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Match of the Day 2 pundits Alan Shearer and David Moyes analyse how Manchester United capitalised on Everton’s lack of end product in the final third. READ MORE: ‘Atmosphere speaks for itself’ – Amorim restores feel-good factor Available to UK users only.

Amorim stresses his use of wing-backs is not revolutionary but there is no doubt his formation depends a lot on the performance of the man selected in the number nine role. Whoever it is, he is expected to keep the opposition defence occupied and protect the ball long enough for support to arrive. Amorim said after the Ipswich game that …

Manchester United have confirmed the departure of club legend, Ruud van Nistelrooy as assistant manager at the club. Van Nistelrooy was appointed on an interim basis as head coach after Erik ten Hag was sacked by the Premier League club last month but Rubem Amorim signed as the new head coach from Sporting Lisbon will be coming with his own …

Amorim’s wingers, who sit just behind the striker to form a box-shape with the two central midfielders, tend to be direct runners capable of pressing hard and weaving their way through the lines in the transition. His wingers are expected to run at defenders, hence why Sporting top the Primeira Liga charts this season for progressive carries (262). In other …

Manchester United will visit Tottenham Hotspur in the Carabao Cup quarter-finals. Holders Liverpool will visit Premier League strugglers Southampton. Arsenal host Crystal Palace in a London derby, while Newcastle United are at home to Brentford. The quarter-final ties will take place in the week of 16 December. It is the first time in 14 years there have been no EFL …

Footballers are a competitive bunch. The will to win is rarely ever consigned to the pitch. So when Manchester United strikers Diego Forlan and Ruud van Nistelrooy faced each other on a tennis court at Nike’s HQ in Portland during a 2003 pre-season tour, there was tension. Sir Alex Ferguson and their United team-mates were watching. Fergie had apparently put …

Sporting boss Ruben Amorim says he has not yet made a decision about his future after Manchester United expressed an interest in appointing him manager. Sporting confirmed earlier on Tuesday that United had made an approach and are willing to pay Amorim’s 10m euros (£8.3m) release clause. Speaking after his side’s 3-1 Portuguese League Cup quarter-final win against Nacional on …

Match of the Day 2 pundits Micah Richards and Stephen Warnock analyse the controversial late penalty awarded to West Ham against Manchester United.

European governing body Uefa are bound to be in touch – which is where we probably should start. In 2023, Mourinho was given a four-match touchline ban for his behaviour around the Europa League final when his Roma side were beaten by Sevilla in Budapest. Premier League referee Anthony Taylor was abused in the airport on his way home after …

A six-hour Manchester United board meeting concluded on Tuesday with Erik ten Hag still in position as the club’s manager. Why has there been no comment on his future from the club?