straight to your inboxOwen Hargreaves believes this season is the best chance Manchester City have ever had to win the Champions League. It is the one trophy that has eluded Pep Guardiola since he arrived at the Etihad Stadium.
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straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes says he is hopeful that Manchester United may still be able to worry Manchester City in the title race.The Reds currently trail their rivals by 10 points and face matches against Chelsea and Crystal Palace in the Premier League ahead of a Manchester derby on March 7.
With City in fine form, many have argued their lead at the top of the table is already unassailable, with United having recently dropped points against the likes of West Brom and
.straight to your inboxOwen Hargreaves believes this season is the best chance Manchester City have ever had to win the Champions League. It is the one trophy that has eluded Pep Guardiola since he arrived at the Etihad Stadium.
direct to your inboxManchester United strengthened their bid to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League this season with victory over West Ham on Sunday.The Hammers have been one of the surprise packages of the 2020-21 campaign but missed the chance to close the gap on United as they were beaten 1-0 at Old Trafford. The result leaves United second in the league table - 14 points behind runaway leaders Manchester City, albeit with a game in hand on their rivals.
straight to your inbox every day for freeGary Neville has insisted Manchester United won't win the Premier League unless their performance levels improve against teams that play conservatively. Following a fantastic display in the Manchester derby last weekend, United produced a disappointing first-half performance against West Ham on Sunday.
straight to your inbox every day for freeFor the first time this season, Manchester United did not make a substitution in a Premier League fixture.In their 29th game against West Ham, United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ignored all nine substitutes - two of them goalkeepers Lee Grant and Nathan Bishop.The seven outfield players - Eric Bailly, Axel Tuanzebe, Brandon Williams, Alex Telles, Nemanja Matic, Shola Shoretire and Amad - all warmed up and all were unused.
straight to your inbox every day for freeFranck Kessie's performance for AC Milan against Manchester United caught the eye in the 1-1 draw at Old Trafford on Thursday. The midfielder shone for a Milan side hit by injuries and was unfortunate to see a well-taken goal ruled out due to a marginal handball decision from VAR.
straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes says Dean Henderson can secure his spot as Manchester United and England No.1 over the next few weeks. Usual first-choice goalkeeper David de Gea is currently in Spain after the birth of his daughter, which has granted Henderson a run in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's first-team.
straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer believes Manchester United produced their best defensive performance of the season at Manchester City.United had started with their back five of Dean Henderson, Aaron Wan-Bissaka, Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire and Luke Shaw in just two previous games - against Liverpool and City in the FA Cup and Carabao Cup in January.Henderson kept his ninth clean sheet in 14 United starts and played an instrumental role in Shaw's first Premier
straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer intends to honour the traditions of Sir Matt Busby and Sir Alex Ferguson by building his Manchester United side around "pace, power and quick attacks".United face a record-breaking Manchester City side at the Etihad today and the success Pep Guardiola has achieved at Barcelona, Bayern Munich and City has led to some copycat ideas in how the game is played.Guardiola has rewritten the coaching manual during his managerial career and his
straight to your inbox every day for freeIt’s fair to say Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is already immortalised in Manchester United’s history thanks to his playing career, but he could set an impressive managerial club record on Sunday afternoon. The Norwegian’s managerial credentials were questioned upon appointment, but Solskjaer has duly answered those sceptics, bringing stability to United - something they desperately needed.
Manchester United legend Paul Scholes believes Thiago Alcantara would have been better off playing for his former club than Liverpool. Thiago joined Liverpool from Bayern Munich last summer for a fee of up to £27million.
straight to your inbox every day for freeSam Johnstone says that he does not regret leaving Manchester United in 2018 as he could not wait forever for David de Gea to depart. Johnstone signed with West Brom on a permanent basis after seven loan spells in seven years as a United back-up.
straight to your inbox every day for freeWayne Rooney has explained how he tries to incorporate different elements of former Manchester United managers in his coaching methods. The United all-time top-scorer retired from football earlier this year to take up the Derby County job on a permanent basis after previously being part of Philip Cocu's backroom staff in a player-coach role.
straight to your inboxPhil Foden had admitted that his lack of game time at the start of his Manchester City career was "difficult".After years of careful nurturing by Pep Guardiola, Foden is fully realising his potential this season and is enjoying his best campaign to date, with 11 goals and six assists to his name so far.Foden's talent has never been in doubt since he made his debut for City as a 17-year-old but until this season he was never a regular name in Guardiola's starting XI.The
straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes believes Daniel James has seized his chance at Manchester United after a period of poor form. The winger struggled to make an impact for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side in the opening months of the season but has figured four times in February, scoring three goals.
straight to your inbox every day for free Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is confident Shola Shoretire will still be in and around the Manchester United first team by the time fans are back in stadiums.
straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes has recalled the 'wow' moment he had while watching one of Sir Alex Ferguson's marquee summer signings train for the first time. Having progressed through Manchester United's academy as part of the famous Class of 92, former Old Trafford favourite Scholes has played with some of the best players in the club's history.
direct to your inboxPaul Scholes believes Manchester United haven't got "much to worry about" when they face "toothless" Chelsea next Sunday.United moved back up to second in the Premier League table on Sunday night with a 3-1 victory over Newcastle United at Old Trafford. Next up for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's side is a trip to Stamford Bridge against a Chelsea side yet to taste defeat under new boss Thomas Tuchel.