MAN UNITED 1, CRYSTAL PALACE 0 Substitute Juan Mata, squeezed out of Manchester United’s starting line up in recent weeks, spared the blushes as the Spanish midfield man scored their match-winning goal against Crystal Palace. It looked as though Palace would pinch a point at Old Trafford until Mata, last season’s £37.8million capture from Chelsea,, struck midway through […]
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Foxes capitalise on United defensive slips
LEICESTER CITY 5, MANCHESTER UNITED 3 Falcao makes his first start for United with Juan Mata left out – creates the opening goal for Robin Van Persie and hits the crossbar; Leonardo Ullua reduces deficit; Jonny Evans limps off in the first half, later seen on crutches and wearing a protective boot; Angel Di Maria […]
New-look Manchester United turn on the style to beat QPR
MAN UNITED 4, QPR 0 Manchester United rediscovered their swagger of old on the day when Louis van Gaal recorded his first victory as manager. The Reds, who had five of their new signings appearing on the Old Trafford team sheet for the first time, overpowered newly-promoted Queens Park Rangers to record their first Premier […]
We must improve – Manchester United’s Louis van Gaal
SUNDERLAND 1, MAN UNITED 1 Manchester United’s performance at Sunderland reinforced new manager Louis van Gaal’s earlier prophecy that it will take a “miracle” for his side to win the Barclays Premier League title. The Reds were distinctly ordinary for the second successive week against opponents who won’t be featuring in the quest for […]
Louis Van Gaal claims United squad is ‘unbalanced’ despite 7-0 thrashing of LA Galaxy
MANCHESTER UNITED BEAT LA GALAXY 7-0 AT THE ROSE BOWL IN LOUIS VAN GAAL’S FIRST GAME IN CHARGE VAN GAAL TRIES OUT NEW FORMATION; CLAIMS SQUAD IMBALANCED Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal has claimed that his squad is ‘not balanced’ despite a 7-0 victory against LA Galaxy, watched by 86,432 people in his first […]