Europa League

MANCHESTER UNITED players and staff were hit by a bout of suspected food poisoning following their Europa League victory in Moldova.The group travelled back from their 2-0 away win against FC Sheriff last Thursday straight after the game on a private plane.
Man Utd secured a 2-0 win over Sheriff on ThursdayCredit: AFP
A group of players were hit with food poisoning after the gameCredit: Reuters
But members of the party began to feel unwell on Friday.
It is understood up to 12 of the United party were affected.
The club is trying to look into whether it was something the group had eaten while in Chisinau or on the plane on the way back.
A handful of players missed training on Friday because of it but were ok again to train Saturday, while others missed Saturday.
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Those affected who were due on international duty have still been able to join up with their countries.
It is not clear how badly the squad would have been affected for their home match against Leeds United today had it gone ahead.
The match was postponed due to policing issues.
The victory in Chisinau put United’s Europa League campaign back on track after losing their Group E opener to Real Sociedad.
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New boss Erik Ten Hag has now overseen five wins in the Red Devils’ last six games.
They are on a run of four Premier League wins on the bounce following those disappointing opening two games that saw a 2-1 home defeat to Brighton and 4-0 mauling at Brentford.
Next up is probably the toughest away trip in the Premier League to champions Manchester City in the derby at The Etihad on Sunday, October 2nd after the international break.
But having already beaten league leaders Arsenal recently, Ten Hag’s revitalised side will travel there with confidence. More

JADON SANCHO has revealed the exact reason behind his shinpad celebration after scoring against FC Sheriff.The 22-year-old winger – who was earlier left out of the England squad – gave Manchester United broke the deadlock in last night’s 2-0 Europa League victory.
Jadon Sancho has revealed the reason behind his shinpad celebrationCredit: Getty
Former Dortmund ace Sancho was perfectly picked out by Christian Eriksen on the edge of the area before he jinked past one defender and fired the ball in the bottom corner.
However, it was his actions after the goal that got supporters talking on social media.
As his teammates came to congratulate him, Sancho reached down to pull out one of his shinpads and then lifted it up to the sky.
Footage had emerged earlier this week of Sancho signing a matchday programme for a young fan after stopping in his car.
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As he handed it back to the kid, he then received a special gift.
The boy gave Sancho personalised shinpads that had the attacker’s face on as the lad’s parent told Sancho that he should wear them in his next game.
The United ace then gave the kid a high five and replied: “Of course I will.”
And when asked about the celebration after the game, Sancho said: “Yeah, a little kid gave me some shinpads and asked me to wear them.
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“I said ‘Yeah, no problem’ and that was a little gesture from me when I scored, showing him that I was wearing his shinpads that he gave me.”
Sancho added: “It was really important we got the win today.
“Obviously our last home game vs Real Sociedad was an upset and coming into this game we knew we had to get the three points today.”
He later posted a snap of his celebration on Instagram and tagged the youngster, who appears to be called Jacob, while captioning it with: “This is for you Young Legend.” More

CRISTIANO RONALDO ended his worst goal drought for 16 years after firing in a penalty against Sheriff Tiraspol – and Erik ten Hag believes there’s a lot more to come.The strike was Ronaldo’s first ever goal in the Europa League and gave Manchester United a comfortable 2-0 lead in Moldova.
Cristiano Ronaldo ended his run of eight games without a goal against SheriffCredit: Getty
It was also his first club goal for eight games, having last found the net against Brentford in May.
Incredibly, it is the longest spell the Portuguese star has gone without a goal since 2006, when he went ten games without finding the target for United between March and May.
Since then CR7 has scored with remarkable consistency and is now just one goal shy of 700 career club goals.
Sheriff are the 124th side Ronaldo has scored against and even his team-mates were excited with the effort – Scott McTominay was caught mouthing Ronaldo’s famous ‘Siuu’ celebration after the goal.
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Ronaldo’s team-mates continue to show him support despite believing he could be on the move in January.
The striker was heavily linked with a summer exit due to his desire to play in the Champions League but a willing suitor could not be found.
Erik ten Hag claims the 37-year-old is committed to the project at Old Trafford and expects the goals to flow now Ronaldo has broken his drought.
Ten Hag said after the win against Sheriff: “We could expect this when you miss pre-season, he has to work really hard and invest to get the right fitness.
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“He will score more goals. He’s really close, when he gets more fitness he will score more.
“He’s totally committed to this project, totally committed to this team, totally involved, you also see connections that are coming around him on the pitch and he is constructing connections so I’m happy with that.”
Ronaldo could also be encouraged to stay by the news of Ten Hag being given a £70million war chest to upgrade his squad in January.
Ten Hag missed out on a number of long-term targets over the summer, most notably Frenkie de Jong from Barcelona.
The Dutch midfielder is still high on his wishlist, and a move in January hasn’t been ruled out with the Spanish giants’ finances still an issue. More