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☆ Manchester United reaches FA Cup final after ‘the most humiliating victory’ against second-tier Coventry City
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-22 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

But, as they have done throughout this turbulent season, things started to go very wrong for the 12-time FA Cup winner. United subsequently secured victory via a penalty shootout, but the celebrations were muted after Rasmus Højlund scored the decisive spot-kick. But defender Harry Maguire instead turned to the Coventry players and immediately congratulated them on their performance, while many other of United’s stars stayed standing around the center circle. They were 20 seconds from going out.”Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is facing questions over his future at the club. I’m sure we have a good chance to win this final, although we play the best team in the world.

Persons: Luke Edwards, Manchester United's Harry Maguire, Alastair Grant, United, Rasmus Højlund, Harry Maguire, “, ” Edwards, Erik, Hag, Nick Potts, Erik ten, Roy Keane, ”, Keane, I’m, Jim Ratcliffe, Ochirvaani, Sir Alex Ferguson, ” Batbold, Andy Mitten Organizations: CNN, Manchester United, Coventry City, FA, Premier League, Coventry, Wembley, Reds, Manchester, Chelsea, Liverpool, United, BBC’s Football, Manchester City, ITV, ”, Dreams Locations: Coventry, Mongolia

☆ Kobbie Mainoo: Manchester United’s teenage sensation shows the way forward in rollercoaster season
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-02 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

While his teammates celebrated wildly, Mainoo seemed to take it all in his stride as he slid towards the crowd on his knees after scoring his first Premier League goal. “To start playing in the Premier League for my boyhood club has been amazing. Naomi Baker/Getty ImagesEven before his magical goal, Mainoo had been impressing the soccer world this season. In a frantic finale, Scott McTominay reestablished United’s two-goal lead before Max Kilman pulled another goal back for Wolves. Manchester United now sits seventh in the Premier League as it bids to chase down a top-four finish, which would ensure qualifiation for next season’s Champions League.

Persons: Kobbie Mainoo, Mainoo, “ I’ve, ” Mainoo, “, Naomi Baker, Erik ten Hag, Jim Ratcliffe, Ratcliffe, Marcus Rashford, Rasmus Højlund, Pablo Sarabia, Scott McTominay, United’s, Max Kilman, Pedro Neto Organizations: CNN, Manchester United, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Wolves, Premier League, TNT Sports, FA, Newport County, season’s, League Locations: United

☆ Manchester United stunned by Copenhagen in seven-goal Champions League thriller
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Manav Tanneeru | Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

CNN —Manchester United’s nightmare season continued on Wednesday night after it was stunned in the Champions League by Copenhagen in a seven-goal thriller. So I can’t make any criticism on the team for that.”Ten Hag looks on during the Champions League game against Copenhagen. James Gill - Danehouse/Getty ImagesAfter an adversity-filled few weeks, Wednesday looked like it might have been the rebirth of Manchester United under the Dutchman. Copenhagen players celebrate after beating Manchester United. Maja Hitij/Getty ImagesBardghji became the youngest player to score a Champions League goal against Manchester United, aged 17 years and 358 days.

Persons: Rasmus Højlund, Marcus Rashford, Erik ten, ”, James Gill, Højlund’s, Copenhagen’s Elias Jelert, Rashford, Donatas Rumšas, Paul Scholes, Owen Hargreaves, Maja Hitij, I’m, Mohamed Elyounoussi, Diogo Gonçalves, United, Harry Maguire’s, Bruno Fernandes, Lukas Lerager, Bardghji, Fernandes, “, it’s Organizations: CNN, Manchester, Champions League, Copenhagen, Galatasaray, Bayern Munich, Premier League, Manchester City, Devils, League, Newcastle United, Manchester United, England, United, TNT Sports, Leicester, Luton Locations: Copenhagen, Brighton, Crystal, Portuguese

☆ Erik ten Hag: Manchester United just can’t find winning formula under Dutch coach
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-02 | by ( Michael Johnston | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

“It is below the standards you expect at Manchester United,” Ten Hag told reporters after Wednesday’s defeat. Rasmus Højlund joined Manchester United from Italian club Atalanta in August for a reported fee of $87.7 million. “You just can’t quite get the stability that Ferguson brought, and since then, people have come and gone,” Dutch football expert Michael Statham told CNN Sport. Manchester United manager Ten Hag has had a very public falling out with Jadon Sancho, who last played for the club in August. They are not thinking about strategic reviews or structures or whatever,” the United manager said before the Manchester derby on the weekend.

Persons: Erik ten Hag, Wednesday’s, Newcastle United –, Hag, “, they’re, “ You’re, Rasmus Højlund, Alex Livesey, Sir Alex Ferguson, Ferguson, Michael Statham, Mason Mount, John Walton, –, Mason Greenwood, Antony, Jadon Sancho, Ten Hag, Gareth Copley, Glazer, everpresent, Jim Ratcliffe, Jassim Bin Hamad Al, Sheikh Jassim, Ratcliffe, Michael Regan, Gary Neville, Erik, ” Neville, ”, Jamie Carragher, Lisandro Martínez, Johan Cruyff, that’s, ” Statham, Tyrell Malacia, Martínez, they’ve, Statham, Sancho, “ He’s, Erling Haaland, John Stones, Catherine Ivill Organizations: CNN, Manchester, English Premier League, Old, Manchester City, Newcastle United, Manchester United, of, Atalanta, United, CNN Sport, Chelsea, Spanish, Getafe, Arsenal, The Athletic, Qatari, Sky Sports, Getty, –, ” CNN, Dutch, Ajax –, Ajax, ”, humbling Locations: Old Trafford, Italian, Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Europe, Liverpool, Argentine, Manchester United's Old Trafford, United, Newcastle

☆ Manchester United: Harry Maguire and André Onana rescue Red Devils in vital Champions League win against FC Copenhagen
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-25 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Manchester United relied on two unlikely heroes – goalkeeper André Onana and defender Harry Maguire – in a much-needed Champions League victory against FC Copenhagen. Onana's penalty save denied Copenhagen late in the game. The Cameroonian international has made several errors since joining United this season, including in a Champions League defeat against Bayern Munich last month. The penalty save went some way to atoning for those mishaps, and Onana was duly mobbed by his teammates immediately after his heroics. “I’m very pleased, it was a narrow escape as we needed to win,” ten Hag told reporters after the match.

Persons: André Onana, Harry Maguire –, United’s, Sir Bobby Charlton, Charlton, Erik ten Hag, Diogo Gonçalves, Mohamed Elyounoussi’s, Lukas Lerager’s, Onana, Rasmus Højlund, Christian Eriksen, Kamil Grabara’s, Jan Kruger, Alejandro Garnacho, Grabara, United, Maguire, –, Scott McTominay, Jordan Larsson, “ I’m, Hag, Dave Thompson, “ Organizations: CNN, Manchester United, League, FC Copenhagen, Old, United, –, Copenhagen, Cameroonian, Bayern Munich, Champions League, Galatasaray, Bayern, Turkish, Manchester City Locations: Old Trafford, Copenhagen, atoning

☆ Manchester United: Galatasaray piles more misery on Erik ten Hag with stunning Champions League win
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Boos echoed around Old Trafford once again as Erik ten Hag led Manchester United to yet another home defeat, this time losing 3-2 to Galatasaray in the UEFA Champions League. Michael Regan/Getty ImagesTen Hag said after the match that there were “no excuses” for United’s continuing woes. Darren Staples/AFP/Getty ImagesHowever, the start of the season has surely been worse than even the most pessimistic of United fans would have predicted. Manager Erik ten Hag is under pressure after United's fifth defeat in seven games. “[There’s been] a lot of off-the-field stuff that others wouldn’t have had to contend with in the history of the game,” the 2007/08 Champions League winner added, referring to situations with Mason Greenwood, Antony and Jadon Sancho.

Persons: Erik ten Hag, Rasmus Højlund, Wilfried Zaha, Kerem Aktürkoğlu, –, Mertens, Mauro Icardi, Michael Regan, ”, “, Casemiro, Darren Staples, Sir Alex Ferguson, Rio Ferdinand, “ I’m, ” Ferdinand, Erik, Hag, Martin Rickett, they’ve, Mason Greenwood, Antony, Jadon Sancho, it’s Organizations: CNN, Manchester United, Galatasaray, UEFA Champions League, Theatre of, United, Champions League, Getty, League, Premier League, Former United, TNT Sports, Brentford Locations: Old Trafford, Turkish, AFP

It was an English player's night in the Champions League, even as both of the English teams in action lost. It was the second Champions League game in a row where Bellingham played a vital role for Madrid after scoring the winning goal against Union Berlin. United has conceded seven goals in its opening two Champions League games after losing its opener 4-3 to Bayern Munich last month. The French team last won a Champions League game back in 2002 against AC Milan and hadn't qualified for Europe's top club competition again until this season. Real Sociedad had a smoother time as it picked up its first Champions League win for 20 years, beating Salzburg 2-0 on first-half goals from Mikel Oyarzabal and Brais Méndez.

Persons: Jude Bellingham, Vinicius Junior, Alex Meret —, Bellingham, Carlo Ancelotti, Rasmus Højlund —, Erik ten Hag, United, Casemiro, —, Mauro Icardi, Elye Wahi, Gabriel Jesus, Wahi, Adrien Thomasson, Declan Rice, “, hadn't, Bayern's Jamal Musiala, Lukas Lerager, Thomas Müller, Sven Ulreich, Bayern hasn't, André Castro, Sheraldo Becker, Castro, Mikel Oyarzabal, Méndez, Marcus Thuram, ___ Organizations: Champions League, Real Madrid, Napoli, Manchester United, Arsenal, Galatasaray, Lens, Madrid, Union Berlin, Borussia Dortmund, Turkish, United, League, Bayern Munich, PSV Eindhoven, French, AC Milan, Europe's, Bayern, Danish, Tel, Braga, Jude Bellingham ., PSV, Sevilla, Real Sociedad, Salzburg, season's, Inter Milan, Benfica, Sociedad Locations: English, England, Bellingham, Copenhagen, Madrid, Jude Bellingham . Union

☆ André Onana: Goalkeeper says he ‘let the team down’ during Manchester United’s 4-3 defeat to Bayern Munich
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-21 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Bayern Munich defeated Manchester United 4-3 in a chaotic Champions League game at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday, after which Untied goalkeeper André Onana said that he was to blame for the loss. “It’s a difficult situation for us, for me especially because I’m the one who let the team down … We just have to move on,” Onana said on TNT Sports. “This is the life of a goalkeeper and, if we didn’t win today, it’s because of me.”He added: “The team went down because of that mistake. Thomas Müller hit the post with Bayern looking to increase its lead, before 18-year-old forward Mathys Tel scored his first Champions League goal moments later to make it 4-2. “It was a crazy finish,” Kane, who has now scored five goals from his first six appearances in Germany, told TNT Sports.

Persons: André Onana, Onana, Leroy Sané’s, Serge Gnabry’s, ” Onana, Erik ten Hag, Harry Kane, Sané, Gnabry, Jamal Musiala’s, Rasmus Højlund’s, United –, Kane, Matthias Hangst, Christian, Thomas Müller, Mathys Tel, Bruno Fernandes ’, ” Kane, it’s, “, they’ve, ”, Rio Ferdinand Organizations: CNN — Bayern Munich, Manchester United, League, Allianz Arena, United, Inter Milan, Bayern, TNT Sports, Champions League, Mathys, Brighton, ” United, Burnley, Premier League, VfL Bochum, Bundesliga Locations: Real Madrid, Germany, United

GENEVA (AP) — Harry Kane and Jude Bellingham made $100 million moves in the offseason and proved their worth Wednesday in Champions League debuts for their new clubs. England captain Kane and his likely successor Bellingham scored key goals for Bayern Munich and Real Madrid, respectively, to show why they are adored already by their new home fans. PSV Eindhoven was thrashed 4-0 in a no-doubt win sparked by England winger Bukayo Saka’s goal in the 8th. Late goals got Italian teams off to good starts in the last-ever group stage before the new Champions League format takes effect next year. OLD MASTERSReal Madrid was playing its 477th game in the European Cup or Champions League.

Persons: — Harry Kane, Jude Bellingham, Kane, Bellingham, ” Kane, Bayern “, ” Bellingham, Union Berlin, Bukayo Saka’s, Napoli, Sikou Niakaté, Lautaro Martínez, Union, Madrid’s, Jude Bellingham pirouetted, ”, Diego Armando Maradona, UNITED’S, Erik ten Hag, André Onana, Leroy Sané’s, Serge Gnabry, Bruno Fernandes, Rasmus Højlund, Casemiro, António Silva, Silva, Karim Konaté, Roko Šimić, Oscar Gloukh, Jonathan David, KÍ Klaksvík, ___ Organizations: GENEVA, League, England, Bayern Munich, Manchester United, Tottenham, CBS Sports, Bayern, Union, Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal, Champions League, PSV Eindhoven, Serie, Braga, Inter, Real Sociedad, Galatasaray, Copenhagen, Europa League, Sevilla, Lens, Real Madrid, Union Berlin, Servette, SC Motor Berlin, Napoli, Atalanta, Benfica, Salzburg, EUROPA CONFERENCE LEAGUE, Europa Conference League, Lille, Slovenian, Olimpija Ljubljana, Slovan Bratislava, Conference League Locations: Real Madrid, England, Madrid, Spanish, Mali, Argentina, Istanbul —, Geneva —, East Germany, ” Madrid, United, Denmark, French, Portuguese, Croatian, Israel, Canada, Faeroe

☆ Manchester United lurches from crisis to crisis. Will the club ever break out of its destructive cycle?
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Roberto De Zerbi’s side is everything this United team is not at the moment: exciting, slick, cohesive, fast-paced and inventive. But perhaps the worst part of the defeat for United fans is that it wasn’t all that surprising. Boos rang out around Old Trafford at the end of the match – even when new signing Rasmus Højlund was substituted for Anthony Martial after 64 minutes. “We have to be very disappointed and annoyed at ourselves,” ten Hag told reporters. Former United striker Danny Welbeck came back to haunt his old club on Saturday.

Persons: CNN —, Erik, Roberto De Zerbi’s, Rasmus Højlund, Anthony Martial, Hag, “, Lewis Storey, Andy Mitten doesn’t, Erik ten Hag, ”, Erik ten, ” Mitten, Old Trafford, he’s, United’s, Antony –, Jadon Sancho, Danny Welbeck, Todd Boehly, Sancho, Sancho’s, Mason Greenwood’s, Antony, Glazer, Jim Ratcliffe, Jassim Bin Hamad Al, Michael Regan, Gary Neville, ” Neville, Jamie Carrager, Neville, Alex Ferguson, Martin Edwards, League’s, Alan Shearer, Mike Ashley’s, ” Shearer, Harry Kane Organizations: CNN, Manchester United –, Seagulls, United, Premier League, Brighton, Ajax, Arsenal, Athletic, Sky Sports, League, FA, Champions League, Man, Old, Manchester United, Former United, Getty, England, Getafe, Getty Images Manchester United, Newcastle, BBC’s, Bayern Munich, Bayern, Tottenham Hotspur Locations: Brighton, Old Trafford, Forest, Old, Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, Liverpool

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