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Do the Strand: the Manchester United haircut guy exposes our lust for content

As ‘the pressure of the haircut’ enters the game’s lexicon, the extent to which football revolves around winning and losing games appears to be fading

The Guardian - UK

Adobe's Frank Ilett collaboration is kind of weird

Will it help the Photoshop maker break into the mainstream?

Creative Bloq

Wayne Rooney hits out at 'irrelevant' United Strand amid Manchester United haircut stunt

Social media star’s challenge goes on after close shave

Evening Standard

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'The longer the better': The United Strand reacts as Man Utd draw denies viral star haircut

Long overdue haircut looked in sight before United’s trip to east London

Evening Standard

Fan denied long-awaited haircut as Man Utd held by West Ham

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The Independent UK

Benjamin Sesko’s late goal rescues a point for Man Utd at West Ham

Tomas Soucek fired struggling West Ham ahead and they looked set for a vital three points in their bid to beat the drop until Sesko struck late on.

The Independent UK

Man United spurn chance for five wins in a row as fan’s viral haircut challenge goes on

Manchester United supporter Frank Ilett, 29, vowed in October 2024 to not get a haircut until his team won five consecutive games

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When will The United Strand get his hair cut and how to watch live stream

Manchester United fan Frank Ilett’s viral near 500-day wait for a trip to the barbers was almost at an end

Evening Standard

When Did Man Utd Last Win Five Games in a Row?

Four games into Michael Carrick’s reign, Manchester United stand on the brink of a fifth straight win.

Sports Illustrated

'I never expected it to go on for this long' FourFourTwo meets the Manchester United fan desperate for a win this week

Manchester United fan Frank Ilett, alias The United Strand, tells FourFourTwo how his quest to 'spread humour and positivity' got a little out of hand

FourFourTwo

Michael Carrick Gives Uncharacteristic Take on Man Utd Fan Waiting for a Haircut

Frank Ilett, aka The United Strand, is one Manchester United win away from ending a challenge which began more than 500 days ago.

Sports Illustrated

The Manchester United fan one win away from first haircut in 500 days

Since October 2024, Frank Ilett has refused to cut his hair until Manchester United win five games in row – now, the end of this viral challenge and absurd look is finally in sight

The Independent UK

Man United fan Frank Ilett’s haircut challenge makes me smile, says Michael Carrick, as 18-month saga finally nears end

New Manchester United manager Michael Carrick has led the team to four successive victories and a potential fifth, against West Ham on Tuesday, would have terminal consequences for one supporter’s overgrown locks

The Independent UK

Manchester United and Michael Carrick win again as Tottenham are seen off

United are in fine form under their former player.

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FourFourTwo

How long did it take the Premier League's greatest managers to win five games in a row?

With one Manchester United fan refusing to cut his hair until Ruben Amorim's men win five games in a row, FourFourTwo looks at how long it took the greatest Premier League managers to tick off that particular milestone

FourFourTwo

Who is The United Strand? Why Manchester United fan Frank Ilett is refusing to cut his hair

One fan has put a little extra pressure on Manchester United this season

Sports Illustrated

When Did Man Utd Last Win Five Games in a Row?

A milestone which once seemed so far away is now within reach.

The Guardian - UK

Get to the chopper: hopes and hair rise as Manchester United win two on the spin

In today’s Football Daily: A high barnet, a combover and Jürgen Klopp’s shiny teeth

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