He was once football’s most revered manager, a master in man-management, but for six years now, the downfall of José Mourinho has taken shape
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The social psychology that Manchester United have missed, and must reclaim, since Sir Alex Ferguson’s departure
A master in the art of psychology, Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United were often a goal up before they’d kicked a ball. Today, they need it again
Arsenal’s double winners of 1998: the team that catapulted the club to new heights
Boasting a core of Seaman, Adams, Vieira, Petit, Bergkamp and Anelka, Arsenal in 1997/98 would cement their status as the rising Premier League force
How Bebé went from street football to Manchester United in a whirlwind 18 months
The scene is set in Loures, a remote city located on the fringes of the…
The night Peter Schmeichel tilted the title away from Newcastle
This feature is part of Virtuoso For a time in the mid-1990s, Kevin Keegan’s swashbuckling…
How a selfless Roy Keane guided Manchester United to the 1999 Champions League final
This feature is part of Virtuoso “The most emphatic display of selflessness I have seen…
Eric Cantona and his re-ascension to the Manchester United throne against Liverpool in 1995
This feature is part of Virtuoso “Genius is digging yourself out of the hole in…
Ole Gunnar Solskjær: the super-sub who lived up to his billing with four record-breaking goals in 1999
This feature is part of Virtuoso The instructions from coach Jim Ryan were simple: the…
The August 2003 evening when Cristiano Ronaldo announced himself to Manchester United
This feature is part of Virtuoso Way before Cristiano Ronaldo became a brand in himself,…
The swagger of Dimitar Berbatov at his elusive best
This feature is part of Virtuoso Dimitar Berbatov was an often polarising figure when adorned…
George Best and the six-goal haul that summed up his incomparable talent
This feature is part of Virtuoso There has never been much doubt about the footballing…
Anderson: the rise and rapid decline of a player once touted as the world’s best youngster
Blackpool’s solitary season in the Premier League was certainly an eventful one. Under the eccentric…
When Real Madrid offered Alfredo Di Stéfano to Manchester United
When Manchester United and Real Madrid locked horns in the last-16 of the 2013 Champions…
The complete story of Paul Pogba and Ravel Morrison’s diverging careers
“Look at this kid, number 7, on the training pitch. Come and watch him for…
Where does Carlos Tevez, from the insane to the incredible, rank amongst his generation’s best strikers?
There is nothing glamorous about him. His body, hunched and taut, is soaked in a different…
How the underrated Brian McClair ended a Manchester United scoring hoodoo 30 years ago
When Brian McClair joined Manchester United in the summer of 1987, he wasn’t just a…
Remembering Manchester United and Barcelona’s epic 3-3 draw in September 1998
On a clear autumn’s evening in Manchester, a young midfielder trembles on the Old Trafford…
The birth, rise and troubles of FC United, the rebels from Old Trafford
FC United of Manchester were born out of disillusion, unhappiness and a growing sentiment that…