Dusan Vlahovic to Spurs? Raphinha to Liverpool? Supporters set out their hopes for the monthAfter a surprisingly lavish summer it’s hard to see Silent Stan sliding down the chimney with a bag full of swag for a January blowout. But, unless Gabriel Mart…
Bruno Fernandes in danger of being swept away on digital wave of revisionism | Barney Ronay
The Manchester United player began the year as a Ballon d’Or contender but ends it being branded a whingerOn days like these, as the calendar ticks around, as we link hands and sing of our joy at being one notch further on the doomsday clock, it is cus…
Premier League fans’ half-term reports, part two: Liverpool to Wolves
Fans rate the best and worst of the season so far – the stars, the flops and what needs to change in 2022Part one: Arsenal to LeicesterIt’s going pretty much how most Liverpool fans expected: we’re up at the top and we cruised through the Champions Lea…
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Manchester United travel to Chelsea under Michael Carrick, Leeds’ impressive young goalkeeper has another tough evening ahead and Newcastle have decisions to make“Why are you playing Fred?” That’s the question Roy Keane wanted to ask while pinning Ole …
How to fix Manchester United? It depends which direction they want to go in | Karen Carney
There has been a lack of identity and structure throughout the club so the right manager has to come in as soon as possibleManchester United have all the components required to challenge for trophies – they just need to step things up on and off the p…
Manchester United in advanced talks to make Ralf Rangnick interim manager
Rangnick is Lokomotiv’s head of sports and developmentUnited agree consultancy role to follow for at least two yearsManchester United are in advanced talks with Ralf Rangnick over becoming their interim manager until the end of the season.Rangnick, the…
Manchester United fan view: ‘Don’t blame Ole, the system is a joke’
Solskjær had his shortcomings but shocking mismanagement by the Glazers is the real reason for club’s under-achievement“They’ll be fine. I’ll watch them and support them,” stuttered Ole Gunnar Solskjær, fighting back the tears in his emotional farewell…
Manchester United board decide to sack Solskjær at emergency meeting
Joel Glazer agrees to decision after 4-1 loss to WatfordParting of ways set to be termed as mutual agreementManchester United’s board decided to sack Ole Gunnar Solskjær at an emergency meeting on Saturday night and Joel Glazer, the co-chairman who hea…
Dysfunctional Manchester United have bigger problems than just Solskjær | Jonathan Liew
United have an imbalanced squad and a muddled long-term strategy did not help a manager who was clearly strugglingManchester United are a club hooked on instant highs and short-term fixes, where memories are short and judgments are definitive, right up…
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Ben White is proving his doubters wrong, Alisson at fault for Liverpool and two more clubs seek a new managerDonny van de Beek. Remember him? A classic No 6 or 8 of the Ajax school signed by Ole Gunnar Solskjær in summer 2020 and then, well, kind of fo…