Manchester United’s players are spotted warming up for tonight’s EFL Cup tie against Northampton Town in a vehicle park.
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Page was reflecting on his side’s 3-1 defeat to the Red Devils in the third round of the competition when the likes of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Marcus Rashford and Marouane Fellaini all came on as second-half subs to help Jose Mourinho’s Red Devils through to the next stage of the league cup.
While Guardiola’s City was winning its ninth successive game of the season by beating Swansea 2-1 away, United laboured again and needed a helping hand from Northampton’s error-prone goalkeeper and its strong bench to end the first blip of Mourinho’s tenure.
Shaw was singled out for his positioning as Camilo Zuniga re-established Watford’s lead – something the England left-back is understood to be irritated about, especially given the manager had indicated such comments about individuals would be kept in-house.
Carrick can do a job for United this season, but United shouldn’t expect him to play twice a week, nor should they count on him for next season.
However, Press Association Sport understands it was not a training session. Ahead of Wednesday’s EFL Cup match at Northampton Town, the coach ran his players through their paces at an asphalt parking lot.
The France forward clashed heads with Daryl Janmaat in the 27th minute of Sunday’s game.
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United’s preview for Wednesday’s match states he “will be assessed” and the striker posted an update on Tuesday morning. He feels it gets the best out of the players. “Thanks for all your support and your messages!”
