Mourinho puts United's season on the line
The gamble had to pay off for Jose Mourinho and it did, or rather it has so far. The Manchester United manager had prioritized the Europa League over a top-four finish in the Premier League, and for someone who has made pragmatism an art ...
Winning F.A. Cup not high on priority list for many
It is F.A. Cup third-round weekend or, as English Premier League clubs call it, a chance to rest the top stars. Managers will say players need a rest after three games over the holiday period, but the fact is the F.A. Cup is loose change ...
Man United needs win over Liverpool for title hopes
Jürgen Klopp would have been the perfect fit for Manchester United. He had made Borussia Dortmund a European powerhouse, playing an exciting brand of attacking football. He's respected and admired by just about everyone. His infectious personality and ready laugh give him a charisma that ...
Rooney's decline presents a problem for Man United
We have seen the best of Wayne Rooney. He will be 31 next month and the Manchester United captain will not improve as a footballer. He has lost that explosive yard of pace and now relies more on his ability to pass rather than passing ...
Manchester United is not commenting on a report that Jose Mourinho has signed a contract to become the club's new manager. British broadcaster Sky Sports said Thursday that Mourinho has been appointed by United. The club hasn't announced the deal. Former United defender Rio Ferdinand posted ...
Will Manchester United regret bringing in Mourinho?
If nice guys finish second, it is easy to see why Manchester United believes Jose Mourinho can deliver another Premier League title. The appointment of the Portuguese to succeed Louis van Gaal was one of the most cynical campaigns designed to undermine another manager I ...
English soccer's biggest club seems to have secured the services of the sport's most colorful manager after Jose Mourinho agreed to personal terms with Manchester United on Tuesday, according to Sky TV reports. After a trophy-laden career with Porto, Chelsea, Inter Milan and Real Madrid, ...
Replacing Alex Ferguson is proving harder than Manchester United could ever have imagined. United is looking for its third manager since Ferguson's trophy-laden 26-year dynasty ended in 2013 after firing Louis van Gaal on Monday following months of uncertainty around his position. Jose Mourinho is set ...
Louis van Gaal had little time to savor delivering Manchester United's first trophy since the Alex Ferguson dynasty ended three years ago. Within an hour of collecting the F.A. Cup after Saturday's victory over Crystal Palace, Van Gaal left his jubilant players to be faced ...
Rooney assured spot in Euro 2016 squad; Rashford being scouted
Saturday's F.A. Cup final, in which the lowest-scoring Manchester United team in more than a quarter of a century is expected to beat Crystal Palace as comfortably as it can with such an impotent attack, will have two particular interests for England manager Roy ...
Van Gaal's future uncertain with Mourinho waiting in wings
Over the past six months, rarely has a day gone by when some newspaper has not run a story about Jose Mourinho taking over from Louis van Gaal. There has been a drip-drip of exclusives ranging from a pre-contract has been signed, an actual ...
Manchester United's hopes of Champions League soccer took a hit on Tuesday in a 3-2 defeat at West Ham that followed an attack on the visiting team's bus as it arrived for the match. Objects were thrown as the bus reached the stadium for West ...
