Manchester United promote Hannibal Mejbri to first-team squad

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans are excited to see Mason Greenwood possibly operate as a central striker after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer made five changes to his team to face Chelsea.David de Gea, Harry Maguire, Luke Shaw, Scott McTominay and Marcus Rashford have all come back into the starting XI. The biggest omission is up front, with Anthony Martial named as a substitute despite the absence of Edinson Cavani through injury.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans would like to see Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes nine changes and dish out two full debuts against Real Sociedad.United hold a 4-0 lead going into the second leg of their Europa League last 32 encounter at Old Trafford on Thursday evening (8pm kick-off). Goals from Bruno Fernandes (2), Marcus Rashford and Daniel James have given United a huge advantage at the halfway point of the tie.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United will be looking to secure safe passage to the next round of the Europa League when they meet Real Sociedad on Thursday night.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side hold a 4-0 lead on aggregate after their win in Turin last week and will qualify for the last 16 as long as they avoid a shock defeat at Old Trafford.United are unbeaten in their last 14 Europa League home matches, but they have won just one of their last nine home matches against

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans want to see Amad make his first start for the club against Real Sociedad - even if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer already appears to have decided against it.The La Liga side will travel to Old Trafford on Thursday for the return leg of the round-of-32 tie, with United already holding a 4-0 aggregate lead after the first game in Turin - with a Bruno Fernandes brace and goals from Marcus Rashford and Daniel James securing the win.The match was

United's midweek Europa League clash and are injury doubts ahead of the weekend, with Scott McTominay also a concern having been brought off in the second-half in midweek.Luke Shaw, Victor Lindelof and Anthony Martial could all return to the starting lineup against the Magpies, particularly with all three not featuring from the start in Turin.Paul Pogba and Phil Jones will definitely miss out, whilst Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has a decision to make in goal, with Dean Henderson earning a clean sheet

straight to your inbox every day for free Marcus Rashford believes Hannibal Mejbri could be the next academy graduate to make an impact on the Manchester United first-team stage. Mejbri, 18, was promoted to the club's first-team training bubble along with Shola Shoretire last week after the duo's impressive respective seasons at reserve level.

straight to your inbox every day for freeCharlie McNeil, Teden Mengi, Hannibal Mejbri, Joe Hugill, Anthony Elanga, Shola Shoretire.The amount of talent coming through Manchester United's youth ranks at the moment is remarkable and the queue to the first team just keeps on getting longer."There's a player in there that I have a special connection to, he's called Danny Gore," Lee Waddington, a coach with near 30 years experience, tells the Manchester Evening News."He was my first signing at

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans were impressed by Amad's cameo against Real Sociedad and particularly enjoyed his mazy dribble down the left flank.United fans were given a glimpse of the future after January signing Amad was handed his much-awaited first-team debut in Turin.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will decide on whether Amad makes his full debut after the Premier League visit of Newcastle on Sunday.Recent signing Amad, 18, made his United bow as an 83rd minute substitute in the 4-0 Europa League thrashing of Real Sociedad in Turin and United host the Spanish side in the return leg next Thursday.Solskjaer made five changes for the away leg but is likely to rotate even more with United in a virtually

straight to your inbox every day for freeOwen Hargreaves believes the Real Sociedad players were caught off guard by Daniel James and his pace as Manchester United romped to a 4-0 victory. Bruno Fernandes scored either side of half-time, with Marcus Rashford and James also scoring for the visiting team in Turin.

direct to your inboxManchester United will likely start youngsters Amad and Shola Shoretire on the bench for their clash against Real Sociedad.United travel to Turin to take on the Basque side in the first leg of their Europa League last 32 tie, which couldn't be held in San Sebastian because of covid-19 restrictions. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has a slightly depleted squad for the game, after confirming that Donny van de Beek and Edinson Cavani are ruled out with muscle injuries.

straight to your inbox every day for free Hannibal Mejbri didn't train with the Manchester United first-team squad ahead of their Europa League trip to face Real Sociedad because he is still recovering from injury.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United U23s manager Neil Wood says he has no worries about Hannibal Mejbri and Shola Shoretire's accelerated development after the teenagers were promoted to the first-team's training bubble.Mejbri, 18, and Shoretire, 17, are training with the senior squad but continuing to play matches for the Under-23s.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has a near full squad to choose from as he prepares his side to face West Bromwich Albion in the Premier League on Sunday.Paul Pogba is the only confirmed absentee from the United squad, with the French midfielder sidelined after picking up a thigh injury in the 3-3 draw with Everton last weekend.Solskjaer confirmed in his pre-match press conference on Friday that Eric Bailly is back in training after missing

straight to your inbox every day for freeBruno Fernandes has offered some advice to youngsters Hannibal Mejbri and Shola Shoretire after they were promoted to the Manchester United first-team squad. Mejbri , 18, and Shoretire, 17, have been pictured in United training recently and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed on Friday that they will continue their development under his watch.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans have been giving their reaction to the news that Hannibal Mejbri is being promoted to the first-team squad on a regular basis. The 18-year-old midfielder has been rewarded for his impressive performances for Neil Wood's under-23 side this season.

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere are your Manchester United evening headlines for Friday, February 12.McTominay's challengeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has challenged Scott McTominay to hit double figures for goals this season.The midfielder continued his purple patch with a winner against West Ham in the FA Cup on Tuesday, taking him to six goals in 14 appearances.Solskjaer has now urged McTominay's fellow midfielders to follow the Scottish international's example."To add goals from

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United youngster Hannibal Mejbri has been added to an EA SPORTS FIFA gaming title for the first time ever, with the midfielder's overall rating and potential confirmed.EA SPORTS release regular player database updates for FIFA 21, also known as a server updates, in order to add, edit, remove and make other changes to players based on what is happening in real-life.

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere are your Manchester United evening headlines for Wednesday, February 3.United have added Phil Jones and Amad Diallo to their Europa League squad, as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer hinted would be the case last month.Jones missed the first half of the season due to a long-term knee injury, while Diallo only arrived in January, though the transfer was wrapped up in October.The pair have been included in United's 25-man, meaning they can both feature in the

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans noticed Scott McTominay was desperate for the Reds to score a 10th goal against Southampton on Tuesday night. United hammered a depleted Saints side 9-0 at Old Trafford as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s team took full advantage of Alex Jankewitz’s early red card.