Why Manchester United took Joe Hugill off penalty duty vs Arsenal U23s

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United go into the derby against Manchester City on Sunday with several injury problems. United face a tough ask against their rivals, who are on a 21-game winning streak and are 14 points clear at the top of the Premier League table.

straight to your inbox every day for freeDavid de Gea has taken to social media to celebrate the birth of his first child, Yanay.De Gea and girlfriend Edurne Garcia both posted a picture on their Instagram accounts on Friday morning of the baby's hand along with a caption which read: "Yanay 4•3•21" along with a loveheart emoji. The Spanish goalkeeper, 30, missed Manchester United's goalless draw away at Crystal Palace in midweek ahead of the birth of his child on Thursday.

straight to your inboxBefore Manchester City's win over Wolves this week, statisticians rated their chances of winning the Premier League title as 99.9 per cent. Fast forward two days, and City scored three late goals to edge past a stubborn Wolves side for a 21st straight win.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans are desperate for the return of Paul Pogba after a dismal team performance against Crystal Palace. The Frenchman has missed United 's last seven games in all competitions, with the Reds winning three and drawing four of them.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans were sent into a frenzy after transfer target Jadon Sancho appeared in a Pepsi advert with Paul Pogba.United are hoping to make four signings in the summer transfer window to complete their squad overhaul and, while a new centre-back is the priority, a right-winger remains high on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's wish list.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans are convinced Mason Mount should have been sent off for Chelsea in their goalless draw at the weekend.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's side settled for a point at Stamford Bridge on Sunday afternoon after a hard fought contest which provided few opportunities for either side.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was furious with Chelsea after claiming the club released an article on their website that could have influenced referee Stuart Attwell before the match.United played out a 0-0 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge but there was controversy about a potential penalty decision in the first half.

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 are delighted after watching James Garner score his first professional goal whilst on loan at Nottingham Forest.The 19-year-old joined Chris Hughton's side on loan until the end of the season after struggling for first-team minutes with Watford in the first half of the campaign. Garner was recalled and loaned back out to the Championship in January and he has already become an integral part of the Forest side.

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 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 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 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 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 were ecstatic on social media after Jesse Lingard scored twice for West Ham United on debut.The Englishman joined the Hammers for the remainder of the season after falling out of favour at Old Trafford.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United missed the opportunity to close the gap on Manchester City in the Premier League title race when they drew with Arsenal yesterday. Edinson Cavani spurned two good chances inside the six-yard box from crosses as United drew 0-0 at the Emirates Stadium.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United players were disappointed at not claiming all three points against Arsenal after spurning several good chances at the Emirates.David de Gea revealed the dressing room was dejected after a goalless draw that saw United lose ground in the title race for the second time this week.Marcus Rashford and Edinson Cavani both saw big chances come and go against the Gunners, who hit the bar themselves through Alexandre Lacazette.De Gea felt his

straight to your inbox every day for free Ole Gunnar Solskjaer is excited about the development of teenage striker Joe Hugill after he plundered four goals as Manchester United Under-23s thrashed Liverpool 6-3. The young United side ran riot at the AXA Training Centre, with debutant Amad Diallo also scoring twice in the Premier League 2 fixture.Diallo opened and finished the scoring for United, first slotting home a one-on-one after intercepting a pass before a Panenka penalty.