#454076988 / gettyimages.com The unconvincing story of Louis van Gaal continues as Manchester United labored to a 1-1 draw at the Stadium of Light against a Sunderland side which looked the more fluid going forward and more assured defensively. Juan Mata’s tap-in was canceled out by Jack Rodwell’s header as United lacked that cutting edge … Read more
Sunderland vs Manchester United Preview Louis van Gaal enters his second competitive match as Manchester United manager after the opening day disappointment at the hands of Swansea at Old Trafford. The team showed similar signs with what David Moyes was struggling with last season as they were poor at home and registered another loss. The … Read more
After defeat in their Premier League opener against Swansea, Manchester United will be looking to bounce back when they take on Sunderland at the Stadium of Light on Sunday. With injuries to several key midfielders out for the clash, can the Red Devils finally get their season up and running? Who will start up front? … Read more
Following on from the same feature last year, this team will select those outstanding players not at a club in the top 7. (For clarity: that means players from Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, Everton, Spurs and Man Utd are all ineligible for selection). Some prerequisites: the players selected will adhere to a functional, tactically balanced … Read more
The Premier League has had an eventful end with Manchester City walking away with the most prestigious title in English football. As we speak of the teams that were riddled with money to prize some of the biggest names in world football, there were some others who were recipients of temporary transfers that turned out … Read more
Manchester United’s season hit another low yesterday when they lost their match to Sunderland at Old Trafford, via a Sebastian Larsson strike. This was Ryan Giggs’ second match in charge of United and luck did not favour him like the previous match against Norwich. But this was a massive win for Sunderland and now they … Read more
With Ryan Giggs having a fantastic start to his managerial career with a 4-0 thrashing of Norwich City the feel good atmosphere is back at Old Trafford. Next up Manchester United under Giggs face another relegation contenders Sunderland and we here at Soccersouls take a look at the team he will send out. Goalkeeper & … Read more
One the rock, other the scissor. Vito Mannone flapped, clapped, grasped, punched, cleared, and crash-landed. Fabio Borini scored, pumped fists, and celebrated in obvious abstinence. Mannone stood like a big rock behind the parked bus, while Borini’s sharp blades cut Chelsea’s title hopes into pieces. Chelsea’s Italian connotations went up a whole new level today; … Read more
Liverpool are not in a position to take things lightly and go bizarre at this stage of the season. Chelsea’s loss to Sunderland yesterday has given them a realistic chance to win the league and for that they need to stay focussed and concentrate on the job at hand. The most important thing at this … Read more
After grabbing an important victory by the thinnest of margins against Swansea last weekend, Jose Mourinho’s men will know they have to beat Sunderland at home to keep alive their Premier League title aspirations. Meanwhile Sunderland will come into this game on the back of an inspired 2-2 draw at the Etihad last night, denting Manchester City’s title hopes. Gus … Read more