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Paul McGrath Opinion Saturday night was a complete embarrassment - Man United are just a money-making racket now

Everything that is wrong about Manchester United right now was summed up by the hideous yellow/green kit they wore at Brentford.

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Paul McGrath Opinion Would Tuchel, Klopp or Conte tolerate Ronaldo ambling around, waiting for a pass and not tracking back?

Strap yourselves in, Manchester United fans, a season that will surely be full of ups and downs begins against Brighton this afternoon.

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Paul McGrath Opinion Who can break Premier League dominance of Man City and Liverpool, Klopp's weakness, and my verdict on Man Utd

It’ll be the same - only very different. By which I mean Manchester City and Liverpool will fight it out for the Premier League title, but only after the strangest English season we’ve ever known.

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Paul McGrath Opinion At last this Ireland team gave us a performance to cherish - the roar sent a shiver down my spine

NOW that’s more like it. We don’t ask for much as Ireland fans and have never expected our team to go out and win major tournaments or beat the best teams in the world.

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Paul McGrath Opinion After losing the chance of a lifetime, Pep’s Citizens must refocus but only European glory will dull the pain

How do Manchester City recover from that?

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Paul McGrath Opinion Man United are so far adrift that it could be years before they are back on top

It’s a sad time to be a Manchester United fan.

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Paul McGrath Opinion New Ireland star Chiedozie Ogbene is the kind of player I hated to come up against

That was really classy by Ireland.

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Paul McGrath Opinion Manchester United should focus on derby win and not worry about who ends up better off in the title race

Manchester United’s players have to put in the hard yards against neighbours City on Sunday afternoon.

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Paul McGrath Opinion Manchester United will struggle to get a top-notch manager to come into that dressing room in the summer

All the word is that Ralf Rangnick has a guaranteed two further seasons with Manchester United ‘upstairs’ as a Director of Football.

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Paul McGrath Opinion More and more, it is becoming evident that Ronaldo was a luxury signing that Manchester United could not afford

Manchester United have spent over a billion Euro on players in the last decade.

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Paul McGrath Opinion Where does Kevin De Bruyne rank among the best in the world?

For Manchester City, Saturday was another giant step to the Premier League title.

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Paul McGrath Opinion If I was a Manchester United player now, I would not be getting on the wrong side of Ralf Rangnick

If I was a Manchester United player right now, I’d be busting a gut to impress manager Ralf Rangnick every time I went out on the pitch.

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Paul McGrath Opinion Unless Chelsea get their act together the Premier League could be down to another City and Liverpool shoot-out

Not so long ago there was a ‘Big Six’ in the Premier League.

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Paul McGrath Opinion The silence of the fans – empty stadia in Christmas period looks inevitable

I fear we are heading for the horrible scenario of Premier League matches being played in front of silent stadiums.

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Paul McGrath Opinion Cristiano Ronaldo isn't the problem at Man United - the real issues are in defence

PLENTY of critics have suggested Cristiano Ronaldo has been part of the problem for Manchester United this season, but I’ve never heard so much nonsense.

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Paul McGrath Opinion Revenge is what Ireland should be looking for in Luxembourg tonight

We’ve reached the end of a disappointing World Cup campaign, but at least Ireland’s footballers now have something to play for in Luxembourg tonight.

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Paul McGrath Opinion Roy Keane was right to put the boot into Manchester United players

ROY Keane didn’t hold back as he ripped into Manchester United’s players ahead of their game at Tottenham last night and as usual, he hit the nail on the head with a lot of his points.

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Paul McGrath Opinion Maybe I’m allowing my heart to rule my head but Red Devils can beat the odds in classic

HOW do you solve a problem like Mohamed Salah?

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Paul McGrath Opinion If shambolic Man United don’t win the Premier League, Cristiano Ronaldo will look a vanity buy

Oh Lord, can one man make that much of a difference – when he has only played a handful of games for Manchester United?

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Paul McGrath Opinion Maybe we will look at this win in Baku as a turning point but there are still issues for Stephen Kenny to solve

Well, that was more like it. Yes, Azerbaijan are ranked 117th in the world, but last night in Baku, Ireland played with a little bit of anger, with a little bit of fire in their bellies.

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Paul McGrath Opinion It's a major worry for Man United that their best player at the moment is their goalkeeper

You have to worry about Manchester United when their best player in their last two games has been goalkeeper David de Gea.

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Paul McGrath Opinion Why Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal commitment could be a big problem for Man United

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is not going to be fired by Manchester United any time soon.

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Paul McGrath Opinion Man United's biggest problem will be keeping Ronaldo and all the other attacking stars happy

All winning teams need a fear factor and the sight of Cristiano Ronaldo on Manchester United’s team sheet ensures they have that all over again.

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Paul McGrath Opinion I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, it is just not happening for Stephen Kenny as Ireland manager

Oh Lord. I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, it is just not happening for Stephen Kenny as Ireland manager.

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Paul McGrath Opinion Just like the arrival of Cantona, Ronaldo's arrival will see trophies come back to Old Trafford

Wow! Did anyone see that coming? On Friday evening, Manchester United wiped Manchester City’s eye and

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Paul McGrath Opinion For the first time in my life I might be cheering for England

THIS might be the first time in my life where part of me is hoping to see England win a major tournament in tonight’s Euro 2020 final.

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Paul McGrath Opinion Euros have brought memories of Germany in 1988 flooding back

The memories of Euro ’88 have come flooding back over the last week.

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Paul McGrath Opinion Fernandes, Pogba, Cavani and Rashford surely have too much firepower, class and experience for Villarreal

I KNOW it is not the European club final that Manchester United’s players and supporters wanted to be in.

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Paul McGrath Opinion Chelsea can seal Champions League spot in battle between club I supported as a boy and one I played for as a man

THIS will not at all be easy for the club I supported as a boy, against the club I played for as a man.

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Paul McGrath Opinion When the two teams I love play each other, something has to go wrong for me

The game I most hate during the season is on this afternoon, with Aston Villa hosting Manchester United.