Shumail Sajid writes about Manchester United for Read Man Utd and Crystal Palace for Read Crystal Palace, with occasional pieces on other Premier League clubs. He has also written for FanSided's Red Devils Dispatch, Yardbarker, Anfield Central and The Sports Side.
Owen Hargreaves believes Manchester United’s defeat at Hull City exposed a problem Michael Carrick will have to solve quickly if his side are going to build on last season’s third-place finish. United travelled to the MKM Stadium on Saturday expecting to begin the new Premier League campaign with a win. Instead, they were beaten 2-0 […]
Michael Carrick has urged Manchester United supporters not to panic and overreact despite Saturday’s 2-0 defeat at Hull City. Manchester United had a horrible opening day performance at the MKM Stadium and were beaten by first-half goals from Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy. The loss has already brought plenty of criticism by Alan Shearer and […]
Alan Shearer has delivered a critical take on Manchester United after their poor start to the Premier League season at Hull City. Michael Carrick’s side were beaten 2-0 away from home on Saturday, with Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy scoring in the first half. United never really looked capable of turning the game around, and […]
Manchester United have reportedly made contact over a possible deal for Barcelona left-back Alejandro Balde as Michael Carrick continues to look for another option in the position. The 22-year-old is now being considered by Manchester United after Jorge Mendes, his representative, was approached to find out the conditions of a potential transfer. Reports in Spain […]
Wayne Rooney has criticised Luke Shaw’s shambolic defending after Manchester United suffered a disappointing 2-0 defeat to Hull City in their opening Premier League game. Michael Carrick’s United conceded twice before half-time away from home and never really looked like taking control of the game to get back into the game. Rooney felt one of Hull’s […]
Bruno Fernandes has admitted Manchester United need to respond quickly after their disappointing 2-0 defeat to Hull City on the opening weekend of the Premier League season. Manchester United were beaten by two first-half goals from Hull defenders Semi Ajayi and Nobel Mendy, leaving Michael Carrick’s side with nothing to show for a difficult afternoon […]
Manchester United’s 2026/27 Premier League season couldn’t start worse than this. Michael Carrick’s side were beaten 2-0 by newly promoted Hull City away from home, producing a performance that will leave plenty of questions for the United manager to answer. Hull took control in the first half and scored two from set pieces. Despite Manchester […]
Manchester United begin their 2026/27 Premier League campaign away from home on Saturday, with Michael Carrick’s side facing newly promoted Hull City at the MKM Stadium. There is plenty of interest around United’s first starting XI of the season after Carrick guided the club to an unexpected third-place finish last term. Expectations are higher this […]
Michael Carrick is happy with the way Manchester United’s midfield is coming together after the arrivals of Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos. Tielemans has already caught the eye during pre-season, while Santos has also shown enough for Michael Carrick to believe Manchester United have improved an important area of the squad. The United boss now […]
Andy Cole believes Manchester United have a real chance to build some early momentum this season, with the club facing two newly promoted sides in their opening Premier League games. Manchester United travel to Hull City on Saturday before facing Ipswich Town, and Andy Cole sees the fixtures as a good opportunity for Michael Carrick’s […]
Patrice Evra believes Manchester United have made good progress in the transfer window, but he doesn’t think the squad is ready to challenge for the Premier League title just yet. United have already brought in Youri Tielemans and Andrey Santos, and Evra is pleased with both additions. However, the former United defender still sees three […]
Marcus Rashford looks increasingly likely to remain at Manchester United this season, and Patrice Evra believes the forward can still turn things around at Old Trafford. Rashford returned to Carrington this month after spending last season on loan at Barcelona. He also featured against AC Milan in pre-season, making his first appearance for United since […]
