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.
24.02.2023 - 18:03 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Manchester United fans sent a funny chant in Frenkie de Jong's direction during Thursday’s Europa League play-off win over Barcelona.
The Dutchman played the full 90 minutes at Old Trafford as the hosts ran out 2-1 winners and they'll face Real Betis in the last-16 as a reward. The midfielder had been Erik ten Hag’s top target over the summer but a move failed to materialise.
De Jong has always publicly maintained that his preference is to stay at the Nou Camp. Reds fans are thankful that Casemiro was signed instead, given his epic performances this season, including against Barcelona.
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However, the United fanbase has not forgotten about their club’s chase of De Jong and sent him a cheeky message from the terraces during his visit to Manchester. Chants of ‘Frenkie, what’s the score? Frenkie, Frenkie what’s the score?’ rang around Old Trafford when United went 2-1 up.
The Manchester Evening News understands that United are still open to bringing in De Jong this summer. Ten Hag is expected to further bolster his midfield options with a marquee striker also on the wish list.
De Jong was at the centre of a flashpoint during the second half of Thursday’s clash. Bruno Fernandes slammed the ball into the midfielder after he had been felled by Aaron Wan-Bissaka, the United vice-captain protesting that it was not intentional.
The incident sparked a shoving match between both sets of players, after which United fans felt upset that Raphinha had not been reprimanded after seemingly raising his hands towards the throat of his good friend Fernandes.
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