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MANCHESTER UNITEDS LINK TO BRUNO FERNANDES A LITTLE DOUBTFUL PERHARPS?

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Manchester United linked with a move for Sporting Lisbon captain Bruno Fernandes sounds a little bit too far fetched to be true right?  The 23-year-old central Midfield player currently having an impressive season with current side Sporting Lisbon has seemingly been having a terrific season so far as the midfielders creative energy has become the most vital part of Sporting Lisbon’s surge to the top half of the Portuguese Primeira League table this season. Currently sitting at third place in the table this season, Sporting Lisbon continues to put up quality performances and in return the Leões (the lions), as the club is known as over in Portugal, currently hold the third place spot in the Primeira League Table. 14 goals and 10 assists in 28   matches so far this season has started to grab the attention of a few major clubs around Europe such as AC Millan, Juventus, Liverpool and of cause Manchester United.  Manchester United continues to be ...

MANCHESTER UNITED APPEAR TO HAVE TAKEN AN EARLY START IN TRANSFER ACTIVITIES

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The sight of melting snow in the first week of April is usually the signal of the start of spring but in the world of football, April is the month on which the competition really kicks into overdrive especially around the realm of the English Premier League.  Battle four the top four positions, as well as the battle for teams around the bottom of the Premier League table, really jostle to see which team qualifies for the UEFA Champions League and which teams avoid relegation this season.   While the Premier League and the ever exciting UEFA Champions League is expected to have a spectacular ride to the season, one aspect of the spring and summer season which continues to grab massive interests around the world of football is the highly intoxicating European transfer window. Yes, the always intriguing Summer Transfer window almost upon us and as such, the normal expectation is that football television analysts and newspaper articles start to run s...

MANCHESTER UNITED EXPECTED TO FACE BARCELONA WITH A STRONG AGENDA

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At this point of the season, the expectation for the rest of the season will be for Manchester United to mainly playing the highest level of football the club have shown they are capable of playing and winning as many games as possible in an attempt to capture a place in one of the top four positions in the Premier League table. Up until this stage of the season Manchester United have constantly threatened to break into the top four places of the Premier League table coming as 2 points away from 3 rd place and 1 point from a much stronger realistic 4th place position in the Premier League table. In fact, during the month of last December, the conversation had been dealing with the reality of Manchester United another season outside the Premier League table’s top four places. However, after a dramatic turnaround in Manchester United level of performance, the question surrounding Manchester United appears to be how much longer will Manchester United’s patients hav...

MANCHESTER UNITED'S OLD HABITS MIGHT HURT THE CLUBS AMBITIONS THIS SEASON

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Wolverhampton Wanderers FC, FC Barcelona and then West Ham United FC. Looking at the upcoming matches for Manchester United in a couple of days, The Red Devils seem to head for a week or two covered with matches that appear winnable on paper. Current Manchester United manager Ole Gunner Solskjaer had experienced a couple of days away from matches involving domestic competitions and European competitions as the players were tied up with respective international duties. Before the start of the international break, Manchester United found themselves successfully qualified for the quarterfinal stage of the prestigious UEFA Champions League competition as Ole Gunner Solskjaer and his men made their way through accomplishing the task of overturning a two-goal deficit against a difficult Paris St German team in the knocked out round. Job well done from Manchester United and the expectation for Manchester United would be that the team will go on to succeed in the next upcomin...