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
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An unlikely brace from Ashley Young against one of his former clubs put United in control of the contest in the first half and Anthony Martial then added a third soon after to send the clinical visitors into the break with a commanding lead
Both players are out of contract in the summer and have been the subject of repeated speculation that they may leave
Pep Guardiola’s side boast the division’s only unbeaten record and head into the match against the Terriers with an eight-point lead at the top of the table
The Red Devils are now unbeaten in a club-record 39 home matches
The Red Devils are in the midst of a busy run of fixtures between now and the New Year, as they remain on course for success at home and in Europe despite defeat to Basel in midweek
“I‘m happy here. The club is massive, the support we have is massive. I’ve been settled down in the city since year one,” Mata, who has scored once in 13 appearances this season, told ESPN.
Jose Mourinho’s team had the better of the chances in the opening 45 minutes, but through a mix of bad luck, some decent defending in the final third by Basel and strong play by Tomas Vaclík in net, no goals ever came
After Dwight Gayle had given the visitors a surprise lead, Pogba produced a goal and assist to help the Red Devils turn things around by the 54th minute
The Red Devils sit eight points adrift of Premier League leaders Manchester City, whereas newly-promoted Newcastle have slipped into the bottom half of the table following back-to-back defeats
Model Natacha Rodrigues claims the footballer was in a committed relationship with his partner, Georgina Rodriguez, now pregnant with his child, while begging to “see her bum in the flesh”
Evra is also leaving the French Ligue 1 club by mutual consent as his career looks set for an ignominious end
Arsenal started the brighter of the two sides but went behind on 19 minutes courtesy of De Bruyne’s third goal of the season, a left-footed strike across Petr Cech
The Blues have stuttered in the opening months of the campaign, struggling to find any real momentum after winning just three of their last seven games in all competitions
The 54-year-old appeared at the Court of First Instance and Instruction in the Pozuelo de Alarcon district of Madrid on Friday morning, quizzed over charges of a €3.3 million (£2.94 million) tax fraud
The Red Devils have now won all four of their Group A games, but CSKA Moscow’s win over Basel means that official progression to the knockout stages must wait
After scoring seven goals in as many league games, Lukaku has not scored in the following three matches and his fading goal scoring exploits, along with his underwhelming record in big games has been criticised
Spurs were without injured top-scorer Harry Kane, and the visitors struggled to create much in his absence during a slow and uneventful opening half an hour
After witnessing his side lose out to Huddersfield Town last weekend, manager Jose Mourinho was quick to criticise the attitude of his players as the club slipped five points adrift of leaders Manchester City, and it leaves United in a position where they dare not drop more points in the top flight at this stage of the season
The Red Devils, who beat Southampton 3-2 in last season’s final to lift the trophy, will head to Ashton Gate next month to face the only lower-league side left in the competition