Manchester United have been named by Forbes Magazine as the world’s third most valuable sports team, behind the Dallas Cowboys and the New York Yankees.
United, who topped the annual list in 2011 and 2012, leapfrogged Spanish giants Barcelona and Real Madrid to take the title of the world’s most valuable football team at £2.86bn ($3.69bn).
Manchester United face on Sunday a Tottenham Hotspur team they have beaten only twice in their last eight Premier League contests.
Adrian Clarke looks at how Jose Mourinho’s team can take a big step forward to closing the gap on the fifth-placed team, and ultimately the top four, at Old Trafford.
Mauricio Pochettino has hailed Jose Mourinho as “one of the best managers in football history” prior to Tottenham Hotspur’s visit to Manchester United on Sunday.
For nine-year-old Sam, last month’s Manchester derby in the EFL Cup will live long in the memory as he stepped out with his heroes at Old Trafford as a matchday mascot.
Jose Mourinho says Manchester United striker Anthony Martial is happy again and working harder now that he is back on the goalscoring trail.
The France international scored twice in Wednesday’s 4-1 EFL Cup victory over West ham – the same number he had managed in his previous 13 appearances across all competitions this season.
Manchester United 1-1 West Ham United,
Manchester United were held to their fourth successive home draw for the first time since 1980 as they came from behind to share a point with West Ham United in an enthralling match at Old Trafford.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has confirmed that Henrikh Mkhitaryan will play in Thursday’s Europa League clash against Feyenoord. The Armenia international has only made six appearances for United since moving to Old Trafford from Borussia Dortmund in July.
Petr Cech firmly believes the outcome of Saturday’s clash between Manchester United and Arsenal will have a lasting impact on the rest of the season. The long-time rivals renew adversaries at Old Trafford in what will be Jose Mourinho’s first meeting with Arsene Wenger as United manager.
Arsenal right-back Hector Bellerin faces several weeks out of action due to an ankle injury, but the Gunners hope to have Alexis Sanchez available this weekend. Spanish defender Bellerin was injured late on in the 1-1 draw with Tottenham the weekend before last and is set to be missing for around a month due to ligament damage, meaning that he definitely sits out the Old Trafford clash with Manchester United on Saturday.
Spain midfielder Sergio Busquets says he and his team-mates are preparing for a ‘big game’ against England at Wembley on Tuesday evening. Both sides have taken ten points from a possible 12 in their World Cup qualifying campaigns to date, but will take time away from competitive action to face off in London.