
Andy Mitten
Andy Mitten has interviewed the likes of Lionel Messi, Eric Cantona, Sir Alex Ferguson and Diego Maradona for FourFourTwo magazine. He also founded and is editor of United We Stand, the Manchester United fanzine, and contributes to a number of publications, including GQ, the BBC and The Athletic.
Latest articles by Andy Mitten

Alan Smith, One-on-One: "The greatest club manager ever wanted me... how could I turn Man Utd down?"
By Andy Mitten published
Alan Smith Why didn’t Leeds win anything? Was Sven wrong not to take him to the World Cup in 2002? What did he make of Keano’s MUTV rant? And is he still a BMX bandit? Your questions were answered...

You Ask The Questions: Nemanja Vidic – 'I was interested in Liverpool... but then Manchester United came'
By Andy Mitten published
Nemanja Vidic Did Fergie stop him from joining the army? What was his best tackle? And has he ever actually murdered someone? Your questions answered…

The Games That Changed My Life: Dwight Yorke
By Andy Mitten published
Games That Changed My Life Dwight Yorke tells FFT about the matches which left an indelible mark on his career - including helping his nation qualify for their first World Cup and that night in Barcelona...

David Moyes: I'd have approached United differently if I knew I only had 10 months
By Andy Mitten published
David Moyes In March 2015, FFT sat down for a lengthy career reflective with the Scot about being Sir Alex's successor, almost getting Everton to the Champions League – and pulling pranks...

Gary Neville: 'I didn’t want to go into management straight after playing. I wanted to learn and understand more'
By Andy Mitten published
Manchester United The former Manchester United and England fullback turned top pundit tackles FourFourTwo readers' posers about arguing with Fergie, hating Liverpool and chatting up a mop...

Disabled Premier League supporters: "They looked at us like they'd never seen fans in wheelchairs"
By Andy Mitten published
Premier League Disabled fans tell FourFourTwo's Andy Mitten about being snubbed at the Camp Nou, getting stick from the oppo and their secret weapon in the fight for better facilities: Sir Alex Ferguson... Portraits: Simon Stacpoole/Offside

Glazers, disgruntlement and grit: The inside story of FC United of Manchester's birth
By Andy Mitten published
FC United of Manchester The rebel club are on the march after reaching Conference North. Back in 2005, Andy Mitten found out how the club's founding fathers planned to stick it to a multi-millionaire...

Fighter Rooney is as important for Man United now as he ever was – despite a year to forget
By Andy Mitten published
FFT100 In a year where the 29-year-old captained the Reds to their worst season in 25 years, and England at a dismal World Cup, Andy Mitten assesses the striker's annus horribilis with those who know him well...

Back the juggler? How Michael Knighton wowed the Old Trafford crowd, but not the boardroom
By Andy Mitten published
Manchester United Many Manchester United fans are unhappy with the current ownership structure of their club, but things could have been very different had infamous property magnate Michael Knighton been able to complete his buy-out of the club 25 years ago. Andy Mitten tells the tale of the deal that never was...

Leaks, mutiny and media malaise: the inside story of Moyes's Man United disaster
By Andy Mitten published
David Moyes Long-time FFT contributor and United We Stand editor Andy Mitten lifts the lid on 10 months of discontent at Old Trafford...

Diego Forlan: Dropping deep as a striker
By Andy Mitten published
Manchester United When should a frontman track back? Uruguay’s deep-lying genius Diego Forlan explains all

David May: What Happened Next?
By Andy Mitten published
What Happened Next? From wind-up merchant to wine merchant...

Our Manc on the Kop: Why Liverpool vs Man United is More Than A Game
By Andy Mitten published
More Than A Game Can FFT's Andy Mitten, diehard Red Devil, survive behind enemy lines?

What happened when we met Lionel Messi – and let him edit FourFourTwo magazine
By Andy Mitten last updated
FourFourTwo The world's greatest ever footballer is the guest editor of FourFourTwo's July 2017 issue. Andy Mitten, who interviewed the Barça star on this occasion and has done several times before for the mag, explains how our latest meeting with Leo went down

Roberto Di Matteo: I got rejected by Birmingham? Don't believe everything you read...
By Andy Mitten published
The Big Interview FourFourTwo sat down for a career reflective with the incoming Aston Villa boss in our April 2014 issue...

Messi: how to score goals like the master
By Andy Mitten last updated
Lionel Messi As each year passes, the stats get more staggering for Lionel Messi. How the heck does he do it? Well, we decided to ask the man himself...

Eric Abidal: Guardiola worked hard, but he was a bit lucky to win everything in his first season
By Andy Mitten published
The Big Interview The former Barcelona, Lyon and France full-back answers your questions on Pep's Barcelona, his France career and battle with liver disease...

Giovani dos Santos: Make the most of your winter break
By Andy Mitten last updated
Giovani dos Santos Avoid piling on the seasonal flab with these top fitness tips from LA Galaxy’s Mexican wizard

Welcome to Iceland: when FFT went to a 10pm top-flight tussle... in broad daylight
By Andy Mitten published
Iceland They've become the smallest nation ever to qualify for the finals of a European Championship, with a population smaller than Leicester's. Andy Mitten finds out how...

Marc Bartra: I like English football a lot – but my heart is in Barcelona
By Andy Mitten last updated
Marc Bartra The 24-year-old Blaugrana stopper has rarely enjoyed a prolonged run in his boyhood club’s first team, but tells Andy Mitten that he hasn’t given up achieving it yet – Premier League interest or not...
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