Tuesday Team Talk: Man Utd colossus Smalling needs to be England’s defensive giant
Chris Smalling has been a revelation for Manchester United this season and has fully deserved plaudits for his consistent displays.
Could Januzaj be set for Man Utd return after lacklustre start to life in Germany?
Manchester United fans were perplexed with Louis van Gaal’s bizarre decision to allow promising youngster Adnan Januzaj to join German giants Borussia Dortmund on transfer deadline day.
Comment: Promising Butland could push Man City ‘keeper Hart to new heights
Manchester City’s Joe Hart has for a long time been comfortable in his position as first-choice goalkeeper for both club and country, safe in his role and untroubled by underwhelming competition.
‘I’m really happy’: Man Utd’s De Gea on decision to stay at one of world’s ‘biggest clubs’
David De Gea has insisted he is happy at Manchester United and has a strong relationship with manager Louis van Gaal despite a summer of uncertainty over his future.
Comment: Man City’s youth team dominance has put Man Utd in the shade
It is less than a year on from the classically highbrow opening of Manchester City’s gleaming, new academy campus in December 2014, yet already the rhythmic effects of the tip in power from west Manchester to east is being felt.
‘Pure happiness’: Man Utd’s Lingard celebrates ‘dream come true’ first goal
Jesse Lingard says it was a ‘dream come true’ to score his first Manchester United goal in the Red Devils’ 2-0 win over West Brom on Saturday.
‘We should have won’: Man City’s Pellegrini rues sloppy display in Villa Park deadlock
Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini has insisted his profligate side did enough to take home three points from Villa Park on Sunday, in spite of the stalemate in Remi Garde’s debut as Villains manager.
‘Better to whistle at the boss’: Wise owl Van Gaal tells fans to boo him not Man Utd boys
Louis van Gaal has told Manchester United supporters to aim their criticism at him and not the players following numerous lacklustre performances from his side.
Cast as the Villain: Man City’s Delph set for bench on Aston Villa return
Former Aston Villa captain Fabian Delph is set for a place on the bench as Manchester City travel to the Midlands on Sunday for new manager Rémi Garde’s first match in charge of the Villains.
Tuesday Team Talk: When will Man City’s much-vaunted youth programme bear fruit?
When, after three and a half years with the club, attacking midfielder Rony Lopes departed Manchester for pastures new on the south coast of France this August, there was a stifled exhalation betraying a slight sense of growing exasperation amongst Manchester City fans.
Analysis: Nicolas Otamendi’s steely start further justifies Man City’s spending policy
Nicolas Otamendi’s early Manchester City career is already starting to show why they were so keen to secure his signing over the summer.