Erik ten Hag given timely Man Utd injury boost as Fernandes claim made
Manchester United travel to the south coast on Thursday to take on Brighton in the Premier League in a repeat of the FA Cup semi-final.
United are looking good for a Champions League place following a solid five-game unbeaten league run. They beat in-form Aston Villa 1-0 last time out, but know Roberto De Zerbi’s side will pose a tough test after only succumbing on penalties after 120 minutes of stalemate at Wembley a few weeks back.
Erik ten Hag and his players have six matches left in the Premier League before concluding their season against Manchester City in the FA Cup final. Nevertheless, thoughts are already turning to the summer, when a crucial transfer window will come while the club concludes a takeover.
Here are the latest headlines from the club.
Varane injury boost
United have struggled with injuries in central defence of late, but they have received some timely news on the eve of the trip to Brighton.
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Lisandro Martinez has been ruled out for the season, but Raphael Varane might be back available sooner than expected.
Ten Hag revealed that Varane is actually ahead of Scott McTominay in his recovery and could be back for Wolves a week on Saturday. He said: “Raphael is closer than Scott in this moment, but still for the coming two games they are not available.”
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Fernandes statue claim
Bruno Fernandes scored the winning goal against Aston Villa (Getty Images)Rio Ferdinand has taken a pop at Arsenal while hailing Bruno Fernandes ’ performance in the win over Aston Villa.
Fernandes scored the crucial goal and now has 61 goals and made 54 assists in 178 appearances for United. "We deserved to win the game,” he said on his FIVE podcast. "Did you see Bruno’s numbers?
“Wow. The guy, it’s remarkable what he is doing. If he was at Arsenal he’d probably have a statue now at the Emirates with the numbers he has done!"
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Cheaper Kane alternative identified
Tammy Abraham has been scouted by Manchester United (Massimo Insabato/Getty Images)Tammy Abraham has been scouted by Manchester United recently – and reports in Italy suggest he could be an affordable alternative to Harry Kane this summer.
According to Calciomercato, Roma have already set their valuation of Abraham ahead of what they are anticipating to be a busy summer.
The report claims that Abraham would not be allowed to leave Rome for 'anything less' than €40million (£35.3m) to €45m (£39.7m) – a sum significantly lower than the £100m it would likely cost to prise Kane away from Tottenham.
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