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Manchester United meet Aston Villa on Thursday evening at Villa Park in a clash that is vital for both clubs.  United are riding a 16-game unbeaten streak having come from nowhere earlier in the season to put themselves firmly in the hunt for Champions League football. The Red Devils currently lie in fifth position, four points of Leicester City. Meanwhile, …

Manchester City’s Phil Foden has labelled cross-city rival Mason Greenwood as the best finisher he has seen in football.  The 18-year-old Manchester United youngster has impressed since breaking into the first team scoring 15 goals in 41 appearances across all competitions this season for the Red Devils. Greenwood has now scored more goals for Man United than Alexis Sanchez, Radamel …

Tony Cascarino has compared the impact of Bruno Fernandes on Manchester United to that of Kevin De Bruyne and the Belgian midfielder’s impact on cross-city rival Manchester City. Having joined Man City in 2015 with high expectations, the last two seasons have seen the Belgian midfielder become one of the most dominant forces in world football. With Manchester United lagging …

Henrik Larsson left a lasting legacy wherever he went over his 25 seasons in professional football. His time at Celtic is unheralded with Larsson widely regarded as the club’s greatest ever player scoring 242 goals in 313 games as the Scottish club wrestled back control from their cross-city rivals Rangers after a decade in the doldrums. The Swede would later …

The draw for the FA Cup semi-finals has been made and they are going to be electric.  Manchester United were the first team to qualify for the final four after they defeated Norwich City  2-1 at Carrow Road yesterday, however, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side were pushed all the way by the Canaries, squeezing over the line in extra-time. Earlier today, …

Former Manchester United midfielder Paul Ince believes the club should stop the circus now and get rid of Paul Pogba. The French international has struggled for form, as well as fitness, this season and has made just eight appearances for the Red Devils in all competitions. Pogba has repeatedly been linked with a move away from Old Trafford with Real …

Former Man United boss, David Moyes, has revealed the three transfer targets he missed out on signing after taking control of the club in 2013.  Moyes stepped into the role following the retirement of Sir Alex Ferguson, who transformed the club into the biggest in world football. After winning 13 Premier League titles and two Champions Leagues over the course …

Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the best players to ever grace a football pitch.  His exploits over the course of the last decade have gone down in history with the Portuguese goal-machine securing domestic titles in England, Spain and Italy while he’s also added five Champions Leagues and five Ballon d’Or awards to his repertoire. Ronaldo’s rise to greatness began …

Manchester United fans are in for a treat this weekend as Virgin Media Sport are set to broadcast ten hours of their classic moments in European Cup competitions. With the country on lockdown and live sport at a standstill, United fans can look forward to at least some temporary respite with a bumper weekend of action on the cards. On …

The Champions League is the most prestigious prize in the history of club football.  From the old European Cup to the modern-day Champions League, taking home the iconic trophy is the pinnacle of most players’ careers. For a country the size of Ireland, we have left our mark on the European football scene. We had two internationals on the first …

“We had nothing in common. His beliefs and my beliefs are a mile apart,” the former Rangers goalkeeper said. One could forgive even the most diehard Manchester United fan for forgetting about Andy Goram’s brief spell at the club. Back in March 2001, the former Rangers goalkeeper signed for United on a short-term loan deal from Motherwell after first-team goalkeepers …

At the start of the Premier League season, we here at Pundit Arena decided to predict how the upcoming campaign would go in two lines or less. We also looked at who every team’s key player would be and predicted where they would finish come the end of the season. Now that the campaign has ended, how did our predictions …

Paul Pogba scored twice for the second time in five days as Manchester United’s revival since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replaced the sacked Jose Mourinho continued unabated with a 4-1 thrashing of Bournemouth at Old Trafford. A third consecutive victory since Solskjaer took caretaker charge until the end of the season keeps United eight points adrift of Chelsea in the fight …

Manchester United return to Old Trafford for the first time under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s management against Huddersfield on Boxing Day with a new-found swagger after scoring five goals in the Premier League for the first time in five years. The Norwegian’s caretaker spell in charge until the end of the season got off to a dream start as United threw …

Romelu Lukaku believes he has finally emerged from his post-World Cup slump, with the Manchester United striker revealing he had to shed muscle to adapt to the demands of the Premier League. After a promising first season at Old Trafford, the 25-year-old has struggled to make an impact in front of goal amid what has been a largely frustrating second …

Zinedine Zidane has paved the way for a return to management by admitting he expects to take another coaching job soon.  Zidane made the surprise decision to leave Real Madrid at the end of last season, five days after leading the club to a third consecutive Champions League title. The Frenchman said he believed change was needed for the team …

Paul Pogba said Manchester United’s players were in “shock” after a 3-0 defeat to Spurs dealt a heavy blow to their Premier League title ambitions. After a troubled build-up to the season, United have lost two of their first three matches of a campaign for the first time since 1992-93. That season, Alex Ferguson’s men went on to clinch the …