Manchester United s 2-0 win over West Ham was littered with controversy, but the Red Devils are enjoying their best run of form since the Alex Ferguson era.
Goals from Juan Mata and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, combined with a dubious red card for West Ham s Sofiane Feghouli, made it seven wins from seven for United across all competitions, and 13 games unbeaten in total.
It is the longest unbeaten streak United have enjoyed since March 2013, prior to Sir Alex Ferguson s retirement.
We have taken a look at how United s run was put together
November 6, 2016 A stunning Paul Pogba volley and a quick-fire brace from Ibrahimovic put United into a commanding lead against Swansea City inside the opening 33 minutes en route to a 3-1 win.
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Manchester United had a busy transfer deadline day but it is reported their most significant arrival could be to come.
United completed deals for Edinson Cavani, Alex Telles, Facundo Pellistri and Amad Diallo before the window closed on Monday.
There is now talk a new manager could be heading for Old Trafford, with Mauricio Pochettino lined up to replace Ole Gunnar Solskjaer.
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Former Tottenham boss Pochettino is a strong favourite to take over as United boss.
The Mirror report that United have made contact with the Argentinian following United s 6-1 home Premier League drubbing at the hands of Spurs on Sunday.
Pochettino was strongly linked with United after Jose Mourinho was…
Massimiliano Allegri is to step down as Juventus head coach at the end of the season, the Serie A champions have confirmed.
Allegri s future had been in doubt ever since Juventus were knocked out of the Champions League quarter-finals by Ajax.
Juve had been considered among the favourites for Europe s top competition following the signing of Cristiano Ronaldo at the start of the season, with many suggesting he was the missing piece of the puzzle after the Serie A champions reached the final in 2017 and were narrowly knocked out by eventual winners Real Madrid last term.
The loss to Ajax ended their challenge, though, and some supporters have grown frustrated with Allegri s pragmatic tactics, despite him leading Juve to an eighth Serie A title in a row in 2018-19.…
Adi Hutter apologised to supporters after his Borussia Monchengladbach team were trounced 6-0 at home by Freiburg, with all six goals coming in a remarkable first half.
High-flying Freiburg became the first team ever in the Bundesliga to score five goals away from home inside the opening 25 minutes of a match, and Gladbach midfielder Patrick Herrmann bemoaned a catastrophic performance .
Maximilian Eggestein and Kevin Schade put the visitors two up with only five minutes gone, before Philipp Lienhart, Nicolas Hofler, Lucas Holer and Nico Schlotterbeck got in on the act to shock those in attendance at Borussia-Park on Sunday.
Gladbach had previously been the only side to score five goals in the opening 25 minutes of a match, that coming at home to Braunschw…
Gareth Southgate again praised his England players for their opposition to racism amid allegations they were abused during Thursday s 4-0 win in Hungary.
England secured a superb victory in Budapest, moving five points clear at the top of Group I in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup.
Second-half goals from Raheem Sterling, Harry Kane, Harry Maguire and Declan Rice helped the Three Lions move on swiftly from their Euro 2020 final heartbreak.
But this latest triumph was marred by the actions of Hungary supporters as their side suffered their heaviest defeat in 118 home World Cup qualifiers.
Objects were thrown at Sterling and his team-mates as they celebrated, while there were also reports of chants aimed at the Manchester City forward.
Southgate,…
Howard Webb admitted officials got one of the big decisions wrong in Nottingham Forest s controversial Premier League defeat to Everton this month.
Forest were beaten 2-0 at Goodison Park on April 21 but were left fuming that referee Anthony Taylor did not award a penalty despite three separate calls involving Ashley Young.
Following the game, Forest released a controversial statement on the social media platform X formerly Twitter that hinted at the fact VAR Stuart Attwell was a fan of relegation rivals Luton Town and should not have been involved in the game.
Webb was speaking about the incidents on the Mic d Up TV programme and claimed that while the first decisions were really subjective calls , the third one , which saw Young challenge Callum Hudson-Odoi, sh…
Coach Graham Arnold wants his Australia players to swiftly forget their 1-0 World Cup win over Tunisia and turn their attention to securing qualification for the knockout stage against Denmark.
Mitchell Duke scored the only goal, glancing home Craig Goodwin s deflected cross in the 23rd minute, before the Socceroos withstood some concerted Tunisia pressure to secure their first win at a World Cup in 12 years and first clean sheet since 1974.
The win moves Australia on to three points and with renewed hope of advancing out of Group D. Next up on Wednesday is a clash with the Danes and that has already become the focus of Arnold s attention.
Asked about his approach to that game, he said: We ve got to see what the result is tonight [between France and Denmark] but …
Pep Guardiola has told Arsenal that they are top of his Premier League wishlist, according to reports.
According to Goal.com, representatives of the former Barcelona manager have let it be known to the north London club that he would be very keen to be considered for the manager s job if it was to become available next year.
Guardiola, who is on a year s sabbatical in New York, is in the frame for leading posts in England, as well as Continental giants like AC Milan, Inter Milan, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain.
Sources have told the football website that Guardiola s Premier League preference is to take the reins at Arsenal, ahead of Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United.
The Spaniard, who guided Barcelona to 14 trophies including two Cham…
Xavi insisted there is no debate over his future at Barcelona after the Blaugrana s title hopes were dashed by Girona.
Barca lost 4-2 to Girona on Saturday, ensuring Real Madrid were crowned LaLiga champions.
Xavi, having initially elected to leave the club at the end of the season, last month performed a U-turn on that decision, confirming he would stay on until at least the end of the 2024-25 campaign.
Yet that did not stop the Barca coach facing questions over his role in Saturday s post-match news conference.
There is no debate over my future, Xavi told reporters, before expanding on his feelings after the defeat.
I am sad, disappointed. We have experienced both sides of the coin. Ineffectiveness have killed us once and again.
I m t…
Russian president Vladimir Putin has reiterated his belief that suspended FIFA president Sepp Blatter deserves to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
Blatter was handed a 90-day ban by FIFA s Ethics Committee in October in relation to an alleged payment made by the organisation to former France captain Michel Platini in 2011.
The Swiss denied any wrongdoing ahead of a hearing headed by ethics judge Hans-Joachim Eckert getting underway in Zurich on Thursday.
Blatter certainly has a strong ally in Putin, who has praised the 79-year-old for the work carried out during his time at the helm of world football s governing body.
That is someone who should be given the Nobel Peace Prize, Putin said of Blatter.
His contribution to the global humanitarian sp…