Erik ten Hag will be sweating on the fitness of Rasmus Hojlund over the international break after the striker came off with a hamstring injury during Manchester United's 1-0 win over Luton Town.
29.10.2023 - 02:45 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
You can get a classic fish and chips in the local pub the Manchester United Supporters of Tampa gather to watch their team play.
And it's not just the menu that offers a flavour of the UK with the watering hole set to be packed out as United fans, and some of a City persuasion, pile in to watch the Manchester derby on Sunday. It might be 30+ degrees in Florida and a morning kick-off (11.30am local time) but the scene will be like many in Manchester, England and around America and the world as the 191st Manchester derby takes place.
The contest will be beamed into more than 170 countries across the globe as well as the near 75,000 capacity crowd inside Old Trafford. Watching on in MacDintons Irish Pub will be MUFC Tampa member Devin Walker and plenty of fellow United supporters.
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"It is one of the first dates the fans will always look to first when the schedule is released along with the Liverpool matches," Walker told the MEN. "We will make sure our alarms are set nice and early to make it to our local pub. We like to ensure we are at our pub early and have our flags and banners proudly displayed before the Man City fans in Florida arrive."
Football in the States is growing at an incredible rate and has been for a number of years. Lionel Messi's arrival into Major League Soccer has turbo-charged it further while the arrival of the World Cup in 2026 adds further eyes on America. United have around 50 official supporters clubs in the country, including three in Florida alone, and are hugely well supported across the Atlantic, as was shown by their summer tour where Erik ten
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