Another post-match interview featuring Bayern Munich winger Michael Olise has gone viral across social media for all the wrong reasons. Once again, football fans have been treated to the painful spectacle of awkward silences, and a player doing everything he can to make life harder for the person holding the microphone. What started as a … Read more
A pattern has developed during Michael Carrick’s early tenure as permanent Manchester United boss, and he must address it. Every time Bruno Fernandes shapes to send a curling delivery into the box from the half-space, and every time Bryan Mbeumo cuts inside to send a dangerous ball towards the back post, the pattern becomes impossible … Read more
Wycombe Wanderers have sacked Michael Duff as manager following a five-game winless start to the new League One season. First-team coach Alex Morris has also left the club in the wake of the Buckinghamshire side having picked up just three points out of a possible 15. The 48-year-old former Cheltenham Town, Barnsley, Swansea City and … Read more
When Manchester City pulled the trigger on a £35million move for a 23-year-old Sergio Aguero in the summer of 2011, they were signing one of the most promising young strikers on the planet. Aguero arrived at the Etihad five years after making the move to Europe as a teenager, when Atletico Madrid spent €20million to … Read more
Has United’s debt has restricted the club’s spending power? Questions about that issue were raised at the Fans Forum at the end of June and respected finance blogger Swiss Ramble estimated in September 2025 that United had paid £852m in interest alone since the Glazer family’s takeover in 2005. The club’s latest quarterly figures showed … Read more
The Amass case is a strange one. A natural left-back in United’s academy, who did well in a loan spell at Sheffield Wednesday last season, then got injured straight after switching to Norwich in the winter window, Amass, 19, impressed many observers with his performances during pre-season, when he shadowed Shaw. Yet, for some reason, … Read more
After romping to the Premier League title in Arne Slot’s first campaign during the 2024/25 season, a £446million summer spending spree had Liverpool fans believing they were well placed to run it back. Fast forward to the end of the season, and the Reds’ woeful title defence saw them finish in fifth place, 25 points … Read more
Once they are into the meat of the season, few at Old Trafford will remember this day. However, depending on how the situation unfolds before the transfer window closes on 1 September, it could be very significant in one way. With an hour gone, Marcus Rashford was introduced by Carrick as one of six substitutes. … Read more
Manchester United have been punching beneath their weight for some time. Ruben Amorim might not have been the most disappointing head coach appointment, just the man in the plush racing seat when the music stopped on the Red Devils’ aura. Amorim was in the Man United job altogether too long but ultimately left them in … Read more
Manchester United boss Michael Carrick is determined to keep pushing to improve his squad this summer. Carrick is about to begin his first full Premier League campaign in charge at Old Trafford. He is acutely aware of the responsibilities that come with being the public face of such a worldwide institution, which he says it … Read more