Sentences with phrase «old trafford faithful»

Manchester United's striker woes are a thorn in the side of the Old Trafford faithful, and most fans are calling for the club to buy an established forward this summer.

While life at Manchester United has not been the dream job Jose Mourinho had anticipated so far, the fact remains the Old Trafford faithful have a proven winner in charge of their side and given time he will bring success to his new side.

By the time Forlan was sold to Spain's Villareal in August 2004, his meager tally of goals for United was a huge disappointment to both Ferguson and the Old Trafford faithful.

QUALITY: Bastian Schweinsteiger receives emotional applause from the Old Trafford faithful as he comes on..

However, all of their opponent's over the new two weeks have some form of history with the Red Devils, with Sunderland stunning the Old Trafford faithful in their previous visit to Manchester — Drawing 2 - 2 last season, when Patrice Evra spared United's blushes with a last - gasp equaliser — and held them to a 0 - 0 draw at the Stadium of Light earlier in the season.

Many have already wondered whether the Mexican defender will receive a hostile reception from the Old Trafford faithful this evening, with PSV manager Philip Cocu stating that he is hopeful that will not be the case.

After the match, interim manager Ryan Giggs spoke of giving the Old Trafford faithful a glimpse into the future.

Malcolm Glazer's takeover of United, after buying out the lion's share of the club's shareholders between 2003 and 2005, is by now vividly engraved into the minds of the Old Trafford faithful.

manutd.com has now found Colin Mattheus, who revealed how the Old Trafford faithful inspired him to get a special tattoo dedicated to the Reds.

The reaction on social media by the Old Trafford faithful has been swift, and...

Hosting their biggest rivals from across town is always expected to be a hostile affair for the Old Trafford faithful, and especially so when one of them mugs around and insults one of the ballboys there.

Both games against Mauricio Pochettino's Southampton last season ended in 1 - 1 draws; this one in dramatic fashion for the home side, when an Adam Lallana equaliser just before full - time devastated the Old Trafford faithful, who looked on course to move...

There's absolutely no doubting the effort Mkhitaryan puts into every game he plays, plus he's the kind of player with flair and panache to his game that the Old Trafford faithful delights in watching.

It was left to bottom of the table West Brom to shock the Old Trafford faithful by winning 1 - 0, much to the amusement of...

Although the Portugal international showed his talent and skills to the Old Trafford faithful, he was not consistent enough and did not develop as much as he was expected to.

The Old Trafford faithful never took to the midfielder, with his performances not up to the standard expected at the club.

United fans will no doubt be thrilled with this news, with Lingard establishing himself as a real favourite among the Old Trafford faithful for his tremendous impact and work - rate as well as his bubbly personality.

The teenager, who joined the Red Devils from Ligue 1 giants AS Monaco earlier this month for an initial fee of # 36million, announced himself to the Old Trafford faithful in spectacular fashion last weekend as he netted 20 minutes into his debut against Liverpool after coming on a second half substitute.

The stopper appeared to say his farewells to the Old Trafford faithful ahead of the Premier League draw with Arsenal — when he applauded all four corners of the stadium.

The Belgium international was much - maligned by the Old Trafford faithful during his debut season at the club, but this term has seen him establish himself under boss Louis van Gaal.

Much will depend on the form of Paul Pogba, with the Old Trafford faithful hoping the world's most - expensive player can drive the club to success.

The Old Trafford faithful were appeased two minutes into the second half as Ashley Young crossed for Martial to head into the ground and past Lukasz Fabianski for his eighth goal of the season.

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When the FA Cup drew a potential tie between Man United and Arsenal at Old Trafford, the collective sigh of depression among the Gunners faithful could almost be heard around the country.

He did state he was at fault for the defeat, but its like an old broken recorder like the trumping at old trafford, so doubt if wenger will leave the arsenal faithful with a goodbye wave anytime soon

Although the Ivorian has had a stop - start first season and a half at Old Trafford, the games he has been involved in have shown the United faithful, and more importantly the manager, that he can be an important part of the team.

After 11 successful seasons at Goodison Park, the 13/14 season was one to forget for David Moyes, after regularly being booed by the United faithful at the end of games at Old Trafford.

Buoyed by their triumphant week, Manchester United will set out to ensure they don't end up slipping on a potential banana skin as the United faithful welcome a former servant of theirs to Old Trafford, with Mark Hughes» Fulham paying Manchester's finest a visit.