Manchester United Empire

2024-06-08 10:24:20 Their hate for United is unreal Open / Comment

2024-06-08 01:45:10 58% - Kobbie Mainoo completed 58% of his attempted dribbles in the Premier League last season; the highest success rate by a Manchester United player in a single campaign since Paul Pogba in 2021-22 (72% - min. 50 attempts). Nifty.

30% - Rasmus Højlund scored with 30% of his shots in the EURO 2024 qualifying campaign; the second-best conversion rate of any striker, only behind Romelu Lukaku (48% - min. 20 shots). Efficient.

[OptaJoe] Open / Comment

2024-06-08 01:13:40 Open / Comment

2024-06-07 20:34:46 England XI: Pickford; Walker, Stones, Guéhi, Trippier; #Mainoo, Rice; Gordon, Palmer, Foden; Kane.

Iceland XI: Valdimarsson; Anderson, Ingason, Gretarsson, Finnsson; Thorsteinsson, Gudmundsson, Traustason, Haraldsson; Gudjohnsen, Bjarkason. Open / Comment

2024-06-07 20:29:37 Ole Gunnar Solskjær is in talks to become the new manager of Leicester City. [Sun Sport] Open / Comment

2024-06-07 19:38:50 Gareth Southgate is viewed as the number one choice for the Manchester United head coach role, but his role at the Euros complicates any possible appointment.

Southgate was a boyhood United fan and is admired by many key figures at INEOS, who believe he would be perfect for the head coach role they are looking to implement. Southgate would be interested in the role at some point in his career, though he would require assurances on the level of power he would possess when it comes to making key decisions. [Rich Fay] Open / Comment

2024-06-07 18:30:54 Manchester United are among the clubs interested in signing Jean-Clair Todibo this summer. Nice are open to selling him for £21m. [lequipe] Open / Comment

2024-06-07 16:39:13 There is a reluctance from INEOS to sack Erik ten Hag without a clear plan to appoint a replacement. While a number of managers have been linked with the post INEOS want to make sure that if they do decide to change, it is to make the right appointment, rather than being forced into a union with a figure they are not convinced by.

INEOS have always had Gareth Southgate towards the top of the list of potential replacements for Erik ten Hag and the England boss is still highly thought of by key figures at the club, including Dan Ashworth and Sir Dave Brailsford. For now, he remains out of reach as he prepares for Euro 2024. [MEN] Open / Comment

2024-06-07 16:26:19 INEOS are continuing to weigh up the future of Erik ten Hag and have put no timescale on delivering a review into the 2023/24 season. [MEN] Open / Comment

2024-06-07 16:12:07 Bernardo Silva asked about Manchester United’s interest in João Neves:

“I’d tell him to go to Manchester City.” Open / Comment