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Mount joins Red Devils' crock list
Mason Mount has added to Manchester United's woes after picking up a mystery injury.
The midfielder has undergone tests to determine the extent of the lay-off, according to Fabrizio Romano.
He adds that Mount is determined to work hard in order to return to action as soon as possible.
United are now without 12 first-team players due to injury as Erik ten Hag's problems grow.
Although the extent of Mount's injury has not been confirmed it was later claimed he has a calf problem which will sideline him for a month.
The 24-year-old only arrived at Old Trafford in the summer but has been limited to just 12 appearances so far this term.
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Ten Hag tipped NOT to last the season
Former Liverpool defender Jose Enrique is not convinced that Erik ten Hag will see out the season with Manchester United.
The Red Devils have endured a poor start to the 2023-24 campaign.
They currently sit sixth in the Premier League table, seven points behind leaders Manchester City.
And with just three points from four European games, they are also at risk of dropping out of the Champions League in the group stages.
Despite Man Utd's current situation, club chiefs have decided to stand by Ten Hag.
However, ex-Liverpool star Enrique has claimed that the Dutchman will leave Old Trafford before the end of the season.
The Spaniard told Grosvenor Sport: "I do not think Erik ten Hag will finish this season at Manchester United.
"If they do keep him it will be because they are wanting to stick with a long-term project and they believe that he can change things.
"But many players within the club are already against him. Raphael Varane is against him and Ten Hag has done a couple of things which haven't gone down well with Jadon Sancho, Antony and Cristiano Ronaldo in the past.
"All these situations have arisen in a short period of time because he still hasn't been at the club for that long."
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Ten Hag tipped NOT to last the season
Former Liverpool defender Jose Enrique is not convinced that Erik ten Hag will see out the season with Manchester United.
The Red Devils have endured a poor start to the 2023-24 campaign.
They currently sit sixth in the Premier League table, seven points behind leaders Manchester City.
And with just three points from four European games, they are also at risk of dropping out of the Champions League in the group stages.
Despite Man Utd's current situation, club chiefs have decided to stand by Ten Hag.
However, ex-Liverpool star Enrique has claimed that the Dutchman will leave Old Trafford before the end of the season.
The Spaniard told Grosvenor Sport: "I do not think Erik ten Hag will finish this season at Manchester United.
"If they do keep him it will be because they are wanting to stick with a long-term project and they believe that he can change things.
"But many players within the club are already against him. Raphael Varane is against him and Ten Hag has done a couple of things which haven't gone down well with Jadon Sancho, Antony and Cristiano Ronaldo in the past.
"All these situations have arisen in a short period of time because he still hasn't been at the club for that long."
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Refs told to curb players waving imaginary cards
Refs chief Howard Webb has told Premier League officials they MUST clamp down on players waving imaginary cards.
PGMOL boss Webb has also reiterated the need for refs to enforce directives penalising dissent.
And in a further statement of intent, Webb wants VAR officials to step in if “soft” penalties are wrongly awarded.
The former World Cup final whistler laid down his demands at the scheduled gathering of officials at their Loughborough base ahead of this weekend’s Prem resumption.
Webb pointed out that the early season directive to book – and if a second offence, send off – players showing imaginary cards after fouls appears to have been forgotten in recent weeks.
That inconsistency has been a complaint from fans up and down the country.
Webb is equally keen to ensure the strong line against dissent continues – as a way of enforcing better behaviour from players and managers alike.
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Rashford 'only' banned for one game
Marcus Rashford will be available for Manchester United’s potential Champions League crunch clash with Bayern Munich after escaping with the minimum ban for his Copenhagen red card.
England ace Rashford was stunned to be shown a red card after a VAR intervention that transformed United’s night in Denmark.
sent off on VAR advice after catching Elias Jelert above the ankle as he attempted to shield the ball.
The dismissal sparked a collapse as United lost 4-3 late-on to fell to bottom of their Champions League group.
Rashford was always going to miss next week’s trip to the “Hell” of Galatasary’s Ali Sami Yen stadium as that is the automatic punishment.
But despite Rashford being dismissed for violent conduct - a three-match ban in the Prem - Uefa’s disciplinary committee settled for a single game suspension, adjudging he was only guilty of "rough play".
It means Rashford will be available to the Dutch manager when Harry Kane and Co arrive at Old Trafford for the likely decisive game next month.
The Red Devils are currently bottom of group A ahead of their trip to Turkey after losing three of their first four matches.
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Onana available
Erik ten Hag has confirmed that Andre Onana has trained with the team and is available for selection against Everton.
The keeper picked up a small injury while on international duty for Cameroon.
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Luke Shaw fit to play
Erik ten Hag has confirmed that Luke Shaw is fit to play a role on Sunday against Everton.
The defender has not appeared for The Red Devils since August.
On Shaw're turn, ten Hag said: "We’ll be more stable with him in the side - I’m sure of that."
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Manchester United in race for Brazilian starlet
Manchester United have joined the race for a Brazilian wonderkid with the "best name ever".
The starlet is called Messinho - or, the little Messi.
They face competition from Chelsea, Arsenal and PSG for his signature.
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Ten Hag and Varane relationship broken - reports
Reports claim that the relationship between Erik Ten Hag and Raphael Varane is "practically broken".
The Daily Mail claim the two have fallen out after Varane fell down the pecking order at Manchester United.
Varane was reportedly unhappy that Jonny Evans was chosen to play the Manchester derby over him and the two have not made up since.
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United ready to follow Chelsea model
Manchester United are ready to follow Chelsea's model of appointing several sporting directors, according to TalkSPORT.
Alex Crook reports that United are interested in appointing two of Dougie Freedman, Paul Mitchell and Paolo Maldini to help head up their recruitment.
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Martinez returns to Carrington
Lisandro Martinez watched his team-mates train at Carrington after the international break as he continues his return from injury.
The centre-back was ruled out long-term after undergoing surgery for a persistent foot injury.
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United face fresh injury blow
Manchester United have suffered another injury blow off the back of the international break.
Winger Facundo Pellistri picked up an injury while playing for Uruguay against Bolivia.
It is not yet clear what the injury specifically is or how long Pellistri will be sidelined for.
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John Murtough to leave the club
The Daily Mail report that incumbent sporting director John Murtough will leave the club once Sir Jim Ratcliffe's investment is confirmed.
Ratcliffe's INEOS are understood to be keen on overhauling United's recruitment process with Paul Mitchell a name being considered as the new sporting director.
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Ten Hag praises Maguire
Erik ten Hag has praised Harry Maguire in his latest press conference for "taking his chance".
The Dutchman said: "He took his chance. We were talking about injured players, he took his chance when Rapha [Varane] was absent.
"There is internal competition, which is normal in big clubs. When your chance comes, you must seize it and the others must fight to find their place."
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Ten Hag gives injury update on Hojlund
Erik ten Hag has given an injury update on Rasmus Hojlund.
The striker is a doubt after the international brak.
Ten Hag said: "Rasmus Hojlund, not too serious. Everton are coming very quickly, but we are working on that. We are not sure if he can play, but we hope he will be back in the team next week."
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Gallas - Rapahel Varane Must fight for his Manchester United future
William Gallas has said that Raphael Varane must fight if he is to win back his place in his Manchester United side.
Speaking to Genting Casino, he told his fellow Frenchman: "I think that Varane is currently on the Manchester United bench because he hasn’t been at his best. When you play for a top club like Manchester United, you have to put in really good performances in every single game. If Erik ten Hag isn’t picking him and prefers other players, that tells you that his game hasn’t been at the highest level this season.
"Varane knows that he has to perform in every single game. He knows there are other players that are pushing him. If I was in Varane’s situation, then I would fight. I would be giving everything to get my place in the team back. At training, he needs to be the best. He needs to work hard."
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Martinez progressing
Lisandro Martinez is making progress on his injury.
The Argentine was at Carrington to watch his team-mates train on Wednesday.
The defender has been in Argentina while recuperating from his foot injury.
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Shaw set to return this weekend
Luke Shaw could return to the Manchester United squad when they take on Everton this weekend.
The defender has spent the last few months on the sidelines due to a muscle injury.
But Erik ten Hag has revealed Shaw could be involved after returning to training during the international break.
He said: “Luke Shaw has been training for two weeks with the team.
“We are quite hopeful that he will return to the squad for Sunday’s game.”
Shaw, 28, played in United’s first two Premier League games before suffering injury, which means he has been out of action since August.
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Neville takes aim at Premier League
Gary Neville has launched a blistering attack on the Premier League.
That’s by labelling it a “defunct organisation” that’s “lost trust”.
Neville blasted the English top flight following the decision to dock Everton 10 points for financial breaches.
He said: “Everton’s trust and faith [in the Premier League] has gone completely. The greed and selfishness is out of control – it’s lawless.
“The Premier League is a defunct organisation because they’ve got 20 clubs all voting with self-interest. This has been coming for many years.
“The Super League clubs that tried to destroy the whole of European football.
“They were fined a total of £22 million, £3.5 million for each team, which is an absolute disgrace and a scandal for what they attempted to do, which was the attempted murder of our game.”
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Mount doubt
Man United fans have been left scratching their heads after a bonkers Mason Mount stat emerged.
That’s because Mount is yet to score or assist a Premier League goal this entire YEAR.
The bonkers stats show his huge dip in form dates all the way back to his Chelsea days.
For the whole of 2023, Mount has played just 17 games while missing 19 through injury.
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Man Utd’s all-time top scorers
It is well-known that Wayne Rooney is Manchester United’s all-time top scorer.
But who else makes the top 10 for the Red Devils?
Here is the full list...
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Ten Hag explains injury crisis
Erik ten Hag believes his Manchester United injury nightmare is due to the Premier League becoming a "survival of the fittest".
The Red Devils have had 14 different players on the treatment table already — and only a third of the season has gone.
The manager said: “We did some research and what you see is that the standards in the Premier League, this season and last season, have increased.
“I’m talking about the running stats, the intensity — the volume has increased. Every time it’s a survival of the fittest and it’s a big factor in English football.
“Tactics, mentally always huge, but the foundation is always running and when you can’t run you can’t win games in the Premier League.
"Here you have the best players in the world — in the last couple of years the English clubs have taken the best players.
“Every team has very good quality and don’t have weaknesses, so you have to match their high standards and if you don’t, you drop off.
“When the injured players are back, the quality will rise but we have others who can help us win games. That’s why we have a squad.”
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Bayindir 'not happy'
Man United star Altay Bayindir is reportedly unhappy with his game time since moving to the club.
The goalkeeper joined the Red Devils in the summer from Fenerbahce.
However he is now considering a move to arch-rivals Galatasaray, according to Fotomac.
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Van de Beek to get escape
Donny van de Beek could finally leave Manchester United in January according to Fabrizio Romano.
The Dutchman is expected to find a new club and bring an end to his Old Trafford nightmare.
The former Ajax star joined the club in 2020 but failed to hit the heights that were expected of him.
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Sancho to thrive
Manchester United legend Andy Cole thinks that Jadon Sancho will be able to revive his career should he leave the club.
However the retired striker admitted he does not want to see the Englishman move to Saudi Arabia.
He [Sancho] may have not reached the heights that he was expected to at Manchester United, but there are so many good players that have come to the club in recent years, and for whatever reason, it’s just not worked out for them.
However, some of those players have ended up moving on and been a success elsewhere and that can be the same for Jadon.
I’m sure Jadon will be a success at whatever club he decides to move to, but I can’t see him leaving Old Trafford for Saudi in January.
Andy Cole