Manchester United were near smiling pursuing their thrashing of Barnsley astatine Old Trafford connected Tuesday nighttime but Erik 10 Hag's broadside look a acold sterner trial connected Saturday evening erstwhile they sojourn Crystal Palace.
And Christian Eriksen is determined to fto the caput manager cognize helium tin inactive play a salient relation aft scoring doubly against their little league opponents successful the Carabao Cup.
Elsewhere, Kobbie Mainoo and Alejandro Garnacho person been told they bash not merit to triumph a prestigious grant by a erstwhile rival, portion Anthony Martial is inactive successful enactment for an eye-watering wage time aft leaving Old Trafford for Greece.
Here are the large tales from successful and astir Old Trafford implicit the past 24 hours.
Eriksen impact
Christian Eriksen has vowed to beryllium his enduring worth to Erik 10 Hag and combat for a regular starting spot astatine Manchester United.
Eriksen scored doubly successful United's 7-0 mauling of Barnsley successful the Carabao Cup connected Tuesday, his 2nd successive commencement aft starring successful a 3-0 triumph astatine Southampton past weekend. United brag Ten Hag is expected to marque caller £50million signing Manuel Ugarte and England prima Kobbie Mainoo his first-choice cardinal midfield pairing this season.
With skipper Bruno Fernandes occupying the No.10 role, that leaves Eriksen small scope for selection, but the Denmark planetary is determined to amusement helium tin inactive play a cardinal relation for United.
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Alejandro Garnacho and Kobbie Mainoo person been told to hide immoderate anticipation of being voted the world's champion young subordinate – contempt their heroics for Manchester United.
Garnacho, 20, and Mainoo, 19, person emerged arsenic 2 of United's astir breathtaking young prospects and established themselves arsenic cardinal players for Erik 10 Hag's emerging team.
But erstwhile Arsenal and Chelsea midfielder Emmanuel Petit reckons there volition lone beryllium 1 victor of the Kopa trophy – awarded to the world's champion young subordinate – and Garnacho and Mainoo are not successful the running.
Martial payday
Anthony Martial volition marque £7.5million including bonuses implicit 3 years astatine caller nine AEK Athens, it has been claimed.
French guardant Martial, 28, left United erstwhile his declaration expired successful June. He had played much than 300 times for the Premier League nine since joining successful 2015, scoring 90 goals successful total.
His woody successful Greece represents a wage chopped compared to his hefty wages astatine Old Trafford. However, by AEK's ain standards, the pay-packet - equivalent to a small nether £50,000 per week - will beryllium the astir lucrative they person ever handed out.
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