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Ireland U21 side delivered another classy performance on Thursday night as they were held to a 0-0 draw by a very strong Italian side at Tallaght Stadium. Neither team could quite gain the upper-hand throughout the game, which became somewhat of a battle and saw two of the Premier League’s rising stars in Moise Kean and Troy Parrott sent off …

Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea admitted after his side’s loss to Newcastle that he is experiencing the most difficult time at the club since the Spaniard arrived at Old Trafford in 2011. The Red Devils are without a win in their last five games in all competitions and currently sit 12th in the Premier League table, just two points …

Former Manchester United and Ireland captain Roy Keane was full of praise for his fellow Cork native Denis Irwin outlining that the right-back was one of the world class players he played with during his glittering career. Keane and Irwin played together for many years for both club and country, winning a plethora of trophies during their time at Manchester …

Scott McTominay’s brilliant strike was cancelled out by a Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang goal in the second half as Manchester United and Arsenal played out a 1-1 draw at Old Trafford. Roy Keane was in the Sky Sports studio prior to the game and talk in the lead up surrounded the classic encounters between two of the Premier League’s finest clubs, however …

Former Manchester United captain Roy Keane has opened up on his rivalry with former Arsenal skipper Patrick Vieira, admitting that the French midfielder was one of his toughest opponents. The two clubs had a tremendous rivalry in the late 1990s and early 2000s with Arsenal vs United always considered one of the biggest games of the season with the pair …

West Ham United are reportedly leading the race to sign Irish U17 international and former Manchester United youth standout Mipo Odubeko ahead of the likes of Borussia Dortmund and Juventus. Odubeko scored 35 goals for Manchester United’s academy last season and had been expected to breakthrough at the club in the next couple of seasons but rejected an offer from …

Manchester United needed penalties to defeat League One Rochdale in the Carabao Cup after they drew with Brian Barry Murphy’s side after 90 minutes. United started with an inexperienced side and struggled to break down Rochdale, with the visitors – managed by the former Cork City player – arguably having some of the better of the chances. They played excellently …

The club is a mess but Solskjaer isn’t the cause of or the solution to Man United’s problems. There were two moments that suggested that it wasn’t going to work out for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer as Manchester United manager. The first was when it was reported that the Norwegian was refusing to park in the manager’s designated parking spot at …

If you told Manchester United they would finish in fourth place at the end of the Premier League season, there’s no doubt Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side would be delighted. However, Roy Keane reckons this mindset shows how far the club has fallen. The former United skipper began his stint as a permanent pundit on Sky Sports by launching a verbal …

“In the last few years, signings have come in and you think, ‘they’re being so reactive.’” Gary Neville has said that Manchester United may have turned a corner with their transfer dealings after spending years being too “reactive” in the market. Neville’s former club have had a haphazard approach to transfer deals since Alex Ferguson retired in 2013. In that …

For former Manchester United and Sunderland defenders John O’Shea and Wes Brown their careers in the game have followed an almost identical trajectory. As young players at United, the duo worked their way into the Old Trafford first team, becoming reliable senior figures at the club, winning everything there is to win from Premier League titles to European Cups. The …

Eamon Dunphy has hit out at Roy Keane following the former Ireland captain’s controversial comments earlier this week. The former Manchester United captain was the main guest at an Off The Ball event earlier this week and proceeded to air his views on a varying range of topics ranging from Alex Ferguson to Jason McAteer. However, it was Keane’s comments …

Declan Rice believes he is good enough to play for Manchester United but feels the time is not right to seek a move out of West Ham United. The former Republic of Ireland international was heavily linked with the famed English Premier League side during the summer transfer window but no move ever materialised. In a recent interview with Four …

Ireland U21 manager Stephen Kenny has highlighted the qualities of Celtic’s new signing Lee O’Connor following the versatile defender’s move from Manchester United earlier this week. O’Connor left Old Trafford to join the Scottish Champions on a four-year-deal after frequently impressing at Manchester United’s underage sides but failing to break into the first team. The 19-year-old has also been a …

Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku has hit back at pundit Gary Neville after the former Manchester United defender called him “overweight” and questioned his professionalism. Lukaku left Old Trafford during the summer to join Antonio Conte and Inter Milan and despite having a respectable goalscoring record at United it never quite worked out for him at the club. The Belgian …