Solskjaer urges Manchester United to ‘learn from failure’

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says now is the time to be strong and “learn from failure” after the agonising Europa League penalty shootout defeat against Villarreal extended Manchester United’s wait for a trophy. Having won the competition in 2017 under Jose Mourinho, the Red Devils were favourites to claim their first silverware since then when taking […]

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Five issues for Solskjaer to address after Europa failure

Manchester United’s season may be over but the hard work is just starting for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. Here are five things shunted up his to-do list by their miserable Europa League final defeat…   1) Pick a keeper. Any keeper… Solskjaer’s goalkeeping situation was already complicated before every Villarreal player scored past David de Gea […]

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Man United problem solved as ‘big brains’ Arsenal are mocked

All Man United needed against Villarreal in the Europa League final was Harry Maguire. Unai Emery showed up those ‘big brains’ at Arsenal.   Destiny’s mild The Sun are struggling massively with the concept of Man United losing the Europa League final despite it falling on May 26. Neil Custis writes: ‘Solskjaer had claimed it was […]

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Leverkusen could ‘dig deep’ to sign £27m Arsenal youngster

Bayer Leverkusen are interested in taking Arsenal youngster William Saliba to the Bundesliga in the summer, according to reports. The 20-year-old defender finally joined Arsenal last summer, a year after the Gunners paid £27m to sign him from Saint-Etienne. Saliba was sent straight back to the Ligue Un club for the 2019/20 season but was at […]

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Update on the 2022 FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers after withdrawal of Korea DPR

Following the recent withdrawal of Korea DPR from the preliminary competition for the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™, the Bureau for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers has taken a decision in order to ensure the fairness of the competition for the remaining teams. In accordance with this decision, the results of all of the Round […]

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Race for Asia’s last 12 set for dramatic finale

Asia’s second qualifying round resumes action after 18-months Twelve spots in Round 3 will be determined over the coming weeks Korea DPR announced withdrawal leaving Group H in the balance All eyes across Asia will be on the continent’s second round of qualifying for 2022 FIFA World Cup Qatar™ which resumes on Friday after an […]

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If Manchester United are serious then Solskjaer must go

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer proved why Manchester United must be ruthless if Antonio Conte and Zinedine Zidane are free after Europa League heartache.   Ole Gunnar Solskjaer chose quite the moment to showcase his deficiencies as a manager of games and a coach of players. The Europa League final was supposed to be his coronation, the […]

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Solskjaer admits Man United ‘did not turn up’ in UEL final

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insisted that their season cannot be classed as a success after they lost in the Europa League final. Man United started well but it was Villarreal who took the lead just before the half-hour mark. Dani Parejo’s free-kick was converted by Gerard Moreno with the help of some shoddy […]

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Villarreal 1-1 Man United (11-10 PENS): Ole’s men beaten on pens

David De Gea missed the all-important penalty to hand Unai Emery’s Villarreal an 11-10 shootout victory in the Europa League final against Man United. Man United started the final brightly as Scott McTominay, Luke Shaw and Marcus Rashford all missed half chances. But it was Villarreal who took the lead just before the half-hour mark. Dani […]

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Brentford, Swansea given 1,000 more play-off final tickets each

Brentford and Swansea City have been allocated an extra 1,000 tickets each for this weekend’s Championship play-off final. Having failed to persuade the Government to use the game and its League One and Two counterparts as pilot events, the English Football League has secured an increased capacity of 12,000 for the second tier showdown as […]

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