| CANTONA | Footballer known as King Eric to Manchester United fans |
| ERIC | Nickname given by Manchester United fans to the 2019 UEFA President's Award winner (4,4) |
| KING | Nickname given by Manchester United fans to the 2019 UEFA President's Award winner (4,4) |
| REDS | "Come on you ___!" (Manchester United fan's cry) |
| MKHITARYAN | Henrikh ___, footballer who transferred from Borussia Dortmund to Manchester United in summer 2016 |
| RONALDO | Cristiano _, Portuguese footballer who has returned to Manchester United (7) |
| RASMUS | ___ Hojlund, Danish footballer transferred to Manchester United in 2023 |
| FERENC | Mr. Puskas, footballer known as the "Galloping Major" (6) |
| TOMFINNEY | English international footballer known as the Preston Plumber (3,6) |
| NEIL | Retired footballer known as Rasor, _ Ruddock (4) |
| MARRIED | Deflected opening shot following kick-off to Manchester United (7) |
| TRAFFORD | Old ___ home to Manchester United FC |
| EMULATE | Cheer enthralling start to Manchester United match (7) |
| NIL | Zero, to Manchester United |
| SCRIPT | The piece written could appear so by hand after reference to Manchester United (6) |
| SANCHO | Jadon ___ English soccer star whose 2021 move to Manchester United was one of the most expensive transfers in EPL history |
| POGBA | Paul ___ French soccer star whose 2016 move to Manchester United was one of the most expensive transfers in EPL history |
| OARFISH | Known as king of the herrings, a sea creature that grows to great lengths (7) |
| TENDENTIOUS | Notes United fans as biased |
| OAK | Tree known as 'king of the forest' |
