Manchester United and England captain Wayne Rooney has accused Chelsea of getting referee Mike Dean on their side during the 1 - 0 win
over the Red Devils at Stamford Bridge, putting them 10 points clear at the top of the league.
The two - time Chelsea boss was not only the scourge of United fans during his time at Stamford Bridge, he also famously upset Old Trafford residents with his antics during Porto's shock win
over the Red Devils in 2004.
Manchester United are reportedly furious after Hector Moreno — the defender who injured Luke Shaw — received the Man of the Match award following PSV Eindhoven's 2 - 1 victory
over the Red Devils.
Man United concede a 94th minute goal against Leicester at the King Power Stadium this evening, as rivals Man City stretched the gap
over the Red Devils to 13 points.
However, the Blues could majorly get one
over the Red Devils if they end up landing Bale as part of the Hazard deal, though of course it would also mean losing one of their most important players.
Speaking ahead of Sunday's bout, van Gaal has insisted that his side are still in the running for fourth, but that City have a major advantage
over the Red Devils.
Chelsea have severely dented Manchester United's title hopes and perhaps revived their own with an impressive 1 - 0 win
over the Red Devils this afternoon.
A win
over the Red Devils will pull us to within a point of second in the table, although would give Premier League leaders Manchester City the chance to pull 11 points clear of their nearest rivals with only 15 matches completed.
However, nothing can be determined in the EPL, and for all we know, Sunderland could pull a victory
over the Red Devils.
-- January 1992 was the last occasion QPR recorded a win
over the Red Devils, winning 4 - 1 at Old Trafford just before the old First Division was transformed into the Premier League.
The Merseysiders became the first English team to ever knock United out of Europe last night thanks to a 3 - 1 aggregate
over the Red Devils.
Watford's home win over United last season is their only victory
over the Red Devils in their last thirteen meetings (W1 L12).
Instead, they dodged the bullet and managed to get Belgium who they should be able to compete with and they do have a superior head to head record
over the Red Devils well.
This could be a close match up, and the Baggies did take a win
over the Red Devils at the Hawthorns last season.
After their win
over the Red Devils on Monday night, there's a very real possibility that Antonio Conte's men can end the season with a league and cup double.
Since that win
over the Red Devils in October, they've scored three or more in 70 % of matches at this ground.
Things can turn around quickly and a home win
over the Red Devils would probably fill them with some confidence.
«If the team performance is good and we're much more organised than our opponents, then it's easier to play in the midfield,» he explained after Wednesday's win
over the Red Devils, in which he helped to stifle United's attempts to attack and drove us forward in the other direction.
-- Manchester United have won seven and lost none of their last eight meetings with Bolton, whose last victory
over the Red Devils came at The Reebok in November 2007 (1 - 0).
After a 3 - 0 loss at Old Trafford against Manchester United in the group stage, FC Basel produced 1 - 0 home win
over the Red Devils on match day five.
Not exact matches
Rawlings, with his steel - gray pompadour,
red flannel
over black V - neck and jeans and pointed goatee, looks like the
devil on the shoulder of every dad at a youth soccer complex.
Another recent report from Don Balon claimed the
Red Devils had opened talks
over this ambitious deal, and it may be that PSG are now preparing move to replace him in attack.
The Sun reported earlier this week that Ryan Giggs had been given more training and matchday responsibilities at the club, as the Old Trafford hierarchy begin to lose faith in the Dutch manager, while Paul Scholes became the latest
Red Devils great to slam the manager following the unimpressive, last - minute 1 - 0 victory
over League One Sheffield United in the FA Cup [BT Sport as per the Mirror].
Meanwhile, Real Madrid have also been clarification
over which goalkeeper they will be pursuing this summer it seems, as they've reportedly baulked at the asking price for Man Utd star David De Gea, with the
Red Devils said to be looking for around $ 100m.
According to the Daily Mirror, the former United boss has already begun personal talks with the 20 - year - old
over signing him up for next season, though it remains to be seen if the
Red Devils will let him leave.
A win this weekend against Manchester United, who are claimed to be rotating players for our crunch tie at the Emirates on Sunday, will move us within two points of the
Red Devils, whilst having played once less, and would give us the advantage
over them in the race.
Red Devils boss Mourinho is keen to recruit a new right - back this summer and has reportedly turned his attention to Aurier after being frustrated by talks
over a move for Monaco's Fabinho.
The Dutchman led the
Red Devils to the FA Cup with their 2 - 1 win
over Crystal Palace after extra-time at Wembley on Saturday, but speculation swiftly followed that a change could be in the offing.
The
Red Devils will see Michael Carrick retire at the end of the season, while doubts remain
over Marouane Fellaini's future at Old Trafford as his contract expires this summer, and as per the Metro, he has opted to seek a new challenge.
In 2010, Manchester United signed a young striker from Mexico named Javier «Chicharito» Hernandez, who went on to score 33 league goals in his first three seasons with the
Red Devils and 59 total goals
over his first four seasons before being phased out of the team.
However, good news soon followed with Eric Bailly being named on the United bench after
over two months out of action for the
Red Devils.
According to The Sun, the 24 - year - old is «in a race against time to be fit» having sustained a hamstring injury last weekend in the win
over Liverpool, and so Tottenham will have to carefully monitor him in the next 24 hours to determine whether or not he can feature against the
Red Devils at Old Trafford.
In three appearances for the
Red Devils so far, the former Barcelona winger scored once, with that strike coming in a 2 - 0 win
over Huddersfield earlier this month.
Became the most expensive player in British transfer history
over the summer when the
Red Devils paid # 59.7 m for the Argentine and di Maria has scored three goals and provided six assists to date.
The player has since return to selection for Jose Mourinho, however the United boss has questioned the player's attitude and football intelligence, as per Sky Sports, with the
Red Devils manager also making comments about Shaw, who is on # 70,000 - a-week at Old Trafford according to the Daily Star, after United's recent 4 - 1 win
over Burton, in which the left - back came on a substitute.
The
Red Devils could have the advantage
over their Merseyside rivals through manager Louis van Gaal.
Van Gaal has opted to use the 3 -5-2 system that was so effectively employed by his Netherlands side at the World Cup since he took
over at Old Trafford, with
Red Devils stars Daley Blind and Robin Van Persie thriving particularly in the 5 - 1 victory
over Spain, but it has not been quite as effective in the Premier League and United's best winning run this season actually came in the midst of a brief switch to a 4 -4-2 diamond system.
Having spent
over # 150 million just on new players in the summer, Louis van Gaal has managed to get the
Red Devils back in to the Champions League.
These achievements perfectly illustrate why Manchester United view him as the ideal signing to eventually take
over from Scholes in the
Red Devils midfield..
It is thought that the
Red Devils will enter into talks concerning players» contracts
over the next few weeks, with six members of the squad set to finish their spells at Old Trafford during the summer.
According to ESPN, the
Red Devils made an enquiry
over the Germany international while negotiating Adnan Januzaj's loan move to the Westfalenstadion, but were put off after being quoted # 60m by the Bundesliga outfit.
Still, De Gea has a contract with United until 2019 and has no obvious reason to leave the
Red Devils, though PSG will surely look to use their incredible wealth to tempt him
over with big wages.
The Daily Star are on hand to help us fill in the dots as to who United could target with that kind of money, and they've put together a seven - man shortlist
over who they claim the
Red Devils are interested in.
Speaking to Sky Sports, Balague has insisted that he's been told that the
Red Devils will have a major transfer kitty this summer, and that in turn has led to speculation
over who the Premier League giants will target.
The defender — who also featured for West Ham United, Leeds United and Queens Park Rangers — made
over 300 appearances for the
Red Devils between 2002 and his exit in 2014.
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over new
Red Devils job this summer, but was snubbed after «boring» interview
Nevertheless, it's still a shock that the
Red Devils are willing to lose the 26 - year - old, and selling will not be a popular decision with supporters who have seen De Gea bail them out time after time with pivotal saves
over the years.
The
Red Devils could try offering a better deal than City, in the hope that Arsenal will then accept that one instead, leaving Sanchez with little choice
over the matter.
The result, combined with Man City's 4 - 0 win
over Bournemouth earlier in the day, now means that the
Red Devils are now 13 points behind their rivals, a gap that to most seems unassailable.
The
Red Devils have spent
over # 200million on the likes of Angel Di Maria and Ander Herrera since the Dutch boss replaced David Moyes at the helm last summer in an attempt to restore the club as genuine title challengers to the likes of Chelsea and fierce rivals Manchester City.