Jadon Sancho sounds Southampton warning as Wout Weghorst makes Manchester United reaction claim
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Here are your Manchester United morning headlines for Sunday, March 12.
Sancho wans teammates of ‘very special’ Southampton star
Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho has already warned his teammates to beware of the “very special” Romeo Lavia on Sunday when his side host Southampton.
United welcome the Saints to Old Trafford looking to build on Thursday’s 4-1 Europa League last-16 first-leg win over Real Betis. And while Erik ten Hag will likely spend plenty of his preparation analysing James Ward-Prowse’s free-kicks, the Dutchman’s eye will inevitably have been drawn to his midfield partner.
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Signed from Manchester City for an initial £10.5million at the start of the summer, Lavia’s impact at St Mary’s has been instant and impressive. Such was the youngster’s stellar start to life on the south coast, Chelsea reportedly tabled a deadline day offer worth £50m.
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Wout Weghorst says Manchester United gave the reaction they had aimed to produce against Real Betis following the 7-0 drubbing by Liverpool last weekend.
A classy 4-1 win over the Spaniards on Thursday night in the Europa League helped heal some of the wounds inflicted by the huge defeat at Anfield, with Weghorst scoring his long-awaited first Old Trafford goal.
The Dutchman fired in his first goal in 12 matches after a Scott McTominay shot was parried into his path on 82 minutes to cap a successful night for Erik ten Hag’s side. Speaking about the goal afterwards, the attacker admitted his ecstatic reaction showed how much the strike meant to him.
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