The Manchester United Chronicle
Squad23 Aug 2027
A one-man rearguard from Senne Lammens
There were 6 saves in it, and at least three that had no business being saves at all. The ten outfield players owe him a drink and they know it.
Market23 Aug 2027
Manchester United turn down Preston for Ayden Heaven
The offer was not close and it was refused without much discussion. Whether the second one is refused as quickly is another matter.
Player ratings23 Aug 2027
Benjamin Šeško leaves them behind him
Shots: 16. Goals: none. The chances were there and they were good ones, and they went into the stand, the goalkeeper's arms and the side netting in roughly that order.
Squad23 Aug 2027
Tempers go at Manchester United
Mason Mount was at the centre of it, and by the time it was pulled apart there were three or four others involved. Training grounds are small places and long seasons make them smaller.
Match21 Aug 2027
Manchester United come up short against Brighton
Brighton left with the points after a 1‑3 defeat that will take some explaining on the terraces.
Player ratings23 Aug 2027
Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall in the eights
A performance of 8.82 does not come along often, and when it does the rest of the team becomes scenery. He was magnificent.
Squad23 Aug 2027
The manager makes an example of Luke Shaw
“If you cannot run for the shirt, somebody else will wear it.” No name was used and none was needed; every player in that room knew who it was for.
Boardroom23 Aug 2027
A promise the Manchester United board did not keep
There was a commitment, there was a date, and the date went past. Trust at a football club takes years to build and one afternoon to spend.
Market23 Aug 2027
Manchester United sign Benjamin Ward, one for the future
Benjamin Ward is 15, and Manchester United have signed him for the player he will be rather than the one he is. The first team can wait; the point of a deal like this is the years it buys.
In brief
- Market Manchester United sign Daniel Hughes, one for the future
- Market Manchester United sign Anthony Atkinson, one for the future
- Player ratings The one thing Bryan Mbeumo could not do