Manchester United

September 17, 2026 10:57 AM

Manchester United out of League Cup after going 2-0 up at home and then losing 3-2 in 50-year first

Unhappy Manchester United fans witnessed something unseen at Old Trafford in half a century on Wednesday as their side lost 3-2 at home to Brighton & Hove Albion in the third round of the League Cup after going two goals up. The last time United lost at home after leading by two goals was in September 1976 when Tottenham Hotspur won by the same scoreline. While Brighton progress to the last 16, defeat was another blow to a Manchester United side who suffered a controversial 1-0 loss to riv...

August 31, 2026 10:03 AM

Alonso’s vibrant Chelsea beat Brighton, Fernandes hits hat-trick for Man Utd

Chelsea's vibrant start to life under new manager Xabi Alonso continued with a 4-3 home win over Brighton & Hove Albion and Bruno Fernandes's hat-trick helped Manchester United to a crushing 5-2 win over Ipswich Town to ignite their Premier League season on Sunday. An early goal by Romeo Lavia and efforts by Pedro Neto and Joao Pedro put them 3-0 up after 32 minutes but the visitors hit back through Malick Yalcouye and a Joao Pedro own goal. Cole Palmer settled home nerves, though, with a ...

March 16, 2026 9:32 AM

Man Utd strengthen top-four bid, Liverpool held by Spurs

Manchester United tightened their grip on a top-four place in the Premier League with a 3-1 victory over rivals Aston Villa but Liverpool dropped points in a disappointing home draw with struggling Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday. Goals by Casemiro, Matheus Cunha and substitute Benjamin Sesko took third-placed United to 54 points after 30 games, three more than fourth-placed Villa who suffered a third successive league defeat. Liverpool looked like they would move above Villa into fourth place as ...

December 9, 2025 9:30 AM

Fernandes double helps Man United to 4-1 win as Wolves’ misery continues

Manchester United climbed to sixth in the Premier League on Monday as captain Bruno Fernandes scored twice to help them claim a comfortable 4-1 victory at bottom club Wolverhampton Wanderers whose calamitous season gets bleaker by the week. Dispirited Wolves fans spent most of the first half chanting in protest at the club's Chinese owners Fosun and their mood worsened when Fernandes gave United a 25th-minute lead. To their credit Wolves showed some enterprise and they were cheered off at half...

September 15, 2025 12:34 PM

Man City and Haaland clobber United 3-0 in Manchester derby

Manchester City's goal-scoring machine Erling Haaland struck twice in a 3-0 Premier League thrashing of Manchester United on Sunday, giving Pep Guardiola's side bragging rights in the latest edition of the derby. Phil Foden also scored for City in his first start of the season, heading in Jeremy Doku's cross in the 18th minute. Doku squeezed brilliantly through United's defence and had his first cross blocked but dug out a second that Foden leapt to guide in. Haaland, who has a remarkable seve...

August 25, 2025 9:45 AM

Fernandes misses penalty as Fulham hold Man Utd to 1-1 draw

Fulham held visitors Manchester United to a 1-1 draw in the Premier League on Sunday after Emile Smith Rowe equalised for the hosts with his first touch as a substitute to cancel out an own goal while Bruno Fernandes missed a first-half penalty. After Leny Yoro's header took a deflection off Rodrigo Muniz's back to open United's account this season, Smith Rowe scored 93 seconds after coming on as the two teams seeking their first win of the campaign shared the spoils. "We are very competitive ...

August 18, 2025 10:23 AM

Arsenal capitalise on keeper error to secure 1-0 win at Man United

Arsenal's Riccardo Calafiori headed home an early corner, aided by a weak challenge from goalkeeper Altay Bayindir, to earn a 1-0 victory at Manchester United in the Premier League on Sunday, spoiling the hosts' season opener. Despite a cast of new faces, Mikel Arteta's visitors proved they are still lethal from set pieces with Calafiori netting in the 13th minute. Arsenal's William Saliba backed into Turkish keeper Bayindir, who feebly batted the ball with one hand into the path of Italian Cal...

June 18, 2025 3:15 PM

Liverpool begin Premier League title defence against Bournemouth, Arsenal visit Man Utd

Liverpool will begin their Premier League title defence when they host Bournemouth at Anfield on August 15 while last season's runners-up Arsenal visit Manchester United two days later, England's top flight said on Wednesday. Manchester City, who are eyeing a seventh Premier League title under Pep Guardiola after finishing third in the last campaign, take a trip to Wolverhampton Wanderers for their season opener on August 16. Chelsea welcome FA Cup winners Crystal Palace to Stamford Bridge on ...

March 18, 2025 12:43 PM

FIFA report finds wide discrepancy in women’s pay, contracts, attendance

The average annual salary for a female professional soccer player globally is $10,900, says FIFA's annual report on the women's game, a figure skewed by a small number of top clubs. Among the teams FIFA designated as Tier 1, which includes 41 clubs from 16 countries, the average salary was around $24,030, although 16 of those top clubs paid an average gross salary of over $50,000, according to the "Setting the Pace, FIFA Benchmarking Report on Women's Football" released on Monday. The highest ...

May 1, 2024 1:15 PM

Manchester United CEO, CFO to step down at season-end

The iconic English football club Manchester United announced that the current interim club's Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Patrick Stewart, and Cliff Baty, the club's Chief Financial Officer (CFO) will be leaving the club by the end of the season. Jean-Claude Blanc will take over from Patrick as the club's interim CEO until the arrival of Omar Berrada on July 13, who was appointed as the club CEO back in January this year. Baty on the other hand, will be replaced by Roger Bell. The club's co-...