Manchester United manager Solskjaer responds to Amad Diallo and Joe Hugill performances vs Liverpool

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere are the Manchester United evening headlines on Tuesday, February 16.Mason Greenwood says he is in the 'perfect environment' to achieve his dreams in football after signing a new four-year contract with Manchester United.The 19-year-old put pen-to-paper on Tuesday to extend his Old Trafford stay until the summer of 2025, with an option of a further year.Greenwood has been at the club since he was just seven-years-old and has opened up on how United

straight to your inbox every day for free Joe Hugill insists he let Amad take a penalty on his Manchester United debut because he wanted to welcome him to the club in style. The 18-year-old winger officially joined United last month following an agreement with Atalanta and made his first appearance for the club in a 6-3 win over Liverpool's U23s.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer accused the Video Assistant Referee Jon Moss of 'sleeping' during the second-half of Manchester United's draw with West Brom.Match referee Craig Pawson awarded Harry Maguire a second-half penalty but replays showed Maguire was stood in an offside position.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has admitted it's becoming more and more difficult to leave Dean Henderson out of his Manchester United side as he weighs up his goalkeeping dilemma for the trip to West Brom.David de Gea's blunder against Everton a week ago has reopened the debate over United's No.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer's admission that he is still following Erling Haaland's career will no doubt pique the interest of many Manchester United fans.The Reds were unable to land the Norwegian star in January 2020, when he departed RB Salzburg for Borussia Dortmund instead of moving to Old Trafford.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer had been peppered with questions about Amad for weeks.The £37million teenager had just run Liverpool's Under-23s ragged on a day the Manchester United first-team could have done with his trickery during a 0-0 at Arsenal.Amad claimed his second goal at Kirkby from a penalty when he seemingly defied rank.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans are excited at the prospect of new signing Amad making his first-team debut against West Ham in the FA Cup.The teenage winger has been included in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's squad for Tuesday night's fifth round tie with the Hammers at Old Trafford.Amad was pictured ahead of the game with manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and other players at the Lowry Hotel.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is confident Mason Greenwood has overcome his 'blip' in form.Greenwood, 19, struggled in the first half of the season after breaching Covid protocol on international duty with England in Iceland before the season started.However, the forward has started in five of the last six games, scoring against Liverpool in the FA Cup, and his influence has grown in the last few weeks.Greenwood tallied 18 goals last term

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans want to see Amad Diallo earn a swift call-up to the first-team following his sensational display for the Under-23s in Friday's victory over Blackburn Rovers.It's not only the seniors who have enjoyed a free-scoring week of action, as Neil Wood's side played out a 10 goal thriller at Leigh Sports Village to defeat their Lancashire neighbours.After twice clawing the game back and going in at the break with things level at 2-2,

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will decide on Thursday if Amad Diallo will be added to their matchday squad for this weekend's visit of Everton.Diallo, 18, scored twice on his club debut in the Under-23s' 6-3 thrashing of Liverpool on Saturday and is expected to make his first-team bow this month.United host Southampton on Wednesday night and the U23s are at home to Blackburn on Friday night - the day before United take on Everton."We will

straight to your inbox every day for freeJesse Lingard has left Manchester United to join West Ham United on loan for the remainder of the season. Lingard has struggled for game time under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer this season and has re-joined former United boss David Moyes in east London in hopes of reviving his career.

straight to your inbox every day for free Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has backed Edinson Cavani to hit the goal trail again for Manchester United after the striker missed two chances to secure all three points against Arsenal. Cavani fired wide from crosses from Luke Shaw and Aaron Wan-Bissaka in the second half when he would have expected to score at least one of the chances.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United youngsters Amad Diallo and Joe Hugill enhanced their growing reputations as the Under-23s defeated rivals Liverpool 6-3 in a thrilling game at the Kirkby Academy.Diallo was making his first appearance for the club after completing his long-awaited transfer from Atalanta at the start of January.It took just 14 minutes for the 18-year-old to truly announce his arrival, robbing Liverpool defender Billy Koumetio and netting a composed finish

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer fears Manchester City's consistency could see them run away with the Premier League title after they supplanted United at the top of the table.City's 5-0 thrashing of West Brom on Tuesday night preceded United's shock 2-1 home defeat to Sheffield United on Wednesday, leaving Pep Guardiola's side a point clear with a game in hand.Since they were held to a 1-1 home draw by West Brom on December 15, City have won seven consecutive league

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United are hopeful Amad Diallo will develop into their long-term right winger.Diallo, 18, completed his £37million transfer from Atalanta this month and was one of two right wingers United signed in October, along with Uruguayan teenager Facundo Pellistri, following the failed pursuit of Borussia Dortmund forward Jadon Sancho.The last specialist right winger United signed prior to Pellistri and Diallo was Wilfried Zaha in the January 2013

straight to your inbox every day for free Bruno Fernandes praised Donny van de Beek's performance against Liverpool after the Netherlands international started ahead of him in the FA Cup tie. Van de Beek was given a rare opportunity to impress in the absence of Fernandes and he looked lively before being replaced by the Portuguese playmaker with the game tied at 2-2.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDean HendersonStood up to Mohamed Salah but was craftily beaten in the first-half. Too porous in letting Salah's second in.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has been praised for the way he has handled the difficult situations that he has been presented with at Manchester United in recent months.United endured a rough start to the season, with the heavy defeat by Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford in October one that increased the scrutiny on Solskjaer.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer believes some honest discussions between himself and Paul Pogba have helped Manchester United see the best of the midfielder over the past month.Pogba is producing his best football for United in at least two years, despite the comments of agent Mino Raiola six weeks ago seeming to further fracture the relationship between his camp and the club.On the eve of United's final Champions League group game in December Raiola said Pogba was