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While Old Trafford was once a fortress for the Red Devils, it has become something of an unhappy hunting ground in recent times. Mou’s Man Utd no better than LvG Under the guidance of Sir Alex Ferguson, few opponents relished a trip to the red half of Manchester. United’s struggles since the legendary Scot departed have been well publicised, though, and the Theatre of Dreams remains anything but in 2016-17 with Mourinho at the helm....

The 19-year-old England international played a key role in United’s 2-0 win over Premier League leaders Chelsea on Sunday, scoring for the second game running to boost their top-four hopes. Rashford struggled to find his best form earlier this season, but Darmian was full of praise for the attacker following his recent resurgence. Rash shows there’s life after Zlatan “Marcus is a great player and he is still very, very young,” Darmian told the club’s official website....

The Swede is considered to be in “superb shape” by Dr Freddie Fu, the surgeon who operated on the 35-year-old’s injured knee. There were initially fears that ligament damage could end a distinguished played career, not just Ibrahimovic’s 2016-17 campaign. ‘King Ibra can be annoying’ He has, however, spoken of his desire to return to the field once fully recovered, be that with United or elsewhere as a 12-month deal runs down, and Fu sees no reason why he cannot get back to his talismanic best....

Lukaku and Matic joined Victor Lindelof in signing on at Old Trafford ahead of the 2017-18 season and they have impressed in their early displays for United. The latest Man Utd transfer rumours United met a couple of Major League Soccer (MLS) opponents before moving on to some big rivals from England and Spain, and they then returned to Europe for two top-up fixtures as they approach their first competitive match....

Rick Hooks contracted the disease in the spring, but his condition deteriorated and he was eventually admitted to Northeast Georgia Medical Center in Braselton. At one point during his illness, Hooks fell into a coma while on a ventilator in intensive care—and this is when he had a near-death experience, he told WSB-TV. “Like you are in mud. You can’t hear. You can see. You can see people floating by you,” he said....

The result rendered Liverpool's 2-1 win against Newcastle meaningless and sees City lift the title for the second time in three years, having missed out to Manchester United last season. The trophy marks Manuel Pellegrini's first league league title since leaving South America for Europe in July 2004, and is his second piece of silverware this term after guiding City to Capital One Cup glory earlier this year. A goal in each half from Samir Nasri and Vincent Kompany sealed the win over West Ham, while Liverpool went a goal down at Anfield and required second-half strikes from Daniel Agger and Daniel Sturridge to end its campaign with a victory....

City could not cope with the intensity, pace and pressing of Spurs, ending Guardiola’s hopes of becoming the first manager to win his first seven Premier League matches. “We had problems; they were one step in front of us and we have to learn from that. Do I have regrets about my decisions? Maybe yeah. But we will learn so it doesn’t happen again,” Guardiola told reporters. “I never thought that we would not lose a game....

The Cote d’Ivoire legend does not see the Emirates Stadium outfit ending their 25-year League Cup drought when they lock horns with Pep Guardiola’s men in the Wembley Stadium on Sunday. The 36-year-old who is currently a technical assistant at Celtic and Cote d’Ivoire assistant manager played for both teams before joining Liverpool in 2013. Despite acknowledging Arsenal’s record of seven wins in 12 finals across all competitions under Arsene Wenger, Toure is backing the Etihad Stadium outfit to come out on top because of their performance in the English top-flight and Uefa Champions League this season....

It is the first time the club have broken the £400m mark, with this year’s number an increase of 21 per cent on the previous figures. Man City 5/1 for the Champions League The club also posted a £1.088m profit, though the club say that figure would have been higher had it not been for a change to their reporting period, aimed at aligning the financial year with the wider City Football Group....

So largely desperate have Nicolas Otamendi’s performances been this season, City’s sole fit senior centre-back only made the bench against Sheffield United on Sunday, two days on from a 90-minute shift in the dramatic collapse at Wolves. Injury meant there would be no recall for the Argentina defender on New Year’s Day, so Pep Guardiola was again struggling to find a central pair, let alone a trio. But faced with the nous of Carlo Ancelotti, a coach he spent much of the week lauding, Guardiola decided to make the bold call....

The 25-year-old is one of the most highly-rated midfielders in the Premier League and has attracted interest from a host of top sides. Liverpool were one of the sides rumored to be interested in him this summer, but a move never materialized. According to the aforementioned source, Liverpool will now have to battle the likes of Manchester United and Arsenal to land Yves Bissouma in January. Despite interest from big Premier League sides, the Mali midfielder seems happy at Brighton and is not looking to push for a move away from the Amex Stadium....

The Arsenal captain’s 69th-minute effort from the spot condemned Manchester United to defeat in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s 100th match in charge of the Red Devils, who remain winless at home in the Premier League this season. Despite dominating the majority of the first half, thanks to a largely effective game plan of pressing high up the pitch, Arsenal did not have anything to show for their efforts as their finishing lacked the requisite decisiveness....

In the first half, Manchester United started with energy and intensity and they were looking a different side from the one that played Everton last weekend but that early pressure soon became invincible and City started dominating the ball. While there weren’t many clear cut chances for the away side in the first half, they were able to draw out some saves from David de Gea. United, on the other hand, were doing well to keep the City side quiet and the first half ended all square....

The first half was very frantic and end to end with both teams getting opportunities. But, Manchester United took the lead through Rashford after he was found by Luke Shaw with a pinpoint pass. United then had more opportunities to get past Watford in the first half, but they were lacking the final touch. In the second half, Watford dominated United for the most part but they just couldn’t test David de Gea enough....

West Ham United started the first half brightly, attacking down the left, with Enner Valencia looking to exploit the space between Timothy Fosu-Mensah at right-back and Chris Smalling at centre-back. The first chance of the match fell to Valencia, who was found after a good run, and took a shot on goal, which was straight at David de Gea, who held easily. The next few minutes saw West Ham get two free-kicks from just outside the box, with specialist Dimitri Payet stepping up to take the setpieces, but his deliveries weren’t up to scratch, and the danger was cleared out on both occasions by the United defence....

Manchester United typically use the luxury hotel, located just across the River Irwell from Manchester city centre and a short drive to Old Trafford, as a base before home matches. But when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his squad arrived on the team coach on Saturday lunchtime, fire engines were already on their way to the hotel. According to some media reports, the United party pulled up shortly after 1pm, only for two fire engines to also arrive almost immediately afterwards....

Foulkes was a United legend who played at the club for 18 years. He had played in a total of 688 games, scoring 9 goals for the club. Only Sir Bobby Charlton, Ryan Giggs and Paul Scholes have played more games. Foulkes’s honour list includes four League titles, four Charity Shields, an FA Cup and the European Cup in 1968. The defender was uninjured and lucky to survive the plane crash that claimed the lives of his team mates in Germany....

In case you didn’t know… After a successful World Cup campaign with the Three Lions, Lingard sustained a groin injury that kept him out for just over a month. Despite returning to full fitness, he has taken a while to find his feet; the equalizer against Arsenal being his first goal of the season. The heart of the matter Credit to his crucial finish, the Red Devils salvaged a point against a high-flying Arsenal led by Unai Emery....

With pressure mounting on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the Norwegian must find a way to turn his side’s fortunes around as early as possible. Here, we take a look at some of the latest Red Devils news. Solskjaer responds to criticism from Roy Keane Manchester United lost at home to Arsenal for the first time in 14 years after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s second-half penalty gave them all three points. This result has compounded further misery on Manchester United’s recent form, and was their fourth league game this year without a win....

United needed spot-kicks to overcome League One outfit Rochdale after a disappointing 1-1 draw in their EFL Cup clash at Old Trafford on Wednesday. Juan Mata, Andreas Pereira, Fred, Mason Greenwood and Daniel James converted penalties in a 5-3 shoot-out win. Solskjaer called on his team, who also beat AC Milan on penalties at the International Champions Cup in pre-season, to be more aggressive. “We go 1-0 up in many games and again we go 1-0 up and you think ‘go on then’,” the United manager said....