Why Mason Greenwood was not in Manchester United squad vs Everton

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere are the Manchester United evening headlines for Friday, November 27.Manchester United expect to be without Paul Pogba and Scott McTominay for Sunday’s trip to Southampton.Both players missed Tuesday night’s Champions League win over Istanbul Baseksehir with injuries.Marcus Rashford, Victor Lindelof and Aaron Wan-Bissaka, meanwhile, are likely to play against Southampton.“Scott and Paul didn't train this morning,” United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer

straight to your inbox every day for freeDimitar Berbatov says Bruno Fernandes still needs to work on the defensive side of his game.The midfielder has been superb since joining Manchester United in January and in midweek scored a brace to help the Reds to a 4-1 win over Istanbul Basaksehir.On another day, the 26-year-old may have had a hat-trick but he opted to pass up the opportunity to take a penalty, instead letting Marcus Rashford score from the spot.Yet Berbatov says the Portuguese star

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans lavished praise on Victor Lindelof for his superb pass in the build-up to their side's third goal against Istanbul Basaksahir.United were 2-0 ahead with 30 minutes gone when the centre-back sent a superb lofted ball from the edge of his own box to meet the run of Marcus Rashford midway inside the visitors' half.

straight to your inbox every day for freeBruno Fernandes joked that "penalties help" when reacting to his Manchester United goal record so far. Fernandes' two goals in United's 4-1 win over Istanbul Basaksehir took him to 20 goals in 35 appearances for the club since his January arrival from Sporting Lisbon.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United returned to Champions League action on Tuesday as they recorded a 4-1 victory over Turkish champions Istanbul Basaksehir.United lost to Basaksehir earlier in November but avenged that defeat at Old Trafford, as Bruno Fernandes' brace plus goals from Marcus Rashford and Daniel James ensured United moved onto nine points at the top of Group H.There were a couple of concerns regarding injuries on the night, though, as Victor Lindelof was

straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer says the presence of Edinson Cavani allowed Manchester United to play more direct in their 4-1 Champions League win over Istanbul Basaksehir.Cavani, 33, made his first United start with Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford on the wings and Bruno Fernandes in the playmaker role as Solskjaer made just two changes to the team which laboured to victory against West Brom.Although Cavani did not score on his full United debut his expertise as

straight to your inbox every day, free Bruno Fernandes says he had already promised to let Marcus Rashford take Manchester United's next penalty kick after he handed over spot-kick duties in the Champions League win over Istanbul Basaksehir. United put themselves on the brink of qualification for the knockout stages of the European competition with a 4-1 win at Old Trafford on Tuesday night.

United will again be without Luke Shaw and Jesse Lingard through injury, with additional injury concerns over the fitness of Paul Pogba and Eric Bailly ahead of the game.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United have included Marcus Rashford and Victor Lindelof in their provisional squad against West Brom.Rashford sustained an injury in United's 3-1 win over Everton two weeks ago and missed all three of England's international games against the Republic of Ireland, Belgium and Iceland.Lindelof has been nursing a back problem for upwards of a year and came off after 66 minutes in Sweden's 4-2 defeat to France in Paris on Tuesday.

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United will definitely be without Luke Shaw, Eric Bailly, Phil Jones and Jesse Lingard for their Premier League encounter with West Brom.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer may have to take risks on Victor Lindelof and Marcus Rashford, though Mason Greenwood may not be in condition to start having been unwell for a number of days.United face a Champions League game against Istanbul Basaksehir just three days after the Baggies clash, so rotation and balancing the

straight to your inbox every day, freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer says Brandon Williams is nearing the standards he reached last season as he vies for his first Premier League appearance since July.Williams, 20, has played just once for United this term - in the League Cup win over Brighton on September 30 - and only made the bench in the league for the home defeat to Arsenal.Luke Shaw is sidelined until December with a hamstring injury and Solskjaer must decide whether to pick Williams or Alex Telles

straight to your inbox every day, freeManchester United are hopeful Marcus Rashford will be fit to face West Brom but Victor Lindelof faces a late fitness test.Rashford sustained an injury in the 3-1 win over Everton two weeks ago and missed all three of England's international games against the Republic of Ireland, Belgium and Iceland.

straight to your inbox every day, freeDenis Irwin believes Alex Telles could add another dimension to Manchester United's team with his attacking qualities and his ability from set-pieces.Telles has played just once since signing for United, for 67 minutes in the brilliant 2-1 victory over PSG in the Champions League, before testing positive for covid-19.

straight to your inbox every day, freeAnthony Elanga is confident of forcing his way into the Manchester United first-team squad following the breakthroughs of Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood.Elanga, 18, came on as a second-half substitute in the first-team's only pre-season friendly at Aston Villa in September and the forward has enjoyed an auspicious start to the Under-23 season.Sweden youth international Elanga has scored three goals in eight starts for Neil Wood's second string and came

Manchester United and England forward Marcus Rashford has hit back at a report on his investment in five properties alongside references to his campaigning for free school meals.Rashford took to Twitter and screen-grabbed a story that was published in the Mail on Sunday and appeared on MailOnline, under the headline: “What a result! Campaigning football star Marcus Rashford has bought five luxury homes worth more than £2million.”The article reports Rashford has “ploughed an estimated £1.5m into

straight to your inbox every day, freeIt is going to take some time for Manchester United to assemble a squad capable of challenging Liverpool and Manchester City for the Premier League title. The Reds do not lack for quality, it's just largely concentrated in the same positions.

straight to your inbox every day, freeMarcus Rashford has revealed he dreams of playing alongside Angel Gomes again in his career.The 20-year-old midfielder left Manchester United in the summer after rejecting a new contract offer from his boyhood club, choosing to sign a five-year deal with French side Lille instead.Gomes was unconvinced by assurances made over his long-term pathway at Old Trafford but was given a clear indication of Lille's intentions to immediately send him out on loan.The

straight to your inbox every day, free Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford posted a message of defiance after injury saw him withdraw from the senior England squad. The 23-year-old missed England's friendly win over Republic of Ireland on Thursday night and has now withdrawn from the latest international camp entirely.

straight to your inbox every day, freeHere are your Manchester United headlines for the evening of Wednesday, November 11.Manchester United’s deadline day signing Alex Telles is expected to have a key role to play in the coming weeks following the news of fellow left-back Luke Shaw’s injury.Shaw is set to be out for the next month after sustaining a hamstring injury in the recent 3-1 victory over Everton, with Telles expected to feature in his absence.The 27-year-old Brazilian is yet to feature

straight to your inbox every day, freeLiverpool defender Andy Robertson has hailed Manchester United star Marcus Rashford for his school meals campaign, which has earned the England striker plaudits aplenty.Rashford 's petition to ensure children from poor families enjoy free school meals during the holidays passed one million signatures last month, forcing the UK Government to change their stance.