This page has not played Test match cricket for AustraliaCristiano Ronaldo is unsettled. We know this because he asked to sit on the Juventus bench against Udinese on Sunday night, and thus must want a transfer. Related: Xherdan Shaqiri on way to Lyon …
Mason Greenwood earns Manchester United draw at Southampton
If anything encapsulated a trying afternoon for Manchester United, it was the sight of Paul Pogba being booked for a crude challenge as the clock ticked into second-half stoppage time, seconds after the Southampton striker Che Adams made a superb slidi…
Opposing fans should respect ‘brave’ Sancho and Rashford, argues Solskjær
Manchester United pair missed Euro 2020 final penaltiesManager praises duo ‘brave enough to step up for their country’The celebrated leader Ole Gunnar Solskjær channels most often is Alex Ferguson, not Theodore Roosevelt, but even as he seeks to borrow…
The ballad of Phil Jones, decorated elite-level player and pilloried laughing stock | Barry Glendenning
Like a bizarro David Beckham, anything that could go wrong for the Manchester United defender has tended to do just thatThe straw that appears to have broken the camel’s back could scarcely have been more innocuous. On the first Sunday of October 2017,…
Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekend
Romelu Lukaku returns for Chelsea, Raphaël Varane set for United bow and Burnley test Virgil van Dijk’s aerial mettleArsenal beat Chelsea twice last season, including a victory at StamfordBridge three months ago. Since then they have spent heavily on t…
No surprise Leeds lost to Manchester United, just look at the wage bills | Jonathan Wilson
Although teams can often defy financial logic for a time, to move up a tier is incredibly difficultThe easy thing is to blame the manager. It has become football’s default response to any crisis. A team hits a poor run or loses a big game: get rid of t…
Premier League: 10 talking points from the weekend’s action
Trevoh Chalobah impresses for Chelsea, Rafael Benítez’s warm reception and Mason Greenwood looks ready to step upWhen in the opening minutes it became clear that clear Manchester City’s gameplan was to overload the left flank – with Benjamin Mendy raid…
Paul Pogba cuts a liberated figure in Manchester United’s win over Leeds | Richard Jolly
The £89m midfielder showed off his remarkable passing range in racking up four assists during a 5-1 demolition at Old TraffordIt was a chance to display new acquisitions. Manchester United led the way, parading Raphaël Varane on the pitch before kick-o…
Bruno Fernandes hits hat-trick as Manchester United crush Leeds
Bruno Fernandes and Paul Pogba were the star acts of a scintillating team display as Manchester United turned on the style in their rout of a Leeds side who ended shell-shocked and desperate for the referee, Paul Tierney, to blow the whistle.Last seaso…
Manchester United confirm signing of Raphaël Varane from Real Madrid
France World Cup winner joins in a deal worth £41mThe 28-year-old’s signing had been delayed by red tapeManchester United have confirmed the signing of Raphaël Varane from Real Madrid, presenting the World Cup winner to the Old Trafford crowd before be…