Erik ten Hag pinpoints moment Manchester United preparations for season started to go wrong

Defending champions Manchester City will host Crystal Palace today at the Etihad Stadium in a match for the fourth round of the 2022-2023 Premier League season. Check out the kick-off time of the game and how to watch or live stream it free in your country.

Manchester United. The French striker, who missed yesterday’s trip to Southampton with an Achilles injury, made his first league appearance in more than a year as a second-half sub in the United's unexpected 2-1 victory over Liverpool.Martial, 26, is the penultimate year of his existing £270,000-a-week contract at Old Trafford meaning he could become a cut-price target next summer should he enjoy a successful season. READ MORE: Amir Khan meets Sir Alex Ferguson - but has to copy and paste Wikipedia to say who he is That’s why the United hierarchy want to protect their investment by handing the ex-Monaco hitman, who cost £55million in September 2015, an additional two years.That was not an issue before Erik ten Hag took over the managerial reins with Martial having failed to nail down a first-team place under a succession of bosses.The former Lyon forward has often started the season well at Old Trafford only to hit a barren patch or suffer an injury and then find himself dumped on the bench.Does Martial deserve a new deal? Let us know in the comments sectionUnited will be wary of any repeat of that occurring this term but, by all accounts Martial, at times labelled moody in England, is a rejuvenated figure under Dutchman ten Hag.One source said: “The player has a spring in his step step and genuinely seems pleased to be at United.” That is great news for the new head coach and club as they attempt to end their reliance for goals on ageing hitman Cristiano Ronaldo.

Pep Guardiola told his Manchester City players that they cannot afford to keep coming back from behind as they clawed back another two-goal deficit in the Premier League, this time against Crystal Palace.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag has explained his decision to start Casemiro on the bench vs Southampton.

A Bolton caterer says she has been 'amazed' with the reaction to her chicken tikka naan that has gone viral on social media. One photograph of the culinary creation has racked up hundreds of retweets and more than 13,000 likes on the 'Footy Scran' Twitter account.

Manchester United may let Anthony Elanga leave on loan if they sign Antony - with a fellow Premier League club reportedly interested in the move.The Red Devils are yet to add any firepower to their attack in the summer transfer window but are trying to get a deal over the line for Ajax winger Antony before next week's Transfer Deadline Day.Personal terms have been agreed with the 22-year-old, whose agents have begun house hunting for him in Cheshire. Should the two clubs settle on a fee, which is believed to be around the £80m mark, then Erik ten Hag could be willing to ship Elanga out for the season.READ MORE: Man Utd CEO Richard Arnold 'confirms' new transfer when responding to fanThat's according to the Daily Mail, who claim Everton are lining up him as late addition.

Plymouth Argyle boss Steven Schumacher believes Bolton Wanderers have made some good acquisitions in the transfer market this summer and believes it will be a tough task to take on Ian Evatt's side.

Sir Alex Ferguson. It begs the question as to why you would re-sign a player if he was such a problem? But re-sign is exactly what former Manchester United goalkeeper Mark Bosnich did in 1999, having made his debut for the club in 1990 in his first spell there, only to be slated by his former manager.

Manchester United's hopes of signing Cody Gakpo have been handed a boost after PSV failed to qualify for the Champions League.

Manchester City will host Chelsea in the standout tie of the Carabao Cup third round draw. The Premier League's big six would all have been hoping to avoid each other in the draw, which was conducted live on Sky Sports after Newcastle United overcame Tranmere Rovers at Prenton Park. But among a clutch of ties between top-flight teams, City vs Chelsea stands out as the undoubted tie of the round.

Jurgen Klopp has explained why he grabbed Bruno Fernandes' neck following Liverpool's crushing 2-1 defeat to Manchester United.The Red Devils leapfrogged their arch-rivals in the Premier League table with a classy performance on Monday evening (August 22), as goals from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford claimed a first win of the Erik ten Hag era.But, following the full-time whistle, opposing manager Klopp, 55, appeared to take issue with United's stand-in captain Fernandes, who was ridiculed during the contest for a blatant dive in the Liverpool penalty area as well as refusing to hand the ball back while already on a yellow card.READ MORE: Liverpool fans rage seeing Anthony Martial tell Man Utd ball boy to slow downThe Portuguese wind-up merchant was slammed by fans online with many believing he should have been sent for an early bath. "May be the most embarrassing thing I’ve ever seen from Bruno Fernandes," commented one fan on his horrendous dive.A second agreed: "That dive by Bruno Fernandes is diabolical.

Liverpool fans have been left raging after seeing Anthony Martial tell a Manchester United ball boy to slow down. United claimed their first win of the new Premier League season on Monday night as they beat rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford thanks to goals from Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford.

Manchester United made the dream start to the second half of tonight's Premier League clash with Liverpool, doubling their advantage through Marcus Rashford's first goal since January.

Manchester United will face fierce rivals Liverpool on Monday night, as Erik ten Hag's side look for their first win of the 2022/23 Premier League season.

Jack Grealish following Newcastle's hard-fought draw with Manchester City on Sunday evening.Grealish had come under fire in May during City's title celebrations when he teased Riyad Mahrez for playing 'like Almiron'. However, when the two sides met Grealish was nowhere to be seen after he was forced to pull out with an injury.Almiron was centre-stage at St James' Park, and he fired the Toon Army level when he bundled the ball over the line.

Here are your Manchester United morning headlines for Saturday, August 20.

Signing veteran striker Jamie Vardy will not solve all of Erik ten Hag’s problems at Manchester United, but it could provide a short-term solution to one of their more pressing issues.

Manchester United are reportedly considering a loan offer for Chelsea's Christian Pulisic, with the winger being the latest name linked with Erik ten Hag's side.

Manchester United players are off today, having been hauled in for an unscheduled training session on Sunday.