United invested big money in one Serie A striker over the summer, landing Rasmus Hojlund from Atalanta. The Dane has shown encouraging signs, especially in the Champions League, but clearly needs some help up top. Anthony Martial just isn’t offering that help and could leave in 2024 amid rumoured interest from Paris Saint-Germain. United may…
Diogo Dalot has used his second UTD Podcast stint to reflect on how he has lived up to his promise from his original episode on the popular show, back in 2020. At that time, before the world was hit by Covid, the defender told co-hosts Sam Homewood and David May that he would not…
Marc Skinner provided an emphatic response this morning when asked about Manchester United Women’s derby loss to Manchester City at Old Trafford. While conducting his customary press conference ahead of Wednesday’s trip to Liverpool in the Continental Tyres League Cup, Skinner explained how he and the players have digested the pain of Sunday’s defeat…
Manchester United Women will be represented by five Lionesses in the upcoming Nations League matches against the Netherlands and Scotland. Sarina Wiegman announced her squad for the upcoming break, the final one of 2023, on Tuesday (21 November) and Mary Earps, Maya Le Tissier, Ella Toone and Katie Zelem have all been selected from…
A recent OFSTED inspection confirmed this belief by awarding an ‘outstanding’ grade for the teaching and learning that takes place in a practical football-based environment at Premier League clubs across the country. We were delighted to welcome OFSTED inspectors to observe the work at United as part of the inspection. So why am I…
Manchester United Women’s quest for glory in the Continental Tyres League Cup continues on Wednesday evening against rivals Liverpool. Both teams are looking to win the competition for the first time, with the Reds aiming to build on the thumping 7-0 win over Liverpool’s Merseyside neighbours Everton in our first Group B match earlier…
Diogo Dalot has used his second UTD Podcast stint to reflect on how he has lived up to his promise from his original episode on the popular show, back in 2020. At that time, before the world was hit by Covid, the defender told co-hosts Sam Homewood and David May that he would not…
Bruno Fernandes’s indefatigable nature on a football pitch has long been established. The Manchester United captain loves playing the game and will cover every blade of grass in a bid to help his team when the final whistle is blown. Witness his injury-time winner at Fulham recently, which provided further evidence of his boundless stamina…
I was recently invited to present at a conference with the specific task of reflecting on more than 20 years of working in youth development and academy football. My general conclusion? It has been a privilege to have the opportunity to work with so many young people in such an exciting and vibrant field….
Manchester United Women have added assistant coach Dan Bale to our backroom staff. Bale arrived from Nottingham Forest’s youth system and has already started working alongside Marc Skinner, being spotted alongside the United Women boss in the first-ever WSL Manchester derby at Old Trafford on Sunday. Previously Lead Youth Development Phase Coach at…
