The 2017/18 season saw Pep Guardiola and his Manchester City side breaking records to become…
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Why was Michael Carrick so under-appreciated throughout his career?
Since the turn of the century, Manchester United have been one of the defining factors…
How Cup Winners’ Cup glory ignited the Ferguson era and rekindled Manchester United’s European obsession
When Mark Robins scored for Manchester United at Nottingham Forest’s County Ground in January 1990,…
Fabien Barthez: the brilliant and the bizarre of the bald one
After navigating a tricky early period, Sir Alex Ferguson often appeared to have everything under…
The day a dog saved Manchester United
The modern-day Old Trafford rarely escapes the eyes of those who visit the city of…
Victor Valdés: the under-appreciated mainstay in Barcelona’s greatest era
The English media, fans of the Three Lions, and Premier League aficionados were aghast when…
Juan Sebastián Verón: the Manchester United diaries
IT’S QUESTIONABLE WHETHER there are many transfers involving expensive foreign imports to the English game…
Marcus Rashford: a master in the art of first impressions
ON 23 OCTOBER 1937, Manchester United hosted Sheffield Wednesday at Old Trafford as the clubs…
The story of Jaap Stam and Sir Alex Ferguson’s greatest mistake
'JAAP STAM WAS THE ONE. Without a question, I made a mistake there.' The words…
Jesse Lingard: the unlikely rise to stardom of a divisive but persistent talent
TO SEE AN academy graduate make the step up from the youth ranks to the…
Liam Whelan: the unheralded Irishman who became a Busby Babe
IRELAND HAS GIVEN some big names to football, including Roy Keane, Liam Brady, Paul McGrath…
José Mourinho and Manchester United are marching on
LONG TOUTED AS one of the top teams in the sport, Manchester United has seen…
How Falcao rose to the top and overcame an unlikely fall from grace
THE TRAJECTORIES OF CAREER PATHS are influenced by factors far beyond the control of footballers.…
Rui Faria: brutalist, loyalist and José Mourinho’s indispensable assistant
JOSÉ MOURINHO HASNT HAD THE BEST RELATIONSHIP with the fine city of Barcelona after his…
The Andrei Kanchelskis interview
RECEIVING THE BALL in acres of space on the plush Hampden Park pitch, Andrei Kanchelskis…
Giving the devil his due: in defence of José Mourinho
MY GIRLFRIEND IS OBSESSED WITH ALAN RICKMAN. So great is her infatuation with the late…
Denis Irwin: the quiet professional who became one of Sir Alex Ferguson’s greatest signings
DESPITE 15 YEARS having past since Denis Irwin pulled on the red jersey of Manchester…
Henrikh Mkhitaryan, the tragedy of Hamlet and an unlikely ascent to superstardom
ARMENIA, LIKE SO MANY OF THE SOVIET STATES, was a difficult place to live in…