Tag: MU

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 […]

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, […]

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 see off Rochdale on penalties

League One side Rochdale travelled across Manchester for a League Cup Third Round derby against Manchester United at Old Trafford on Wednesday night and nearly caused an upset against Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men. It was a reasonably experienced United line-up, with the returning Paul Pogba in midfield and a couple of youngsters in the shape […]