“These are not my views and I apologise for this. I am fully supportive of the manager and my team-mates. We are all giving our everything to improve the results.” — Manchester Unitedcaptain Antonio Valencia, apologizing for liking an Instagram post “without reading the text” that called for his manager, Jose Mourinho, to be fired […]
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What They're Saying: Paul Scholes
“He’s constantly having a go at players. He’s having a go at those above him because he’s not getting what he wants. I think his mouth is probably out of control and I think he’sembarrassing the club.” — Former Manchester United star Paul Scholes on current United manager Jose Mourinho before United’s latest setback, a […]
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What They're Saying: Jose Mourinho
“Every player is different, no player is the same. I see different actions but what you see is not really inside. I see upset people, some people that don’t look like they lost a game. I see so-so butin the little two sessions of training we had [since Saturday] everything was normal, desire to work […]
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What They'e Saying: Mino Raiola
“Paul Scholes wouldn’t recognize a leader if he was in front of Sir Winston Churchill. Some people need to talk for fear of being forgotten.” — Mino Raiola, PaulPogba‘s agent after Scholes, the former Manchester United captain-turned-pundit, said the French World Cup champion had a “poor game” and “lacked leadership” in Sunday’s 3-2 Premier League […]
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Watch: James Corden lead 100 children vs. Manchester United
Comedian James Corden coached 90 field players and 10 little goalkeepers — his Late Late Show FC team — in a game against three Manchester United stars, JuanMata, Ander Herrera and Chris Smalling, at UCLA during Man United’s U.S. tour. And as usual, Corden doesn’t disappoint.
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Watch: A Manchester United own goal by Phil Jones
A crisp, precise, one-touch strike — unfortunately into his own net. Man United’s Phil Jones scored Tottenham’s second in a 2-0 Spurs’ win.
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What They're Saying: Antonio Conte
“You show you are a little man. A little man. You don’t know very well [what] is the situation. But I know him very well in the past. In the past he was a little man in many circumstances,is a little man in the present and for sure he will be a little man in […]
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What They're Saying: Pep Guardiola
“Last season was the same. We won because we were better. In all departments, we were better.” — Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola, in response to comments by rival managerManchester United Jose Mourinho, who said his team deserved a penalty kick in the 2-1 loss to City, which now leads second-place United by 11 points […]
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What They're Saying: Zlatan Ibrahimovic
“No, because lions, they don’t recover like humans.” — Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who played in Manchester United’s 4-1 win over Newcastle, his first game since April after returningfrom a knee injury, after being asked if he ever doubted he would return. Before his injury, the Swede said that “lions do not compare themselves to humans” when […]
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UCL: Man United remains perfect with win over Benfica
Manchester United’s fourth straight Champions League win, 2-0, over Benfica, leaves it one point from advancing to the knockout stage. Man United went ahead on a 45th minute MileSvilar own goal and Daley Blind converted a 78th minute penalty kick.