Man Utd v Liverpool: De Gea saga ends as must not lose Liverpool clash looms large
Manchester United have been given a huge lift as they prepare for their heavyweight encounter against fierce rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Manchester United have been given a huge lift as they prepare for their heavyweight encounter against fierce rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford on Saturday.
David De Gea has completed a sensational turnaround by agreeing a new contract at Manchester United, despite being minutes from a move to Real Madrid on transfer deadline day.
Manchester United have wasted more money on transfers in the Premier League than any other club over the past three seasons, according to a new study.
Wayne Rooney’s penalty against San Marino, a team who boast just a single victory from 129 matches, was hardly the most auspicious manner in which to make history – a fact that most observers have used to discredit the 29-year-old’s accomplishment.
Nobody could ever accuse the people of Manchester of being apathetic towards the Beautiful Game, and the success of the September 1-10 Manchester Football Writing Festival has once again reaffirmed the city’s passion for debate.
United finished a relatively respectable 12th, whereas the Citizens fared much worse, ending up 67th, with several other clubs around them also having had recent large investments.
As Roy Hodgson’s England troops travel to Stadio Olimpico in Serravalle to face perennial whipping boys San Marino in Euro 2016 qualifying, the long-winded debate surrounding these David vs. Goliath matches reappears.
The link between non-league football and the current Syrian refugee crisis may not be immediately obvious, but then FC United of Manchester have never been a football club that unthinkingly conforms to the norm.
The transfer window, complete with its deadline day denouement extravaganza, reached new levels of absurdity this year, with over £870million spent in the Premier League alone.
MM takes an in-depth look into where the money went this summer transfer window for both Manchester United and Manchester City, and what fans from both teams can now expect from the year to come.
David De Gea will stay at Manchester United beyond the current transfer window after Real Madrid opted against appealing to FIFA over their paperwork catastrophe.
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