JADON SANCHO has missed a number of training sessions since being exiled from Manchester United’s first team.
The England winger, 23, is yet to be involved with the squad after his public spat with manager Erik ten Hag following their 3-1 defeat at Arsenal on September 3.
Meanwhile, Sir Jim Ratcliffe's £1.3billion stake in the club moved a step closer last night as a delegation of his closest aides – including cycling guru Sir Dave Brailsford – visited Old Trafford, SunSport can exclusively reveal.
Former Great Britain and Team Sky cycling boss Brailsford and ex-Juventus CEO Jean-Claude Blanc held a series of high-level talks with senior United staff, including director of football John Murtough and interim chief exec Patrick Stewart.
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Eriksen could leave
Manchester United are willing to sell midfielder Christian Eriksen in January.
According to Football Insider, the Red Devils will listen to offers for the Denmark international.
Eriksen has been limited to just eight starts so far this season, with a knee injury keeping him out of United's last five matches.
The 31-year-old joined the club on a free last summer and has a contract through until 2025.
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Ten Hag pre-Bournemouth
Speaking after United's win over Chelsea, Ten Hag said: "We are in a journey and we keep calm. We look into the process, where we know where we have to build, we know where we have to build on.
"So yeah, as I said, we are going in the right direction. We don't get distracted from criticism around us, but we are ourselves. We are very critical on ourselves.
"We know we are not quick [to be] satisfied and happy and we always want to do better.
"And if we do things not good, we want to put things right and we want to keep going in this process, and we want to keep going in this progress, because we know the season is long.
"We have to improve a lot if you want to be successful. But this team is capable to be successful."
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Team news pre-Bournemouth
Raphael Varane could remain sidelined following his absence from United's match day squad on Wednesday.
The Frenchman was ruled out of the match against Chelsea due to a "sore back".
Mason Mount has been struggling with a calf issue in recent weeks, but there is a small chance he could return on Saturday.
Casemiro remains absent with a hamstring injury sustained last month, while Christian Eriksen is also unavailable with a knee issue.
Tyrell Malacia and Lisandro Martinez are not expected to return to action until the new year.
Amad Diallo's return date is also unknown.
As for Bournemouth, Max Aarons, Tyler Adams, Alex Scott, and Ryan Fredericks are all recovering from injury.
Sancho misses training several times but hasn’t been fined
Jadon Sancho has missed a number of training sessions since being exiled from Manchester United’s first team.
The England winger, 23, is yet to be involved with the squad after his public spat with manager Erik ten Hag following their 3-1 defeat at Arsenal on September 3.
Ahead of Saturday's game with Bournemouth at Old Trafford, Ten Hag reiterated the ball is in Sancho’s court if the matter is to be resolved.
He explained: “So it is about a culture and every player has to match certain standards and it was about that.
“What will happen there? He knows what he has to do if he wants to return. It is up to him.”
Sancho has been forced to train at the academy section of the club’s training ground, with his food brought separately from the first-team canteen.
Having been accused of showing a poor attitude in training, Sancho posted: “I will not allow people saying things that is completely untrue, I have conducted myself in training very well this week.
“I believe there are other reasons for this matter that I won’t go into and I have been a scapegoat for a long time which isn’t fair!”
- By Henry Tomlinson
Shaw denies Instagram like
Luke Shaw has issued a response after he “liked” a post on social media suggesting Manchester United team-mates Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial will struggle to get back into the team.
Shaw appeared to have liked a post on Twitter quoting Patrice Evra saying it “will be tough” for the pair to return to the starting XI.
Shaw swiftly responded to one user who picked up the “like”.
He said: “Come on don’t be silly, obviously not intentional🤦🏼♂️.”
- By Henry Tomlinson
Man Utd prepare January clearout
Manchester United are reportedly plotting a huge clearout with Casemiro, Jadon Sancho and Raphael Varane up for sale.
However, Erik ten Hag has made a huge U-turn regarding two other players at the club.
The Independent has claimed that Ten Hag is “willing to listen to offers on a series of high-profile players”.
And they claim that 31-year-old Brazilian midfielder Casemiro, a £70m signing from Real Madrid 18 months ago, Sancho and defender Varane, who we exclusively revealed was being put up for sale, can all go.
But Harry Maguire and Scott McTominay, who were tipped to leave in the summer, are now expected to stay.
- By Henry Tomlinson
Sheikh Jassim eyes Inter bid
Manchester United bidder Sheikh Jassim has turned his attention to Inter Milan.
It’s claimed that current Inter owner Stevan Zhang is in China battling lawsuits and debt repayments of up to £340m owed to American firm Oaktree.
The report adds that Sheikh Jassim is set to enter talks about a potential investment in the Serie A giants.
There is also said to be interest from Saudi Arabia, although Inter have denied the prospect of fresh Middle Eastern funding.
- By Henry Tomlinson
United ‘scared to sell Martial’
Gary Neville believes that Manchester United have been simply ‘frightened to death’ of seeing Anthony Martial unlock his potential elsewhere.
The pundit said: “They were frightened to death of him going somewhere and doing something
"They were frightened to death because he’s just got that little bit of talent.
"Every manager has had the same problem with him – they’ve all been like ‘is he gonna come and hurt us?’ That’s when you just… argh."
- By Henry Tomlinson
What's after Bournemouth
Here is a quick run-through of Manchester Uinted's five matches after today's fixture with Bournemouth.
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Ten Hag on awards
Erik ten Hag has suggested that the awards himself, Alejandro Garnacho and Harry Maguire have received can inspire the team on.
He told club media: "I think that winning these three awards refers to something we are doing as a team.
"That's very good.
"It is something we can take belief from.
"We can also take inspiration from it, and believe that we are heading in the right direction.
"That must now give energy to everyone."
- By Henry Tomlinson
Watkins would ‘elevate’ United
Sky Sports pundit Don Goodman has said that Ollie Watkins would “elevate” Manchester United’s attack.
Speaking to Boyle Sports, Goodman said: “I don’t think Ollie Watkins would go to either Man City or Liverpool. I think Darwin Nunez will be sensational. It’s only a matter of time before the chances he’s missing start flying in the back of the net and we’ll be saying it was worth the wait.
“I’m not sure if Watkins is an Arsenal type. There’s one club I think he’d elevate instantly and that’s Man United. But for me, take away the name and history of Man United and they’re a mid-table team. Aston Villa are a better team. I haven’t seen anything this season that suggests Man United aren’t a mid-table team.
“Watkins would definitely improve Man United, but I’d argue he’s best off staying at Aston Villa for the next couple of years.”
- By Henry Tomlinson
United shouldn’t sign Werner – Louis Saha
Former Manchester United star Louis Saha has pleaded with his former club not to sign Timo Werner.
He told BetFred: “Manchester United needs players that have stability, confidence, and strong, powerful qualities. Timo possesses most of them. However, Timo didn’t look confident in the Premier League during his time at Chelsea and Manchester United need players that can express themselves with a smile on their face.
“If he can’t do that, then I’m not sure whether it’s a move they should pursue.
“The team is already struggling with players that are lacking confidence, so I wouldn’t want them to add another struggling player to their roster.
“There are enough players without the right confidence level and if Timo came in already lacking self-belief, then people may start to look at him and guess whether he’s fatigued or not the right fit for the tactics, when it’s really just a case of him lacking confidence.”
- By Henry Tomlinson
Diallo is back
Manchester United winger Amad Diallo is back in full training following knee surgery in the summer.
The winger had a hugely impressive spell on loan at Sunderland last season.
The Ivorian will give United some much needed options in the wide areas with the likes of Rashford struggling to find form.
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United training pictures
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Ten Hag responds to players
Erik ten Hag has reportedly told players they cannot have more days off – despite their requests.
According to The Daily Mail, he told players the Premier League is becoming more physical and conditioning will be a key part in allowing the club to compete.
- By Henry Tomlinson
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Iraola hoping to make history
Andoni Iraola wants to replicate one of his best moments in football by leading Bournemouth to a win against Manchester United.
The Spaniard was part of the Athletic Club side that beat United 3-2 in 2012 in the Europa League.
He said: "Probably one of the best days in my football career.
“The second game against them, I think to win in this kind of scenery, you always remember these kinds of games.
“We have the chance tomorrow, again. Last season even, we played a friendly with Rayo Vallecano against (Manchester United).
“But even if it’s a friendly you don't want to lose.
“You want to compete. You want to do things well.
“Tomorrow there are points involved and we still need points, because even if we are doing very well, our start of the season has been very bad.
“So we are still in a position where we need points.”
- By Henry Tomlinson
United scoop three awards
Manchester United trio Alejandro Garnacho, Harry Maguire and manager Erik ten Hag have been handed awards.
Garnacho was given a the accolade for the Goal of the Month after his stunning overhead kick against Everton.
Ten Hag and Maguire were handed the manager and player of the month awards.
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Billing 'excited' for United test
Bournemouth star Phillip Billing has admitted that the team will have to be on their "a-game" in order to get a result against Man United.
I think everybody's looking forward to Old Trafford away.
Even though people are not in the best form at the minute and there's a lot of negativity around the club, but you can take away it's still Manchester United, it's still Old Trafford and it's still top players we come up against.
So we're gonna have to be on our A-game again, and hopefully we can grind out the result because the confidence in the boys is high.
Phillip Billing Daily Echo
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Another doubt for United
Victor Lindelof is also a doubt for Manchester United ahead of their clash with Bournemouth.
The Swede has picked up a knock as missed training.
This could give a chance for out of favour defender Raphael Varane to come back into the team.
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Rashford's stats this season
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Rashford doubt
Marcus Rashford is a doubt for Manchester United's clash with Bournemouth.
The forward missed Man United's training session this afternoon through illness.
- By Henry Tomlinson
Fans call for Fernandes to be dropped
Man United fans have called on Bruno Fernandes to be dropped to the bench for their game against Bournemouth for a shock reason.
Fans have asked Man Utd boss Erik ten Hag to drop him for their next Premier League game when they host Bournemouth tomorrow.
And it all stems from fans believing Fernandes will not keep himself out of the referees book.
He is on four yellow cards and if he were to be booked against the Cherries then he would miss the match against Liverpool.
- By Henry Tomlinson
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