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Football writer for The Sun newspaper, covering Manchester United. Views my own, not those of my employers.

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4 years
Being shamed into a u-turn does not deserve praise
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5 years
Phil Foden agrees to sit on the bench for six years
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6 years
Mahrez penalty just landed in my back garden in Didsbury
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4 years
Spurs are no bigger a club than Sunderland, Newcastle, Aston Villa, Wolves, they just happen to be in London
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4 years
Last time in Paris it was a performance that got Ole the job. This one should convince people why he should keep it. Got his tactics spot on. Brilliant from @ManUtd
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4 years
In ten years time we will be talking about Mason Greenwood as one of the greatest English footballers we have ever seen. Up there with all the greats. Yes, save this to haunt me if you wish, but I feel confident.
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Neil Custis
6 years
Can someone check on @OllieHolt22 , @ManUtd have just chalked up a sixth consecutive clean sheet. Ruining football with their 9th four goal haul
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4 years
in 21 years covering @ManUtd that was undoubtedly the biggest shambles I have ever experienced.
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Neil Custis
5 years
Tell you what after these last three nights of football I am buzzing for Man U v Cardiff on Sunday
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4 years
Angel Gomes is 19 and has played ten times for Manchester United. If he wants to hold them to ransom over a new contract they are very much better off without him
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Neil Custis
6 years
In the last three seasons Man Utd have won the FA Cup, Europa League, League Cup, reached another FA Cup Final and finished second, plenty clubs would swap for this ‘mess’
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Neil Custis
2 years
In 23 years of covering Manchester United the two worst were under Louis van Gaal. The most arrogant and rude manager I have ever come across. He has no right to talk about who should take on the best club job in the world.
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5 years
Lukaku’s disrespect towards @ManUtd is astonishing. Training at Anderlecht again today
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5 years
Aguero, best foreign player ever to grace the Premier League
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6 years
Patrice Evra is on of the nicest guys in football, fluent in four languages and started learning Korean when Park arrived to make him feel welcome, massive miss to UTD dressing room when he left. Your loss Marseille
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Neil Custis
5 years
Understand Wan-Bissaka has opened the car door and taken five steps towards main building at Carrington, more to come
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Neil Custis
7 years
Lukaku having medical in LA deal done for United
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Neil Custis
6 years
If @ManUtd get rid of Jose they might as well accept they are like any other club, panicking, bowing to player pressure, making judgement on social media bores..have some balls and back him against these over paid ‘stars’ who have no regard for the shirt.
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Neil Custis
4 years
The Manchester United greats like Roy Keane and Paul Scholes never used to bang on about what it meant to wear the shirt, instead they just proved week in week out what it meant.
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Neil Custis
4 years
I get no Pogba, but I don't get no Van de Beek
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Neil Custis
6 years
Big moment was bringing Juan mata on, changed the game, brilliant player
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Neil Custis
4 years
Good news, Paul Pogba rested his ankle by attending the Paris fashion show. His commitment to United knows no boundaries
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Neil Custis
6 years
If @ManUtd win their last three league games their points total will have been enough to win the Premier on nine occasions and tie the winning total twice more
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4 years
Has anyone on here actually looked at Mourinho’s achievements. The guy is a genius and the crap about dull football, goodness me. The bloke gets the job done and has delivered incredible nights in this game, drama, excitement etc
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Neil Custis
6 years
Fabulous support, noise, atmosphere among Man Utd fans yesterday as it was in last seasons League Cup Final. Clubs that don’t take these competitions seriously are denying their fans the chance of occasions like these
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3 years
I'm a Newcastle fan and having met Steve Bruce I find him one of the nicest blokes in my 30 years covering football. He has also done an incredible job at his previous clubs and is doing a good one now in the circumstances, give him a break.
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Neil Custis
2 years
EXCLUSIVE MAN UTD camp hit by Covid outbreak threatening midweek fixture more coming on @TheSunFootball
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Neil Custis
6 years
Hope all @ManCity fans wear the ribbon at Wembley in support of Pep and in defiance of this ridiculous charge
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Neil Custis
6 years
Strong United side, I’m going for convincing 3-0 win with Pogba Martial and Lukaku all on the score sheet
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Neil Custis
6 years
Keown really does talk nonsense
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Neil Custis
7 years
EXCL: Rooney IS going to Everton. OFF Utd US tour. GONE by end of the week. All done.
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Neil Custis
6 years
Mourinho flips in press con saying ‘we lost 3-0, three the same number of premierships I have, more than the other 19 managers put together, respect, respect, respect’ (walks out)
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Neil Custis
3 years
All done, announcement about to be made I understand
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Neil Custis
6 years
Mourinho must be howling laughing out in Dubai the way he’s got Conte all wound up and in a lather, almost text book Fergie
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Neil Custis
4 years
Solskjaer is putting on a stoic front under immense pressure. He deserves more time. Last season proved he was on the right tracks.
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Neil Custis
5 years
Klopp, you’ve won a game thanks to a terrible penalty decision not the league. Fergie would just walk down the touch line and put two fists up to the Stretford End, but from u have these theatrics all the time
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Neil Custis
4 years
So from 25th April I won’t drink again until pubs open. I will save the price of a pint every day until then with the cash going behind the bar @fletchermoss in Didsbury when it reopens, for anyone with a NHS ID badge to have 2 drinks on me. Landlord Martin kindly matching total.
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Neil Custis
4 years
MANCHESTER UNITED have pulled the Bruno Fernandes deal off after a late bid from Barcelona to land him. The club finally came to an agreement tonight after a fortnight long stand off over the players valuation.
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Neil Custis
6 years
BREAKING: Understand Alexis Sanchez had breakfast this morning, as revealed yesterday
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Neil Custis
6 years
Not going to join the pile in on Mourinho, which is very easy to do. He’s made them better from what he inherited, has won two trophies in his first season. Utd didn’t panic between 2003-06 when they were miles off and shouldn’t now. Foot on ball.
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Neil Custis
5 years
Amount of criticism for United very odd, nobody I was with thought they played badly, swung on two incidents but otherwise still looked strong
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Neil Custis
5 years
Pochettino win rate at Spurs 46% , Mourinho at United 58.3%
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Neil Custis
6 years
You @BroadcastMoose think you’re some sort of star, everyone in the industry thinks you’re a prat
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Neil Custis
6 years
@DaveClarkTV @Ladbrokes Remember you are an absolute credit to your profession Dave. The way you have battled this horrible disease and continued to do your job superbly is awe inspiring
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Neil Custis
6 years
Silly United eh @OllieHolt22 going to Anfield and defending so well. Should have had a right good go
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6 years
Fellaini tells United they left it too late to offer him a contract, goodness me how will they survive without him
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6 years
Top performance from Man Utd today, really powerful. Since late Feb they have now beaten all four teams closest to them in the league
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5 years
This condemnation of Mourinho based on a victory at Cardiff is astonishing
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5 years
OMG that is one of the outstanding away wins in the club's history
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Neil Custis
6 years
Sir Alex always told his team that if they matched the opposition for determination and desire then their ability would win the game. This team can’t do the first bit.
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Neil Custis
5 years
Watched the CL highlights tonight @GaryLineker after returning from Old Trafford and saw plenty of managers going crazy at missed chances. Your criticism of Jose is becoming tiresome
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Neil Custis
6 years
Excellent performance by United tonight, apologies to @OllieHolt22 for the clean sheet
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Neil Custis
2 years
Note to those running Manchester United players' social media accounts. After that, it really is better just to stay quiet.
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Neil Custis
3 years
Ole needs to send Pogba on the next plane back from Leipzig. The timing of this is terrible. Ole needs players who are all in.
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Neil Custis
4 years
Liverpool planning open top bus parade around Stockley Park in May
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Neil Custis
5 years
@talkSPORT @talkSPORTDrive I have never heard so much tripe in all my life. How on earth is he allowed in front of a microphone
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Neil Custis
6 years
Thought @ManUtd we’re excellent today, support was fabulous throughout and the players responded with a positive attacking display
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Neil Custis
3 years
How did Man Utd get knocked out by this lot. They were never in for Upamecano and it's probably just as well.
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Neil Custis
6 years
Dear Mr.Taylor of @PFA a weeks wages from your incredible salary would ensure my daughter’s under 14 team could play on a decent surface in the winter, any chance. They have not been able to play a match for a month now
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Neil Custis
2 years
Rabiot asking to be one of best paid players at the club so @ManUtd told his agent and mum Veronique to forget it.
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Neil Custis
6 years
In 2006 having witnessed England lose on penalties again I swore I would waste no more emotional energy on them. Tonight in Sochi I ran towards a big screen fell on my knees banging the floor and shouted 'yes, yes,yes'.
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Neil Custis
5 years
Pogba understandably man of the match but Smalling can’t have been far behind, brilliant at the back tonight
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Neil Custis
6 years
Happy new year to alll. And to Manchester United fans, stay calm, very calm. Keep supporting. It can change, maybe not today, but one day soon
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5 years
Man Utd fans, should Ole get the job?
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5 years
Excellent again from @ManUtd tonight. A lot will be made of how good they were going forward but so good defensively @LukeShaw23 my man of match
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Neil Custis
4 years
No praise for Sours please,, like Liverpool they have been shamed into this
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Neil Custis
7 years
Thought Man United did the job well tonight in 3rd gear. 4 wins from 4, 2nd in league, quarters of a cup, 10 clean sheets....nobody should be moaning
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Neil Custis
4 years
Calling all @NHSuk workers if you are passing @TheFletcherMoss in Didsbury there are two free drinks waiting for you. Just show your ID badge. Myself, City mad David Horwich and landlord Martin have put together £900 to be drunk.
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Neil Custis
4 years
A new attendance record at Copadehipster final in Peru after @TheAthleticUK snap up last 4,000 tickets for their writers to do a deep dive
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Neil Custis
4 years
@Ibra_official @LAGalaxy It’s the equivalent of the second division in England so don’t get too clever
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Neil Custis
3 years
It is time Dean Henderson is given the gloves on a permanent basis. De Gea has looked dodgy for too long.
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4 years
City terribly let down by all officials today.
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4 years
Class the way they make it £14.95, just in case people think £15 is too expensive
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8 years
There is only one man who can take Pep on head to head in Manchester. United must get Mourinho.
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Neil Custis
5 years
Pochettino talked himself out the Man United job with those Cup comments for me. Would have gone for Ole even b4 them. He gets closer to permanent appointment by the week
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Neil Custis
6 years
Pogba is really starting to test @ManUtd supporters’ patience now. Did he not hear the support for the manager at Burnley?
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Neil Custis
6 years
Understand disappointment after derby and last night but Mourinho still the best man to be in charge and has improved the club from what he inherited from Van Bufoon
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Neil Custis
6 years
@OllieHolt22 @ManUtd Should have let three in to make it the beautiful game #tears4Alice
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Neil Custis
6 years
What did I say???
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7 years
Aguero best foreign player to ever play for an English team for me.
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Neil Custis
3 years
Napoli had not won the title until Maradona arrived in Serie A, then the greatest league in the world. They then won it twice in three years. That, for me, more than anything else made him the best.
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4 years
With @ManUtd now qualified I asked Ole if we (Man U media pack) could be rested for the trip to Kazakhstan but he said no. Forget that smile, he’s got a tough edge I tell you.
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3 years
Gareth knows best and I genuinely mean that, but for me @LukeShaw23 is not just the best full-back in England but one of the best players in the country. His delivery from the left-flank as good as his defending. Amazing energy getting up and back as well.
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Neil Custis
6 years
Man Utd announce new deal for Jose Mourinho 4 hours after his press conference thus avoiding any questions about it, very handy
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2 years
Rangnick nearly half-hour late for press conference now
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Neil Custis
3 years
Imagine what this Manchester United team can do when they start playing well!
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5 years
The departure of Fellaini and new deal for Martial says everything about the direction Solskjaer wants Man Utd to go in
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6 years
Absolute class by Fergie and Mourinho today in honour of Wenger. Like boxers hugging each other after the fight is over
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6 years
Good to see faith being shown in a young player like McTominay on a big stage, rather than just a few token minutes here and there
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5 years
Proof today that Solskjaer and staff not just about putting smiles on faces. Tactics spot on first half. Had to withstand pressure second and did that.
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Neil Custis
3 years
On the day Messi left Barca because they wouldn't pay him enough, take this in.
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3 years
Lauren Price would have been put in care at 3 days old had her grandparents not taken her in. She grew up with a dream. The young Welsh boxer drove a taxi by night & trained in the day. She’s just won gold in Tokyo. Another incredible backstory of a warrior woman.
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Neil Custis
6 years
Just a reminder - Man Utd are 5 points ahead of Spurs and have scored just as many goals
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7 years
Chelsea selling Matic to UTD has got to be the stupidest piece of business ever, been excellent so far
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5 years
If I was a City fan I would remember yesterday’s derby above all others for the sheer majesty of the performance. Yes, better than the 6-1. It was absolutely stunning.
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5 years
Incredible win here in Turin for Manchester United and how Jose Mourinho loved it cupping an ear to Juventus crowd.
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6 years
LVG’s comments on Man U are redundant given the crap he served up for two seasons, Mourinho has picked the club up but there is still some way to go
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