Why Shola Shoretire and Amad are in Manchester United squad vs Newcastle

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans were left delighted by Amad's near-instant impact in the Reds' game against AC Milan. The teenager had only been on the pitch for five minutes after replacing Anthony Martial at half-time in the Europa League tie before producing a fine finish to score his first goal for United since completing his move to Old Trafford in January.

straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United are without Edinson Cavani for the derby at the Etihad after the striker limped out of training on Saturday. The 34-year-old only returned from the sidelines on Wednesday night, playing 76 minutes of the goalless draw at Crystal Palace, but he's now back on the treatment table.

straight to your inbox every day for free Anthony Martial is back in the Manchester United squad for the derby at City on Sunday but there is a doubt over Edinson Cavani's availability. Martial, 25, missed the midweek draw with Crystal Palace through injury and has scored two goals in his last 15 games - both of them in the 9-0 evisceration of Southampton.

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 have now gone almost five hours without scoring and at Crystal Palace their attacking problems were so acute Ole Gunnar Solskjaer left his third substitution unused.Scott McTominay and Daniel James, with 12 goals between them this season, were introduced in the last 20 minutes but Solskjaer overlooked the £37million winger Amad and 17-year-old rookie Shola Shoretire.United drew 0-0 for the third game running at Selhurst Park, where they

straight to your inbox every day for free David de Gea misses Manchester United's trip to Crystal Palace due to personal reasons, while Anthony Martial has been sidelined with a knee injury picked up in training. Dean Henderson has replaced De Gea in goal and the Spaniard hasn't made the trip to Selhurst Park, with Lee Grant on the bench and Nathan Bishop the third goalkeeper in the squad.

straight to your inbox every day for freeEdinson Cavani has travelled with the Manchester United squad to London for their Premier League fixture with Crystal Palace.Cavani, 34, has missed the last four games with a muscular injury but is in contention to return at Selhurst Park on Wednesday night.United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said on his pre-match Zoom call Cavani trained with the first-team on Tuesday morning and hoped the Uruguayan would travel."We've had a training session this

straight to your inbox every day for freeHere are your Manchester United evening headlines for Friday, February 26.United have been drawn against AC Milan in the Europa League last 16.United eased their way past Real Sociedad on Thursday night, earning a 0-0 draw after a 4-0 victory in the first leg a week prior.Their victory was rewarded with a tie against the second-placed team in Serie A and a reunion with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who has scored the third-most goals in the Italian division this

straight to your inbox every day for freeShola Shoretire has described his European debut as an incredible honour, after he made Manchester United history.United had done all the hard work in the first leg of their Europa League last-32 tie against Real Sociedad, winning 4-0 in the 'away' leg on neutral territory. That allowed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer to rotate his squad for the home leg, and United were held to a goalless draw at Old Trafford.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United will continue to ease Shola Shoretire into the first-team after he became the club's youngest debutant in Europe.At 17 years and 23 days, Shoretire beat Norman Whiteside's 38-year record when he came on in the second-half of United's goalless draw with Real Sociedad in the Europa League on Thursday night.Shoretire made his career debut against Newcastle on Saturday, having only been added to the first-team training bubble less than a

straight to your inbox every day for freePaul Scholes is excited by what's to come from Amad and Shola Shoretire at Manchester United. The youngsters have garnered plenty of attention recently following their debuts this month, with Amad making his first-team bow in the first leg of the Reds' Europa League tie against Real Sociedad and Shoretire coming off the bench against Newcastle United at the weekend.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United have named another new youngster in their squad for Thursday's Europa League second leg match with Real Sociedad in the form of midfielder Ethan Galbraith.United go into the game with the La Liga side with their spot in the Last-16 all but guaranteed after a 4-0 mauling in Turin last week, with a Bruno Fernandes brace and goals from Marcus Rashford and Daniel James securing the win.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer has built the best Manchester United side of the last decade, says Real Sociedad boss Imanol Alguacil ahead of his side's Europa League Round of 32 second leg. Sociedad were dismantled by United's counter-attack last week as Solskjaer saw his team score four goals without reply and all but secure their place in the last 16.

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United fans want to see Amad make his first start for the club against Real Sociedad - even if Ole Gunnar Solskjaer already appears to have decided against it.The La Liga side will travel to Old Trafford on Thursday for the return leg of the round-of-32 tie, with United already holding a 4-0 aggregate lead after the first game in Turin - with a Bruno Fernandes brace and goals from Marcus Rashford and Daniel James securing the win.The match was

straight to your inbox every day for freeShola Shoretire says that he idolises Marcus Rashford and Mason Greenwood, two Manchester United academy graduates that he hopes to emulate by establishing himself in the first-team squad.Shoretire was included in the United matchday squad for the midweek win over Real Sociedad but did not come off the bench.Three days later, however, he was making his first-team debut after he was introduced in the 89th minute of a 3-1 win over Newcastle United for

straight to your inbox every day for freeShola Shoretire made his first-team debut for Manchester United on Sunday, during their 3-1 win over Newcastle United.The 17-year-old was included in the senior matchday squad for the first time against Real Sociedad in midweek, though it was Amad who made his first-team debut on that occasion.Shoretire was again included in the squad on Sunday, and with the game well and truly wrapped up, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer decided that it was time to introduce the

straight to your inbox every day for free Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has handed Daniel James a second successive Manchester United start after being impressed with his performance against Real Sociedad in midweek. James registered a goal and an assist in the 4-0 Europa League win in Turin and with injuries continuing to bite for United he's kept his place for the visit of Newcastle United.

straight to your inbox every day for free Manchester United have named Amad and Shola Shoretire in their squad for tonight's Premier League visit of Newcastle. Amad, 18, emerged for his debut in the midweek Europa League win over Real Sociedad in Turin, where the 17-year-old Shoretire was included in a first-team matchday squad for the first time.

United's midweek Europa League clash and are injury doubts ahead of the weekend, with Scott McTominay also a concern having been brought off in the second-half in midweek.Luke Shaw, Victor Lindelof and Anthony Martial could all return to the starting lineup against the Magpies, particularly with all three not featuring from the start in Turin.Paul Pogba and Phil Jones will definitely miss out, whilst Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has a decision to make in goal, with Dean Henderson earning a clean sheet

straight to your inbox every day for freeManchester United return to Premier League action on Sunday evening as they take on Newcastle United at Old Trafford.United go into the game on the back of an impressive 4-0 victory over Real Sociedad in the first leg of their Europa League round of 32 tie.