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Manchester United will have three key starters available against Barnsley

16Sep

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Manchester United will have three key starters available against Barnsley

Manchester United will face Barnsley on Tuesday night in the EFL Cup, and they enter this fixture with a myriad of injury concerns. Although Rasmus Hojlund and Mason Mount are still unavailable as they work their way back from injuries, per manager Erik ten Hag, the Dutch coach gave more positive updates regarding three key starters in the back four. Center backs Lisandro Martinez and Matthijs de Ligt, as well as starting right back Noussair Mazraoui, will all be available against Barnsley after questions about recent injuries. Martinez suffered an injury in the 77th minute of the win over the weekend against Southampton, but he won't have to miss any action. Mazraoui was also taken off in the 74th minute, but there are no concerns with this other former Ajax star either. As fo...

Noussair Mazraoui has been exactly what Manchester United wanted

This past summer, Manchester United wanted to sign a new right back as part of a concerted effort to rebuild their squad in INEOS' first season in charge as the new owners. Most of their summer upgrades focused on upgrading the center back position, but Manchester United were able to bring in another former Ajax defender from Bayern Munich in Noussair Mazraoui for just 15 million euros. Signed for less than what Aaron Wan-Bissaka was sold for to West Ham, Mazraoui was a bargain transfer for Manchester United, though he has been overshadowed by AWB's sudden resurgence in London. But for anyone trying to knock Man United for signing Mazraoui and letting Wan-Bissaka go, those in the know at Old Trafford will be more than happy with their decision. Mazraoui's early returns for Man ...

Grading every summer 2024 transfer made by Manchester United

As the summer 2024 transfer window winds to a close, it's time to take a look back at how Manchester United did as one of the biggest buyers in the market. Man United's activity in the transfer window was to be expected, if not outright necessary. The Red Devils finished eighth in the Premier League last season and had a new ownership group coming in, INEOS, who decided to make the controversial decision to keep embattled manager Erik ten Hag for another season. So of course Manchester United had to spend to upgrade their squad at all levels, because they had pressing needs at pretty much every single position except for the attacking midfield. Here is a grade for every major signing Manchester United made this summer. All transfer fee figures are from Transfermarkt. CB Leny Yoro...