Mark Critchley is a football writer at The Athletic. He specializes in covering Manchester United and Manchester City, drawing on his extensive experience as The Independent's northern football correspondent. Mark's work has been featured in prominent outlets including The Independent, Yahoo News, and The New York Times.
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Mark Critchley predominantly reports on sports, with a specific focus on Manchester United and football. His coverage includes event reporting and announcements related to the team's performance, transfers, as well as matches in competitions like the Champions League and Premier League.
To effectively reach out to Mark Critchley, consider providing insights into upcoming events involving Manchester United or other football-related news. Expert commentary from players, coaches, or insiders about team strategies might be of interest to him. If you have exclusive information about player transfers or behind-the-scenes developments within the club that could impact its performance in major competitions, it may also catch his attention.
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By: Jacob Whitehead, Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, Pol Ballús, James Mcnicholas, Jacob Tanswell, Simon Johnson, David Ornstein, Mark Critchley, Gregg Evans, Elias Burke, Sam Lee
This is the latest across the game's biggest clubs in the 2026 summer transfer window
By: Mark Critchley
Fernandes was the key midfield target at Old Trafford, but instead he has joined the team that finished 17th last season
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By: Mark Critchley
United announced last month that they had acquired 25 acres of land, approximately 350 metres to the north west of Old Trafford.
By: Mark Critchley
It is more than a year since plans were unveiled to replace Old Trafford. On Thursday, more details were released. So what did we learn?
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He was born in Leeds, spent the first years of his life there, and plays for an English club. Could it have been different for Haaland?
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A new signing? New head coach? Keeping hold of - or losing - a star player? Or just time off for some players who need it.
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United are also set to finalise a deal to sign Youri Tielemans from Aston Villa due to the midfielder’s £35million release clause.
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This is the latest on the summer transfer market, courtesy of The Athletic's reporters
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The Premier League champions are confident of finalising deals for 19-year-old winger Scanlon and 20-year-old right-back Ogunneye.
