The international break is upon us, but there is still plenty going on in the world of Manchester United. That’s why Your Monday Briefing is here to provide a handy recap of the weekend…
1: INJURY FOR JONES
That is possibly the main headline to stem from the weekend, after Phil was taken off during England’s friendly match against world champions Chelsea at Wembley Stadium on Friday night. A statement was then released by The FA on Saturday evening, explaining the defender would not face Brazil on Tuesday and that he had returned to the Aon Training Complex for treatment.
That is possibly the main headline to stem from the weekend, after Phil was taken off during England’s friendly match against world champions Chelsea at Wembley Stadium on Friday night. A statement was then released by The FA on Saturday evening, explaining the defender would not face Brazil on Tuesday and that he had returned to the Aon Training Complex for treatment.
2: ADVANTAGE TO LINDELOF
It was Sweden versus Italy on Friday night and our summer signing, Victor, emerged victorious over his Reds team-mate Matteo Darmian following a 1-0 victory at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, the venue for our 2017 UEFA Europa League final triumph over AFC Ajax. Italy boss Giampiero Ventura accepts his side need a
It was Sweden versus Italy on Friday night and our summer signing, Victor, emerged victorious over his Reds team-mate Matteo Darmian following a 1-0 victory at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, the venue for our 2017 UEFA Europa League final triumph over AFC Ajax. Italy boss Giampiero Ventura accepts his side need a
“great performance”in tonight’s second leg of the World Cup play-off, if they are to avoid missing out on the tournament for the first time since 1958.
3: GOALS RECORD FOR LUKAKU
Romelu was back on the scoresheet - twice - as Belgium were held 3-3 by Mexico in Brussels. The forward also became his country's joint all-time leading scorer alongside Bernard Voorhoof and Paul Van Himst with 30 goals, by restoring Belgium's lead early in the second half after Andres Guardado's penalty had cancelled out Eden Hazard's opener. Lukaku posted on Twitter:
Anthony made a much-deserved return to the France squad in a 2-0 friendly win over Wales in Paris, coming on for Olivier Giroud shortly after the Arsenal striker had scored his side's second goal in the 71st minute. Antoine Griezmann had given Les Bleus the lead early in the first half.
Romelu was back on the scoresheet - twice - as Belgium were held 3-3 by Mexico in Brussels. The forward also became his country's joint all-time leading scorer alongside Bernard Voorhoof and Paul Van Himst with 30 goals, by restoring Belgium's lead early in the second half after Andres Guardado's penalty had cancelled out Eden Hazard's opener. Lukaku posted on Twitter:
“Big thank you to all my teammates and the real fans out there for the messages!”
Anthony made a much-deserved return to the France squad in a 2-0 friendly win over Wales in Paris, coming on for Olivier Giroud shortly after the Arsenal striker had scored his side's second goal in the 71st minute. Antoine Griezmann had given Les Bleus the lead early in the first half.