The Manchester United Chronicle
Squad21 Dec 2026
Senne Lammens keeps Manchester United in it on his own
Some afternoons a goalkeeper is the team. 12 saves, several of them the sort nobody expects to see stopped, and a scoreline that flatters everybody in front of him.
Match21 Dec 2026
Manchester United refuse to drop out of the race
Position 3, 34 points, and the result everyone checks first is now theirs. The word is still not being said around the ground, which is how you know everyone is thinking it.
Player ratings21 Dec 2026
Youri Tielemans was immovable
28 times he got in the way of something. Centre-halves get written about when they make mistakes and ignored when they do not, so an afternoon like this needs saying out loud: he is the reason the scoreline reads as it does.
Player ratings21 Dec 2026
Nobody could get near Bryan Mbeumo
Successful dribbles: 24. Every time he got the ball somebody had to make a decision, and every time the decision was wrong.
Match19 Dec 2026
Nobody wants to play Manchester United right now
3 wins in a row changes how opponents warm up: quieter, more glances across. Runs end, everybody knows that — but nobody in this dressing room is planning for it.
Player ratings21 Dec 2026
Matthijs de Ligt was immovable
20 times he got in the way of something. Centre-halves get written about when they make mistakes and ignored when they do not, so an afternoon like this needs saying out loud: he is the reason the scoreline reads as it does.
Match19 Dec 2026
Marcus Rashford the difference as Manchester United beat Chelsea
Ask anyone on the way out what separated the sides and you will get one name: Marcus Rashford. 1‑0 against Chelsea, and the applause at the whistle was mostly his.
Squad21 Dec 2026
Tyler Dibling in a row with a teammate
It was not about football and everybody who saw it knows that. Two men who have to play together on Saturday said things at Manchester United this week that will take longer than a week to unsay.
Player ratings21 Dec 2026
Nothing got past Luke Shaw
Headers, blocks, tackles, interceptions — 18 of them, and not one goal behind him. The sort of performance that never makes a highlight reel and wins football matches.
In brief
- Squad Getting past Senne Lammens has become the hardest job in the division
- Squad When it matters, Bruno Fernandes plays
- Market Benjamin Šeško linked with a move away