Why Manchester United substituted Mason Greenwood instead of Marcus Rashford or Anthony Martial

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 freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer could make four changes to the Manchester United line up for their trip to face Chelsea in the Premier League this weekend.United travel to Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon as they go in search of another three points to bolster their hopes of a top-four finish this season.Solskjaer has been experimenting with his team selection in recent weeks and could once again make a host of changes for the match against Thomas Tuchel's

straight to your inbox every day for freeAlan Shearer claims Anthony Martial lacks hunger and desire to improve his Manchester United goal tally.Martial started in United 's 3-1 victory over Newcastle at Old Trafford on Sunday and played 70 minutes before being replaced by Mason Greenwood.

straight to your inbox every day for free"Some movement!" It was a simple demand from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that was not heeded. "Antho, move.

straight to your inbox every day for freeLuke Shaw has compared Mason Greenwood to Robin van Persie after being asked to name the best finisher at Manchester United. Shaw picked out Greenwood, along with Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial when answering the question as part of an interview with Sky Sports ahead of United's Premier League clash with Newcastle this weekend.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans had a predictable response when Marcus Rashford name dropped Jadon Sancho in his Twitter Q&A on Friday night.England international Sancho continues to be linked with a big-money move to United, having been courted by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side last year.United's pursuit of Sancho was the story of last summer's transfer window but the English winger ended up staying at Borussia Dortmund, who held firm over their €120million asking

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United will continue to alternate between playing Mason Greenwood on the right and up front after he started as the centre forward against Real Sociedad in the Europa League.Greenwood, 19, played through the middle with Marcus Rashford on the left and Daniel James on the right and, ironically, the two wingers scored and Greenwood came off without a goal in the 4-0 thrashing.Solskjaer said in midweek Greenwood could play in up to five different

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United forward Marcus Rashford has posted an emotional message to Ravel Morrison after his fellow Old Trafford graduate shared several eye-catching revelations about his football career. Morrison, who remains a free agent after bringing his short spell at Dutch Eredivisie side Den Haag to a premature end last month, was the latest guest on Rio Ferdinand's Vibe with Five podcast.

straight to your inbox every day for freeWhen Marcus Rashford was asked to move from the right of the Manchester United attack to the left at The Hawthorns on Sunday it was a trudge across the pitch he has become used to.In three of his last six games for United Rashford has occupied both wing positions in Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's three-pronged attack at one stage or another.

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere are the Manchester United evening headlines on Monday, February 15.Manchester United centre-back Harry Maguire had a huge claim for a penalty overturned in Sunday's 1-1 draw with West Brom. The United captain went down after a challenge from Semi Ajayi, with referee Craig Pawson initially pointing to the spot.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has backed Anthony Martial to rediscover his goalscoring form for Manchester United after another disappointing performance in the draw with West Brom.Martial, 25, started in the United attack over Mason Greenwood but was ineffective from the left wing and made way for Greenwood in the 65th minute.Depressingly, Martial was targeted by racist trolls on social media for the second time in the last three weeks, having been subjected to

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United cannot rely on Marcus Rashford to score 20 or more goals a season. That's the view of United legend Andy Cole, who believes the England international needs to take a leaf out of Edinson Cavani's book when it comes to being ruthless in front of goal.

straight to your inbox every day for freeGary Neville says Edinson Cavani has grabbed Manchester United's number nine spot in a way the club's younger attackers have not been able to.Neville believes Cavani is now in United's strongest XI, with the Uruguayan forward retaining his place in the Reds' starting line-up against Everton on Saturday night.

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 freeGreater Manchester Police have issued a statement condemning online racist abuse suffered by Manchester United players in the past few days.Marcus Rashford was the victim of some horrific online abuse in the wake of United's 0-0 draw at Arsenal on Saturday night, which he described as "humanity and social media at its worst".

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans have demanded the club sign a new striker in order to mount a sustainable Premier League title challenge.United were rejected by Erling Haaland in December 2019 when Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was desperate to add to his forward line.Anthony Martial ended the season with a career-best goal return and Edinson Cavani was signed in the summer in order to add experience to the forward line.However, during the current campaign, Martial has

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United defender Axel Tuanzebe has broken his silence after being racially abused on social media following the side's 2-1 defeat to Sheffield United.Tuanzebe made his first Premier League start for United since October 2019 at Old Trafford on Wednesday evening, but the night turned sour for the centre-back with what happened following the game.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans have been reacting to a moment in the second half of Wednesday's loss to Sheffield United which perfectly highlighted the difference in work ethic of Bruno Fernandes and Anthony Martial during the game. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side suffered a 2-1 defeat to the Blades at Old Trafford.