Here are your Manchester United morning headlines on Tuesday, March 21.
Shaw makes admission about Man United teammates
Luke Shaw has admitted Manchester United's players might have been struggling with 'a bit of fatigue' against Fulham.
Since the resumption of football after the World Cup, United have essentially played two games a week for a period of three months. The fixture list has been unrelenting and it seemed to have finally taken a toll against Fulham in the FA Cup. United played Fulham on Sunday afternoon, just three days after defeating Real Betis in Spain in the Europa League, and Erik ten Hag's side looked to be heading out of the competition before Fulham threw the game away by receiving two red cards.
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Willian, who handled the ball in the box to deny a goalscoring opportunity, and Aleksandar Mitrovic were sent off in chaotic scenes, whilst manager Marco Silva was also given his marching orders for protesting the penalty decision. Shaw, speaking to MUTV after the game, reflected on the eventful 90 minutes and he admitted United weren't at their best. The defender said the performance lacked intensity and also identified fatigue as a possible explanation for the display.
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Frenkie de Jong responds to journalist's transfer question
Frenkie de Jong has reiterated he is very happy at Barcelona after he was asked about a possible move to Manchester United.
De Jong, 25, was earmarked as Erik ten Hag's priority signing during his first summer in charge at Old Trafford and United agreed a deal worth €85million with Barcelona for the player, yet he remained at Barcelona beyond the transfer window.
Although it's understood Ten Hag pushed hard to sign De Jong, who he coached at Ajax, he was eventually forced to look elsewhere in the market and that subsequently led to the arrival of Casemiro from Real Madrid. De Jong's wage deferral at Barcelona, caused by the club's financial struggles after the pandemic, proved to be the stumbling block in talks, but Ten Hag has not closed the door on a fresh approach for the player at the end of the season.
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