MANCHESTER, England — Eleven years ago, Martin O’Neill said something he probably regrets. O’Neill was working as part of the BBC’s team covering the 2006 World Cup in Germany. Bright and articulate, naturally inclined to playing the polemicist, his presence was quite a coup for the network. O’Neill did not go in for platitudes, which made him good television….
Ever since he descended from the footballing heavens this past summer to become the self-proclaimed “God of Manchester,” it was generally assumed that United’s season would hinge on whether Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s 35-year-old body could keep his ego’s promises. After 10 matches, the answer seemed similar to the one Fernando Torres gave to Chelsea as His Zlatan-ness managed to billow…
Jose Mourinho insists in-form Zlatan Ibrahimovic will see out his career with Manchester United rather than embark on a swansong in America or China. The 35-year-old Swede is United’s top scorer having netted 16 times in 25 games, including 10 in his past nine, and Mourinho has said he intends to exercise the second-year option on the contract Ibrahimovic…
