After taking a strong team to Oslo to face Atletico Madrid on Saturday, the Red Devils wrapped up the pre-season preparations against another Spanish side the following day.
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The Portugal international has been back training with the Red Devils this week after missing their pre-season tour of Thailand and Australia due to a personal reason.
Club president Cerezo made this known when he spoke at the presentation of defender Nahuel Molina on Friday.
The Argentina international has signed an Atletico contract that runs until the summer of 2027.
Kanu is being held in a Department of Security Services detention facility in Abuja, with Soludo visiting him on Friday
The win helped them to tighten their grip on fourth place in La Liga.
Atletico Madrid followed up a goalless draw with Granada by losing 2-0 to Athletic Bilbao last Saturday.
He also said he respects Atletico Madrid in spite of the fact the club will not give his side a guard of honour in Sunday’s derby.
While spirits in the Los Blancos camp are high after beating Manchester City in midweek to reach the Champions League final, Atletico head into this contest after failing to win or score in their last two league games.
The Colchoneros have had an underwhelming season. After their heroics of the previous campaign, Atletico Madrid has struggled to perform consistently.
Liverpool arguably have the most favourable draw among the three English sides, with Jurgen Klopp’s side facing Benfica.
The Red Devils were beaten 1-0 on the night and 2-1 on aggregate by Atleti, with Renan Lodi’s first half header succumbing United to an early exit.
Three places and 19 points separate the two bitter rivals in the table, with the hosts seeking to steer clear of Liverpool at the top while the Red Devils aim to re-ignite their top-four pursuit.
The Red Devils have had a partnership with the Russian airline since 2013, and have regularly flown to European matches on the company’s aircrafts.
Atletico outplayed a sluggish United for the majority of the match at the Wanda Metropolitano and might have considered Joao Felix’s early goal scant reward heading into the second leg at Old Trafford in three weeks’ time.
Strikers Joao Felix, Luis Suarez and Angel Correa were on target to lift Diego Simeone’s side to fourth spot with 42 points from 25 games.
Diego Simeone brought up Xavi’s past criticism of Atletico Madrid’s style of play in the build-up.
The Magpies have already secured Kieran Trippier from Atletico Madrid and Chris Wood from Burnley in the January window.
Sportsmail understands that UEFA are preparing to re-do the draw at 2pm UK time after United and Atletico sought clarification from the governing body over a number of errors made during the initial draw at 11am on Monday morning.
Adeyemi has reportedly passed at transferring to FC Barcelona on the eve of the Catalan club’s big Champions League tilt at the Allianz Arena per Fussball Transfers.