First Published in the Manchester Evening News David de Gea lauded his Manchester United teammates for fighting back to beat Southampton on Sunday afternoon as he vowed to be ‘back soon’ after his half-time withdrawal through injury. De Gea was replaced at the break by Dean Henderson with United trailing 2-0 at St Mary’s, though…
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How Man United celebrated in dressing room after Southampton win
First Published in the Manchester Evening News Manchester United celebrated ‘like they had won the Premier League’ following their 3-2 victory over Southampton, according to Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl. It’s no surprise that the celebrations were so jubilant as at half-time United were staring down the barrel of a disappointing defeat. United played well in…
FA probe Edinson Cavani social media post after Man United vs Southampton
First Published in the Manchester Evening News The Football Association is investigating a social media post by Manchester United striker Edinson Cavani after his performance in their win at Southampton. It has been confirmed that the FA is looking into a message sent by Cavani to a follower on Instagram that used a term in…
Man City fans mock James Milner after Liverpool FC star questions VAR decisions
First published in the Manchester Evening News Manchester City fans believe James Milner and Liverpool are in no position to fume with decisions made by VAR this season. Liverpool took the lead in Saturday’s meeting with Brighton thanks to Diogo Jota and had two goals rightly disallowed for offside. In the closing stages, Andy Robertson…
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First Published in the Manchester Evening News United give injury update Manchester United could be without up to six players for the Champions League visit of Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday. David de Gea came off at half-time in the 3-2 win at Southampton after he collided with the woodwork whilst failing to prevent James Ward-Prowse…
Man United player ratings vs Southampton: Fred and Marcus Rashford good
First Published in the Manchester Evening News David de Gea The first goal did not reflect well on him and he was not well prepared for James Ward-Prowse’s free-kick, that ended in injury. Came off hurt. 3 Aaron Wan-Bissaka Another sub-par performance and even when United were dominant Wan-Bissaka was absent from their attacks. 5…
Man United might have a new first-team regular in Edinson Cavani
First Published in the Manchester Evening News Manchester United have had to wait for Edinson Cavani. They had to wait while he was self-isolating after his arrival in the North West. They had to wait while he worked up his match fitness. And they had to wait while he put his boots on on the…
Manchester United made the perfect tactical changes against Southampton
First Published in the Manchester Evening News A turning point For the first time in seven attempts Manchester United have finally won four games in a row for the second time under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. United won eight in a row under the Norwegian when he first took caretaker charge but since then their failure…
Man City defenders given simple instruction by Pep Guardiola
First published in the Manchester Evening News Manchester City defenders should concentrate on not making mistakes if they want to keep their place in the team, according to Pep Guardiola. John Stones and Ruben Dias played together against Olympiacos in midweek and then lined up again against Burnley, keeping their second clean sheet of the…
Why Manchester United took Mason Greenwood off at Southampton
First Published in the Manchester Evening News Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said he did not want to alter the shape of Manchester United’s formation when he introduced Edinson Cavani at half-time against Southampton. Cavani replaced Mason Greenwood with United 2-0 down at the interval despite creating clear-cut chances for Greenwood at 0-0 and Bruno Fernandes with…