The Manchester United Chronicle
Squad5 Apr 2027
A fracture rules Jaydan Kamason out for 103 days
Bones knit. That is the one merciful thing about this injury and the reason Manchester United will talk about it more openly than they would about a knee. He will be back, and roughly when they say.
Match3 Apr 2027
Victor Osimhen wins it after the whistle should have gone
92 minutes played. Victor Osimhen found the finish in time that only existed because of earlier delays, and West Ham United went from a point to nothing inside one movement.
Market5 Apr 2027
Lisandro Martínez asks to leave Manchester United
“I have given everything here and I need a new challenge.” The request is formal, and the relationship will never be quite the same again.
Player ratings5 Apr 2027
Nobody could get near Bryan Mbeumo
Successful dribbles: 27. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Market5 Apr 2027
Ian Maatsen raises the bar for Manchester United
“I want to be playing for trophies while my legs still let me.” Nothing in that sentence is a transfer request, and nobody at Manchester United heard it as anything else.
Squad5 Apr 2027
A falling-out at Manchester United
Bryan Mbeumo and a teammate went at it, and not about football. Training grounds are small places and a long season makes them smaller.
Squad5 Apr 2027
Diego León is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 20 he is doing things at this level he could not do at the start of the season, and the coaching staff will tell you exactly which of them.
Squad5 Apr 2027
Defences have started doubling up on Victor Osimhen
13 goals and a season average of 7.20 will do that. The space he used to find has gone; he keeps scoring anyway, which is the mark of the real thing.
Match3 Apr 2027
Manchester United see off West Ham United
Three points for Manchester United, 1‑0 the final word against West Ham United in a contest settled by the finer margins.
In brief
- Player ratings A masterclass from Victor Osimhen
- Market Diego León has his eye on Europe
- The dugout Somebody else is better right now than Senne Lammens