This is a summer of change at Old Trafford as new manager Erik ten Hag takes charge and a number of big-name players head for the exit.
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Red Devils skipper, Harry Maguire, Anthony Martial, Marcus Rashford and Nemanja Matic were preferred substitutes ahead of Ighalo in the tie
The Serbia international, 31, joined United from Chelsea in 2017 and was due to be out of contract in June of 2021.
Manchester United have triggered a clause in Nemanja Matic’s contract to extend his current deal by a year.
City enjoyed the vast majority of the chances but could not find a way past the inspired David de Gea and went behind to United’s first attempt on goal 10 minutes before half-time when Nemanja Matic fired home.
The 31-year-old Serb lost his spot to academy graduate Scott McTominay at the heart of United’s midfield but made his first start in five matches replacing the injured Paul Pogba in Saturday’s 1-0 victory over Leicester City.
Ander Herrera and Nemanja Matic have been working overtime in the Manchester United engine room of late, but the duo are content to carry the load if it lets the attacking players focus on scoring goals, Herrera has said.
Manchester United will be missing five players for Saturday’s Premier League home game against Wolverhampton Wanderers, with Diogo Dalot to be rested, Marcos Rojo and Ander Herrera not fully fit and Nemanja Matic and Marcus Rashford suspended.
A quickfire first-half double from Romelu Lukaku and Chris Smalling put the Red Devils on their way to three points which see them move level with Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur
Serbia Coach, Mladen Krstajic, has removed several stalwarts from his squad, ahead of next month’s UEFA Nations League matches against Lithuania and Romania, including Crystal Palace captain Luka Milivojevic, who criticised him in public.
The defeat was Jose Mourinho’s first in six domestic cup finals in English football, but whether it proves enough to save the job of opposite number Antonio Conte remains to be seen
The invited players are: Vladimir Stojkovic (Partizan), Predrag Rajkovic (Maccabi), Marko Dmitrovic (Eibar), Branislav Ivanovic (Zenit), Antonio Rukavina (Villarreal), Dusan Basta (Lazio), Nikola Maksimovic (Spartak Moscow), Vujadin Savic (Red Star), Matija Nastasic (Schalke), Dusko Tosic (Besiktas), Milos Veljkovic ), Aleksandar Kolarov (Roma), Ivan Obradovic (Anderlecht).
The Red Devils were two down to Andros Townsend and Patrick van Aanholt strikes but recovered to snatch three points which return them to second in the table
A third draw in succession for the Red Devils over the festive period places them 14 points adrift of leaders Manchester City, who have a game in hand still to play, and now one behind Chelsea in second.
Liverpool controlled the game for large periods, but both teams did not do enough on Merseyside as a meeting between these two clubs ended in a draw for the fourth successive game
Over the weekend, reports began to emerge that a transfer had all but been completed and United are now in a position to confirm that Matic has penned a contract until 2020
The Blues took a 1-0 lead and looked to be on course for their 13th home victory of the season until Nemanja Matic was shown a straight red card in the 70th minute and Burnley capitalised with 10 minutes remaining
Mikel still has three years left on his contract at Stamford Bridge but could be allowed to leave with the abundance of talent in midfield at Chelsea and Mourinho hoping to raise funds to sign a world class striker in the summer