Marcus Rashford and Manchester United shined in their return to action after the World Cup. Reason for some hope at Old Trafford in the next year?
[Chelsea](/football/team?id=363) on New Year's Day but then play bottom side [Southampton](/football/team?id=376) three days later in what will be a crucial fixture at the foot of the table. The Dutch manager has challenged Rashford to reach 20 league goals this season, and he got his fifth against Forest from a clever corner rolled into the penalty area by [Christian Eriksen](https://www.espn.in/football/player/_/id/144130/Christian-Eriksen). United are still looking for a striker to replace Ronaldo, but most of the responsibility in front of goal between now and May will fall on Rashford and Martial, who also found the net against Forest thanks to a Rashford assist. - With the 64th career Premier League goal, Rashford ties Eric Cantona for eighth most in Manchester United's history. Marcus Rashford on his goal, to Amazon Prime: "We didn't practice it too much, but it was one from the training ground. [Manchester United](/football/team?id=360) cruised to a comfortable [3-0 win](/football/match/_/gameId/637982) over [Nottingham Forest](/football/team?id=393) on Tuesday in their first Premier League fixture following the World Cup break. Premier League survival won't be decided by away games at the top six, but Forest will want to ensure defeat at Old Trafford doesn't kick-start a losing run. Erik ten Hag wrote in his programme notes that "fifth is the right position for us" after United's start to the season, but there has been enough encouragement that they could be much higher by May. [Upcoming fixtures](/football/fixtures?league=eng.1) [Highlights and notable moments](#highlights) There is hope that, under the new manager, the new year will be a successful one. [Best/worst performers](#bestworst)
Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial stepped out from Ronaldo's shadow to score in a 3-0 win over Nottingham Forest on Tuesday.
Hopefully we can keep going till the end of the season, so we need numbers in the squad.” “Our players performed really well in the World Cup, I was happy to see that and now they continue,” Ten Hag told Amazon Prime. “It’s tough and we want to play in all the leagues.
Rashford's goal was his second in as many games since returning from the World Cup, where he scored three times for England. | Football News.
But it still started the day four points behind fourth-placed Tottenham. Substitute Fred completed the scoring late on at Old Trafford. Rashford’s goal was his second in as many games since returning from the World Cup, where he scored three times for England.
Manchester [UK], December 28 (ANI): Forward Marcus Rashford shined for Manchester United, scoring one goal and setting up the other as his side blanked ...
I was more frustrated at times with a lack of quality at times at the top end of the pitch, a lack of belief in decision-making and taking risks and backing ourselves,” concluded the manager. We got in between the lines two or three times in the first half but did not make the most of it. “The goals are a killer in terms of a set piece where some players have clearly not stuck to their responsibilities.
Wayne Rooney believes that Manchester United's transition after Sir Alex Ferguson's retirement has gone on for longer than everyone expected and said that ...
Since then, Louis van Gaal, Jose Mourinho and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer have tried their luck to win the Premier League with Manchester United but failed to do so. In their last game in the league, United defeated Nottingham Forest 3-0 at Old Trafford. Ferguson retired in 2013 after leading United to their 13th Premier League title.
As Erik ten Hag confirmed Manchester United's ongoing search for a new striker, his existing ones made up for Cristiano Ronaldo's departure in a 3-0 win ...
“He felt something there and we will have to find out the extent of it and keep our fingers crossed. You could see today his quality and what he brings to the team.” “For the progress of the team we need to be more clinical, our players can score, you can see that,” he said. We have a lot of players who can score goals but we have got to be ruthless.” We are looking for offensive players, we are looking for a striker,” Ten Hag said. However, PSV Eindhoven announced it had agreed to sell the forward to United’s top-four rival Liverpool.
Manchester United have been showing improvement in results under Erik Ten Hag, the Dutchman has a huge job in leading a seamless transition phase in the ...
What Messi and Ronaldo have done is very unique in the world of football. But for them to emulate the career that Messi and Ronaldo have had I can’t see it like, I can’t see. “Gareth is doing a great job of being flexible with the players.
New Delhi, December 28 (IANS): Wayne Rooney, the all-time highest goal-scorer for Premier League club Manchester United, believes the club has been trying ...
What Messi and Ronaldo have done is very unique in the world of football. But for them to emulate the career that Messi and Ronaldo have had I can't see it like, I can't see. "Gareth is doing a great job of being flexible with the players.
Manchester United has charted a steady rise since Dutch manager Erik Ten Hag took over from Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in November, 2021.
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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag says any swoop for a striker in January will have to be in line with "financial criteria" set by the club.
For the progress of the team, we need to be more clinical." It would be good because of all the games coming, we are playing every third day and it is tough," Ten Hag said following a And while the Dutchman is not making a secret of United's desire to replace Cristiano Ronaldo, he admits it will not be easy.
Erik Ten Hag has told Manchester United that he is disappointed that the club couldn't sign Cody Gakpo.
Gakpo had been a target of Ten Hag’s for some time and he’s missed out on signing the player twice due to a financial reason. Erik Ten Hag was known to have been a fan of the player. A short term option is not the way forward.
Under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the axis of Scott McTominay and Fred was used nine times out of 10, which alienated Donny van de Beek from the team and caused him ...
The two combine extremely well and have forged a fantastic relationship in a matter of months. His spatial awareness and reading of the game is second-to-none, which is why Ten Hag is seeing his side dominate possession and dictate the tempo of the game on a more regular basis. Another incredibly intelligent player, the Denmark international has chipped in with five assists, which is taking the pressure of Bruno Fernandes as the only midfield creator in the team. But with the two new arrivals of Casemiro and Eriksen, Manchester United’s fans have seen their fortunes changes. As every Manchester United fan will know, their midfield has been deprived of quality and reliability for the best part of a decade. Against Nottingham Forest, in the club’s first game back since the World Cup, Casemiro was the standout player and received non-stop adulation throughout.
Ronaldo's controversial two-part interview with Piers Morgan led to the termination of his contract with immediate effect after he criticised manager Erik ten ...
“You can see that he came back pretty confident. “The atmosphere is good. “The football goes on. GO DEEPER [World Cup](https://theathletic.com/football/world-cup/), the last guys are coming back and everyone is coming together. [Nottingham Forest](https://theathletic.com/football/team/nottingham-forest/) on Tuesday with [Marcus Rashford](https://theathletic.com/football/player/marcus-rashford-xgQlXcNj79jwXiD4/) and [Anthony Martial](https://theathletic.com/football/player/anthony-martial-OGGk7EEQ2Ec3MI6H/) — two players who have been tasked with filling the void left by Ronaldo — among the scorers.
Ronaldo's rollercoaster second spell at Old Trafford came to an end during the FIFA World Cup break after an explosive interview in which he took aim at new ...
You feel that in the stadium and you feel that with him. “He is looking sharp and confident and you can feel that when he is going forward. “He played very well.
Lisandro Martinez returned to Manchester United training at Carrington on Wednesday, 10 days after lifting the 2022 World Cup in Qatar with Argentina.
There’s then the small matter of the second Manchester derby of the season on Saturday 14 January, as Pep Guardiola brings his City side across town for a lunchtime kick-off. Ten Hag will conduct a pre-match interview with United club media on Friday afternoon ahead of the match at Molineux, which you'll be able to watch across our official platforms in the build-up to our final game of 2022. [The Frenchman’s willingness to play so soon after the low of a World Cup final defeat impressed manager Erik ten Hag](https://www.manutd.com/en/news/detail/erik-ten-hag-praises-raphael-varane-attitude-27-december-2022), who has been forced to deploy Casemiro and then Luke Shaw at centre-back in our two post-World Cup outings, as an outbreak of illness has hit the squad.
Martinez was granted some time off by United after Argentina won the World Cup by beating France in the Dec. 18 final on penalties.
The imperious Casemiro strode forward to win possession and picked out his Brazilian compatriot Fred to slot into the far corner for the third goal. A brilliantly worked corner opened the floodgates for United as Christian Eriksen picked out an unmarked Rashford inside the area to sweep into the top corner. Martinez was granted some time off by United after Argentina won the World Cup by beating France in the Dec.
World Cup winner Lisandro showed support for his team-mates during the win over Nottingham Forest on Tuesday.
Young defender Rhys Bennett was named among the substitutes. You will be able to see the first part of his pre-match press conference on MUTV, ManUtd.com and in the United App from 13:30 GMT on Friday afternoon, before the second part is released at 22:30 GMT later that day. [Lisandro took to Instagram Stories](https://www.instagram.com/stories/lisandromartinezzz/3002724344682136596/) to post a picture of his view for the evening, as he took in the contest on the television.
Manchester United's Fred celebrates after scoring his side's third goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and ...
But it still started the day four points behind fourth-placed Tottenham. United took the lead in the 19th minute from a well-rehearsed set piece when Rashford met Christian Eriksen’s low corner and fired a first-time shot into the back of the net. United went into the match on the back of a run of six wins from its last seven games in all competitions.
Wayne Rooney, the all-time highest goal-scorer for Premier League club Manchester United, believes the club has been trying to find solutions to solving ...
But for them to emulate the career that Messi and Ronaldo have had I can't see it like, I can't see. What Messi and Ronaldo have done is very unique in the world of football. "Gareth is doing a great job of being flexible with the players.
Christian Eriksen believes Manchester United are already moving on from the "sad" departure of Cristiano Ronaldo.
“You can see that he came back pretty confident. “The atmosphere is good. “You feel that in the stadium and you feel that with him and it is a nice thing and I hope he keeps it going. “The football goes on. “I let him continue that, he is looking sharp and confident and you can feel that when he is going forward. “The atmosphere is good, we have a lot of people coming back from the World Cup, the last guys are coming back and everyone is coming together.
Lisandro Martinez has returned to Manchester after celebrating his World Cup win with Argentina and is in line to play against Wolverhampton Wanderers on ...
[England](https://theathletic.com/football/team/england/) defender [Harry Maguire](https://theathletic.com/football/player/harry-maguire-2mWSyo2A3zradflx/) in the 77th minute. [Nicolas Tagliafico](https://theathletic.com/football/player/nicolas-tagliafico-f4bOwAhUeaeQQ4Wn/), but elected to return to England. [Lisandro Martinez](https://theathletic.com/football/player/lisandro-martinez-lZNyZmtnsD6xHZZP/) has returned to Manchester after celebrating his [World Cup](https://theathletic.com/football/world-cup/) win with [Argentina](https://theathletic.com/football/team/argentina/) and is in line to play against [Wolverhampton Wanderers](https://theathletic.com/football/team/wolverhampton-wanderers/) on Saturday.
Just days after the end of the 2022 World Cup, a smirk spread across Erik ten Hag's face as he was asked about the quality of Cody Gakpo.
If Manchester United are to spend big in the transfer market in the not-so-distant future, it will surely be on a world-class striker who can lead the line and find the back of the net. “We are always in the market but it has to match the sporting criteria but also the financial criteria and we will do what we can to bring that player in that we need,” he said before addressing Liverpool’s capture of Gakpo. Ultimately, though, Gakpo completed a transfer to Liverpool instead, leaving United unsatisfied in their pursuit of the Dutch attacker.
Initially, Manchester United was keen on signing Cody Gakpo but wasn't able to do so due to his transfer to Liverpool. Head coach Erik ten Hag told the club he ...
A statement issued by the club read: “Cristiano Ronaldo is to leave Manchester United by mutual agreement, with immediate effect. Manchester United and Ronaldo mutually agreed to end the contract after his interview with Piers Morgan, wherein he criticised the club and the manager. In major Manchester United transfer news, it looks like the English club has found Cristiano Ronaldo’s replacement and would be launching him shortly.
Footage of Davis playing in Australia went viral and led to him moving to Old Trafford, where he was in the same youth team as Rashford.
“I owe it to my parents for spreading my eggs and not just lumping it all down the football path. “It is one per cent of kids who go to academies and then it is one per cent of the one per cent who end up getting contracts. “It was all up in the air and what is it to say I would get one? But it didn’t help the process and it didn’t help me going on to look elsewhere. But no way am I going to say that was the reason it didn’t work out because it wasn’t. “He was on one of the computers in the gym and we had a chat with him,” Davis tells The Athletic. “He was the standout and always has been,” he said. “It isn’t the respect he demands or deserves, but the respect he gives. Instead, he was known as “Rhain from Australia” or “the Australian kid”. “I wouldn’t have said there was a massive gulf, but there was a difference in quality. “I would put it on Saturday morning because we would catch the back end of “Being a nine-year-old, it all happened so fast and you don’t really understand the magnitude of things,” Davis, now 25, tells The Athletic.
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England forward Marcus Rashford just cannot stop scoring as he scored one and assisted another for the Red Devils to beat Nottingham Forest and move a point ...
Manchester United's Casemiro, right, challenges for the ball with Nottingham Forest's Joe Worrall during the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. Nottingham Forest's Jesse Lingard, right, and Manchester United's Marcus Rashford leave the pitch after the English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Nottingham Forest at Old Trafford in Manchester, England. Anthony Martial and Fred were the other scorers as they heaped more pressure on Forest who still lie in the relegation zone.
Ash Donelon, United photographer, continues to reflect on his favourite images from the season so far.
“However, when I saw him sprint in the opposite direction, my heart sank as my view was obscured by a line of stewards, TV camera operators, and the frame of the goal. Ash says: “Photographing a football match means having to adapt to whatever happens on the pitch. “When Scott McTominay scored in the 93rd minute I wanted to get a shot of him celebrating, however so did the TV Steadicam operator, and he raced in front of my lens. “Fast-forward a few months to the final Europa League group-stage match in San Sebastian, and I was able to get a shot of the two players together, celebrating Alejandro’s first senior goal for the Reds. The downside is that people have to walk in front of my lens to get past, so there’s a constant stream of substitutes warming up, camera operators, and stewards to work around. At Old Trafford, working in the North East and North West corners is great because I’m behind the advertising boards, meaning any stewards have to walk behind me to get past, so they don’t block my view.