Midfielders Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Michael Carrick were injured in Manchester United’s 1-0 win at St. Etienne in the second leg of their Europa League round-of-32 series, and Unitedmanager Jose Mourinho expects both to miss Sunday’s EFL Cup final against Southampton.
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Mourinho says he learned FA Cup lesson
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho says he won’t be “throwing away” FA Cup games like he did in the past. Speaking before the game at Blackburn Rovers in the fifth round onSunday, he talked about how Chelsea lost Newcastle in the same week it beat Newcastle United in the League Cup final over Liverpool and […]
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Europa League: Ibra hat trick for Man United sinks St. Etienne
Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored a hat trick to lead Manchester United to a 3-0 win over French club St. Etienne in the first leg of their round-of-32 series in the Europa League.
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Ibra's future at Manchester United remains uncertain
Zlatan Ibrahimovic still isn’t sure if he will remain at Manchester United, despite claiming he has already done enough to trigger the option in his contract. Ibrahimovic, who hasscored 20 goals, said: “Something like that. I have to score 100 goals! The option is already fulfilled. But there’s nothing done yet. From my side. We’ll […]
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Mourinho livid after United draw with Hull City
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho didn’t like his team’s 0-0 tie with lowly Hull City at Old Trafford — and clearly didn’t like the postgame questioning. “If you do not know football,”he said before walking away, “you should not have a microphone in your hand.”
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Video Pick: Schweinsteiger scores in comeback game
German 2014 World Cup winner Bastian Schweinsteiger got his first start for Manchester United in more than a year in an FA Cup clash with Wigan. The 32-year-old assisted on aMarouane Fellaini goal and scored the final goal of a 4-0 win with an overhead kick — his first Man United goal since November of […]
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Man United advances to EFL Cup final despite loss
Manchester United reached the EFL Cup final against Southampton even though it lost at Hull City, 2-1, ending a 17-match unbeaten run. United had won, 2-0, at home and went through thanks to PaulPogba‘s goal.
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Money League: Real Madrid falls to third behind Man United and Barcelona
Manchester United is again the world’s richest soccer club after revenue grew to a record $735 million in 2015-16, according to Deloitte’s annual Money League. United knocked Real Madrid from the topspot after 11 years. Real dropped to third behind Barcelona. Bayern Munich is fourth and Manchester City fifth. Eight of the top 20 (including […]
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Van Gaal announces retirement from coaching
Louis van Gaal, who won the Champions League with Ajax and league titles at Ajax, Barcelona and AZ and an FA Cup title at Manchester United, says he has retired from coaching after a 26-yearcareer. Van Gaal, 65, was fired United hours after winning the FA Cup in May 2016. Van Gaal made the announcement […]
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Premier League clubs dominate Europe profit list
Manchester United, Liverpool, Newcastle United, Real Madrid and Leicester ranked as the five most profitable clubs in Europe for financial year of 2015. The loss-leaders? Inter Milan, AC Milan andQueens Park Rangers.