Manchester United’s preparations for Thursday’s Europa League clash have been completed in front of the cameras at Carrington.
Ruben Amorim can ensure Europa League progression on Thursday when Rangers arrive at Old Trafford for the penultimate game of the league phase.
Unbeaten after six games in the tournament so far, Manchester United welcome the Scottish giants in a massive clash.
Coming off a disappointing defeat to Brighton at the weekend, Amorim will be desperate to see a return to form and back in the win column – with his team selection looking likely to be a big factor.
United have suffered from sloppy mistakes often this season and this was the case at the weekend, so we expect some changes to the starting group on Thursday.
On Wednesday, we got a look into who might be available to Amorim, with training filmed at Carrington.
Marcus Rashford and Antony in Manchester United training
With MUTV live at Carrington, training was originally scheduled for 10.45 am, however, it was 30 minutes later when coverage actually started.
When we finally got a glimpse of the grass, there were some notable faces we were surprised to see involved in the session.
The first was Marcus Rashford, who hasn’t played for United in over a month. Rashford has been linked with a January exit to half of Europe – with the transfer race now looking likely to drag into the final days of the window.
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This was also Rashford’s return to training having been out for a variety of reasons including illness.
Joining Rashford was Antony, which was a surprise considering the Brazilian winger is on the verge of moving to Real Betis on loan.
Another player involved amid heavy exit rumours was Alejandro Garnacho, who was spotted walking out to the pitch deep in a discussion with Darren Fletcher. This is despite Garnacho’s move to Napoli beginning to edge closer with more talks scheduled.
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It has been a quiet window for United so far, with only Ethan Ennis’ loan to Doncaster Rovers and Ethan Williams’ loan to Cheltenham worth noting.
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However, the final week and a half of the window promises to shake things up with multiple big names linked with moving away this month.
Rashford is still looking for a loan, with Barcelona looking for ways to sign him. However, Borussia Dortmund could be about to hire Erik ten Hag which could give Rashford a lifeline.
Antony is thought to have a loan move agreed and his exit until July is imminent.
Garnacho meanwhile is wanted by Napoli, with the £60m move labelled as being very close by the press in Italy.
So this session may be the last we get to see Garnacho or Antony in – with Rashford currently looking the furthest from leaving.
If all this happens, we can expect additions to Amorim’s squad. So it could be a blockbuster end to the window at Old Trafford.
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