New piece looking at Casemiro's difficult second season at Manchester United.
The Brazilian is no longer the axe who clears the forest for #MUFC but a blunt tool struggling to take care of far too much overgrowth in midfield. theathletic.com/5414791/2024/0…
🚨 EXCL: Dan Ashworth taking Newcastle United to arbitration in bid to resolve Manchester United move. No agreement between #MUFC & #NUFC to break impasse so set to be decided by third party; expected to start in May + take a number of weeks @TheAthleticFCtheathletic.com/5409164/2024/0…
Special report: Abu Dhabi’s latest investment - $800m stadium for New York City FC franchise & the first ever in NYC. Much like Manchester, brings promise of huge community regeneration. Yet questions remain over generous tax breaks & displaced businesses.
theathletic.com/5439648/2024/0…
🔴 How Bruno Fernandes saved Manchester United (again)
🔴 How they messed up to concede (again)
🔴 How they fared against a low block
@mjcritchley analyses Manchester United's chaotic 4-2 win over Sheffield United ⬇️
𝗘𝗫𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗦𝗜𝗩𝗘: The majority of Premier League clubs want to introduce a hard spending cap — and the motion will be voted on Monday.
The cap would allow clubs to only spend five times the commercial and broadcast revenue of the lowest team in the division.
⬇️ @mjshrimper
#MUFC’s U18s Premier League Cup win & their league success:
🔘 Video messages from Mainoo & Garnacho
🔘 Wayne Rooney’s support
🔘 Adam Lawrence’s squad juggling act
🔘 Double sessions to build resilience
🔘 Tough pre-season
➕ lots more @TheAthleticFC: theathletic.com/5440238/2024/0…
"Can they cook? Understand their bank statement? Drive?”
Inside Manchester United's academy - part two.
@AndyMitten finds out how #MUFC develop their young players and prepare them for life on the pitch and off it.
NEW: Manchester United in multi-million dollar negotiations with @Disney over a deal to make documentaries. Initially with a view to create content about Sir Alex Ferguson’s era of success, including fresh extensive interview access to club’s former coach. theathletic.com/5436374/2024/0…
I was a critic of elements of MUFC's academy in 2015 & '19, chiefly funding and facilities.
I got a call in Feb. "Come in. Access all areas. Speak to anyone you want. Write how you find it."
So I did, for 10 hours. Part 1 (it's big) for @TheAthleticFCtheathletic.com/5428831/2024/0…
For a brief moment yesterday, it looked like the end for Erik ten Hag
And even when Coventry’s goal was disallowed, it didn’t feel like a turning point, more like a tipping point
A collapse that will have left an impression on key figures present theathletic.com/5434116/2024/0…
Ten Hag: "The difficult to do is put ourselves in a winning position, the last thing is much easier. On several occasions we let ourselves down and let the result slip away. Today, we got away with it."
Andre Onana is not suspended for the final despite picking up a second yellow card during the shoot-out. Suspensions for accumulated yellows ended at the quarter-final stage.
Ten Hag was motionless on the sideline during those Coventry celebrations and don't think it's because he knew it was offside. The let-off of all let-offs.
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