Manchester United confirm Christian Eriksen squad number

Manchester United Football Club - and in many ways, it did. After all, United have probably never had a day where one of their most iconic players was booed by the crowd, fans fought among themselves in the stands while others protested outside at the club's ownership, and they were linked to another past-it forward as they crashed to a first ever defeat at home to Brighton.

Manchester United look to have reacted to the dismal performance in their opening Premier League fixture by pushing to improve their midfield with the signing of Adrien Rabiot. The 27-year-old is in the final year of his contract at Juventus and has emerged as a target for United transfer chiefs in a bid to boost the quality in Eric ten Hag's squad.

Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag refused to put a timeframe on Anthony Martial returning to fitness after an injury sidelined him for their Premier League opener on Sunday afternoon.

Manchester United are considering signing Marko Arnautovic this summer window and the transfer revelation has raised eyebrows at Old Trafford and beyond.

Paul Scholes fears that Manchester United can only finish as high as sixth place in the Premier League this campaign if Erik ten Hag does not get his way in the transfer market before the window closes.

Manchester United forward while United fans' hearts stopped across Old Trafford, but remarkably it was dismissed by VAR and play resumed. Fans haven't held back on social media as they rip into the referee and VAR. READ MORE: Man Utd fans brand Erik ten Hag a 'lunatic' after Christian Eriksen's position@Ben_Leggatt wrote: "Now, I'm a @ManUtd fan, but even I am mystified at how that wasn't a penalty for Welbeck after the contact from Lisandro Martinez?! VAR's inconsistency is clearly continuing into this season.

Brentford manager Thomas Frank has quashed suggestions that his team would have been relegated last season had they not signed Christian Eriksen on a short-term deal in January.

Manchester United get their 2022/23 Premier League campaign underway on Sunday afternoon, as they host Brighton and Hove Albion.

Sky Sports pundits Gary Neville and Jamie Carragher both believe that Manchester United will fail to secure a top-four finish in the Premier League this season.

Marcus Rashford says summer arrivals Tyrell Malacia, Christian Eriksen and Lisandro Martinez are all versatile and capable of playing in a several different positions.

Manchester United. Instead, supporters of the crumbling relic of a football club have seen nothing more significant than a gentle breeze waft along the corridors of power inside Old Trafford.

Gary Neville admits he has two concerns over Manchester United and their summer transfer strategy.

These are your Man United morning headlines on Thursday, August 4.

Manchester United supporters are feeling optimistic ahead of the new season with new boss Erik ten Hag at the helm.

Former Manchester United assistant manager Chris Armas has admitted that he has been encouraged by the signings manager Erik ten Hag has made so far this summer, believing he has brought in the right type of characters.

With less than a month of the transfer window remaining, time is running out for Manchester United to complete their summer business.

Manchester United duo Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire received more abuse on Twitter than any other Premier League players. Abuse towards footballers has become an increasing problem in recent seasons, with the footballing world taking a four day social media blackout in protest last year. The true extend of the torrent of abusive messages that top-flight stars face has now been revealed.

Manchester United stars receive more online abuse than players from any other Premier League side.Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire are statistically the most abused players in the country, with Marcus Rashford and Bruno Fernandes not far behind, according to a report by Ofcom and the Alan Turing Institute, which looked into social media activity during the first five months of the 2021/22 season.Tottenham's Harry Kane and Manchester City's Jack Grealish are the only two non-United stars to make the top 10 - with David De Gea, Paul Pogba, Fred and Jesse Lingard completing the list.READ MORE: Man Utd captain Harry Maguire loudly booed every time he touches ball in pre-season friendlyBetween August 13, 2021 and January 24, 2022, a whopping 12,520 abusive tweets were aimed at Ronaldo, while 8,954 were directed at Maguire - who was roundly booed every time he touched the ball during a pre-season friendly in Australia last month.Rashford, Fernandes and Kane, meanwhile, all received over 2,000 abusive messages online over the same period.Kevin Bakhurst, Ofcom's group director for broadcasting and online content, said: "These findings shed light on a dark side to the beautiful game. Online abuse has no place in sport, nor in wider society, and tackling it requires a team effort.Should more be done to stop footballers getting abused online? Let us know what you think in the comments section below."Social media firms needn't wait for new laws to make their sites and apps safer for users.

Manchester United's 1999 Treble winners have been voted as the greatest team of the Premier League era.

Manchester United fans are in agreement that Erik ten Hag must sell forgotten star Tahith Chong after he failed to impress against Rayo Vallecano. 22-year-old Chong has been part of United's first team since 2019, but he's struggled to establish himself.

Erik ten Hag won't take any prisoners at Manchester United, says Lee Sharpe.The Dutchman was drafted in from Ajax to revive the Red Devils' fortunes after a chaotic 12 months at Old Trafford. Former boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer spent lavishly last summer only to be sent packing in November as his stars underperformed.Ralf Rangnick was subsequently placed in interim charge, but a toxic dressing-room atmosphere undermined progress.