Five MUACOL players were called up to their respective national team squads for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, which somewhat confusingly took place in January 2024, in the Ivory Coast. There wasn’t a huge amount to celebrate for any of them as they all experienced somewhat disappointing campaigns. You can read a summary of […]
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Mid-Season Report: Manchester United
Manchester United Men: It has been a pretty dire first half of the 2023-24 season for Manchester United. Their injury hit squad has struggled in the Premier League and crashed out of two cup competitions with barely a whimper. Off-field controversies surrounding Mason Greenwood, Antony and Jadon Sancho were a distraction, as was the drawn-out […]
Bilbao and Lyon top big five leagues for home-grown players
The Football Observatory at the International Centre for Sports Studies (CIES) has published a world ranking of football clubs showing which have fielded the most home-grown players in domestic league matches so far this season. The results make for very interesting reading from the perspective of this website because Athletic Club and Olympique Lyonnais are […]
United suffer again at the hands of Brighton
Manchester United produced yet another poor performance against a buoyant Brighton and Hove Albion side, who had no trouble in collecting another three points from their latest visit to Old Trafford. Former United striker Danny Welbeck broke the deadlock in the 20th minute when he timed his run into the box perfectly to latch on […]
Manchester United U18 2-1 Nottingham Forest U18
Manchester United maintained their one hundred per cent start to the Under 18 Premier League season with a comeback win against Nottingham Forest at Carrington. They had to do it the hard way, having gone down to ten men in the 42nd minute after two yellow cards in quick succession saw Ashton Missin sent for […]
Summer ’23 transfer window verdict
The 2023 summer transfer window was a busy one for Manchester United manager Erik Ten Hag and his recruitment team, but it brought mixed results with the club being unable to shift some unwanted players and failing to strengthen the squad in a few crucial positions. One of the main priorities was to sign a […]
Brighton next up for United
Roberto De Zerbi’s high-flying Brighton and Hove Albion are the next test that Manchester United will face in the Premier League this season. The Seagulls are scheduled to visit Old Trafford for a traditional three o’clock kick off on Saturday the 16th of September, just after the international break. Brighton have started the season well, […]
Champions League draw: United face Bayern
Manchester United have learned the identity of their forthcoming opponents in the 2023-24 edition of the UEFA Champions League. Drawn into a tough looking Group A, United will be travelling to Germany, Denmark and Turkey to face Bayern Munich, FC Copenhagen and Galatasaray respectively. They begin with the toughest assignment of all, the trip to […]
Arsenal 3-1 Manchester United
Manchester United’s second away fixture of the 2023-24 Premier League season was another trip to North London and it had many parallels with the first, ending, as it did, in a defeat in which United had enough good chances to have won the game despite not playing particularly well. New signings Altay Bayindir, Sergio Reguilón […]
United Weekend Preview: 27th – 30th Sept 2019
Manchester United Weekend Fixtures Fri 27/09/2019 19:00 – Man Utd U23 v Norwich City Sat 28/09/2019 12:00 – Man Utd U18 V Leicester City (Aon Training Complex) Sat 28/09/2019 12:00 – Man Utd Women v Liverpool (Leigh Sports Village) Mon 30/09/2019 20:00 – Manchester United v Arsenal (Old Trafford) Manchester United host Arsenal at Old […]