Manchester United Women 2–1 West Ham United
Second win in a row, and Andrea Medina has her first goal in red. Eva Olid did not hold back afterwards.
"What you see on the pitch is the same off the pitch and I'm so happy for her because she's such a nice person, [such a] good person. She deserves all the good things that are happening to her" (1).
Dorgu is out for the rest of the Denmark window
Patrick Dorgu picked up a muscle injury in Denmark's 2–0 win over Wales in the Nations League and will miss the rest of the international window (3). It came in his fourth injury in a week (3) (9).
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Mohammed Daramy came on for him. Brian Riemer's side got the result without him.
Bruno played through an injury he brought from United
Jorge Jesus confirmed it after Portugal's game. Bruno Fernandes missed the Norway match with a problem he carried out of Old Trafford: "Hän pelasi vamman kanssa, jonka hän toi mukanaan Manchester Unitedista. Hän halusi todella pelata Walesia vastaan" (6).
That is your captain and your most important player, injured on international duty.
Another defender went off, and Spurs are next
A United defender was forced off injured on Sunday during the international break, raising fears about the trip to Spurs (10).
That game is at home on Saturday, October 10 at 18:30 CEST. United sit 12th on 5 points from 5, with a W D W L D run behind them.
Saha wants Mount replaced
Louis Saha has told United to go and find a better second striker than Mason Mount: "Manchester United could have signed another playmaker to play as the second striker or a more creative midfielder who is a better option than Mason Mount to replace him" (2).
Mount cost £60m from Chelsea in 2023 and is playing second fiddle to Bruno Fernandes (2).
United are watching Brobbey
United are still tracking Sunderland striker Brian Brobbey for a January move, though a Brobbey injury could change the plan (5).
Three defenders on the 2027 list
INEOS are working behind the scenes on a defensive overhaul for 2027, with Brazilian right-back Wesley among the targets alongside Leny Yoro and Ayden Heaven (8) (11).
Castello Lukeba of RB Leipzig has emerged as a leading target as United look toward the Bundesliga, with Jarrad Branthwaite and Murillo also on the list (11).
Mitchell is not a done deal
Crystal Palace are accelerating plans to tie Tyrick Mitchell down to a new long-term contract (7). Juventus want to bid before January, with Liverpool also in the race (14). United still see a left-back as the priority for 2027 (7) (12).
The academy had a weekend
The U16s won the Craig Brown Memorial Tournament in Scotland, beating Preston North End 4–1 in the final, and Mane Soares was named player of the tournament (4). The U12s reached the quarter-finals of the Malinwa International Cup in Belgium (4) (5).
Fan reactions
The mood on r/reddevils is mostly the women's team and the injury list. The highlights thread from the 2–1 win over West Ham went up straight away, and the U16s final got a warm reception too. The biggest thread of the weekend was the sequence of play that ended with Dorgu coming off after around 30 minutes against Wales, and nobody liked what they saw.
https://www.reddit.com/r/reddevils/comments/1wrpqa6/the_sequence_of_play_after_which_patrick_dorgu
