The Irish Times

Manchester United's lost decade: zero league titles despite a £1.1bn spend

Dysfunctional transfer policy and failed manager hirings have put club in decline

Fri Mar 04 2022 - 22:30

Life post Solskjaer: Five things Manchester United need to do

Club gives the impression of an institution lost in show business rather than football

Sun Nov 21 2021 - 18:18

Germany coach Loew faces attacking challenge in crunch clash with Portugal

Defeated by France, Germans need to improve dramatically to claim first Euros win

Fri Jun 18 2021 - 16:56

Manchester United’s cautious football reflects corporate character

Same principles that helped United thrive in the boardroom, throttle them on the pitch

Tue Apr 27 2021 - 10:32

Solskjaer requires more than Sancho to mount a title tilt

Man United boss still needs to strengthen his defence to compete with likes of Liverpool

Tue Aug 04 2020 - 21:46

Sporting Cathedrals: How the Olympiastadion overcame history

The stadium still stands as one of the most intact physical symbols of the Nazi regime

Mon Aug 03 2020 - 08:00

Bastian Schweinsteiger has announced his retirement

World Cup triumph with Germany in 2014 was the highlight of impressive career

Tue Oct 08 2019 - 17:51

Perfect storm for Man Utd as José Mourinho loses his mojo

Elite band of players are underperforming and failing to take on-field responsibility

Tue Aug 21 2018 - 08:35

José Mourinho wanted short-term fixes but United said no

United’s lack of signings down to disagreements between manager and hierarchy

Thu Aug 09 2018 - 23:00

Ken Early: Mourinhoball will be real winner of the World Cup

Pace, power, and passion: José’s kind of football is on its way back to the top

Sat Jul 14 2018 - 07:00

Jose Mourinho launches 12-minute defence of his Manchester United record

‘I am not going to run away or disappear or to cry because I heard a few boos’

Fri Mar 16 2018 - 17:54

José is right, Manchester United are not a big team

United need a plan at this stage, like City did, and it is going to have to be a belter

Wed Dec 27 2017 - 15:47

Nemanja Matic is a Manchester United player after €45m switch

Chelsea sell the midfielder after signing France international Tiemoué Bakayoko

Mon Jul 31 2017 - 16:40

Bastian Schweinsteiger forgets World Cup and shines on MLS debut

The German midfielder forgot the awkward press conference to score on his debut

Tue Apr 04 2017 - 07:58

Juan Mata could miss rest of season after groin surgery

The Manchester United playmaker joins Chris Smalling and Phil Jones on sidelines

Sat Apr 01 2017 - 14:22

José Mourinho: ‘I will miss a good guy, a good professional’

Manchester United manager says he regrets how he treated Bastian Schweinsteiger

Fri Mar 31 2017 - 17:31

Bastian Schweinsteiger completes move to Chicago Fire

German international could make his MLS debut at the weekend

Wed Mar 29 2017 - 17:45

Bastian Schweinsteiger is heading for the MLS

United wrote him off as an asset in their accounts, but he worked his way back

Tue Mar 21 2017 - 09:26

Manchester United back to winning ways and into fifth round

Jose Mourinho’s team put midweek defeat behind them and ease by Wigan in FA Cup

Sun Jan 29 2017 - 18:39

Rooney levels Charlton record as Man United ease past Reading

Jaap Stam’s side offer scant resistance to FA Cup holders as they sweep into fourth round

Sat Jan 07 2017 - 14:49

José Mourinho confirms Wayne Rooney to start against Reading

Man United yet to receive suitable offers for Morgan Schneiderlin and Memphis Depay

Fri Jan 06 2017 - 15:20

José Mourinho says title may be beyond Manchester United

Portuguese manager says changing playing style ‘the most difficult thing in football’

Sat Dec 03 2016 - 10:11

Manchester United to face Hull after overwhelming West Ham

Bastian Schweinsteiger returned from his United exile with a late substitute appearance

Wed Nov 30 2016 - 22:31

Bastian Schweinsteiger begins talks over move to Chicago

The German midfielder is yet to play a single minute under Jose Mourinho in the league

Mon Nov 14 2016 - 20:57

Bastian Schweinsteiger returns to Man United first team training

German midfielder has not played a minute since arrival of Jose Mourinho at Old Trafford

Mon Oct 31 2016 - 13:29

Michael Walker: Yaya Touré not gone but well forgotten at Manchester City

Pep Guardiola could well do with dynamic Ivorian midfielder during this time of crisis

Sat Oct 29 2016 - 08:00

Ken Early: Mourinho’s shock therapy isn’t enough

He blamed players for Manchester United’s defeat, but what about his own approach?

Mon Oct 24 2016 - 05:50

Ken Early: What must be done with Wayne Rooney?

Mourinho has now suffered 16 defeats in 34 games, more than Mark Hughes at Stoke City

Mon Sept 19 2016 - 07:00

Man United write off Bastian Schweinsteiger as player asset

Club’s latest accounts list a £6.7m exceptional cost as a player no longer in the squad

Mon Sept 12 2016 - 15:10

Merkel’s crown slips after party’s local election defeat

German chancellor’s perceived ‘open door’ to refugees blamed for humiliating defeat

Mon Sept 05 2016 - 15:59

Bastian Schweinsteiger making Jose Mourinho twitch is a joy to behold

The German’s capacity to annoy Man United manager for next two years is enviable

Mon Sept 05 2016 - 07:15

Bastian Schweinsteiger left out of Man United Europa League squad

German named in Premier League squad but absent from 27-man list sent to Uefa

Sat Sept 03 2016 - 12:28

Bastian Schweinsteiger had his farewell last night too

German midfielder has been frozen out by Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho

Thu Sept 01 2016 - 10:47

Bastian Schweinsteiger: Man United my last European club

32-year-old German midfielder has been frozen out by new manager José Mourinho

Wed Aug 24 2016 - 13:40