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Manchester United

Manchester United Football Club is a professional football club based in Old Trafford, Greater Manchester.

‘Evil, horrible c***’: ‘Abusive’ texts Ryan Giggs sent girlfriend revealed

Ryan Giggs sent his ex-girlfriend a litany of abusive messages in which he called her an “evil, horrible c***,” a court heard.

Jonny Evans will succeed Kasper Schmeichel as Leicester City captain

Jonny Evans embodies the values of Leicester City, claims Brendan Rodgers after handing defender club captaincy

Northern Ireland defender Jonny Evans has been named the new Leicester City captain by his manager Brendan Rodgers.

Manchester City's Erling Haaland during the FA Community Shield match at the King Power Stadium, Leicester (PA)

Fantasy Premier League tips: 30 players you should pick this season

We’re back! After a summer of rest and recuperation, a new Fantasy Premier League season is upon us.

Frenkie de Jong and his partner Mikky Kiemeney love the Barcelona lifestyle and are in no hurry to give it up

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John Laverty Opinion It smacks of desperation when you covet a player like Frenkie De Jong who just isn’t interested in joining Manchester United

By now, the penny will have dropped that Frenkie de Jong doesn’t want to join Manchester United.

Frenkie de Jong’s proposed transfer from Barcelona to Manchester United has been complicated by issues over money owed to the Dutch midfielder by his current club

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John Laverty Opinion If you judged a player’s value on his transfer fee, Best, Messi and Pele wouldn’t be worth anything

Amortisation. There, I’ve done it. Almost four decades in journalism and many millions of words battered out on countless keyboards — but never that one. Well, not until now.

Paul Pogba, the star of the 'lousiest documentary in television history'

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John Laverty Opinion Paul Pogba and Mezut Ozil… two World Cup winners who morphed into a waste of time, talent and money

I watched the Paul Pogba documentary so you don’t have to.

Ben Dickinson after arriving at Old Trafford

Diana Award is icing on the cake for my charity work, says Larne schoolboy Ben Dickinson who raised thousands

Northern Ireland schoolboy Ben Dickinson has been given a prestigious Diana Award for his charity work.

Some big name players failed to live up to expectations

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John Laverty Opinion A word to the wise: the more expensive the player, the more likely he’ll be a miserable flop

Did you know that Manchester United were in a “race” to sign Frenkie de Jong? No, me neither.

Norman Whiteside lifts the FA Cup with Manchester United in 1985

Manchester United fans need to give Erik ten Hag time to build: Norman Whiteside

Manchester United legend Norman Whiteside has urged the fans to be patient with manager Erik ten Hag and for the players to stick together as a new era begins at Old Trafford.

Norman Whiteside takes on Liverpool ace Steve Nicholl in 1985

Norman Whiteside: I thrived on stick from Liverpool fans at Manchester United, but I was more than just a hard man

In April after Manchester United had been hammered 4-0 at Liverpool in the Premier League, Gary Neville fumed on his podcast that Jurgen Klopp’s side toyed with his old club and were laughing at them, adding it would never have happened in Norman Whiteside’s day.

Norman Whiteside and Steve Moran celebrate in 1985

Norman Whiteside: My FA Cup final winner for Manchester United was a proud time, but we underachieved

We are sitting in an Italian restaurant in Altrincham, eight miles from Manchester, and Norman Whiteside is positioning glasses and condiments on the table.

Andy O’Boyle will become United’s Deputy Football Director

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Northern Ireland’s Andy O’Boyle will relish bid to transform Manchester United’s fortunes, says Sammy Clingan

Northern Ireland man Andy O’Boyle will relish the challenge of reviving the fortunes of Manchester United in his “massive” new role as Deputy Football Director, according to former international Sammy Clingan who worked with him at Coventry.

Cristiano Ronaldo’s United future is yet to be determined, and NI man Andy O’Boyle will now have a say

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Manchester United: How Northern Ireland man Andy O’Boyle rose to become Old Trafford club’s new Deputy Director of Football

Growing up on the family farm in County Antrim, Andy O’Boyle dreamed of playing for Manchester United.

Erik ten Hag has a big task on his hands to turn things around at Manchester United

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John Laverty Opinion It tells you how far Manchester United have fallen when their fans are cheering Real Madrid and Manchester City

For supporters of Manchester United, it was like having to choose between two diseases.

Cream of Manchester United’s rising crop to battle Northern Ireland’s Under-19s as part of SuperCupNI

Manchester United’s English FA Youth Cup-winning team will be making its way to the province in July to take on some of Northern Ireland’s future stars in a two-legged Challenge Match at the 2022 STATSports SuperCupNI.

Presenter Annita McVeigh apologised to Manchester United fans for the message.

BBC News presenter Annita McVeigh apologises after ‘Manchester United are rubbish’ statement appears on screen

A BBC News presenter from Northern Ireland has issued an apology after a message appeared on screen saying “Manchester United are rubbish”.

Victory: David Lyner. Credit: Sam Robinson

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He’s from east Belfast, played for Manchester United and had European glory… but it’s not George Best

Next Monday marks the 108th anniversary of one of the most remarkable achievements in Irish football: Glentoran’s famous Vienna Cup triumph.

Sport triumphs have brought Frank much joy

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Frank Mitchell Opinion Three of my life’s biggest moments of joy can be traced back to sport

There is nothing to rival your child being born but the satisfaction from sporting success runs a close second. I can trace my three greatest moments of joy back to victories which I played very little or absolutely no part in but those moments will stay with me forever.

Erling Haaland is a goal machine, just like Stevie Cowan was for Portadown... which means he won’t be putting in a lot of work in other areas of the pitch. Credit: Lukas Schulze

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John Laverty Opinion The first thing Pep Guardiola will try to do with Erling Haaland is to make him more than a goalscorer - but will it work?

Ronnie McFall was puce with rage after a game his Portadown side should have won easily but didn’t.

The Manchester United team that won the FA Youth Cup in 1992. The team consists of Kevin Pilkington, John O’Kane, George Switzer, Chris Casper, Gary Neville (captain), David Beckham, Nicky Butt, Simon Davies, Colin McKee, Ryan Giggs, Ben Thornley, Robbie Savage and Keith Gillespie (top row, extreme right)

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Keith Gillespie backs Manchester United's latest starlets to seize chance to shine just like famous Class of '92

Time flies almost as quickly as Keith Gillespie racing past defenders in his pomp. It’s 30 years since the Northern Ireland hero won the FA Youth Cup with Manchester United’s famous Class of '92.

Gerry Taggart insists Jonny Evans would walk into the current Manchester United team

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Gerry Taggart: Manchester United made a mistake letting Jonny Evans go... he’d walk into this team and instantly improve it

Gerry Taggart casts a critical eye over Manchester United’s on-going defensive calamities and insists Jonny Evans would walk right into their first-team.

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Gareth McAuley Opinion Erik ten Hag should have waited for a better opportunity than Manchester United

Erik ten Hag could have done so much better than Manchester United.

Erik ten Hag led Ajax to the league and cup double in 2018-19 and 2020-21

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Steven Beacom Opinion It won’t be easy but Manchester United must believe Erik ten Hag will turn them around

To hear some pundits, ex-players and football fans you would think Erik ten Hag had just been sent to Siberia. Let’s get it right, the Dutchman has been handed one of the biggest privileges on planet earth.

Erik ten Hag will take over from interim boss Ralf Rangnick at the end of this season on a three-year deal which can be extended by a year

Erik ten Hag needs to be given time to sort out the mess at Manchester United, insists former Red Devils goalkeeper Roy Carroll

Roy Carroll believes new Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has a ‘tough job’ ahead of him and must be given time to address problems that exist at Old Trafford.

Winning the FA Cup wasn’t enough to save Louis van Gaal (seen here with David de Gea), but it might be enough to keep the new Manchester United manager in a job

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John Laverty Opinion Uefa are behaving like one of those nightclubs that only welcomes beautiful people

Best wishes for a speedy recovery to Louis van Gaal following the recent revelation that he is battling cancer.

An artist’s rendition of how the Harry Gregg Sport and Multi-Activity Dome would look

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Liam Beckett Opinion Harry Gregg Sport and Multi-Activity Dome will be a fitting legacy to one of Northern Ireland’s greatest

Just over two years ago, I lost a loyal friend and Northern Ireland lost an absolute legend in Harry Gregg.

The statue of Manchester United’s legendary ‘Holy Trinity’ of George Best, Denis Law and Bobby Charlton outside Old Trafford. Credit: Christopher Furlong

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John Laverty Opinion Revamping ‘Theatre of Dreams’ has become a nightmare for Man United

It’s not known as the Theatre of Dreams for nothing.

Main man: John Murtough is behind the search for United’s next manager

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John Laverty Opinion Only one man left at Manchester United was signed by David Moyes... and it's the bloke entrusted with rebooting them

Back in the day, I took a friend along to see a Derry City match I was reporting on.

Ben Dickinson praised by Sir Alex Ferguson after raising over 100k meals for Marcus Rashford’s charity with walk to Manchester United

Manchester United fan Ben Dickinson has raised a whopping 115,000 meals for charity after completing his walk from Northern Ireland to Old Trafford football stadium.

Ben Dickinson will be supported by Larne FC player John Herron as he departs from Inver Park. Credit: INPHO/Stephen Hamilton

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Viewpoint Opinion Ben’s stepping in right direction with funds trek

If a 10-year-old boy’s inspirational effort off the pitch doesn’t inspire Premier League Manchester United to better performances on it then nothing will!

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