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Manchester United urged to make a summer raid on Arsenal

May 16, 2017 Vyom Chaudhary

Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs has urged the club to make a Robin van Persie-esque move for Arsenal star Alexis Sanchez in the summer. The Chilean star has just over one year left in hid deal with the Gunners, and he has seen himself linked with a number of major European clubs recently. Van Persie signed for United from Arsenal in similar circumstances in the summer of 2012 and led the club to a record 20th league title in his first season. Giggs believes that Sanchez can have a similar…

Hull urgently seeking successor to Bruce

July 30, 2016July 30, 2016 Stuart Campbell

Hull’s City hierarchy are set to begin interviewing potential new managers, as they intensify their efforts to find a suitable successor to Steve Bruce, according to the Guardian. Since Bruce’s resignation, Hull are understood to have drawn up a shortlist of five managerial candidates, with one of those believed to be the former Everton manager Roberto Martinez. Martinez among a quintet of candidates Martinez, who also previously managed Swansea City and Wigan, was sacked by Everton at the end of last season. Nevertheless he left the club after enjoying an…

Manchester United fans pay tribute to club legend

July 2, 2016 Vyom Chaudhary

Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs is set to end his 29-year association with the club, according to latest reports. BBC reports that United are set to make an official announcement of Giggs’ departure in the coming days. The 42-year-old, who served as assistant manager to Louis Van Gaal last season, will make way for Rui Faria, a long-time associate of new manager Jose Mourinho. Giggs joined United academy on his 14th birthday and went on to make 963 appearances for United. He became one of the greatest footballers in Premier League under…

Manchester United fans are devastated over latest news [Tweets]

June 2, 2016 Vyom Chaudhary

There is a lot of restructuring going on at Manchester United at the moment. The arrival of a new manager mostly results in a lot of exits from the club. There have been reports about the possible exits of various current players following the arrival of Jose Mourinho, and now the latest report has suggested that United legend Ryan Giggs is set to depart too. Mourinho is set to appoint his long-term associate Rui Faria as his assistant at Old Trafford, and that means Giggs will have to take a demotion…

Jose Mourinho to get shocking new assistant at Manchester United

May 23, 2016May 23, 2016 Vincent Van Genechten

Manchester United have sacked Louis Van Gaal in order to appoint Jose Mourinho as their new manager for next season. The Portuguese has been linked with the Red Devils for months, as the Dutchman was unable to guide the club to Champions League football and fans were not pleased with the team’s performances. According to The Sun (via Bleacher Report), the coaching change at Old Trafford will have some consequences on the bench. The reports states that Ryan Giggs will turn down any coaching role under Mourinho and leave Manchester United this…

Man United gossip: Giggs to be named as next Red Devils boss as angry players confront LVG

September 10, 2015 Steve Green

Thursday’s biggest Manchester United news and transfer rumour gossip. England’s record goalscorer Wayne Rooney, 29, has been called one of the greatest players of his generation by Barcelona’s Argentina forward Lionel Messi, according to the Daily Mirror. “There are many special players, but nobody like him” purred the Barcelona and Argentina superstar of Three Lions striker. Despite reaching the landmark achievement of 50 goals, Rooney says he still fears for his England place because of the emergence of talented youngsters such as Tottenham’s 22-year-old striker Harry Kane, The Guardian reports.…

Louis van Gaal claims he signed Anthony Martial for his Man United successor Ryan Giggs

September 10, 2015 Steve Green

Manchester United manager Louis van Gaal has confessed that he spent over the odds to sign Monaco forward Anthony Martial so that he would be around to play for his successor…Ryan Giggs. In a guest evening by United’s executive club members both the Dutchman and his number 2 took to the stage to field questions about transfers, formations and what the future of the Red Devils holds. The arrival of Martial for £36m certainly raised eyebrows, considering how the 19-year-old only made his senior debut earlier in the season and…

Man United hero Ryan Giggs call Liverpool clash ‘the perfect game’ to follow international break

September 9, 2015 Jordan Harris

Manchester United assistant manager Ryan Giggs cannot wait for the visit of Liverpool on Saturday, and believes that it is the ideal game for the Red Devils following the international break, according to the Daily Star. “Liverpool is the perfect game to have to come back to after the international break,” he said. “Old Trafford will be bouncing for a late kick-off. All the players are looking forward to it and I’m sure the fans are too. “Liverpool is always a special game and it’s even more special when you…

Man United gossip: LVG to FORCE De Gea to pen extended deal but Bale chances DESTROYED

September 3, 2015 Steve Green

Thursday’s biggest Manchester United news and gossip. Manchester United will make one last attempt to persuade David De Gea to commit his long-term future to the club by offering the 24-year-old Spain goalkeeper a new deal in October, the Daily Mirror reports. Spain keeper De Gea has been left in limbo after his dream move to Real Madrid broke down on deadline day amid war between the two clubs. United’s fall-out with Real Madrid over the De Gea deal has ended their chances of signing Real’s Wales forward Gareth Bale,…

Louis van Gaal predicts who will be Manchester United’s next manager

August 2, 2015August 2, 2015 Jordan Harris

Louis van Gaal has predicted that Ryan Giggs will be the man to succeed him when the Dutchman steps down as Manchester United manager in 2017, according to the Metro. Van Gaal has suggested that the former winger is showing all the signs of someone who is ready to take the mantle when his boss calls it a day (via Metro). “Ryan is a hard worker and that is special as ex-players are not mostly hard workers because everything is prepared for players,” he said. “He reads the game very…