squad for the upcoming FIFA Under 20 World Championships in Turkey,” Manchester United announced in their official website....

Also Read: Manchester United News and Rumours: August 7, 2019 #3 United end Mario Mandzukic pursuit Manchester United were first introduced to the option of signing Mario Mandzukic during the discussions of a swap deal with Juventus involving Paulo Dybala and Romelu Lukaku. As the deal for the Argentine broke down, United continued to explore the possibility of signing the Croatian instead. United were already aware that Lukaku would move this summer, and they had identified Mandzukic as the possible replacement for the Belgian....

The 20-year-old was close to a move to Old Trafford before joining Borussia Dortmund in January 2020. Since then, Haaland has been in terrific form and has scored 49 goals from 49 appearances for the Bundesliga side. He has been linked with a number of top clubs in Europe in recent months. The Norwegian has also been linked to Manchester City and Manchester United, but Solskjaer downplayed these rumors....

Given this, an elementary, statistical, approach to the transfer market can be revealing. Manchester United clearly needs a central defender – though this appears more or less straightforward with Sergio Ramos or Nicolas Otamendi seemingly bound for Old Trafford. The situation up top is more complicated though. Analysing the forward line-up In an ongoing series, we continue to use the ‘Moneyball’ approach to player analysis – this time to look at how the Reds’ forward line measures up to Chelsea, Manchester City and Arsenal....

In case you didn’t know… Manchester United hosted Cardiff City in their last match of the 2018-19 Premier League campaign on Sunday. United conceded the first goal in the 23rd minute of the match when Diogo Dalot gifted a penalty to the visitors. Nathaniel Mendez-Laing broke the deadlock by scoring from the resultant spot-kick. Mason Greenwood, who started his first Premier League match for the Red Devils, missed a number of chances in front of goal....

United have endured a poor start to the season and they were outplayed in the first half, fortunate to reach half-time all square after Anthony Martial cancelled out Callum Wilson’s opener. But the visitors were vastly improved after the break, with Herrera influential, and fellow substitute Marcus Rashford’s scrappy stoppage-time strike stole the three points. “I think we were much better in the second half. They were better in the first,” Herrera told BT Sport....

Since then though, the Red Devils have recovered, and are now firmly amongst the runners and riders for a European place, with an outside chance of even mounting a title charge. That’s all been put on hold for the moment though, with the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar taking centre stage. United’s squad has been significantly reduced for the next month, in which they’ll play no competitive games, and Erik ten Hag will be using this unique mid-season break to prepare for the latter stages of 2022-23, a time of the season in which his side will be hoping to be competing at the forefront of several competitions....

The 20-times English champions knocked Madrid off the perch they had occupied for 11 years with a return to the Champions League and increased commercial revenue key to their rise. Real dropped to third behind Barcelona with Bayern Munich fourth and Manchester City into the top five for the first time after a run to the Champions League semi-finals. Eight of the top 20 (including five of the top 10) revenue generators are from the Premier League, reflecting the greater financial clout England’s top-flight clubs enjoy compared with their European counterparts....

Winners of the world’s top 50 awards The Manchester United midfielder was left out of the previous selection, for matches against Italy and Albania respectively, and was also absent from then-manager Vicente del Bosque’s squad for Euro 2016. New head coach Julen Lopetegui has decided to bring the playmaker back in, however, with Mata having impressed in October, winning United’s Player of the Month award for his performances. Elsewhere club mate Ander Herrera retains his place in the squad, while other Premier League stars including the likes of Diego Costa, Nacho Monreal and Nolito are also in....

The Everton frontman finds himself at the centre of transfer talk once more as his future continues to be called into question. Lukaku hints at Everton exit A prolific strike rate for the Toffees has helped to keep the Belgium international in the spotlight and on the radar of clubs such as United and his former employers at Chelsea. Leading sides across Europe have also been credited with holding an interest, with recent goings on at Goodison Park offering hope to Lukaku’s long list of suitors....

John Cannon, a spokesperson for the Houston Police Department, told Newsweek that the incident took place Monday at about 8:20 p.m. While responding to the call from the convenience store, officers first found that the alleged suspect, whose identity was not released, was injured. Cannon explained that after getting hit by the car while in the roadway, the alleged suspect was thrown into a grassy area near a bus stop....

John-Paul Drake, director of Drakes Supermarkets in Australia, recently posted a video to YouTube and appeared on a radio show to talk about the situation and why he denied the customer’s refund request. “I had my first customer yesterday who said he wanted to get a refund on 150 packets of 32-pack toilet paper and 150 units of one-liter [hand] sanitizer. I told him that,” Drake said as he showed his middle finger to the camera....

Slawomir Buczynski, 37, shot his wife of two months, Katarzyna Kowal, up to seven times while she made a cake in their apartment in Aberdeen, Scotland, on April 6, 2020. After shooting Kowal, Buczynski also kicked her when she had fallen to the floor, according to the BBC. A young boy, who was in the house at the time of the attack, hid inside a bedroom, the network reported....

David Pinney worked at the El Nuevo Rodeo club in Minneapolis and recently told CBS Evening News that Chauvin and Floyd also worked there and “bumped heads,” while working the same shift. Chauvin is the former Minneapolis police officer charged in Floyd’s death while in police custody on May 25. Despite Pinney’s previous comments, on Wednesday he sent an email to CBS News saying that he had confused Floyd with someone else....

INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - Even in the United States heartland the Manchester bomb attack that killed 22 people and left dozens injured was on the minds of drivers on Thursday who will race in the Indianapolis 500. Four British drivers, Jack Harvey, a team mate of Fernando Alonso on Andretti Autosport, Max Chilton, Jay Howard and Pippa Mann, the only woman in Sunday’s 33-car field, said they were shocked by the horrific scenes in the English city on Monday....

Here is the latest from the Etihad on 21st September 2020. Attacking midfielder Josh Adam confirms he is moving to Manchester City Celtic youngster Josh Adam has confirmed via his personal Instagram account that he is moving to Manchester City. The 16-year-old, considered one of the best in his age group at the Parkhead academy, had moved to Manchester to compete in an established youth league (Scotland doesn’t have a formal youth league)....