Why Manchester United and Everton could make extra substitutions in Premier League fixture

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United returned to winning ways in the Premier League after beating Newcastle United 3-1 on Sunday.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 's side had drawn their previous two games with Everton and West Brom, allowing Manchester City to extend their lead at the top of the table. United sit 10 points adrift of their neighbours with the same number of matches played, making their clash at the Etihad Stadium on March 7 all the more important.

straight to your inboxManchester City will be looking to extend their remarkable winning streak to 18 games when they travel to face Arsenal on Sunday.City sit 10 points clear of neighbours Manchester United at the top of the Premier League table and Pep Guardiola will be hoping to keep that advantage when he comes up against former assistant Mikel Arterta.The Gunners are enduring an inconsistent run of form, having won just twice in their last six games in all competitions, and have already

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

direct to your inboxManchester United fans have urged the club to snap up Erling Haaland in the summer transfer window following his latest heroics for Borussia Dortmund.Haaland scored twice and set one up in the first half of the first leg of Dortmund's Champions League last 16 tie against Sevilla.The German side went behind early on at the Estadio Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan to a goal from Fernandez Saez but Haaland provided the assist for Mahmoud Dahoud to equaliser in the 19th minute.Haaland then

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United's academy has played a huge part in the club's success this season. The Reds' Premier League title-winning teams of the past were built on a backbone of talent that had graduated from their academy system and it seems like Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is keen to try and emulate that.

straight to your inbox every day for freeGary Neville has picked out Manchester United's top five signings of the Premier League era - but there is one glaring omission among the current crop at Old Trafford. During his iconic career with United, former captain Neville played alongside some of the best players in the club's history, including fellow academy products Paul Scholes and Ryan Giggs.

straight to your inboxManchester City extended their lead at the top of the Premier League table to seven points over the weekend. While Leicester City started the action with a 3-1 win over Liverpool, briefly leapfrogging Manchester United into second place, City's win over Tottenham Hotspur moved them seven points clear with a game in hand after United could only muster a draw against West Bromwich Albion on Sunday.

straight to your inbox every day for freeMason Greenwood was substituted in the second-half against West Ham because Manchester United are managing his game-time.Greenwood, 19, has started in six of United's last seven matches but was replaced by Edinson Cavani in the 86th minute, much to the surprise of many observers who felt he had performed better than fellow forwards Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial.Martial was starting for the first time in four games but failed to score while

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans believe the way the team fell apart following Paul Pogba's departure against Everton shows he has become one of the side's most important players.United were dealt another huge blow in their fading Premier League title hopes on Saturday after they twice surrendered the lead to draw 3-3 with Everton.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side were two goals to the good at half-time following a dominating performance but lost the influential Pogba

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans may have ultimately been left disappointed by the draw against Everton but Bruno Fernandes did give them one moment to savour - and one former Old Trafford favourite certainly enjoyed it.

straight to your inboxManchester City and Liverpool will be able to make extra substitutions during their Premier League clash at Anfield on Sunday (4.30pm).A new rule comes into effect this weekend, with the Premier League introducing concussion substitutes on a trial basis. It means City and Liverpool will be allowed two permanent concussion substitutes on top of the usual three permitted changes per match.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer refused to single out David de Gea for mistakes made by the Manchester United goalkeeper against Everton.United squandered a 2-0 lead and then a 3-2 lead to draw 3-3 at home to the Toffees, as they were stunned by Dominic Calvert-Lewin's last-gasp equaliser.De Gea spilled the ball for Abdoulaye Doucoure to get Everton back in the game early in the second half and was then easily beaten by Calvert-Lewin for the stoppage-time

straight to your inbox every day for free Paul Pogba is back in the Manchester United side and raring to go after being granted 90 minutes off against Southampton in midweek. The midfielder starts ahead of Fred in the only change to the side that thrashed Saints 9-0 on Tuesday night, with Edinson Cavani fit enough to start after limping off at half-time in midweek.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United welcome Carlo Ancelotti's Everton to Old Trafford this weekend, in a game live on Sky Sports.A win for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side would put them level on points with Premier League leaders Manchester City ahead of their trip to face Liverpool at Anfield on Sunday.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United take on Everton on Saturday night looking to pick up from where they left off after they ruthlessly demolished Southampton 9-0 in midweek.United will no doubt be in confident mood for the game at Old Trafford after they ran riot against a Saints side that were eventually reduced to nine men.Yet the Toffees will likely represent a tougher test, with Carlo Ancelotti's side sat seventh, four points off fourth-placed Liverpool with two games

direct to your inboxManchester United head into this weekend’s fixture with Everton aiming to keep the pressure on rivals Manchester City at the summit of the Premier League table.United have only lost one league match since the start of November and will be on a real high following their 9-0 drumming of Southampton earlier this week.In that match, striker Anthony Martial came off the bench at half-time to grab himself a second-half brace and simultaneously end a goal drought that had stretched

straight to your inbox every day for freeSince Bruno Fernandes moved to England, Manchester United have evolved to become a highly competitive team who can win matches in a variety of different ways.The Portuguese midfielder has had a dramatic impact on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's team, with the Red Devils currently placed second in the Premier League table after 22 games this season.For perspective, after the same number of matches last year, United ranked fifth in the table with 10 fewer

United starting lineup once again, and it's the same story with left-back Luke Shaw, with both likely to start against the Toffees.Both Mason Greenwood and Anthony Martial are both pushing for starts this weekend, with Greenwood impressive against Everton, while Martial scored twice as a substitute.Defender Eric Bailly is a doubt while Phil Jones remains United's only long-term absentee.* Click here to subscribe to Level up! The Esports and Gaming Show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts

direct to your inboxManchester City and Manchester United are battling it out for the Premier League title this season, but if one of them was to drop down to fourth place, there could be a loophole that has an impact.As it stands, City top the table, three points clear of second-placed United, but the league leaders have a game in hand on their neighbours.Leicester City are in third after they capitalised on Liverpool's 1-0 defeat to Brighton & Hove Albion on Wednesday evening.Both Manchester

direct to your inboxManchester United and Manchester City enjoyed a fruitful midweek as they both claimed three points whilst Liverpool lost.Ole Gunnar Solskaer 's side beat Southampton 9-0 at Old Trafford in a joint club-record win, whilst Pep Guardiola's men made it 13 matches unbeaten with a 2-0 win at Burnley. Liverpool, meanwhile, lost a second successive Premier League match at Anfield after losing to Brighton & Hove Albion.