The Red Devils ran riot over current EPL champions Leicester City at Old Trafford last Saturday to return to winning ways after back-to-back league losses to Manchester City and Watford. With a struggling Stoke City side with no wins and 2 draws visiting this weekend, putting them to the sword is almost inevitable. And here … Read more
The day when Manchester is either blue or red is upon us. Manchester United and Manchester City lock horns at Old Trafford with European qualification at stake for both these sides. United have won their last five league games on the trot blowing away Tottenham at Old Trafford and humbling Liverpool in their own backyard to … Read more
You know you must have done something spectacular to earn praise from the normally docile and reserved Louis Van Gaal. Against Liverpool, Juan Mata scored two brilliant goals to not only give Manchester United the win over their rivals but also puncture Liverpool’s hopes of overtaking United into the top 4. Juan Mata’s performance at … Read more
How a new signing lifts up a team! Record signing Juan Mata enjoyed a winning debut on Tuesday as his new club recorded a 2-0 victory at home to Cardiff City in the Premier League which takes them seventh in the league table, sixth behind fourth placed Liverpool. But, can the Red Devils still finish … Read more
As the team sheets for the much awaited Manchester United-Chelsea game came out earlier this season, the Chelsea side that Mourinho put out made two subtle statements. With no recognized forward in the side and a fluid front three of Schuerrle, Hazard and De Bruyne, it looked like an advertisement for Wayne Rooney, for the … Read more
Where would Juan Mata (from Chelsea) fit in Manchester United’s System? Its not every year that a player of Juan Mata’s calibre is available and up for grabs, that too in the January Transfer Window. It might sound preposterous, but as reported by major tabloids, Chelsea are willing to listen to offers for the Spaniard, … Read more
The Premier League may be home to some of the best strikers in Europe with the likes of Luis Suarez and Sergio Aguero lighting up match days, but some of the playmakers aren’t so bad either. 5. Theo Walcott Surprised to see a winger in the list? Theo Walcott seems like one of those sporadic … Read more
Although Jose Mourinho calls himself ‘The Special One’ he is still susceptible to mistakes, as he is shown at Chelsea this season. Loaning Lukaku to Everton Everton fans will see this as a stroke of genius by new boss Roberto Martinez, as he has been one of the Premier League’s success stories this season with … Read more
With two wins and two losses, out the four games played this month by Chelsea, the club faces the difficult task of traveling to Tottenham and getting points to close, or at least hold, the early gap with the league’s leaders. After consecutive losses, Mourinho’s team had the good fortune of playing Fulham at home … Read more
After picking up three important points against Fulham on Saturday, the Blues gear up to face Swindon town on Tuesday in a third round game of the Capital One Cup which also is the first domestic cup action for Chelsea. Chelsea manager Jose Mourinho received immense criticisms for holding back Juan Mata and David Luiz … Read more