Manchester United gamers and workers had a team-bonding meal within the metropolis centre earlier than their crunch FA Cup conflict with Liverpool – however there have been 4 absent gamers.
Erik ten Hag was current for the dinner on Wednesday night time at The Ivy in Spinningfields. This is the place the United gamers had an identical meal earlier than the beginning of the brand new season in August 2021.
Luke Shaw, Anthony Martial, Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Casemiro did not arrive on the restaurant when the opposite United gamers turned up at 7.30pm. Shaw has a muscle downside and Martial has a groin damage. While Casemiro’s daughter simply had her eighth birthday.
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Ten Hag’s staff, together with assistant supervisor Mitchell van der Gaag, first staff coach Steve McClaren and technical director Darren Fletcher additionally got here to the meal, reviews the Manchester Evening News.
Most of the United squad have been taken to the restaurant from their Carrington coaching complicated by minibus. Just a few gamers selected to drive into the town centre. United booked a personal room and got a set meal.
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United had a team-bonding meal in Hale in November 2021 two days earlier than supervisor Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s penultimate match as supervisor towards Manchester City. United misplaced 2-0.
The FA Cup is now United’s solely hope for a trophy this season, after they have been knocked out of the League Cup early and completed final of their Champions League group, ending their European journey.
Ten Hag’s first win as United boss was an exhilarating victory over Liverpool, however they suffered a crushing 7-0 defeat at Anfield within the return match. United managed to safe a good 0-0 draw at Liverpool in December and are set to host Jurgen Klopp’s staff within the Premier League on April 7.
Liverpool have already bagged the League Cup, are presently second within the Premier League with the identical factors as top-placed Arsenal, and are virtually assured a spot within the Europa League quarter-finals after a 4-1 win over Sparta Prague final week.
Ten Hag will maintain his pre-match press convention at 1.15pm on Friday.