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  Manchester United face West Ham tonight! TRIVIA Venue - Old Trafford Kickoff - Sunday, March 15, 00:45 IST Manchester United have been hit and miss so far this season. The team's form has been highly inconsistent. You never know which Manchester United is going to turn up. On their day, they can beat the best team in England i.e Manchester City and also be the team that loses to the bottom of the league team (in this case Sheffield United). The Red Devils are too reliant on certain players and that could backfire in big matches. Bruno Fernandes and Luke Shaw have been outstanding this season while there have been many average performances too by the likes of Harry Maguire and Victor Lindelof. It will be interesting to see which Manchester United turns up against The Hammers . As for West Ham United, David Moyes has brought them to a place where no one would have ever believed was possible. Moyes was odds on favourite to be sacked after 10 games after West Ham were handed a...

Man Utd name Darren Fletcher technical director and promote Murtough to football director [via FotMob] Manchester United Director of Football Yes, they're in the same sentence! For the first time in the history of the club, Manchester United have appointed a Director of Football . John Murtough has been promoted from Head of Football Development to Director of Football. Ex-Red Devil, Darren Fletcher takes up the helm of Technical Director alongside Murtough. John will have overall leadership and responsibility for operations and strategy across all football functions. Murtough presided over the recruitment reboot two years ago with Solskjaer and his work on the three fronts has seen him gain a reputation as a fixer at Manchester United. He has worked closely with  Solskjaer and the rest of the football staff to create the structures, processes and culture to deliver sustained success on the pitch. This has included successful overhauls of the club’s Academy and recruitment departm...

Dan James' upturn in form is certainly a welcome return [Image Courtesy of Manchester United] Manchester United finally put their Premier League woes behind them after a comfortable 3 - 1 win against Newcastle as we saw Marcus Rashford, Daniel James, and Bruno Fernandes finding the target.  MATCH OVERVIEW Bruno Fernandes chipped in with 2 more goal involvements The match at Old Trafford was a bit dull to start with as both teams were relying more on individual quality than tactical brilliance to break the deadlock. Marcus Rashford continued his breathtaking form as he drove from the left flank into the box and rifled a shot into Darlow's near post. Just before halftime, a poor header from Harry Maguire landed at the feet of Allan Saint-Maximan who converted to bring the Magpies level. As if a switch had been turned on at halftime, the Red Devils came in with purpose and tried to create chances to get into the box. The breakthrough finally happened when Dan James was played ...

Caicedo to United almost a done deal Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has been keen on getting a defensive midfielder. Although, according to popular opinion, Manchester United should've been looking for a ready-made player, someone who goes straight into the first team. Instead, the Red Devils have invested in yet another player for the future. The Old Trafford outfit has signed 19-year-old Ecuadorian midfielder Moises Caicedo for a reported £ 4.5 million. Who is Moises Caicedo? Moises Issac Caicedo Coroza is a 19-year-old Ecuadorian International.  He joined the  Independiente Del Valle  at the age of 13.  He was promoted to the first team in the summer of 2019.  Club Level: Caicedo has shone for Independiente in the Ecuadorian League He won the Copa Mitad Del Mundo at the youth level. Thereafter he captained them to victory in the U-20 Libertadores Final against River Plate.  He debuted for the senior team in 1-0 win in the Equadorian SerieA over L.D.U. Quito. ...

The Carrington Conveyor Belt has finally started producing gems again [Image Courtesy of Man Utd Core] Manchester United had yet another dismal transfer window where the board coherently failed to get any of the manager's targets. Although, Neil Wood would be a relatively happier man with a host of foreign talents from some of the best youth setups in Europe joining his squad. Let's have a look at the prospects in the youth setup right now. New Boys in the Town Willy Kambwala (16) Willy Kambwala: A young CB for the future [Image Courtesy of The United Devils] The highly-rated French CB came in as yet another deadline day signing. Kambwala made the switch from League 2 side, Sochaux for a fee in the region of £3.5m. Shutting down attacks, playing out from the back and a towering physical presence are some of the attributes of the youngster. He can glide past pressing midfielders and can even spray passes out wide. His pace, confidence on the ball, and flair are what make him ...

Diogo Dalot has found himself on the fringes for large parts of the 19/20 campaign and has been able to accumulate a meagre 577' in all competitions for Manchester United, less than half of what he achieved in the 18/19 season. With Aaron Wan-Bissaka instantly becoming the first-choice RB since joining and the Braga-born player's injury issues, Dalot seems increasingly likely to be on the move this summer in order to secure more first-team football. Let's have a closer look at the player... Club Career Porto Jose Diogo Dalot Teixeira, widely known as Diogo Dalot joined Porto's youth system in 2008, aged nine. He made his senior debut in January 2017 for Porto's B side, while he played his first game for the first-team in October 2017. Dalot's Primeira Liga debut came in February 2018. Being a young, exciting talent, Dalot started attracting attention from Europe's Elite Clubs, with Jose Mourinho keeping tabs on the attacking fullback. His link-up play with B...

  -By Hitanshu Samantaray Tahith Chong loaned out to Werder-Bremen After signing a new contract just before the lockdown was imposed, Tahith Chong confirmed his stay till 2022, with the option to extend a further year. The young winger has struggled to break into the first team and hence, the U-21 Dutch international has left the club on a year-long loan to Bundesliga side, Werder Bremen in order to get more first-team football. Early Life Chong wins the PL2 Player of the Month for December 2019 Chong joined the youth ranks of Eredivise club Feyenoord aged 10 and was attracting a lot of attention from various Premier League Clubs by the age of 14. In 2016, the man from the Netherlands was on the verge of signing for Chelsea but chose Manchester United later and in April 2016, announced that he was to join Man Utd. His start to life at Greater Manchester wasn't easy as he suffered a cruciate ligament injury just a month after scoring in the 2016-17 FA Youth Cup, sidelining him for t...

-By Hitanshu Samantaray Angel Gomes, a product of the illustrious Manchester United Academy, a conveyor belt of some of the best prospects in English and apparently world football, a player straight out of Carrington, a player who was at the club since the tender age of five, has officially left the club after deciding not to sign his contract extension. A Star In The Making Gomes had been with Manchester United for 15 long years, progressing through the academy ranks constantly showing promise and leadership, voted as the Jimmy Murphy Player of the Year in May 2017, the youngest ever receiver of the award. First-Team Breakthrough Gomes made his first-team debut on 21st May 2017, becoming the youngest player to represent Manchester United at just 16 years and 263 days, and scored his first senior goal in a 2-1 pre-season friendly against Tottenham Hotspurs on 25th July 2019. International Career Gomes' performances for the Youth Teams had already started getting him international c...