My Grammar and I (Or Should That Be 'Me'?): Old-School Ways to Sharpen Your English

notional agreement – the [members of the] team are .
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A  related  source  of  confusion  lies  in  the  names  of  sports  teams.  Manchester
United  ,  for  example,  is  not  a  collective  noun.  It’s  a  proper  noun  (hence  the
capital letters – see
here
) and it should strictly speaking – those words again –
be  treated  as  singular.  So,  bizarrely,  should  Glasgow  Rangers  ,  Bristol  Rovers
and  the  Boston  Red  Sox  .  On  the  other  hand,  there  is  no  denying  that  lots  of
people say Manchester United are in the final and frankly only the most pedantic
among us (and Chelsea supporters) are likely to be offended.
Swot’s Corner : To avoid confusion with collective nouns, it is often sensible to
reword a sentence. Try The hotel manager is offering members of the wedding