Tag: Manchester United

Manchester: Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho has blamed the English Premier League (EPL) schedule for hindering the club’s preparations for next Wednesdays Europa League final against Ajax Amsterdam. Mourinho-coached United is set to play the last match of this season’s EPL campaign at home with Crystal Palace on Sunday. The coach said that the match […]

Rio de Janeiro: Brazil football great Ronaldinho has revealed he was “very close” to joining Manchester United instead of FC Barcelona. Ronaldinho was pursued by the English Premier League club but eventually signed with the Spanish giants from Paris Saint-Germain for a reported fee of 30 million euros ($32.17 million), reports Xinhua news agency. “When I […]

Manchester: Former Manchester United captain Gary Neville feels out-of-favour striker Wayne Rooney might reconsider his potential decision of leaving the city-based football club going by the ongoing English Premier League (EPL) season. Rooney is United’s all-time record goalscorer but the 31-year-old’s future is far from certain amid his reduced role under United head coach Jose Mourinho […]

London: Manchester United has won the English Football League Cup, defeating Southampton 3-2 at Wembley Stadium in London. Swedish forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic opened the scoring for Manchester United in the 20th minute with a well-executed free kick from outside the box, Efe news agency reported on Sunday. In the 38th minute, Jesse Lingard doubled the […]

London: Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta and Chelsea’s Callum Hudson-Odoi are the latest football personalities who have been diagnosed with coronavirus. In a statement, Arsenal said that they have closed their London Colney training centre after they Arteta tested positive for the novel coronavirus. “This is really disappointing but I took the test after feeling […]