Check out the 20 best Manchester United blogs for all Red Devils fans to follow ahead of the 2023/24 season.
Manchester United boast one of world football’s largest fanbases and with that comes a range of unique and dedicated football blogs to Erik ten Hag’s side, who ended a six-year trophy drought in the Carabao Cup earlier this year.
According to Reuters, United have over 650 million fans worldwide, almost a tenth of the world’s population! Here at SportsLens, we have compiled a list of the best United-dedicated blogs including national media coverage and independently run websites.
Top 20 Manchester United Blogs
- Stretty News
- Republik of Mancunia
- utdreport
- UtdDistrict
- United Journal
- We All Follow United
- ManUtd.com
- The Peoples Person
- The Busby Babe
- centredevils
- The Athletic
- Manchester Evening News
- The United Stand
- Old Trafford Faithful
- RedMancunian
- Stretty Rant
- Manchester World
- MUFC Latest
- United In Focus
- r/RedDevils
1. Stretty News
Stretty News was founded by Manchester United fan Dale O’Donnell over a decade ago, offering fans the opportunity to write passionately about their club instead of an impartial view from many mainstream media outlets.
The site boasts over six million followers across social media and is 100% independent. From breaking news to transfer speculation and opinion pieces, Stretty News covers all bases.
Stretty News is unapologetically biased towards the Red Devils and was founded by a fan for fellow supporters.
2. Republik of Mancunia
The Republik of Mancunia blog was created in 2006 by Manchester United season ticket holder Scott Patterson and combines opinionated articles with discussions from rival fans and the latest stories revolving around the club.
The blog is intended to reflect optimistic United fans with a positive outlook on the club despite the up-and-down nature of the club since Sir Alex Ferguson’s departure and the Glazer family ownership.
3. utdreport
Established in 2014, utdreport is a Manchester United news website with an especially huge fanbase on Twitter of 1.4 million followers and later added a website to extend their reach.
The blog consists of exclusive interviews and transfer scoops, alongside dedicated sections for the club academy, tactical analysis, scouting reports and is useful for Fantasy Premier League players looking to gain an edge.
4. UtdDistrict
UtdDistrict is an independent outlet focused on all things Manchester United, which also started out as a Twitter page and added a website after finding success on the platform.
Founded in February 2020, UtdDistrict were incorporated as a limited company in September 2021 and have over a million followers across all platforms including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok.
5. United Journal
United Journal also started out as a Twitter page and now boast a reach of over 180,000 followers on the social media site. With transfer exclusives, daily round-ups and general news around the Red Devils, the blog is certainly one to follow ahead of the new season.
United Journal are two-time finalists at the FCAs (Football Content Awards) and are active everyday with the latest updates.
6. We All Follow United
We All Follow United is a website dedicated to offering ‘fresh, intelligent and alternative’ football blogs about the Manchester giants with 250 writers on the website.
They offer a guaranteed voice for the unspoken fan and was created with the intention of delivering for supporters, devoted to presenting an entertaining and humorous read.
7. ManUtd.com
ManUtd.com is the official Manchester United website with news, fixtures, videos, tickets, live match coverage and more – offering a stricter level of coverage which will usually stay clear of controversies or anything that could paint the club in a negative light.
The official blog contains everything you need to know regarding matchdays, including previews on the opposition, match reports and exclusive interviews with players and managers.
8. The Peoples Person
The Peoples Person was founded in 2011 by Sam Peoples as a personal blog about his passion for the club which has since grown into one of the world’s most popular Manchester United news outlets.
Current managing editor Yvonne Bilyard oversees a team of 15 writers that cover every aspect of United including the academy, women’s team and a look at what goes on behind the scenes at Old Trafford.
9. The Busby Babe
Sports blogging network SB Nation’s Manchester United affiliate is The Busby Babe, currently ran by editor-in-chief Colin M. Damms who leads a group of talented writers producing daily content on the Red Devils.
Each article has a comments section underneath where fans can offer their views on the subject and encourages debate between like-minded United fans about everything to do with the club.
10. centredevils
Like utdreport and UtdDistrict, centredevils also started out on Twitter and its website aims to bring United fans all the latest news, transfers and stories related to the club in an accurate and reliable manner.
The site is run by fans for fans and has enjoyed a huge growth since being founded in January 2020.
11. The Athletic
Our first mainstream news outlet on this list, The Athletic offers unrivalled coverage on Manchester United with top-of-the-range exclusives from dedicated writers Laurie Whitwell, Andy Mitten and Carl Anka.
The Athletic is a subscription based service and for a small fee every month you can find out all the small, minute details regarding Manchester United including transfer sagas, manager sackings and team preparation.
12. Manchester Evening News
The Manchester Evening News is also a national news outlet with a dedicated reporting team for Manchester United, led by Samuel Luckhurst who attends every game, home and away to offer fans thorough and detailed coverage on the club.
You can also leave comments under stories which detail every aspect of the club including live transfer news, team updates, fixtures, gossip and injury news.
13. The United Stand
The United Stand is a team of like-minded Manchester Unites fans who offer a different type of coverage than usual, giving fans an uncensored voice who are ‘being increasingly drowned out by the noise of mainstream media’.
Founded from the popularity of Mark Goldbridge’s YouTube channel, the United Stand have recently published exclusive interviews including one with the club’s head of academy Nick Cox.
14. Old Trafford Faithful
Old Trafford Faithful, founded in March 2012 by media production student Jordan Street, was created to express his own personal views on the club which has now grown to a team with multiple talented writers.
The blog aims to bring supporters all the latest club news as quick as possible whilst also bringing ‘fantastic’ opinion pieces to the table.
15. RedMancunian
Founded during the triumphant 2012/13 season as Sir Alex Ferguson bowed out with a 20th Premier League title for Manchester United, RedMancunian‘s mission is to provide opinions and spark discussions on everything surrounding the club.
The staff of writers are dedicated to following the club home and away, alongside taking an interest in the reserve and youth systems at Carrington and Moss Lane.
16. Stretty Rant
Stretty Rant was created in 2006 by two supporters with a burning passion for Manchester United and the website later dropped the forum style to adopt an informative blog setup, catering for up-to-date statistics for every United fixture.
With a dozen bloggers sharing a love for England’s biggest club, Stretty Rant offers a unique perspective from matchgoing fans on every aspect of the club.
17. Manchester World
Manchester World is also a more traditional news website but offers a dedicated section to covering Manchester United with insight, analysis and unique perspectives on the news and developments around the club on a day-to-day basis.
The outlet wants to ‘champion the multitude of areas where Manchester leads the way and be a positive voice for the city’.
18. MUFCLatest
MUFCLatest, also known as Daily Manchester United News, was set up in July 2012 and has around 60,000 hits on a month-to-month basis. They recently updated their website to include fixtures, results, league tables and statistics for the first team, U23s, U18s and women’s team.
They also cover important day-to-day news, transfer rumours, injuries and much more with opinion pieces for supporters to express their passion for the club.
19. United In Focus
United In Focus has been a part of the GRV Media group since 2018 and provides up-to-date coverage of Manchester United, visited by more than two million monthly readers with an active and engaging Facebook page also.
Led by editor Dan Coombs, United In Focus also covers press conferences, academy football and transfer news with ‘strong opinions mixed in’.
20. r/RedDevils
Whilst not a traditional blog/website, Reddit forum r/RedDevils is the Reddit home for Manchester United – created in July 2010 with over 590,000 members and is inside the top 1% of subreddits.
Daily discussions and transfer round-ups are the main feature of the forum which allows anyone with a Reddit account to comment and express their views on the topic.
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