Erik ten Hag takes aim at "unacceptable" change in Man Utd team during Aston Villa friendly

Stranger Things star David Harbour has revealed what song would save him from Vecna, the central villain in the sci-fi series’ most recent season.Introduced in Stranger Things 4, which premiered in May of this year, Vecna’s paranormal abilities allow him to haunt (and eventually kill) his victims – however the so-called ‘curse’ can be escaped when the possessed listen to their favourite song.In an interview with E! News yesterday (August 18) Harbour — who plays town sheriff Jim Hopper on the show — spoke of his own potential methods to break Vecna’s curse, citing the “embarrassing” music tastes of his college years in the ‘90s.“It’s just so embarrassing, my taste in music, I rarely reveal it. My sort of college years were the early ’90s.

Manchester City are underway with their search to find the next head of academy recruitment after Southampton poached Joe Shields this summer.

A man who posted a racist emoji on England player Jadon Sancho's Instagram account following the Euro 2020 final has avoided jail. Sancho, fellow Manchester United star Marcus Rashford and Arsenal winger Bukayo Saka received a barrage of abuse on social media after they missed penalties in the shootout defeat to Italy at Wembley Stadium on July 11 last year.

David de Gea has been labelled "weak" and lacking in confidence after his mistake cost Manchester United a fourth straight pre-season victory. United were 2-1 up against Aston Villa in the final minute of a friendly in Perth on Saturday when Steven Gerrard's side earned a corner. Leon Bailey, who had scored Villa’s second-half goal to cut the deficit, put in an inswinging and dipping ball into United’s six-yard box.Rather than come and claim the ball, or punch it away, De Gea, who earns £290,000 a week, remained rooted to the spot.

Jadon Sancho has had a wonderful summer so far, scoring three times in Manchester United’s four pre-season friendlies and being arguably the team’s standout player.

These are your Manchester United evening headlines for Saturday, July 23.

Bruno Fernandes and Fred have taken to social media to share their reactions after Manchester United were made to settle for a draw against Aston Villa, despite taking a 2-0 lead.

Manchester United and Aston Villa fans were fuming with the state of the pitch as they played each other in a preseason friendly down under.The two Premier League sides faced off in a harmless friendly but fans were furious and questioning how on Earth the game went ahead with players seen sliding across the muddy turf. The Optus Stadium in Perth, Australia, had been hammered by rain in the build-up to the match, and fans could tell despite them being on the other side of the globe.

Diogo Dalot admits Manchester United lacked energy in the second-half of their draw with Aston Villa on Saturday.

Manchester United supporters are torn over Cristiano Ronaldo after the five-time Ballon d'Or winner provided an update on his fitness while his teammates were in pre-season action. Ronaldo, 37, has yet to report back to United this summer amid mounting speculation regarding his future.

Manchester United supporters have been sent wild after Erik ten Hag named his starting line-up for their final pre-season game in Australia this morning (10.45am UK time) - with Donny van de Beek getting the nod.

Here are your Manchester United morning headlines for Friday, July 21.

Bruno Fernandes appears to have suggested that Manchester United are better off without Cristiano Ronaldo - who has missed the club's pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia due to 'personal reasons'.Speaking to reporters after the Red Devil's 3-1 win over Crystal Palace on Tuesday, Fernandes praised Jadon Sancho, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial for working tirelessly off the ball and hinted that he - as well as United's midfield in general - were far more effective compared to when Ronaldo plays."The three guys up front [Sancho, Rashford and Martial] are really aggressive in the press," the 27-year-old playmaker said.READ MORE: Cristiano Ronaldo "highly unlikely" to play for Man Utd after chats with Piers Morgan"When they press they make the last line squeeze, and makes the midfield come a little bit higher."Fernandes sparkled at United for a year-and-a-half after joining from Sporting Lisbon in January 2020 but his form nosedived at the start of last season, with many attributing it to the arrival of Ronaldo.The Portuguese duo have never really gelled well playing together for the national team either, with Ronaldo's reluctance to press keeping Fernandes out of the advanced pockets he's usually so effective in.Are Manchester United better off without Cristiano Ronaldo? Let us know what you think in the comments section below.Ronaldo's future remains unclear.

Manchester United fans have lauded the display of Tyrell Malacia during the side’s encounter against Crystal Palace.The two Premier League sides faced off in a pre-season friendly in Australia, with the Red Devils clinching their third victory of the tour with a 3-1 win. It was a well-rounded performance by Erik ten Hag’s side - but special attention was given to youngster Malacia, who shone on the night.The left-back, 22, started in the side’s first XI and gave a fine display of himself. Supporters online were full of praise for the Dutchman.

Manchester United players Fred and Bruno Fernandes got involved in a heated altercation with Jordan Ayew during their side’s friendly with Crystal Palace.Erik ten Hag’s men faced off against their Premier League rivals and ran out 3-1 winners in Melbourne. But tempers flared when attacker Ayew went in heavy on Fernandes, leaving the Portuguese midfielder furious.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag was overheard yelling at one of his men during his side’s friendly victory against Crystal Palace.Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho got on the scoresheet as the Red Devils ran out 3-1 winners in Melbourne. In the dying embers of the match, the ball was passed back to David de Gea in goal.

Cristiano Ronaldo missed out on three eye-watering £1million bonuses from Manchester United over the course of the 2021/22 season. The five-time Ballon d'Or winner, 37, sent Old Trafford into frenzy last summer, re-joining the Red Devils for a cool £12.5m due to the real prospect of challenging for a first Premier League crown since 2013.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer had guided the club to second place behind once noisy neighbours Manchester City and the state mark arrivals of Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane, alongside Ronaldo, were aimed to propel United to the title - but instead, they slumped to their fewest ever points tally.READ MORE: Paul Pogba 'back to best' after showing off unreal Ronaldinho move in Juventus trainingHijacking an imminent switch to Man City at the 11th-hour, Ronaldo signed a bumper £475k-a-week contract at United on Transfer Deadline Day, taking a £425k-a-week pay cut from his lucrative wages in Turin.

Manchester United sensation Cristiano Ronaldo is one of his top five greatest-ever teammates.Now captain of Serie B outfit Parma, Buffon, 44, linked up with the five-time Ballon d'Or winner on his return from PSG, claiming two Serie A titles and the Coppa Italia before Ronaldo opted to head back to the Premier League for the start of the 2021/22 season.Pummelling 101 goals in 134 appearances for the Old Lady, Ronaldo was one of five ex-non-Italian team-mates Buffon praised as head and shoulders above the rest with Lilian Thuram, Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Zlatan Ibrahimovic completing the quintet.READ MORE: Seven stars who joined 'Big Six' but never played one game - including 'fairytale' signing"I can’t pick a name maybe I’m conditioned by the relationships with them," Buffon told ParmaLive. "I cannot name the five strongest Italian attackers because otherwise, I will mention 108.

Manchester United will look to make it three wins in as many pre-season friendlies on Tuesday when they take on Crystal Palace in Australia.

Realistically, every single Manchester United player has a point to prove to Erik ten Hag right now. The new Manchester United boss was brought in to change the culture at the football club after an excruciatingly disappointing season.

Manchester City could get an extra transfer boost to the tune of almost £5million as Newcastle are linked with former winger Jack Harrison.