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straight to your inbox every day for freeRio Ferdinand said Eric Bailly and Harry Maguire were at fault for Ademola Lookman's opening goal for Fulham against Manchester United. Lookman gave the Cottagers an early lead when he ran into space behind the United defence and finished past David de Gea.Although United soon equalised through Edinson Cavani, Lookman's strike meant it was another away game in which Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side had conceded the first goal.

straight to your inbox every day for freeGary Neville believes Manchester United need a centre-back and a right-winger to become a title-winning team.United visited reigning champions Liverpool in top spot on Sunday and maintained their three-point lead over their rivals courtesy of a goalless draw. However, neighbours Manchester City closed the gap on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side to just two points with a 4-0 victory over Crystal Palace and have a game in hand on the Reds.

direct to your inboxA flood 'alert' has been put in force in Greater Manchester today after hours of heavy rainfall overnight.The alert warns of 'possible' flooding around the area of the middle River Mersey catchment area.It includes areas near Bramhall in Stockport, Sale, Altrincham and Urmston.The Environment Agency warned: "Flooding is possible - be prepared."And Transport for Greater Manchester said: "With heavy rain in Greater Manchester this morning, expect flooding in some areas.

straight to your inbox every day for freeSolskjaer's selection choicesA scan of the Manchester United team sheet ahead of kick-off at Turf Moor showed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had picked a team to deal with a very unique threat.Physicality was evidently the order of the day against Sean Dyche's side, with Nemanja Matic and Paul Pogba picked in midfield ahead of Scott McTominay and Fred, while Edinson Cavani was back in attack.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United could welcome back four players from injury for their pivotal game in hand at Burnley on Tuesday.Paul Pogba, Luke Shaw and Victor Lindelof missed the FA Cup win over Watford on Saturday night and Eric Bailly was forced off before half-time following a collision with Dean Henderson.However, the quartet all trained on Monday morning and, with Edinson Cavani back from suspension, manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is set to have a fully fit squad

straight to your inbox every day for freeRio Ferdinand believes Mason Greenwood has the arrogance to feel he can take Edinson Cavani 's place in the Manchester United team. Cavani's impressive performances since joining United on a free transfer from PSG have often seen him lead the line when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has opted to play with an out-and-out striker.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer admitted Manchester United missed Edinson Cavani's 'havoc' in their Carabao Cup semi-final defeat to Manchester City.Cavani served the second of his three-match suspension for an Instagram post deemed offensive in some contexts in the 2-0 loss that marked United's fourth successive semi-final defeat.John Stones pounced to put City ahead in the 50th minute but Solskjaer did not make a substitution until Mason Greenwood was introduced

direct to your inboxPolice have been trawling a street in north Manchester after a man was shot.Officers were called to Mansfield Avenue in Blackley at around 7.50pm last night (Tuesday) following reports a gunman had opened fired inside a house.A 22-year-old man was found with 'serious' leg injuries.He was taken to hospital. Cops have described the shooting as 'vicious'.The man's injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.

United will be without Edinson Cavani, who is banned, with Victor Lindelof also an injury doubt, with Eric Bailly once again expected to partner Harry Maguire in defence.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer unsurprisingly gave his backing to Edinson Cavani after the forward was handed a three-match ban.The 33-year-old was suspended after the FA ruled he 'brought the game into disrepute' over an Instagram post following United's 3-2 victory at Southampton last month. Cavani has also been fined £100,000 and must complete a face-to-face education course after opting against appealing the decision.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United forward Edinson Cavani has accepted the Football Association’s decision to hand him a three-match ban but stressed his innocence over the social media post in question.Cavani came off the bench to secure a victory for United away to Southampton in November and responded to a friend on Instagram with the words ‘gracias negrito’.

direct to your inboxDoctors and paramedics say they are bracing themselves for a new tide of Covid patients to hit Greater Manchester's hospitals within weeks. Speaking as plans for the region's move to Tier 4 were announced and the return to school for secondary pupils was delayed, Dr Carole Gavin, a consultant in Greater Manchester, said concerns were growing as hospitals in the south battle to find beds as infection rates - largely found to be caused by the new mutant strain - rise.

direct to your inboxGreater Manchester Police has referred itself to the police watchdog after three people were found dead at a property in Failsworth.Officers were called to Oldham Road by paramedics responding to a report of concern for welfare at 3.30pm on Monday.Three people were pronounced dead at the scene.But the force has voluntarily referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct as officers had attended the same address on December 23. An IOPC spokesperson said: “We have

direct to your inboxThe coronavirus pandemic has exposed the crisis in the "broken" social care system – and it would be "immoral" not to fix it, Andy Burnham has warned.The mayor of Greater Manchester said the only way to cope with an ageing population would be to more closely integrate social care with the NHS.

straight to your inbox every day for freeAlan Shearer was mightily impressed with Edinson Cavani after watching his latest Manchester United cameo.Cavani came off the bench to replace Anthony Martial after 75 minutes of United's Boxing Day clash with Leicester City at the King Power Stadium. It took the former Paris Saint-Germain striker only four minutes to make an impact, as he provided a superb assist for Bruno Fernandes to put the visitors 2-1 ahead.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOwen Hargreaves believes Manchester United will target a world-class defender in the summer transfer window following the Premier League draw against Leicester.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer named a surprise starting XI to face the Foxes with Victor Lindelof replacing Aaron Wan-Bissaka at right-back, allowing Eric Bailly to partner Harry Maguire through the middle.United led through Marcus Rashford but were pegged back by Harvey Barnes who was given far too much