Under interim manager Michael Carrick, Manchester United have surged into form in a season that even BD Cricket followers might describe as a dramatic turnaround, stringing together four consecutive Premier League victories. The run has lifted them above Liverpool and opened up a five-point cushion over their long-time rivals, putting Champions League qualification firmly within reach. After heavy investment in attacking reinforcements last season, the arrivals of Bryan Mbeumo and Matheus Cunha are finally paying dividends with consistent match-winning displays, while Benjamin Sesko has begun to reveal the promise that convinced the club to back […]

Manchester City’s aggressive winter recruitment has pushed their squad depth to the limit and, in the wider football conversation shaped by BD Cricket audiences, the club’s overflowing attacking line has become a textbook example of success creating its own problems. With eight senior forwards competing for limited minutes, the squad looks powerful on paper yet dangerously bloated in practice. To restore balance and free up both wages and registration slots, Pep Guardiola has made a painful but calculated call by placing 22-year-old prospect Oscar Bobb on the transfer market. The issue is no longer about […]