The 26-year-old, also linked with a move to Manchester City and Chelsea in recent weeks, will make the switch between clubs when the transfer window opens on January 1.
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A Carabao Cup penalty shootout defeat to Manchester City followed on Tuesday and 24 hours later, United were shocked by Bristol City in the same competition
City’s 16-match winning streak in the Premier League began with a 2-1 victory on the south coast at the end of August, although they needed a 97th-minute winner from Raheem Sterling to seal the points
After City had prevailed by a 2-1 scoreline at Old Trafford, United boss Jose Mourinho was said to be unhappy with the celebrations which were taking place in the away changing room.
Greater Manchester Police said a 29-year-old man was in custody on suspicion of racially aggravated assault and the incident, involving City forward, Raheem Sterling, was being treated as a hate crime.
The hosts ultimately fell short of ending what is now a club-record 17-match winless streak across all competitions, with United holding on for a third consecutive away win and a sixth victory in their last seven outings
The most worrying aspect of West Brom’s 16-match wait for a win is that they have brought in Alan Pardew during this ongoing club-record run and have yet to experience any sort of serious “new manager bounce”
The Citizens took a deserved lead into the interval
The Citizens have accrued a record 15 wins on the bounce and dropped just two points all season, earning themselves the tag of arguably being the division’s greatest-ever side
The Spaniard said this was to avoid a lack of squad depth as they compete on multiple fronts
The draw was conducted at midday on Monday
Victory lifts City 11 point clear over their opponents at the top of the league table, while also putting them level with Arsenal’s record of 14-successive wins set between February and August 2002
City make the short trip to Old Trafford having suffered their first defeat of the season against Shakhtar Donetsk, but Pep Guardiola will point to 13 successive wins in the top flight as reason why their Champions League setback was a minor blip
The Citizens, previously without defeat in 227 days since going down 2-1 to Arsenal in last season’s FA Cup semi-finals, were two behind inside 32 minutes
Manager Jurgen Klopp has previously used cup competitions to rotate his squad, but the German may now be forced to play his star names against the club’s city rivals
Moses completed 90 minutes and looked back to his best against Rafael Benitez’s Newcastle, supplying the assist for Alvaro Morata’s goal as the Blues clawed from a goal down to secure maximum points
Most observers had written the Hammers off before kickoff, but the relegation-threatened visitors went into half time with a deserved lead courtesy of Angelo Ogbonna’s header right on the stroke of the interval
The win sees the hosts temporarily close the gap on leaders Manchester City to eight points, whereas Newcastle have now taken only one point from the last 18 on offer in the Premier League
The Red Devils sit four points better off than their opponents after 14 matches, but both sides are essentially playing catch up on leaders Manchester City, who are well clear of the chasing pack
The Reds have won four of their last five top-flight matches to remain firmly in top-four contention, though the gap on leaders Manchester City remains at a surely insurmountable 14 points