Cristiano Ronaldo reunited with a couple of his former Manchester United teammates while on international duty with Portugal this week - finding particular joy in seeing Diogo Dalot once again.
10.03.2023 - 19:47 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United will be looking to build on Thursday night's Europa League triumph over Real Betis when they welcome Southampton to Old Trafford in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon.
United, just four days after their 7-0 mauling at the hands of Liverpool at Anfield, got back to winning ways with a convincing 4-1 win over the La Liga side in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 showdown. After Marcus Rashford saw his first-half opener cancelled out by Ayoze Perez, the Reds rallied in the second half, scoring through Antony, Bruno Fernandes and Wout Weghorst to put one foot in the quarter-finals.
But before they can think about finishing the job in Spain next week, the Reds will attempt to get back on track in the Premier League against strugglers Southampton. Defeat at Anfield halted United's four-game unbeaten run in the league, meaning they will be determined to return to winning ways, especially when it will mark their last league outing for exactly three weeks.
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Coupled with Arsenal's dramatic victory over Bournemouth and Manchester City's routine win over Newcastle United last weekend, United's defeat at Anfield all but ended their already faint hopes of winning the title. They are now also nine points behind City in second, though they do have a game in hand.
It means, as was the expectation at the start of the campaign, United must now focus their efforts on securing a top-four finish and Champions League qualification for next season. Currently, just ten points separate United in third and Fulham in seventh, though Brighton & Hove Albion and Brentford, who are currently eighth and ninth respectively,
Cristiano Ronaldo reunited with a couple of his former Manchester United teammates while on international duty with Portugal this week - finding particular joy in seeing Diogo Dalot once again.
While not many Manchester United fans prefer international football over club football, plenty would agree that the March international break has come at a good time for Erik ten Hag's side given their heavy load of late.
Manchester United booked their second Wembley visit of the season with Sunday's 3-1 FA Cup quarter-final victory over Fulham at Old Trafford.
Manchester United midfielder Bruno Fernandes sent a message to his former Sporting Lisbon teammates after they defeated Arsenal to progress to the quarter-finals of the Europa League.
Manchester United are 90 minutes away from reaching the Europa League quarter-finals and a potential two-legged tie against Premier League title contenders Arsenal.
Manchester United have one foot in the Europa League quarter-finals ahead of their second-leg clash with Real Betis tomorrow night.
Manchester United are 90 minutes away from reaching the Europa League quarter-finals and a potential two-legged tie against Premier League title contenders Arsenal.
After producing a fantastic response to the Liverpool defeat in midweek, Manchester United will be looking to return to winning ways in the Premier League when they take on Southampton.
Southampton manager Ruben Selles expects to see "some rotation" in the Manchester United line-up this weekend with such a short turnaround from Thursday's Europa League game.
Joaquin admission
Real Betis captain Joaquin admitted it will be difficult for the Spanish side to progress to the next round of the Europa League after losing heavily to Manchester United in the first leg of their last-16 tie.
UEFA have explained why Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford 'nominally tops the rankings' in the Europa League scoring charts, despite the England ace being level at the summit.
Real Betis manager Manuel Pellegrini insisted his side would not give up in their Europa League tie with Manchester United, despite losing 4-1 in the first leg.
Paul Scholes believes Facundo Pellistri has shown why he deserves more minutes on the pitch after yet another exciting cameo on Thursday's win over Real Betis.
Manchester United loanee Amad was keen to praise Reds youngster Facundo Pellistri after his impressive cameo performance in the victory over Real Betis in the Europa League.
Marcus Rashford has spoken of the importance of Manchester United's fans after they showed support for Bruno Fernandes.
Paul Scholes has revealed that he never wants to see Erik ten Hag play Bruno Fernandes on the wing again after the Portugal international put in a stellar showing in his natural central position in Manchester United’s 4-1 Europa League win over Real Betis.
Marcus Rashford admitted that Manchester United's players were thrilled for Wout Weghorst after he scored his first Old Trafford goal during Thursday night's 4-1 Europa League win over Real Betis.
Former Manchester United midfielder Owen Hargreaves has questioned Erik ten Hag's decision to play Marcus Rashford as a central striker following Sunday's 7-0 hammering at the hands of Liverpool.