Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Sport
Tom Doyle

Manchester United stars in high spirits ahead of Brighton trip in latest training pictures

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's Manchester United squad looked in high spirits as they prepared for Tuesday's trip to Brighton.

The United squad were hard at work at their Carrington training complex, but Anthony Martial and Marcus Rashford were all smiles while the rest of the team - including Paul Pogba and Bruno Fernandes - looked at ease.

Rashford looks set to start when United return to Premier League action at Brighton on Tuesday, having required extra-time to overcome Norwich 2-1 in Saturday evening's FA Cup quarter-final.

That win extended their unbeaten run to 14 matches in all competitions ahead of the trip to the Amex Stadium, where United have lost both their previous clashes with the Seagulls.

Solskjaer is expecting another tough match on the south coast, just as the United boss predicting an intense fight for a top-four spot.

"I think there's many teams in that battle for third and fourth," he said. "You've got Leicester, Chelsea, us, you've got Wolverhampton doing really well.

"Of course, I'm sure Tottenham, Arsenal and Sheffield United still want to put a run together and put a challenge in there, so it's exciting.

"It must be exciting for all the fans, who have been waiting for so long now to have football that matters on the TV.

"Of course, we all want the fans in the stadiums but at least now you can sit back and watch some exciting and important games.

"The players are working really hard and they want to do as well as they can and, for me, as a team we're trying to implement our ideas.

"I think you can talk about 14 games but we're just look at the next one.

"As long you go into the next game knowing that you've won the previous one, that's a good place to be in."

Scroll through the gallery above for all the latest pictures from Carrington, along with the best photos since United started training again.

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
One subscription that gives you access to news from hundreds of sites
Already a member? Sign in here
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.