Frank Lampard has explained he wanted to sign Manchester United's Donny van de Beek on loan for three reasons.
15.02.2022 - 00:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United were pegged back for the third game in succession during their 1-1 draw with Southampton at Old Trafford on Saturday lunchtime.
Since returning from the international break, the Old Trafford giants have surrendered leads against Middlesbrough in the FA Cup - then rock-bottom Burnley and Southampton in the Premier League.
However, either side of that frustrating 90 minutes against the Saints, there were some encouraging displays from those currently away from the club on loan.
Manchester Evening News takes a closer look at the seven United players who were in action elsewhere;
Amad (Rangers): Sealing a temporary move to Ibrox last month, Amad needed four minutes to introduce himself to the Rangers fans with a debut goal against Ross County. He even has his own song already! Further impact has proved tough in the Scottish Premiership, but the talented Ivorian did provide an assist during the comfortable 3-0 win over Annan Athletic in the Scottish Cup on Saturday afternoon.
Nathan Bishop (Mansfield): It was a testing start to the campaign for Mansfield. However, the Stags are now in red hot form and promotion is back on the cards. They could only manage a draw with Bristol Rovers on Saturday afternoon, but that result makes it 11 unbeaten and Bishop was rewarded with his fourth clean sheet in six games.
James Garner (Nottingham Forest):Garner continues to go from strength to strength at the City Ground. There are growing calls for the Academy graduate to be handed a first-team opportunity at United moving forwards and, should he carry on in this manner, it will be hard to ignore him for much longer. The 20-year-old played 90 minutes in a draw with Stoke City and had a hand in the equaliser when his late
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