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Six months ago, when the coronavirus outbreak was a distant concern for English football, some things seemed more certain in the Premier League. Manchester United would struggle to break into the Champions League places while Ole Gunnar Solskjaer remained in charge. Leicester were a team revived under Brendan Rodgers, primed for a return to Europe's elite competition. Who could've doubted it, with 14 points separating second-place Leicester from United in fifth in January? But this was a season like no other. By the

The race to UEFA Champions League spots in the Premier League is heading to a nail-biting finale after Chelsea’s defeat to Liverpool and Manchester United’s draw against West Ham. While Liverpool and Manchester City have already sealed the top two spots in the English top-flight league, three teams are battling it out for the remaining two spots in the top four.  As things stand... As things stand, Manchester United and Chelsea have 64 points each whereas Leicester City have 63 under their belt.  Chelsea head into the

Manchester United’s draw with Southampton on Monday means that the race to finish in the Premier League's top four and secure Champions League qualification is on a knife edge with three games to play. The good news for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side is that their fate remains in their hands. Win all three remaining games - including a clash against Leicester City on the final day - and that lucrative fourth spot will be theirs. Of course they could be given an earlier

United were playing their first game at Old Trafford since the return of the Premier League after three months, drawing their comeback fixture 1-1 at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. On that occasion, the duo of Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes was crucial in rescuing a point for the top four race with the former winning a penalty that the latter converted.  And although the visit of Sheffield United might have looked a banker at the start of the season, it marked the Red Devils' second

Man United hoping for price drop to land Sancho Real Madrid, Manchester City and Liverpool have joined Manchester United in monitoring Jadon Sancho's situation at Borussia Dortmund, but the Daily Mail says that United are waiting for his price to drop before making their next move. United have been favourites to land the in-form English winger all year but they're now looking to drive down the £100 million price tag. As yet, there have been no formal bids for the winger, and the

Manchester United star Bruno Fernandes has revealed he started crying when he was told about the chance to move to Old Trafford. The Portugal international officially joined the Red Devils from Sporting in January after repeatedly being linked with a transfer over the past year. Having grown up watching Cristiano Ronaldo make his name in the Premier League with United, Fernandes admits he was overwhelmed upon hearing his dream of doing the same was coming true. "You know, I will say the truth

While the main source of glory in football comes from the action on the pitch, there’s always the bragging rights of how many fans cram into the stands as a secondary ‘competition’ to try and win. And while their efforts on the pitch have been mediocre at best in recent years, Manchester United continue to dominate the Premier League as far as home attendances are concerned. They top the standings as far as all-time league attendance is concerned – with a whopping 94 million

The former Red Devils winger says that a fellow Portuguese would admit to having transfer thoughts long before a big-money deal was done Cristiano Ronaldo dropped hints about leaving Manchester United long before a record-breaking move to Real Madrid was pushed through, former team-mate Nani has revealed. The Portuguese superstar was snapped up by the Red Devils from Sporting in the summer of 2003. Six memorable years would be spent at Old Trafford, with a five-time Ballon d’Or winner collecting the first of his Golden Balls while in England – along with three

Europa League draw for the Round of 16 was announced and the fixtures that made headlines were two Italy-Spain pairings and Manchester United against the debut Austrian club, LASK. Inter Milan will face Getafe, who knocked out last season's Champions League semifinalists, Ajax, while Sevilla, the competition's most-successful team, take on Roma. After beating Arsenal in the Round of 32, Olympiakos were paired with another English team, Wolverhampton Wanderers. Europa League Draw- Round Of 16 Final Ties İstanbul Başakşehir (TUR) vs Copenhagen (DEN)Olympiacos

Football is a game of great emotion. It sometimes leaves you teary-eyes, sometimes makes you happy and sometimes leaves you wanting for more. There have been many fans over the years from a number of clubs who have expressed their support for their clubs, but none perhaps like a 10-year old boy named Daragh Curley, who is an avid Manchester United fan. He addressed the letter to Liverpool coach Jurgen Klopp asking him to make his team lose. Now Klopp's Reply to United

February 5 marks the birthday of arguably the best footballer to have graced the game ever, Cristiano Ronaldo dos Santos Aveiro, who is the highest goal scorer for Portugal and also the current captain of the national football team. The footballer turned 35 on Wednesday. He was born on the Portuguese island of Madeira, and grew up in Santo António, Funchal. He grew up in a Catholic family sharing a room with all his siblings. He has an older brother and two younger

The January 2020 transfer window for Premier League clubs opened on Wednesday 1 January and closed on Friday 31 January 2020. Manchester United signing Bruno Fernandes is one of the biggest headlines of this transfer window. Huge money was spent behind roping in a number of players, while some were brought on loan. The January transfer window was a good business for many clubs who have tried to buy players that they thought would fit the bill. Here is a list of the

Liverpool Football Club is currently on a 39-match unbeaten streak which is the second-best ever in the Premier League history after Arsenal's 49 in the 2003-04 season. While Liverpool's run is yet to be broken, Arsenals was broken by Manchester United in a match surrounded by multiple controversies. The Reds are currently topping the table with 64 points from 22 games and 21 wins. They last tasted defeat in the league in January 2019 when Manchester City won the game by a 2-1

Barcelona has overtaken Real Madrid as the richest football club in the world after generating more money than any other club in the last season. Barça earned a whopping £741.1 million in revenue for the 2018-19 season - a considerable increase on the £611.6 million generated during the 2017-18 campaign. Barcelona’s rise to the top of the rich list came as they won the Spanish title for an eighth time in 11 years and reached the semi-finals of the Champions League. Meanwhile, Juventus

The last English Premier League season saw several teenagers come up through the ranks of club football and display their potential for the clubs they play for. In this article, Sportsmonks will list down 20 of the most valuable teenagers in the league from the data available from Transfermatket. All the players in the list are below 19 years of age. The variables kept in mind while jotting down the players range from the number of matches played to goals scored to assists

Club football has a lot of money. Be it the English Premier League, La Liga or the Bundesliga, there is a lot of money in this sport. However, there is still parity in payments in the leagues around the world as well. While some players earn more than they deserve, some are paid less despite churning out the best performance for their clubs. From the data available from Spotrac, we at Sportsmonks have tried to enlist 20 most overpaid players for the EPL

Mario Mandzukic, the Croatian international striker was roped in by Al-Duhail, the top Qatarian Club from Juventus as per the latest reports from the league leaders of the Qatar Sports League. The club was founded as Al-Shorta Doha and in 2009 was renamed to Lekhwiya. Lekhwiya Club has the biggest financial budget in Qatar. Meanwhile, there were reports from the British media that he was about to join Manchester United but now will play for the top club in the Qatar Sports League

EPL biggies Manchester United and Liverpool will be facing off in a pulsating tie slated for the weekend. Liverpool will be keen to extend their lead of 8 points on the top of the table and will be looking to scale up their gap with Manchester United. On the other hand, ManU has not won any of their last 3 games in the league and will be ardently seeking some points. The match will take place at Old Trafford on the 20th of

Manchester United had a dismal season last time out, with Ole Gunnar Solsjaer’s initial promise fizzing out completely towards the close of last season, with a single victory for the Reds across all of April and May. Jose Mourinho’s disappointing start was initially overturned by the homecoming and the subsequent success of the ‘Baby faced assassin’, but the respite was short lived. A 6th place finish, a remarkable 32 points behind the champions, and 6 short of Champions League qualification, compounded a disastrous

Former Manchester United and England captain Wayne Rooney was reportedly arrested in the United States a few days before Christmas. England’s record goalscorer was found in an intoxicated state and was charged with public intoxication and swearing. However, the ace striker has blamed it on sleeping pills according to his spokesperson.   Rooney who now plays for DC United in the MLS was charged on 16th of December according to court records. The 33-year-old was arrested while returning from a promotional trip from