The Republik of Mancunia

Manchester United take on Barnsley this evening in the League Cup, the first trophy that Erik ten Hag won as the club’s manager. Speaking to the press ahead of the game, Ten Hag insisted that he will be taking this tie against League 1 opposition seriously. It’s about winning trophies. I don’t talk only about […]

It could have been all so different. A mistimed lunge from Dalot on the debutant Dibling meant Southampton could take the lead but Onana saved. From then on, it was all Man Utd. A good cross from Bruno was converted by De Ligt, who had a difficult international break. It was quickly doubled by Rashford […]

Erik ten Hag was on the brink of losing his job a few months ago, with Sir Jim Ratcliffe interviewing a range of candidates at the beginning of the summer. In the end, the decision was Ten Hag was the best man for the job, after two trophies in two years, but the pressure was […]

Having been linked with Manchester United on a few occasions over the years, Matthijs de Ligt finally made the move to Old Trafford this summer. Having played for Erik ten Hag at Ajax, De Ligt has spoken to the club’s official site about what an easy decision it was to leave Bayern Munich for United. […]

Manuel Ugarte was paraded in front of the fans before kick off today. If we all had it our way, he would have been on the pitch, even if he would probably be unable to get through the game. It was even at the start but once Liverpool started to circulate, Man Utd started to […]

Manchester United take on Liverpool this weekend in an early big clash of the season. Last campaign, we drew home and away against our rivals in the league, as well as knocking them out of the FA Cup with a 4-3 victory at Old Trafford. Speaking to the club’s official programme, Kobbie Mainoo has talked […]

Old habits die hard and United’s ability to concede late on is something that is still very much alive. Without Brighton doing much, they found themselves ahead as Welbeck got a tap in after some poor defending from United to let the two crosses in. Outside of that, United were the better team but that […]

Manchester United announced last week that Bruno Fernandes had signed a new contract on improved terms to keep him at the club until 2027. Speaking to the club’s official site, Fernandes explained his reasoning behind extending his stay at United. He is happy at the club, his family are happy in the city (despite the […]

It was far from pretty but at least it wasn’t incompetency that we saw in the first game of last season. The result was the same but there was more promise in the win over Fulham. The winner eventually came from Zirkzee almost deflecting a cross from Garnacho into the net in the dying embers […]

Alejandro Garnacho came of age in the 2023-24 campaign. He began the season on the fringes of Erik ten Hag’s team but ended it, having turned 20, as an essential pick. The FA Cup final against Manchester City was his 38th start in a row, a remarkable figure for a winger who puts so much […]