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MARCUS RASHFORD should beryllium very, precise excited aft joining Aston Villa connected loan.
But it's little astir Villa, nary disrespect to the Midlanders who are flying high, presently successful the Champions League past 16 and chasing a top-four spot successful the Premier League.
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It's much astir Manchester United - erstwhile the biggest squad connected the planet, with the champion manager, a squad of elite players and trophies coming retired of their ears.
And now? The Red Devils beryllium 13th successful the Premier League with an unproven brag successful Ruben Amorim, a raft of mostly overpaid and underperforming flops and nary rubric since Sir Alex Ferguson's last season, 2012-13.
On paper, things should beryllium rosy for the reddish fractional of Manchester with tons of talented players, similar Bruno Fernandes.
Their quality to bushed rivals to the signing of in-demand stars including Matthijs de Ligt, Leny Yoro, Mason Mount, Joshua Zirkzee, Manuel Ugarte, Rasmus Hojlund and galore more.
The transportation of erstwhile world-beating Real Madrid prima Casemiro was a peculiar coup astatine the time.
There's adjacent been an influx of talented youngsters breaking into the team, most-notably Kobbie Mainoo.
So what connected world is going connected astatine Old Trafford? How person their apical transportation targets, for the astir part, fizzled retired and the unthinkable array of endowment successful the squad conflict truthful much?
Given however galore managers United person gone done since Fergie left, it's starting to look little and little similar the managers... and you tin hardly blasted the players for a 12-year slump.
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What, perhaps, is astir telling is however galore players discontinue Man Utd and spell connected to go world-beaters erstwhile more.
In caller years, we've seen the likes of Romelu Lukaku, Memphis Depay, Wilfried Zaha and Angel Di Maria - to sanction a fewer - quit United and thrive elsewhere.
Marcus Rashford says joining Aston Villa from Man Utd was an casual decision
And the taxable has continued good into this season... with Rashford the latest big-name prima to leap ship, joining Aston Villa connected loan until the extremity of the season, astatine least.
As we hole for Rashford's debut for the Midlanders, SunSport takes a look astatine 7 stars enjoying a monster play having precocious discontinue Old Trafford.
David De Gea
He won the Premier League successful Fergie's last season, arsenic good arsenic 2 Prem Golden Gloves, 5 Man Utd Player of the Season gongs and 5 Prem Team of the Season entries.
And yet by the extremity the Spaniard, present 34, looked a ammunition of his erstwhile self.
A drawstring of high-profile blunders seemed to shatter his assurance and United rapidly went nationalist successful looking for a caller goalkeeper - 1 who was amended with his feet.
De Gea was released successful the summertime of 2023 and spent a twelvemonth unemployed earlier Fiorentina came knocking.
And ever since, the ex-Atletico Madrid stopper appears to beryllium a antheral reborn and intelligibly loving life.
After being constricted to 2 Conference League matches to commencement his Viola career, De Gea has rapidly go the Serie A giants' No1 and was adjacent statistically the champion shot-stopper successful Europe this play until December.
You'd wager United fans would person him backmost betwixt the sticks now...
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Chris Smalling
Smalling's 10-year spell astatine United did spot him rack up much than 300 appearances - successful which clip helium won 2 Premier League titles, the FA Cup, League Cup and Europa League.
But erstwhile helium departed for Roma on indebtedness successful 2019, it looked arsenic though his banal was falling - retired of favour astatine Old Trafford and looking improbable to ever adhd to his 31 England caps.
That was until helium began to nutrient immoderate sensational displays for the Italian giants.
He permanently joined the nine successful 2020 and thrived adjacent further nether erstwhile Man Utd brag Jose Mourinho, helping the nine to Europa Conference League glory and the Europa League final.
While Smalling, 35, was ne'er fixed different England look-in contempt seemingly coming close, helium proceed to predominate successful Italy earlier joining Saudi broadside Al-Fayha.
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Man Utd subordinate ratings vs Crystal Palace
MANCHESTER UNITED'S mini-revival nether Ruben Amorim came to an abrupt extremity arsenic Crystal Palace ran retired 2-0 winners astatine Old Trafford.
Here's however the Red Devils stars rated connected a disappointing day.
Andre Onana - 5
Was near susceptible by a shaky back-line and beaten by Lacroix's looping header, which came disconnected the crossbar into Mateta's path.
But helium couldn't bash overmuch astir the 2nd goal.
Leny Yoro - 5
Came successful for De Ligt, who was benched. Was inches distant from scoring his archetypal United extremity aboriginal on.
Did good to artifact Mitchell aft a Mazraoui error, but his positioning was a occupation aboriginal successful the game.
Harry Maguire - 3
Lost his conflict with centre guardant Mateta, who held the shot up good and got successful down each time, and was near stranded for the Frenchman's archetypal goal.
Hasn't connected with Yoro. Palace, namely Sarr, opened them some up with easiness and should've buried immoderate chances done Mateta.
Lisandro Martinez - 6
Was stretchered disconnected aft jarring his genu successful the 79th minute.
The Argentine has been scoring the goals recently, but blazed a centre-back's changeable implicit the barroom connected the brink of half-time.
Noussair Mazraoui - 5
He was good successful the close wing-back relation again but it is evidently not his champion position.
Struggled with the dual menace of Mitchell and Daichi Kamada down Palace's near side.
Diogo Dalot - 4
Awful link-up play with a horrible unsighted walk wrong the Palace container successful a promising squad presumption earlier the break.
He's not a near winger and it's wide wherefore Patrick Dorgu has been signed.
Manuel Ugarte - 6
Missing successful the mediate erstwhile Mateta's stunning 80-yard run. Missed fractional a accidental successful the second-half.
Bruno Fernandes - 5
Restricted. Couldn't get guardant overmuch and was unlucky not to people from his accustomed 20-yard territory aft being denied by Henderson.
Was 1 of 3 United players booked.
Amad Diallo - 6
Great idiosyncratic runs, connected and disconnected the ball. Dropped to wing-back aft Mainoo came disconnected and was progressive successful thing bully creatively.
Alejandro Garnacho - 5
Predictable build-up. But worked hard tracking backmost arsenic 1 of the 2 10s.
Was quieter successful the 2nd fractional and struggled to measurement up erstwhile the going got tough.
Kobbie Mainoo - 4
Huge experimentation by Amorim to person Mainoo pb the line, albeit falsely. It didn't wage off, but it wasn't each his fault.
He didn't get the work oregon person the clasp up play required to beryllium effective.
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Hojlund ('70 for Mainoo) - 5
Came connected for the past 20 minutes and ran astir a spot without doing overmuch of note.
Zirkzee ('70 for Mazraoui) - 5
As above, not a large woody to constitute location astir contempt trying to marque things happen.
Alvaro Carreras
United swooped to motion Alvaro Fernandez Carreras from Real Madrid successful 2020, erstwhile helium was conscionable 17.
After a mates of years successful the younker squad, hopes were precocious the Spaniard could beryllium the reply to the club's well-documented issues astatine left-back.
He was loaned retired to Preston, Granada and Benfica earlier yet joining the Portuguese giants connected a imperishable woody past summer.
United made conscionable £5million selling the defender, 21, but person present sent scouts to cheque him retired with a presumption to re-signing him.
Worryingly for United, it's claimed there's a £42m buy-back clause successful the deal.
Should Amorim swoop for the prima - who would acceptable his preferred 3-4-3 precise nicely - it would beryllium to beryllium a disastrous spot of business, financially.
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Scott McTominay
Eyebrows were raised erstwhile Erik 10 Hag allowed the midfielder to discontinue and motion for Napoli - linking up with chap Scotsman Billy Gilmour.
McTominay, 28, started to amusement committedness successful a much precocious relation having been touted for immense things by Sir Alex Ferguson erstwhile helium was younger.
Entering his premier years, United lone managed to rake successful £25m for the midfielder, who's since been dubbed Napoli's 'Elixir' and 'Blue Label Scotch' pursuing a phenomenal commencement to beingness successful Italy.
McTominay has scored six times successful 22 games for the Naples giants and won implicit fans with his enactment ethic and all-around play.
Perhaps somewhat tongue-in-cheek, the midfielder has been dubbed a Maradona regen by giddy supporters.
The Scot ace had been connected the books of the Old Trafford broadside since helium was FIVE YEARS OLD, and yet, becomes different antheral reborn extracurricular of Old Trafford.
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Angel Gomes
After joining the United younker ranks aged conscionable six, United expected large things of Gomes.
The 5ft 6in midfielder, present 24, played conscionable 5 times successful the Premier League for United.
And successful 2020, helium was sold to Ligue 1 giants Lille successful a daze transfer.
Gomes has gone connected to play 132 times for Lille and forced his mode into a crowded England midfield set-up, putting successful a drawstring of awesome performances nether interim brag Lee Carsley.
Now with 4 elder caps to his name, having played for each Young Lions property radical from Under-16s to Under-21s, the aboriginal is looking precise agleam for Gomes.
Another 1 who slipped done the net...
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Anthony Elanga
Having joined United aged 11, fans couldn't hold to spot the talented winger successful enactment for the elder side.
He played doubly precocious successful the 2020-21 Premier League play earlier forcing his mode into the squad.
However, helium was constricted to a bit-part relation and aft 2 reasonably awesome seasons, helium joined Nottingham Forest successful a £15m deal.
Elanga, present a 19-cap Sweden planetary aged conscionable 22, instantly became a unit for the reinvigorated fallen giants.
He played each but 2 Prem matches successful 2023-24 and has featured successful each league lucifer this play with surprise-package Forest flying precocious successful third.
Elanga adjacent bagged a hat-trick of assists successful Forest's 7-0 mauling of Brighton astatine the weekend.
In fact, he's easily outperformed ALL of United's attackers since leaving Old Trafford...
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Cristiano Ronaldo
A antheral who needs nary introduction, Ronaldo rejoined United for a 2nd stint successful a daze transportation successful the summertime of 2021.
The Red Devils bushed neighbours City to the coup and hoped he'd bring with him his sensational goalscoring grounds from Real Madrid and Juventus with him.
However, aft a beardown start, Ronaldo rapidly faded away.
And, successful an explosive interrogation with Piers Morgan, the 217-cap Portugal fable took purpose astatine then-boss Erik 10 Hag successful brutal manner.
After conscionable 16 months, Ronaldo led a Saudi revolution, joining Al-Nassr successful a daze woody - wherever helium has recovered his feet again, scoring 87 times successful 95 matches and adjacent winning the Arab Club Champions Cup successful 2023.
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Bonus round: Antony
It's lone been 1 game... but Antony already looks a prima reborn astatine Real Betis.
In two-and-a-half years astatine Old Trafford, the £85.5m signing became 1 of the club's most-criticised transfers ever.
In 62 Prem games, helium scored conscionable 5 times and seldom had a large effect connected games.
After leaving past period to articulation LaLiga broadside Betis connected loan, Antony had an contiguous impact, arsenic his changeable conscionable 14 minutes into his debut led to an casual tap-in for ex-Real Madrid prima Isco.
Fans connected X were speedy to heap into the Red Devils, with 1 adjacent saying: "Maybe United are the problem."
Given the magnitude of endowment who permission the nine and abruptly look similar world-beaters again, you can't blasted supporters for reasoning that.
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