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We asked for your views on Manchester United's new third kit.

Here are some of your comments:

Marc: I absolutely love it! Love the late 70s' or early 80s' retro look to the kit. No one can do that as good as Adidas!!

Bryan: It just looks too simple. I am not a fan of the collar or design either. Disappointed with the lack of effort put into this one. Hopefully we’ll just ditch it overall after Palace away…

Terry: In one word...awful!

Mike: Light, bright and eye-catching as a third kit. Not sure it 'screams' Manchester United but a nice casualwear top to represent your club.

Kieran: I’m okay with the overall look of the third kit, but removing the club badge is a travesty. The ‘Red Devils’ was perfectly fine during the Matt Busby era - but nobody (apart from journalists) uses that expression any more. You would never hear a true fan using the term the Red Devils.

Simon: Awesome design… very Stone Roses.


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Man United stars send messages of support to Aaron Wan-Bissaka after he sealed £15m move to West Ham..by Spencer Morgan

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Manchester United's players have taken to Instagram to wish Aaron Wan-Bissaka well after he sealed a move from Man United to West Ham in a deal worth £15million on Tuesday.

The full back has agreed a seven-year deal with the Hammers, becoming their eighth signing this summer.

Wan-Bissaka spent five seasons at Old Trafford and it's clear he was a popular member of the squad.

The Englishman took to Instagram after the transfer was announced, writing: 'To everyone associated with Manchester United, thank you.

'You’ve helped me fulfill so many dreams of mine & I leave the club with memories to last me a lifetime.

'I’m so grateful for the love, help and support I’ve had from players & staff during the last 5 years and wish you all nothing but the best. Thank you to the fans, you’ve stuck by us throughout the ups and downs. Appreciate you. Thank you so much, Reds.'

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Manchester United 1-0 Fulham: What Erik Ten Hag said:

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Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag, speaking to Sky Sports:

"Subs are always important and it was good to see in the first game that you bring a sub on and he scores the winner.

"Everyone sees how important subs are and they have to be ready.

"Against Fulham it is always a difficult game, but we defended and pressed very well. After 10 minutes we found our spell in the game and we kept them under pressure. We created a lot of chances and we should have scored earlier. That is the only criticism of the team - kill in the box.

"Two season ago [we had] the most clean sheets in the Premier League. When we have a consistent back four we will defend properly. If you don't have a consistent back four the gaps will come.

"I know Noussair Mazraoui like this. He is a great defender, but he is very composed on the ball. He is not in full condition. When he gets 100% fitness he can do much more. He has to build his fitness."

On Joshua Zirkzee's winner: "Scoring for a striker is important and he should be where he was, but he has more qualities and he has to get the right balance . He has to be arriving in the box to get the finishes, but we also want him to link up. We have some great midfielders around him to make up combinations.

"First game, but it is good to strengthen the belief. I have seen many spaces where we have to improve but that is normal."

On Harry Maguire being replaced: "Not injured, but I had to bring him off as he had a problem.

"The win is so important, but I am so happy to have no injuries today."



Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag to BBC Match of the Day:

"To start the season with a win is always important. We are not ready as a squad, as a team - many players are not up to full fitness. We only had 10 days with this team training together.

"I expect more from this team, but we have a foundation we can build on.

"The performance is good. Over 90 minutes of course there is room for improvement- but I think, overall, the performance and execution of the gameplan

"We are very ambitious, we want to win more trophies. We want to compete in every league we play in and now we have a platform."

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Manchester United are willing to wait until transfer deadline day to sign 23-year-old Manuel Ugarte, with the hope that Paris St-Germain will lower their £51m valuation for the Uruguay midfielder.

United are working on a season-long loan deal to sign Uruguay international Ugarte, which would include an obligation to buy in 2025.

Fulham are preparing to make a third offer for United midfielder Scott McTominay.

Napoli sporting director Giovanni Manna has refused to rule out a move for McTominay.

Manchester United are not interested in pursuing a deal for Brentford's 28-year-old forward Ivan Toney.

Panathinaikos are in talks with Manchester United over a deal for 22-year-old Uruguay midfielder Facundo Pellistri.

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We asked for your thoughts after Saturday's Premier League game between Brighton and Manchester United.

Here are some of your comments:

Man Utd fans

Terence: It is not about tactics, style or managers. This Manchester United squad do not have anywhere near enough quality to challenge. They are now two games in with a 50% win record. The likes of Manchester City and Arsenal will be giggling to themselves. Manchester United are simply not good enough.

Keith: We can't score and can't defend - same old story. I dread the nonsense Erik ten Hag will come out with. It is no good creating chances if you don't take them. Football is simple - score more than the other team and you will win. We need a prolific and proven striker now!

Tom: It is so boring seeing the same old issues. We haven't improved from last season at all. The midfield shape fell apart as soon as Mount came off, we looked wide open again. Fernandes coming off when we needed a goal was criminal. Rashford shouldn't be anywhere near this team either. Embarrassing.

Charlie: Most of our players aren't even excited to be on the pitch, let alone win! Erik ten Hag continues to prioritize his perception of the players' potentials instead of the reality that many of them are too slow, tactically inept and otherwise uninspired. Our last two managers have sucked the love of the game out of the dressing room. We look lost and despondent... again.


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We asked you for your reaction to another heavy defeat by Liverpool.

You replied in droves.

Here is a flavour of your responses:

Barry: Liverpool were better than us. Time will tell if we're heading in the right direction. Remember Jurgen Klopp and Sir Alex Ferguson won nothing until their fourth seasons, so it takes time. To finish in the top four you don't have to beat Liverpool, but you do need to grind out results when not playing well and this United team seems incapable of doing that.

Lawrence: An absolute disgrace. I have been a United supporter for 63 years in good and bad years but this is an absolute disgrace. People say players are to blame but they’re not the ones picking the team. Erik ten Hag is just not good enough.

Kieran: What are my thoughts? Sorry BBC but I'm going to need a lot more than 350 characters - can I have another six or seven boxes please? Full-backs too far forward too early; one central midfielder has got no legs; the other has got no real experience yet; wide players scared to take anyone on. Bruno Fernandes' weak mentally; Joshua Zirkzee dropping deep and offering nothing; no patterns of play...

James: Simply outclassed. Out-muscled in midfield, chances taken by Liverpool and missed by United. No improvement on last season so far. Just hope there will be some improvement as the season progresses. Casemiro is too slow and Marcus Rashford has lost his enthusiasm.

Phill: I can see how the new Liverpool and Brighton managers want to play. In just a few games, their players have bought into them. Behind the manager, the clubs have bought players, at reasonable prices, to achieve an ethos. The United style/plan still eludes me, and by the look of them it eludes the players as well. Install a style, end petulance and be a team.

Chris: A familiar story with United needlessly giving the ball away in dangerous areas of the pitch. The same players have been doing this week in and week out, namely Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes. For every 'killer' pass Bruno makes, he must waste five or six opportunities to just 'hit his man' and retain possession!

Richard: Can Erik ten Hag come back from this? To be embarrassed by your biggest rivals once is unfortunate, twice is careless.

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We asked for your thoughts after Wednesday's Europa League game between Manchester United and Twente.

Here are some of your comments:

Lexy: United players showed no respect to their opponents and treated the game like a training ground occasion! They gave the ball away far too many times trying the difficult pass, particularly in dangerous areas. Slow build-up play and they need a number nine urgently!

Jim: United are not at the races at the moment. Probably time is needed to let new players settle in. Christian Eriksen is a decent player but will not take them back to where they need to be and the crucial problem at the moment is the same as last season - they can't score goals from decent build-up. The main culprit is Bruno Fernandes. He has skill but is wasteful - and Erik ten Hag plays him!

Peter: In patches, we looked better but overall we were lacking ideas and finishing power again. I think the creative play is missing and unfortunately this is where the manager must take responsibility. I'm not convinced that he's got what we need. I'd give him up until the end of this year to get some positive results. After all he's had the money .

Alastair: At least Noussair Mazraoui must now be worth twice what we paid Bayern Munich.

Joe: In the 88th minute of tonight's game, I had a sudden dawning realisation, and it was this. I didn't care if we won. I had no excitement about whether we would score a winning goal. And in the 47 years that I've watched my club I never felt like that. The past three years has done this to me.

Mark: Not good enough. We can’t finish off any chances and overall not enough passion or hunger to go finish off the game. However, still loads more games to go but if we are going to do anything well this season, we need to start scoring goals.

Sunday 29th September 2024 - Premier League - Venue: Old Trafford

Manchester United 0 (Bruno Fernandes sent off 42) Tottenham Hotspur 3 (Johnson 3, Kulusevski 47, Solanke 77)

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Match report by Phil McNulty, Chief football writer at Old Trafford

Tottenham produced a magnificent display to outclass 10-man Manchester United at Old Trafford and pile renewed pressure on manager Erik ten Hag.

Spurs, even without injured Son Heung-min, tore Manchester United apart as they set the platform for victory with a first-half masterclass, the only mystery being how they only had Brennan Johnson's third-minute goal to show for their overwhelming dominance.

Johnson's simple finish was created by Micky van de Ven's barnstorming run from his own half, and Spurs went on to create chance after chance without adding to their advantage - Timo Werner being the biggest culprit when he allowed United keeper Andre Onana to save when clean through.

United's cause was not helped when captain Bruno Fernandes was sent off three minutes before the break for a lunge at James Maddison – but Ten Hag's side were an overrun, indisciplined rabble well before they had a numerical disadvantage.

Spurs finally extended their lead two minutes after the interval when Dejan Kulusevski lifted a deft finish over Onana after a fine break by Johnson.

The hard-working Dominic Solanke got the goal his industry deserved and gave the scoreline a more realistic appearance 12 minutes from time, turning in Pape Matar Sarr's headed flick at a corner to spark a mass exodus from Old Trafford by United's supporters.

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Sunday 27th October 2024 - Premier League - Venue: London Stadium

West Ham United 2 (Summerville 74, Bowen 90+2 pen) Manchester United 1 (Casemiro 81)

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Casemiro looked to have secured United a point after nodding home from close range

Jarrod Bowen scored an injury-time penalty to condemn Manchester United to a 2-1 defeat in the Premier League, easing pressure on West Ham manager Julen Lopetegui but piling it high once again on Erik ten Hag.

Casemiro thought he had grabbed a point for the visitors when he headed home with less than 10 minutes left to cancel out Crysencio Summerville's 74th-minute opener.

But United were furious as referee David Coote was sent to the pitchside monitor by the video assistant referee to review Matthijs de Ligt's challenge on Danny Ings in the box.

Despite protests from United's players over a handball by Ings, Coote pointed to the spot and Bowen calmly converted, slotting past Andre Onana.

The Premier League later explained on its Match Centre account on X that there was "sufficient contact" to award the penalty.

"The referee did not award a penalty to West Ham for a challenge by de Ligt on Ings," it said., external

"The VAR deemed there was sufficient contact on Ings' lower leg and recommended an on-field review. The referee overturned his original decision and awarded a penalty."

United dominated possession and chances in the first half at London Stadium, but the visitors lacked a clinical edge and were left to rue their missed chances.

After a lacklustre first half, West Ham were an improved side after the interval and peppered United's box with attacks, and they were eventually rewarded when Summerville slid in to direct Ings' scuffed effort into the back of the net.

The result leaves United 14th in the Premier League with just three wins in their opening nine matches.

It is a statement win for West Ham, however, as they move one place above United after an underwhelming start to the season.


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Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has been speaking to BBC Match of the Day following the defeat at London Stadium:

"Three times this season we feel injustice. We have to score, we created so many chances, we should have been two or three goals up.

"In the second-half, we were forcing it but we allowed them into the game. When you are losing 1-0, you need big personality and character in the team and we showed resilience to get back into it.

"It is unfair and unjust the way we conceded the penalty."

On the penalty decision: "It was so difficult to see. Before the season, there was the instruction about VAR only interfering in clear and obvious mistakes. That is definitely not a clear and obvious mistake from the on-field referee.

"More frustrations, but I can do nothing with that. They don't collect points and that is what we have to do. We have to look in the mirror. When you lose in this way it is a bad feeling."

On whether he has spoken to the officials yet: "I spoke with them but the decision is made. There is no way back and that is football.

"That is the third time I've felt injustice this season. It has a big impact on our team, on our scores and where we are in the table. It is not right."