Christmas is always a busy time for professional footballers.
08.12.2023 - 08:47 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United will switch their focus towards their Premier League clash against Bournemouth this weekend after getting back to winning ways in the Premier League against mid-table Chelsea on Wednesday night.
Scott McTominay settled the scores for United at Old Trafford with an all-important brace. The goals were his fifth and sixth of this season from 16 appearances in all competitions as the Reds earned an important three points in fron of a raucous home crowd.
Erik ten Hag and his players welcome Bournemouth to the same venue in their next match on Saturday afternoon (3pm). Here are your latest morning headlines from United on Friday, December 8.
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United youngster Amad has returned to full training with the first team after a knee injury. Amad picked up a knee injury playing against Arsenal in a pre-season friendly, in New York, on July 23 and he's been side-lined since, but he started light individual work in October and has now returned to full training at Carrington.
The 21-year-old, who spent last season on loan with Sunderland in the Championship, featured in United's opening pre-season games and made the squad for their United States tour.
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United manager Ten Hag admits close friends attempted to talk him out of taking the top job at Old Trafford, but the Dutchman told them he was ready to embrace the challenge.
Ten Hag headed to United from Ajax last summer after winning three Eredivisie titles in four and a half years with the Dutch giants. He enjoyed a successful first season at United, too, but has encountered some tough challenges since the
Christmas is always a busy time for professional footballers.
Manchester United suffered a disappointing 2-0 loss to West Ham in the Premier League fixture.
Luke Shaw described Manchester United's performance against West Ham on Saturday as 'not good enough'.
Erik ten Hag has pointed to the persistent injury setbacks Manchester United have faced as a reason why their season has been stagnant.
Manchester United are without a number of key players for Sunday’s ominous trip to Liverpool, including Bruno Fernandes.
When Manchester United won the Carabao Cup in February, Trent Alexander-Arnold was hurting. Despite winning every available honour in his still-fledgling career, the Liverpool defender could not bear watching United lift the trophy.
Luke Shaw and Marcus Rashford are available for Manchester United's daunting trip to Liverpool on Sunday but Harry Maguire is out.
Bruno Fernandes will miss Manchester United's clash with Liverpool at Anfield next weekend through suspension after being booked in Saturday's 3-0 defeat to Bournemouth at Old Trafford.
Manchester United fans have had their say on who they would like to see start against Bournemouth on Saturday amid the opportunity to close the gap on the top four.
Manchester United will look to keep up the pressure on the top four as they host Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon in the Premier League.
Manchester United are now only three points off the top four following their midweek win over Chelsea and have a great chance to close the gap this weekend.
Luke Shaw caused quite a stir on social media after appearing to agree that Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial stood little chance of returning to Manchester United's starting line-up.
Alejandro Garnacho sent an encouraging message to Bruno Fernandes after the Manchester United captain's missed penalty in Wednesday's 2-1 win at home to Chelsea.
Match-winner Scott McTominay says that the way manager Erik ten Hag prepared his players to take on Chelsea made all the difference following their 2-1 win at Old Trafford on Wednesday night.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag is understood to be in a difficult situation at Old Trafford this week after a disheartening defeat to Newcastle at the weekend.
The Manchester Evening News is among the outlets that have been banned by Manchester United from today's press conference over coverage of their worst start to a season since the club was last relegated.
Manchester United are back in Premier League action on Saturday night as they face Newcastle at St James' Park.
Manchester United resume their Premier League campaign against Newcastle on Saturday night (8pm) and highly-rated teenager Kobbie Mainoo is back in contention to start.
Former winger Lee Sharpe has claimed that Manchester United academy star Kobbie Mainoo is 'better' than both Sofyan Amrabat and Casemiro.
Winger Alejandro Garnacho has issued an apology to Manchester United's supporters following Wednesday night's pulsating 3-3 draw with Galatasaray in the Champions League at Rams Park.