Manchester United have only taken two points from the last three games, at a time in the season where the Red Devils could do with finding a good run of form and picking up some points. Despite this, Louis Van Gaal can take a lot of positives to be taken from the last three outings. […] READ MORE
Author: Alfie Alderson
Red Devils Advocate: Can United Conquer Chelsea?
Louis Van Gaal hailed Manchester United’s resilient 2-2 draw against West Bromwich Albion, on Monday night, as their best performance of the season so far, and to a certain extent that may be true; United showed superb spirit and passion, reminiscent of Ferguson’s era, to fight back and rescue a point with three minutes remaining […] READ MORE
Red Devil's Advocate: Falcao – Flop or Finisher?
Radamel Falcao has had an interesting start to life at Old Trafford, like Manchester United themselves; it’s been a rocky start to the season. However, before the international break, the deadline day signing broke his United duck to secure the win against Everton. Falcao also scored for Colombia in his first international match for eleven […] READ MORE
Red Devil's Advocate: Who is Best on the United Back Line?
By now, it is common knowledge that Manchester United are incredibly strong going forward however, are sorely missing the defence presence of players, like Rio Ferdinand and Nemanja Vidić, that departed in the summer and failed to be replaced. It is quite clear that United have struggled, already conceding 14 goals, five more than at […] READ MORE
Red Devil's Advocate: Wayne Rooney Captain or Capitulation
On Saturday, Manchester United beat West Ham United 2-1, in a display that proved United can in fact defend and included a superb debut for young centre back Paddy McNair. However the main focus was once again on the ever controversial Wayne Rooney. As captain it is Rooney’s responsibility to control and motivate his team, […] READ MORE
Red Devil's Advocate: What's Wrong with Manchester United?
It is no secret that Manchester United have been appalling so far this season, and the cold facts make for horrific reading: Games: 6 Win: 1 Draw: 2 Loss: 3 Scored: 9 Conceded: 12 What’s wrong with Manchester United? For any Manchester United fan that is painful to read, but when considering the teams the […] READ MORE
Red Devils Advocate: The All Seeing Daley Blind
On Sunday, Manchester United finally managed to seal their first win of the season against a poor Queens Park Rangers side. Buoyed by the glamour of the new additions, United cruised to an easy victory. However, the result wasn’t the best thing to emerge from Sunday’s encounter at Old Trafford, the football that Manchester United […] READ MORE
Red Devils Advocate: The Curious Case of Ed Woodward
Yesterday, Manchester United officially unveiled their two deadline day signings to the world’s media. The signings of Daley Blind and Radamel Falcao, took Manchester United’s summer spending to over £150 million for the summer. It appeared Ed Woodward had overcome the constant abuse and criticism that dogged the earlier summer months, but did he really […] READ MORE
Red Devils Advocate: Will Di Maria Be United’s Guardian Angel?
After last season it looked like Manchester United would need an angel to save them. It appears he has arrived, fresh from Real Madrid. The 2013/14 season was a successful one for Angel Di Maria. Overcoming losing his place to world record signing Gareth Bale and a period of adapting to a new role, Di […] READ MORE
