Editorial Policy

What we cover

United Pulse covers Manchester United: transfers and the transfer window, matches and match reaction, team and squad news, injuries, the academy, and wider club developments. We are an independent publication and have no affiliation with, or editorial input from, Manchester United Football Club.

Sourcing and verification

Information is checked against credible reporting before publication. We rely on established national and regional outlets, club communications and other reporting we judge to be reliable. Where a story originates elsewhere, we credit the original reporting and link to it so readers can see where the claim came from.

We do not present another outlet's exclusive as our own confirmed reporting, and we do not claim to have independently verified something we have not.

Rumour versus confirmed news

Reported claims, speculation and confirmed developments are clearly distinguished in our writing. Anything unconfirmed is written as unconfirmed — "reportedly", "is understood to", "has been linked with" — and a rumour is never presented as settled fact. Confirmed developments, such as a completed signing or an official club statement, are described plainly as confirmed.

Headlines

A headline must accurately represent the article beneath it. We do not use headlines that overstate a claim, imply confirmation that does not exist, or promise detail the article does not contain. Where the available information supports only a narrower claim, the headline is narrowed to match it.

Quotes

Quotes are never invented, fabricated or materially altered. We publish a quote only where it has genuinely been given and reported, and we attribute it to the person who said it and the outlet that carried it. Wording is not changed in a way that alters meaning.

Adding value, not restating

Our articles are written to add useful context rather than simply restating another publication's report. That means explaining what a development means for Manchester United — the squad situation, the club's recent activity, the competitive context — using established, verifiable information rather than filler or speculation dressed up as analysis.

Accuracy and corrections

Significant factual errors are corrected. If a story is wrong, incomplete or has been overtaken by later developments, we update or correct it, and we make the change clear. Full details, including how to report an error to us, are in our Corrections Policy.

Quality before volume

Content quality and accuracy take priority over publishing volume. If there is not enough reliable information to produce a genuinely useful article, we do not publish one. We would rather run fewer stories than pad a thin story or guess at detail we cannot support.

Who is responsible

Editorial responsibility sits with the United Pulse Editorial Team. Questions about this policy can be sent through our contact page.