The FC crew talk tactics in the United v Chelsea match, and how Manchester shut down Chelsea’s free-flowing style.

Craig Burley reacts to Man United’s dominant win over Chelsea, and evaluates the clubs’ road ahead as the season winds down.
Manchester United’s dominance against Chelsea on Sunday shocked even more than their win, but Ashley Young believes such a performance has been coming — and now the stand-in captain wants more.
An inability to kill teams off has cost Jose Mourinho’s side dearly this term, leaving them scrapping for a top-four place rather than challenging for the Premier League.
Those issues, along with United’s Europa League exertions, meant few saw past Antonio Conte’s table-toppers on Easter Sunday, but Chelsea…

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic rose to the occasion with a dramatic game-winner to seal the League Cup title for Man United.

Zlatan Ibrahimovic rose to the occasion with a dramatic game-winner to seal the League Cup title for Man United.

Paul Mariner and Sebastian Salazar discuss Man United’s capture of the EFL Cup trophy, and if Southampton deserved more.
Manchester United winger Ashley Young has turned down a move to China, but will consider his future options in the summer, sources close to the player have told ESPN FC.
Chinese Super League club Shandong Luneng had been hoping to sign Young from Old Trafford before the close of the Chinese transfer window on Tuesday, but the player has opted to stay at United.
Young, who was an unused substitute during United’s 3-2 EFL Cup final victory over Southampton, did not feel the move to China was right…

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Jose Mourinho coyly answers questions on Wayne Rooney’s future with Man United, but says he wants him to remain at the club.
Shandong Luneng are pushing for a deal to sign Manchester United’s Ashley Young, sources close to the Chinese Super League club have told ESPN FC.
United captain Wayne Rooney has been strongly linked with a switch to China, and now Young is being lined up for a move.
Shandong have been pursuing former England star Young for several weeks and are trying to convince him to agree a move before the Chinese transfer window closes on Feb. 28.
Sources have told ESPN FC that the club, managed by Felix Magath,…

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Behind Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s hat trick, Man United took a commanding lead in their UEL round of 32 tie against St Etienne.

Julien Laurens previews the clash between brothers, Florentin and Paul Pogba, as St Etienne takes on Man United in the Europa League..
Manchester United virtually booked their progress to the next round against a St Etienne side whose approach play was very good but whose finishing was woeful. The visitors could well have departed with a 1-1 draw, but they were punished for their failures by Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who claimed all three of the game’s goals.

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Juan Mata, Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford, Paul Pogba and Eric Bailly all shone, though Ibrahimovic will inevitably take the headlines. Ander Herrera was as busily…

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ESPN FC’s Mark Ogden sheds light on the lack of movement in this January transfer window, and its history of poor decisions.

Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke praises Wayne Rooney’s services at the club.

Former Man United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has been impressed with Wayne Rooney’s adaptability in different roles.

Craig Burley recaps Man United’s comfortable FA Cup victory and looks ahead to fixtures crucial to their top four push.
Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho has decided to keep Ashley Young at the club due to the winger’s influence on and off the pitch at Old Trafford, sources have told ESPN FC.
United manager Mourinho confirmed at his news conference, ahead Wednesday’s Premier League encounter with Hull City, that neither Young nor club captain Wayne Rooney would be leaving this month, despite speculation linking both players with lucrative moves to China.
While Mourinho’s decision to retain Rooney is no surprise…

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ESPN FC’s Mark Ogden sheds light on the lack of movement in this January transfer window, and its history of poor decisions.

Former Manchester United striker Dwight Yorke praises Wayne Rooney’s services at the club.

Former Man United goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel has been impressed with Wayne Rooney’s adaptability in different roles.

Craig Burley recaps Man United’s comfortable FA Cup victory and looks ahead to fixtures crucial to their top four push.
Ashley Young is set to remain at Manchester United until the end of the season as Manchester United are not expecting to do any transfer business before Tuesday evening’s deadline.
Young has only started two Premier League matches since Jose  Mourinho arrived this season, and the United boss said at the weekend that the 31-year-old was the only player likely to leave in the January transfer window.
However, sources have told ESPN FC that Young’s £120,000-a-week wage has precluded a move…

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ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti explains why he believes a move to China for Wayne Rooney is “extremely unlikely.”
Ashley Young is the only Manchester United player that the club are expecting to be a possible departure in the January transfer window, according to the club’s manager Jose Mourinho.
Young, 31, was left out of the squad for the 4-0 home win against Wigan Athletic in the FA Cup fourth round on Sunday.

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Speaking at his postmatch news conference, Mourinho was asked about reports linking Wayne Rooney to China and the Portuguese replied: “The only player I am aware of a possibility to leave is Ashley…

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