Liverpool drop Premier League points against Manchester United as Arsenal go top and Aston Villa keep pressure on December 17, 2023 Liverpool missed a chance to go top of the Premier League table today after they were held to a goalless draw by an under pressure Erik ten Hag and Manchester United at Anfield. Few expected Manchester United – who finished the game with 10 men after Diogo Dalot was sent off for two yellow cards [...]
North and South agree: we have to build HS2 from Euston to Manchester March 28, 2023 Delaying HS2 or shortening its railway from Euston will only cost even more money and create another generation of growth stuck behind a red signal, writes John Dickie and Henri Murison, chief executives of BusinessLDN and the Northern Powerhouse Partnership
Activist investor Elliott ramps up Manchester United interest with bid for minority stake March 23, 2023 Elliott Investment Management has upped its interest in Manchester United by offering to buy a small stake in the Premier League club. The activist investor had previously offered finance to any other party bidding for United, who were put for sale by the Glazer family in November. That offer remains, but after visiting Old Trafford [...]
Manchester United footballer Mason Greenwood has attempted rape charges dropped February 2, 2023 Manchester United forward Mason Greenwood has had all charges dropped against him. The 21-year-old faced a number of allegations including assault, attempted rape and controlling and coercive behaviour. His trial was originally set for 27 November with the case having been opened opened in January of 2022. “Criminal proceedings against a 21-year-old man in connection [...]
Qatar’s Sheikh Jassim emerging as favourite to buy Manchester United ahead of new deadline March 21, 2023 Sir Jim Ratcliffe and Qatari Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani are expected to make second offers for Manchester United this week. The Raine Group, which is running the sale for United’s owners the Glazer family, has set a deadline of Wednesday for revised bids. Both Ratcliffe and a party acting for Sheikh Jassim visited [...]
Chinese diplomats pulled from UK after Manchester consulate attack December 14, 2022 Six Chinese diplomats have been removed from Britain by Beijing, just months after a protester was beaten at a Manchester consulate. Consul general Zheng Xiyuan was among the group to leave the country, which came after police last week said they wanted to interview the six diplomats over the incident. Foreign secretary James Cleverly said [...]
Oleksandr Zinchenko: Why Manchester City’s loss has been Arsenal’s gain January 26, 2023 When Oleksandr Zinchenko came off the bench at half-time in Manchester City’s final Premier League game of last season, he swung the title race decisively in their favour by helping them to win from two goals down against Aston Villa. It could be argued that he’s doing a similar thing this year at Arsenal, where [...]
Manchester United’s Fernandes set to avoid FA ban over assistant referee ‘nudge’ March 6, 2023 Manchester United attacking midfielder Bruno Fernandes is set to avoid punishment from the Football Association (FA) despite appearing to make contact with a referee’s assistant during his side’s humiliating 7-0 loss to Liverpool at Anfield. The Portuguese player looked to have put his hand on the assistant referee, and appeared to nudge him, deep into [...]
Why football clubs are like tomatoes – and these are salad days for the likes of Manchester United’s owners February 28, 2023 The salad shortage and the appeal of elite football clubs such as Manchester United are both being driven by the same thing, writes Neil Hopkins. Early 2023 seems destined to be remembered for shortages. For most of us, a shortage of tomatoes and other salad produce. For cash-rich investors from the Middle East, a shortage [...]
Manchester beats London, as capital’s hotels struggle to return to pre-pandemic occupancy levels February 27, 2023 Manchester has trumped London in hotels occupancy levels for January, as the capital struggles to return to pre-pandemic levels. According to data by STR, a division of CoStar Group, occupancy rates in London were down six per cent in January to 65.1 per cent compared to 71.1 per cent by 6.0 per cent during the [...]