Champions League is back at Old Trafford
Thursday night. Sabah FK at Old Trafford. Your team plays their first Champions League home match since 2023, and it is the first ever meeting with an Azerbaijani club (1).
Sabah manager Valdas Dambrauskas admitted the occasion is getting to him. "This is beyond my imagination. To go through that tunnel on to that pitch," he said (11).
A draw that hides a 50-year low
Everton 2–2 Manchester United on Sunday. Your team have now conceded 2+ goals in each of their first three league games, something OptaJoe flagged has only happened twice in 50 years (9).
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United sit 11th with four points. The win over Ipswich 5–2 on Aug 30 already feels far away.
Sancho could be back in the Premier League fast
Jadon Sancho is a free agent after his United release, and at least two English clubs are in talks with him this week (3)(5). A quick return to the top flight looks likely.
Youth pipeline keeps moving
United have signed 16-year-old Isaac Konde from Liverpool's academy, a midfielder from a direct rival (5)(12).
Chido Obi is heading the other way on loan to Dutch side Willem II (6).
Transfer radar is wide
United are monitoring Dortmund's Felix Nmecha (7). They also keep interest in Leicester's 18-year-old Louis Page and have contacted Wolves about Matheus Mané (5).
Mohamed Kader Meïté chose Al-Hilal, but United have not given up, with Arsenal now in the race too (13). Blackburn's 19-year-old defender Tom Atcheson is also being tracked, with Chelsea and Tottenham in the mix (14).
Dalot on Portugal
Diogo Dalot, in his ninth season at United, kept it simple on international duty: individual quality alone does not win competitions (16).
The week ahead
Manchester City at Old Trafford on Sunday, Sep 13. Then Fulham away on Sep 20.
