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David De Gea had to be withdrawn for Manchester United at Southampton, after sustaining an injury in the first half. On his 501st club appearance - 417 for United and 84 for Atletico Madrid - the Spaniard was forced off and is now a doubt for Wednesday's crunch Champions League tie with Paris Saint-Germain. The goalkeeper crashed into a post as he tried, in vain, to save James Ward-Prowse's free-kick, which sent the Saints 2-0 up at St. Mary's. De Gea finished the first half for the Reds but came off at the interval, with Dean Henderson making his league debut for United. While United trailed 2-0 at the break, they produced a thrilling fightback and thanks to a goal from Bruno Fernandes and brace from Edinson Cavani were able to secure a 3-2 win. United dominated after the interval, meaning Henderson’s Premier League bow for the club was not overly taxing, but Solskjaer felt the 23-year-old was polished in what he did. “Dean played well though,” the Norwegian said. "He...

The Uruguayan front-man came off the bench to assist United's first goal before scoring two incredible headers, the last one in injury time, as the Reds came back from two goals down to beat the Saints 3-2 on the south coast. United could probably have done better when defending the one that led to Jan Bednarek’s goal, though it would be hard to fault David de Gea or Harry Maguire when a flat cross unerringly picked out the centre-back’s head at the near post. It was Djenepo’s jinking run that led directly to the second goal, and although Fred should have known better than to trip him on the edge of the box in an area that practically had Ward-Prowse territory stencilled on the grass, it was not clear by what other means United were going to stop him. Once Ward-Prowse had done what he does best, finding the inside of De Gea’s right post and bringing the goalkeeper’s afternoon to an early conclusion in the process, Djenepo had a chance to make it three. In what might have been the g...

Manchester United midfielder Donny van de Beek made his first Premier League start on Sunday and the Dutchman was brilliant, against a Southampton side that made their presence known. Donny has already made 175 appearances for Ajax, is an established Dutch international and has demonstrated his class in the Champions League knockout stages. The midfielder joined the Reds from Ajax over the summer and has shown his class Despite that, media coverage of Donny since his arrival has tended to focus on the occasions when the 23-year-old hasn't started games, with Ole Gunnar Solskjaer rotating all of his midfielders through a congested beginning to the campaign. He made his first Premier League start against a good Southampton side. From the outset, it was clear the Saints would not hold back in their tackling and the Reds had to negotiate several robust challenges throughout a competitive match at St Mary’s Stadium.  Bruno Fernandes was on the receiving end of a particularly late tac...

Bruno Fernandes can be as talismanic  player for Manchester United as Cristiano Ronaldo was, admit Ole Gunner Solskjaer. The Portugal midfielder has made a sparkling start to his Old Trafford career and his early impact really does beg the question over where United would be in the league if they had him all season. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side has been lacking creativity ever since the Norwegian was handed the permanent job and an attacking midfielder of real quality was essential. In Fernandes, United have a player that can dictate the tempo of the game through his leadership, composure and accuracy in possession The Reds now have a player in the number 10 position that always wants the ball at his feet, and is first thought is always how he can create a goal. Our no.18 has recorded an astonishing 34 goal involvements in his 35 matches for the club – more than any other Premier League player in that time – including five goals and an assist in our three consecutive wins in Novembe...

Manchester United have discovered our fixtures for the remainder of 2020 after the December games were announced by the Premier League. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Reds have six league games to look forward to in the final month of the year, including the traditional Boxing Day date, and there is also the prospect of some fans being allowed to attend some of them. However, for United supporters, this is dependent on any further relaxation on the COVID-19 restrictions, with Manchester currently placed in Tier 3 by the government. Three of the matches are at Old Trafford, with the other three on the road as the Reds look to continue to climb the table. December starts with a trip to London to meet David Moyes's West Ham United, a 17:30 GMT kick-off a week on Saturday. Seven days later, the Manchester derby takes place at the Theatre of Dreams, with the same start time, a repeat of the last game when the Reds played in front of a full stadium, winning 2-0 with Scott McTominay's lat...

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has selection dilemmas at the back and in attack, ahead of the trip to Southampton on Sunday, for various reasons. While the Reds have in-form options in abundance going forward, after Tuesday’s impressive 4-1 beating of Istanbul Basaksehir, the squad is a little more stretched in defense, with three-quarters of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s most-picked back four this season out or doubtful. Luke Shaw remains on the sidelines, with the left-back expected to return in mid-December after suffering a hamstring injury earlier this month. Aaron Wan-Bissaka, who celebrates his 23rd birthday on Thursday, was substituted early in midweek, as was centre-back Victor Lindelof.  Ole’s comments on the pair after the final whistle suggested the changes were precautionary ahead of the clash with the Saints, but Lindelof has been struggling with a back problem in recent weeks, so it remains to be seen whether he’ll be present for the game on the south coast. Should Lindelof not make ...

 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes Anthony Martial's slow start to the season is largely down to his three-match suspension in the Premier League. Martial was dismissed for violent conduct in United's 6-1 trouncing by Tottenham on October 4 and missed games against Newcastle, Chelsea and Arsenal but was able to start in the Champions League group stage matches. The 24-year-old scored an own goal in the 2-1 triumph over Paris Saint-Germain, struck a penalty in the 5-0 thrashing of RB Leipzig and netted his only goal from open play this term in the 2-1 defeat to Istanbul Basaksehir. Martial was moved to the wing to accommodate striker Edinson Cavani in Saturday's sluggish 1-0 win over West Brom and was guilty of squandering a presentable chance in the first-half. Martial's goalscoring return for France was derided during the international fortnight as he only has one in 25 caps but Solskjaer has backed the Frenchman to improve after a career-best tally of 23 goals last season...

  Man Utd ace Jesse Lingard self-isolating and unavailable to Solskjaer after contact with positive coronavirus case. Red Devils boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer confirmed the England star came into contact with someone who tested positive for coronavirus. Lingard, 27, has now been ruled out of United's Champions League clash against Istanbul Basaksehir at Old Trafford on Tueday. The Norwegian said: "We hope that the lads will recover quickly. Luke (Shaw) is out, Phil Jones (is) obviously out, still. "Jesse is still self-isolating because he's been in contact with a COVID positive. He'll be back soon." Lingard has struggled for game time at United this season with his only two outings coming in the Carabao Cup wins over Luton and Brighton. The England International hasn't actually made Solskjaer's squad for the Premier League since the 6-1 humbling to Spurs. Meanwhile, Paul Pogba also missed United's 1-0 win over West Brom on Saturday but the Frenchman m...

 Nemanja Matic says Manchester United’s narrow, nervy 1-0 win over West Bromwich Albion highlighted the need for the Reds to find a killer instinct. Albion are in the relegation zone and haven’t won all campaign since returning to the top flight but still made a real battle of our first home Premier League win of the season. United took the lead with a second-half retaken penalty from Bruno Fernandes, but Slaven Bilic’s side were still in the game right up to the final whistle. And our Serbian midfielder reckons United have to start finishing teams off to avoid nerve-jangling finales. “When we score first we have to go on and kill the game as soon as possible, especially in the Premier League. We have to improve on that,” Matic told MUTV. “Every team has quality, every team is dangerous. One-nil is not enough. They almost scored, they had one hit the crossbar. So they were always dangerous. “We have to make sure that next time we have more concentration in attack and make sure we t...

 The Red Devils reportedly agreed to a big-money deal for Fati with his representative Mendes, but the Catalan giants refused to part ways with their 18-year-old prodigy. Manchester United reportedly agreed in principle to sign Ansu Fati for €150million (£133million) last summer, only for Barcelona to call a halt to transfer discussions. Fati, 18, is considered one of the most exciting prospects in European football and burst onto the scene with seven goals in 24 La Liga games last season. He scored his first professional goal aged just 16 to become Barcelona's youngest ever goalscorer and the third-youngest in La Liga history. Fati also became the youngest scorer in Champions League history after scoring the winner over Inter Milan aged 17 last December to put him firmly on United's radar. The Red Devils were desperate to add a right-winger to their ranks after missing out on Jadon Sancho and lined up a deal for Fati with his agent, Jorge Mendes. But despite the "dizzying...

 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer believes the absence of fans has deprived Manchester United of our usual Old Trafford “X-factor”. United have won all three of our Premier League away games so far this season, but are still waiting for a first domestic triumph at the Theatre of Dreams, despite beating RB Leipzig 5-0 in the Champions League. The boss puts those unusual statistics down to the changed nature of home-and-away fixtures during the COVID-19 pandemic. “Home and away, it's different. It's not what it used to be,” explained Ole. “We've had four home games in the league. The first one [against Crystal Palace]... we certainly look at it thinking we didn't have any preparation. Palace deserved it, and Tottenham deserved a win after a sending-off that Anthony [Martial] shouldn't have [happened]. “But the two games against Chelsea and Arsenal were very close games. I'm 100 per cent sure that, if we had our fans, that would have helped and maybe sparked us [with] that lit...

 Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says the health and well being of his Manchester United players will be uppermost in his mind as the boss plots the team's course during a hectic next few weeks. The Reds face 12 games in just under six weeks, in three different competitions, before the end of 2020. That run starts with a Premier League clash against West Brom at Old Trafford on Saturday evening as United look to secure a first domestic home victory of the season. During an exclusive chat with reporter Stewart Gardner, ahead of the meeting with the Baggies, Ole reflected on a positive international break for many of his players and explained how he plans to manage his squad over the coming period... Firstly Ole, that’s it for international football for four months. Will it be good to have everything focused on United for that time now? “Yeah, I would like to say so. Now we’ve got a chance to create momentum and the players’ focus is on the club and the roles and responsibilities here. Of cours...