Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's changes and tactical tweaks backfiring against Frank Lampard's side.
30.06.2020 - 11:17 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
straight to your inboxA rest for Fernandes?The man who could do no wrong could do no right at Norwich, where Bruno Fernandes was brought down to the levels of Jesse Lingard and Juan Mata.Fernandes is one of three players to have started United's three matches since the restart and the other two are defenders.
His 120-minute slog at Norwich was not ideal ahead of a Tuesday trek to Brighton and serious consideration has to be given to his conditioning.Yet Fernandes is deemed so indispensable by
.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's changes and tactical tweaks backfiring against Frank Lampard's side.
straight to your inboxFormer Manchester United chief executive Peter Kenyon has revealed why the club turned to signing Cristiano Ronaldo after failing to lure Ronaldinho to Old Trafford.Kenyon oversaw a huge summer back in 2003 which saw David Beckham leave the club to join Real Madrid and United fail in a bid to sign Ronaldinho as his replacement from Paris Saint-Germain.The former United chief insists the club 'worked really hard' to lure World Cup winner Ronaldinho to the club but there came
straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer believes the partnership between Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial is more similar to the understanding Cristiano Ronaldo, Wayne Rooney, and Carlos Tevez enjoyed than the telepathy between his former teammatesDwight Yorke and Andy Cole had.Yorke and Cole plundered 53 goals between them in United's Treble-winning season and Martial and Rashford were likened to the duo in their first year of playing together for United.Rashford, 22, and Martial, 24,
straight to your inboxNani has revealed that living with Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United showed him the level of competitiveness needed to succeed in professional football.The winger joined United from Sporting CP in 2007, following in Portuguese compatriot Ronaldo's footsteps.
straight to your inboxIn quiet stadiums Mason Greenwood is not the loudest. He was still audible enough for a teammate to hear 'Bruno' and Greenwood's pure connection between boot and ball was louder than his call to Fernandes.At 18, Greenwood is a United first-teamer and with 15 goals to his name in his first full season.
straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer has reiterated Manchester United sensation Mason Greenwood is the best finisher he has seen at the age of 18. Greenwood twice scored brilliantly in United's 5-2 thrashing of Bournemouth to take his tally for the season to 15 - nearly three times as many goals as Cristiano Ronaldo managed in his first season with United in 2003-04.
straight to your inboxOle Gunnar Solskjaer might have found Manchester United's next Cristiano Ronaldo in Mason Greenwood. That's according to former United frontman Dimitar Berbatov, who believes Solskjaer will find it difficult to improve on the likes of Greenwood even if the Norwegian boss is armed with a war chest heading into the summer transfer window.