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Today’s win at the King Power Stadium keeps Manchester United in touch with the Premier League’s top four. The omens are good for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and company ahead of a busy period that sees the return of European football. After his first dropped points in a draw to Burnley, the Norwegian maintained his undefeated streak as caretaker United boss today …

Manchester United’s visit to Wembley this weekend has been dubbed the first real test of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s tenure as caretaker boss. The Red Devils are five for five so far under the Norwegian, with a scoreless first hour against Newcastle being their only real challenge thus far. The names of Cardiff, Newcastle, Huddersfield, Bournemouth and Reading pale into comparison …

The sacking of Jose Mourinho as Manchester United boss brought an end to a fraught era at the club, but the drama didn’t end there. The issues between Mourinho and club record signing Paul Pogba were unclear, but there was certainly tension between the two. The news was greeted by Pogba with an ill-timed social media post in which he …

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer encouraged Paul Pogba to cut showboating from his game to recreate the “efficient” display that saw the Frenchman score twice for the second straight game in 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 …

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has restored Manchester United’s attacking elan in the short space of time he has been caretaker manager said defender Luke Shaw. Solsjkaer will be seeking a third successive victory – when they host out of form Bournemouth on Sunday – since taking over following the sacking of Jose Mourinho earlier this month. Victory over Bournemouth would see …

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 …

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer praised his Manchester United players after they gave him the perfect start to his reign with a 5-1 victory at Cardiff just days after Jose Mourinho was sacked. Former United striker Solskjaer had just two days to prepare his players for his first match as caretaker manager. Marcus Rashford opened the scoring in the third minute and …

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made an instant impact as Manchester United caretaker manager with Paul Pogba to the fore in a transformed performance from the final days of Jose Mourinho’s reign in a 5-1 thumping of Cardiff on Saturday. Solskjaer has been put in charge until the end of the season after Mourinho was sacked on Tuesday and could not have …

No matter the circumstances, there’s always a degree of optimism that accompanies the arrival of a new manager. Optimism isn’t a word that’s been familiar to the Manchester United faithful in recent times, but hope remains that Ole Gunnar Solskjaer can lift the cloud that hung over the club during the latter days of Jose Mourinho’s tenure. With Romelu Lukaku …

Though Manchester United have already installed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as manager for the rest of the season, the fallout from Jose Mourinho’s departure still carries on. This has mainly focused on the much-scrutinised relationship between Mourinho and Paul Pogba, but this morning saw another star in Alexis Sanchez being cited as a Jose detractor. The Sun reported that Sanchez celebrated …

Jose Mourinho will start Paul Pogba in Manchester United’s Champions League group game at Valencia on Wednesday, challenging the French international to show his full potential and win back his place. The United manager left Pogba out of his starting line-up for the second time this week as his side recorded their biggest victory in 13 months, 4-1 over last-placed …

Paul Pogba has been told by Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho he will never captain the club again while the Portuguese remains in charge, according to reports on Tuesday, as tensions between United’s star midfielder and manager continue to rise. Pogba has deputised as skipper in the absence of club captain Antonio Valencia on three occasions this season against Leicester …

It’s been a bright start to life for the Manchester United women’s team after 13 years in the wilderness. Their revival was announced in the summer to much excitement, with the new team led by 130-cap Englishwoman Casey Stoney featuring internationals and promising youngsters. While this side managed to beat Liverpool 1-0 in their debut game in the League Cup, …

England defender Harry Maguire has signed a new five-year contract with Leicester, the club announced on Sunday. The 25-year-old joined Leicester from Hull in 2017 and played every minute of their Premier League campaign last season before helping England reach the World Cup semi-finals. Maguire, who was the subject of interest from Manchester United during the recent transfer window, said on …

After a week of strife, Manchester United faced an away trip on Sunday afternoon. Spurs embarrassed United 3-0 at Old Trafford, but a reversal in fortunes was on the horizon. Not so fresh from their failure to qualify for the Europa League were Burnley, who offered little resistance to a Man United side for whom a win was essential. A banner …

Manchester United fans added to the mounting pressure on their club’s executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward by flying a critical banner over Burnley during their team’s Premier League match on Sunday. “Ed Woodward a specialist in failure” read the banner as it was trailed behind a plane above Turf Moor just before kick-off. Supporters are frustrated with Woodward’s running of United, …

The embarrassment that was Man United’s 3-0 defeat to Tottenham on Monday represented the nadir of Jose Mourinho’s tenure at the club. Given the gravity of the situation just weeks into the new season, the Portuguese naturally saw fit to defend himself, and woe betide anyone who got in his way. His spat with a journalist on that night was …

Jose Mourinho on Friday denied a rift with executive vice-chairman Ed Woodward despite growing speculation over the power structure at Manchester United. The manager turned up for his weekly pre-match press conference 30 minutes early, ensuring most reporters were not even in attendance, and was clearly in no mood to answer questions about United’s difficult start to the season. Entire …