Month: January 2021

First Published in the Manchester Evening News Rio Ferdinand was critical of Bruno Fernandes, Paul Pogba, Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford, Alex Telles, David de Gea and Nemanja Matic after Manchester United lost to Sheffield United. United fell to a shock 2-1 defeat at Old Trafford on Wednesday night, with goals from Kean Bryan and Oliver…

First Published in the Manchester Evening News Harry Maguire described the decision to disallow an Anthony Martial goal against Sheffield United as “incredible” as he revealed his teammates were “devastated” in the dressing room after Wednesday night’s shock loss. United were denied a first-half equaliser against the Blades when referee Peter Bankes penalised Maguire for…

First Published in the Manchester Evening News Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insisted that referee Peter Bankes made two big errors in Manchester United’s 2-1 defeat by Sheffield United. The United boss criticised the officials for allowing Kean Bryan’s opening goal to stand at Old Trafford, while they ruled out an effort by Anthony Martial minutes later….

First Published in the Manchester Evening News Sir Alex Ferguson watched on, expecting a finale of the kind he perfected, but it never came. Manchester United were stumped by a team who won at Old Trafford for the first time since the last season United were relegated. In the easiest test of United’s championship credentials,…

First Published in the Manchester Evening News Manchester United dropped points in the title race as they suffered a shock home defeat by the Premier League’s basement club Sheffield United. The Reds went into the game knowing a win would take them back to the top of the table after City’s win at West Brom…

First Published in the Manchester Evening News David de Gea Billy Sharp’s shove could not legislate for De Gea’s feeble goalkeeping as United conceded from yet another corner. Abysmal clearance for the second. 4 Aaron Wan-Bissaka Much better going forward and one of United’s more reliable attackers all night down the right. 6 Axel Tuanzebe…

First Published in the Manchester Evening News Former Premier League referee Peter Walton explained that the VAR couldn’t review Anthony Martial’s disallowed goal against Sheffield United because referee Peter Bankes had blown for a foul before the ball crossed the line. Manchester United fans were left furious after Harry Maguire was adjudged to have fouled…

First Published in the Manchester Evening News Manchester United fans have bemoaned the inconsistency in the officiating at Old Trafford after Anthony Martial saw a goal ruled out against Sheffield United. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side went into half time 1-0 down after Kean Bryan’s controversial opener for the Premier League’s bottom club. David de Gea…

First Published in the Manchester Evening News Rio Ferdinand says that the Manchester United dressing room is feeling confident after interviewing Paul Pogba this week. The former United defender spoke to the midfielder on behalf of BT Sport after a fantastic run of form for the Frenchman, which has seen him reestablish himself as a…

First Published in the Manchester Evening News Ole Gunnar Solskjaer handed Axel Tuanzebe his first Premier League start of the season for Manchester United as he wanted to rest Victor Lindelof. The Swedish centre-back continues to manage a troublesome back injury and he hasn’t started back-to-back fixtures in over a month, so having played in…