Peter Fitzpatrick

An experienced and versatile sports journalist with bylines in major outlets. 

Member of the Football Writers’ Association (FWA) and Sports Journalists’ Association (SJA).

OneFootball •

5️⃣ things learned from Tuesday's dramatic Champions League action

In any other world, PSG would have finished their tie against Liverpool off last week after utterly dominating the Premier League leaders for almost the entire 90 minutes. However in this world, they somehow fell to a 1-0 defeat, and were facing yet another Champions League collapse ahead of tonight's game at Anfield.Like in 2020 when they coasted to the title, their European journey has ended at the round of 16 on the exact day, but the league is as good as done, and there is also the perfect g...
Irish Independent •

Ruben Amorim admits Manchester United ‘cannot’ play like Sporting after Man City thrashing

Ruben Amorim played down the impact of Sporting’s stunning Champions League win over Manchester City in relation to his imminent move to Manchester United.The 39-year-old will officially take over as Manchester United’s head coach on Monday November 11, but does not believe Tuesday’s 4-1 victory over Pep Guardiola’s side in Lisbon will be relevant.Speaking after the game in Lisbon, he said: “What I can tell you is that this doesn't mean anything in particular - don't take anything from this. We...
Stadium Astro English •

'We know what we are capable of' – Eze confident Palace can go all the way in FA Cup

The England attacker, who scored his first goal for his country earlier in the week, broke the deadlock with a brilliant finish in the 34th minute before turning provider for Ismaila Sarr just four minutes later.Eberechi Eze is confident Crystal Palace can win the FA Cup after playing a starring role in their impressive 3-0 quarter-final win against Fulham at Craven Cottage.Eddie Nketiah went on to seal Palace's place at Wembley, as the Eagles soared into their second FA Cup semi-final in the sp...
Yahoo Sports •

PFA to seek conversation with Man Utd over women's team management

The Professional Footballer’s Association (PFA) are set to seek conversations with Manchester United after being informed of growing discontent regarding the management of the women’s team.That is according to the Athletic, who state that anonymous but close sources have told them that the PFA – the trade union for players – are prepared to step in amid concerns over the environment.It emerged earlier in the week that United’s women’s team will be moved out of their £11m training facility and in...
Breaking The Lines - Curated Football Opinions •

Manchester United’s Transformation of 2005/06: When Success Came in Spite of New Ownership, Not Because of It - Breaking The Lines

As Manchester United gear up for a hopefully more prosperous era under the minority ownership (for now) but likely near-full stewardship of Sir Jim Ratcliffe and INEOS, memories of the early years of the Glazers have come flooding back, when success came not because of the new men in charge, but in spite of them.

It is not an understatement in any way to state that 2005 was a truly hellish year for the club and for Sir Alex Ferguson, with it undoubtedly being the lowest point of his tenure post...
OneFootball •

📣 Exclusive: Berbatov on Osimhen at Man Utd and the problems at Spurs

Sitting in fourth with one trophy in the cabinet already and another final on the way, Erik ten Hag has largely enjoyed a strong opening season at Old Trafford but Berbatov feels much of its success will be determined by what happens in the next few weeks.“You need to know how to get the points even if you play badly. Because that’s what champions do. Sometimes you don’t and it is not your day … but United’s away form has obviously been bad and they need to work on that for the next season for s...
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