Tag: Manchester United

Bruno Fernandes is costing Manchester United in a familiar way
13Oct By Frank G. BarnesNo Comments
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Bruno Fernandes is costing Manchester United in a familiar way

Manchester United attacking midfielder Bruno Fernandes has 3 goals and 2.5 key passes per game this season, but while those numbers look impressive, the reigning Premier League Player of the Season has rightfully been criticized by fans for his poor performances. The Red Devils are in the bottom half of the league table, and Fernandes is a big part of that. He is posting big numbers but hogging the ball at the expense of his team with a lot of negative plays that are making others look worse. And per WhoScored data, no outfield player in the Premier League has lost possession more so far this season than Bruno at 106. While possessions lost are not the worst thing for a playmaker if they are making big plays while taking these risks, Bruno only has one assist, most of his key passes ...
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Michael Carrick unconvincingly said what Manchester United fans wanted to hear about Bruno Fernandes
13Oct By Frank G. BarnesNo Comments
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Michael Carrick unconvincingly said what Manchester United fans wanted to hear about Bruno Fernandes

Manchester United star attacking midfielder Bruno Fernandes may be the reigning Premier League Player of the Season, but astute fans of the club are tired of him racking up stats at the expense of the team and don't want to see him as totally untouchable. Fernandes is in bad form despite solid key pass and goal numbers, and Man United fans watched the media grill Michael Carrick on the subject of Bruno while the Red Devils toil in the bottom half of the table. But while Carrick admitted that Bruno is not undroppable, he frustratingly did not make that clear and caged the language a bit by stating that nobody is undroppable in the team: "This is not on Bruno, this line, but nobody is guaranteed a place in the team. Don't take that as me talking on Bruno, just in general. There'...
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Kobbie Mainoo told Clarence Seedorf exactly what Manchester United fans wanted to hear
13Oct By Frank G. BarnesNo Comments
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Kobbie Mainoo told Clarence Seedorf exactly what Manchester United fans wanted to hear

Kobbie Mainoo is one of the most talented young midfielders in the world and the future of Manchester United, and he is finally coming into his own again under Michael Carrick in 2026/27, just as Man United fans had hoped. The young England international recently sat down with AC Milan legend Clarence Seedorf, who asked him what he can improve on. And Mainoo gave the exact answer United fans wanted to hear: Mainoo wants to be more creative and decisive. He said to Seedorf on Amazon Prime Video Sport, "I want to get better at the killer pass. The pass that leads to a goal, creating opportunities for my teammates and stuff, and being around it. "Now, I'm known as a connector, get the ball and move the ball and stuff. "I definitely want to decide games more with my passing, whether with...
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Gary Neville told the brutal truth about Youri Tielemans at Manchester United
11Oct By Frank G. BarnesNo Comments
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Gary Neville told the brutal truth about Youri Tielemans at Manchester United

Youri Tielemans was one of the best midfielders in the Premier League for years at Aston Villa and Leicester City, but club legend Gary Neville is not impressed with the way he and Kobbie Mainoo fit together as the pairing at the base of the Manchester United midfield. Neville said of the duo after United's 1-1 draw with Tottenham,"Tielemans and Mainoo, I think we've seen enough now. I don't want to draw a definitive line, as that would probably be too radical, but I've seen enough to think that this midfield [the two of them together] isn't dynamic enough for the Premier League. Both are good players individually, but sometimes it just doesn't work together." Mainoo is having a career start to the 2026/27 season under Michael Carrick and is one of the leaders in passin...
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Senne Lammens keeps the Carlos Baleba hype train going
11Oct By Frank G. BarnesNo Comments
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Senne Lammens keeps the Carlos Baleba hype train going

Manchester United were not able to close the deal against a 10 man Tottenham Hotspur, drawing 1-1, but they were able to get a positive in the form of seeing blockbuster signing Carlos Baleba on the pitch. And his teammates are hyped about him, too, with young star goalkeeper Senne Lammens raving to the press after the game about what the new No. 8 can bring to Old Trafford. Lammens said, “I think everyone saw the qualities he has—the qualities he can bring us. “Not only him, but I think also Josh [Zirkzee]. He played a pivotal role in the second half to help us get control of the game. One of the positive things about today, I'm very happy for them and hopefully in the future they can also help us a lot”. Baleba was a top class Premier League player for Brighton, and while he is ...
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Gary Neville finally told the bitter truth about Cristiano Ronaldo’s second stint at Manchester United
9Oct By Frank G. BarnesNo Comments
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Gary Neville finally told the bitter truth about Cristiano Ronaldo’s second stint at Manchester United

Manchester United legend Cristiano Ronaldo was the best player in the world in his first stint at the club and made sure the Red Devils stayed on top, but his second stint as a veteran who had already conquered football was a disaster. Although Cris was amazing in the 2021/22 season as a goal-scorer, Man United almost seemed to go backwards as a team. And while he was right about a lot of the criticisms of Erik ten Hag and the club on his way out, his exit did not sit well with many fans, and neither did his lack of work rate on the pitch or his treatment of some of the young players. Speaking on The Overlap podcast, another Manchester United legend and Cristiano's former teammate Gary Neville spoke unkindly of Cris's second stint at the club, pointing out that he did not show the sa...
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Paul Ince said what Manchester United don’t want to admit about Andrey Santos
9Oct By Frank G. BarnesNo Comments
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Paul Ince said what Manchester United don’t want to admit about Andrey Santos

Manchester United wanted to rebuild their midfield this past summer transfer window, so they went ahead and signed two of the best young players in Carlos Baleba of Brighton and then Andrey Santos from Chelsea. While Baleba was once a top Premier League midfielder before a bad 2025/26 season with the Seagulls, Santos is only proven in Ligue 1 with Strasbourg and was not able to successfully transition to Chelsea, leading the Blues to view him as expendable for money. Santos could still come good, but, so far, Manchester United aren't getting anything out of their midfield, other than what Kobbie Mainoo is providing in bouncing back under Michael Carrick. Former Manchester United star Paul Ince has pointed this out, and he is wondering why Man United signed Santos instead of trusti...
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Sky Sports confirms tremendous Amad Diallo injury news for Manchester United
9Oct By Frank G. BarnesNo Comments
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Sky Sports confirms tremendous Amad Diallo injury news for Manchester United

Manchester United star right winger Amad Diallo has been missing in action for more than a month now after taking a knock to his ankle. After returning to practice, he has been targeting this weekend's big game against Tottenham Hotspur as his return date after the September and October international break. According to a report from Danyal Khan of Sky Sports, after his return to practice and his ability to, per Michael Carrick, practice a little bit, the Ivory Coast international is expected to be back against Spurs. Now, Diallo isn't guaranteed to be back, of course, but, at this point, it would be a huge surprise if he was not out there. Now, since he has been out for more than a month and is a young gem Man United have to protect, it is less likely he starts. But any Diallo is...
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Michael Carrick offers disappointing Benjamin Sesko, Patrick Dorgu, and Nousair Mazraoui injury news
9Oct By Frank G. BarnesNo Comments
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Michael Carrick offers disappointing Benjamin Sesko, Patrick Dorgu, and Nousair Mazraoui injury news

Manchester United are having a terrible time right now, as they are 12th in the Premier League after initially looking like a resurgent side under iconic midfielder Michael Carrick as their new manager, returning to the Champions League last season. Injuries are playing a huge role in their struggles, of course, and with the worst team in the league, Tottenham Hotspur, on the horizon, things still actually don't get any easier for the Red Devils due to their injury situation. Ahead of the Spurs game, Carrick told reporters that star wide man Patrick Dorgu is going to be out for weeks, striker Benjamin Sesko won't play, and defensive stud Nousair Mazraoui is also not ready to return either. Carrick said, "Patrick [Dorgu] came off and looks like he’ll be out for probably a number of...
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Ranking the 10 best players of the 2026/27 Premier League season heading into Matchday 6
8Oct By Frank G. BarnesNo Comments
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Ranking the 10 best players of the 2026/27 Premier League season heading into Matchday 6

Matchday 6 of the 2026/27 Premier League season is upon us after a lengthy international break. Let's take a reset and rank the top 10 players of the season so far. 10. Liverpool LW Cody Gakpo Cody Gakpo is having a phenomenal start to the season under Andoni Iraola, and hopefully the Liverpool forward does not miss much time with injury. He is one of the best creators in the league and can also finish off his chances. 9. Manchester United AM Bruno Fernandes The reigning Premier League Player of the Season can be too one-dimensional, but with 3 goals and 2.6 key passes per game, Bruno Fernandes is once again carrying a pretty subpar Man United team that is sitting in the bottom half of the table. 8.  Leeds CB Tarik Muharemovic Tarik Muharemovic looks even better than advertised at Sa...
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