| ERIKSEN | Christian ----, Danish footballer with Man U (7) |
| SUNBEAM | Ray Best briefly involved with Man U |
| LAUDRUP | Michael ___, former Danish footballer who was manager of Swansea City from 2012 to 2014 |
| NEMESIS | Big rival from e.g. Tyneside, footballer with tail up (7) |
| AURELIO | Fabio ....... , Brazilian footballer with Liverpool from (7) |
| PEREIRA | Man U man on loan to Flamengo (7) |
| WINGNUT | Footballer with eccentric tightener (4,3) |
| PARSNIP | Vegetable served up by Dunfermline Athletic footballers with wee dram (7) |
| FAILURE | Group of Irish footballers with draw and defeat (7) |
| INHUMAN | Ruthless Man U played at home against Hearts first (7) |
| URANIUM | Game turned round: possibly I initially underestimated Man U (7) |
| DEFACED | Spoiled the legibility of legal document covering footballers with contracts primarily (7) |
| DOUGLAS | Place in Man U goal's settled on day, at first |
| ELEVEN | Spaniard no longer with Man U quits team |
| SOUTHAMPTON | Relegated team's pot shot, playing with Man U (11) |
| MUNICIPAL | Clip with Man U playing, inspiring one of City (9) |
| RETREADS | They gain fresh employment with Man U, perhaps -- about to negotiate endlessly (8) |
| RASMUS | ___ Hojlund, Danish footballer transferred to Manchester United in 2023 |
| ANDERSEN | Hans Christian -, Danish writer |
| ANDERSON | Clive -, TV presenter, Hans Christian -, Danish fairy tale author (8) |
