The Manchester United Chronicle
Market7 Sep 2026
Amad puts it in writing
“This is not anger. I have thought about it for months, and nothing that has happened lately changed my mind.” The request is on a desk at Manchester United, and it is not being withdrawn.
Boardroom7 Sep 2026
Manchester United close the window on a squad of their own making
9 in and 13 out, and no more changes for months. The manager has what he has, the supporters have their opinion of it, and the table will have the last word.
Market7 Sep 2026
Vinícius Júnior wants more than Manchester United are offering
“I have ambitions, and I would like the club to share them.” Nobody has asked to leave and nobody has been shown the door — but a player chooses that sentence carefully, and a boardroom hears it exactly as it was meant.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Vinícius Júnior 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.
Market7 Sep 2026
Tom Heaton’s move to Tottenham falls through
The deal that would have taken Tom Heaton to Tottenham has collapsed at the last stage, and he reports back to Manchester United with a summer to forget and a season still to play. Nobody is saying which side walked away.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Louie Bradbury is a better footballer than he was
Not a run of form — an actual step up, held for months. At 17 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.
Market7 Sep 2026
Eyes on Andrey Santos again
The phone has started ringing about Andrey Santos again, and this time the name on the line is Stoke City. Manchester United are listening politely and promising nothing.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Marcus Rashford slips down the pecking order
The demotion a club never announces and a dressing room always notices. Marcus Rashford is further from the side than he was, and the reason will not be given until he asks.
Squad7 Sep 2026
Manchester United are still strangers to each other
12 new signings in one window. Every one may be an upgrade and the side can still be worse for a while, which is the part of a rebuild the verdicts never mention.
In brief
- Looking ahead Youri Tielemans faces his old club
- Loan watch The goals keep arriving from Ethan Ennis’s exile
- Looking ahead An away day at Aston Villa next for Manchester United