{"id":618977,"date":"2022-11-03T03:39:46","date_gmt":"2022-11-03T07:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=618977"},"modified":"2022-11-03T03:39:46","modified_gmt":"2022-11-03T07:39:46","slug":"manchester-united-squad-europa-league","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/11\/03\/manchester-united-squad-europa-league\/","title":{"rendered":"Erik ten Hag Announces Squad Traveling for UEFA Europa League"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/11\/02\/manchester-united-de-gea-contract-extension\/\" target=\"_self\">Manchester United<\/a> recently revealed the squad travelling to Spain for the upcoming game against Real Sociedad in the UEFA Europa League.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Erik ten Hag and co. will be looking to top Group E as they take on the Spanish club on November 3 in an all-important match in the Europa League. The Red Devils trail behind Sociedad and only a win will see them top the group. United are determined to finish at the top, as that could ensure a better draw in the next round of the tournament. They lost their first group game 1-0 to the Spanish side.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Manchester United Have Announced the Full Traveling Squad To Face Real Sociedad<\/strong><\/h2>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u26a1\ufe0f Training with a purpose. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MUFC?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MUFC<\/a> || <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/UEL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#UEL<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/h7F4cvc1BO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/h7F4cvc1BO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Manchester United (@ManUtd) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ManUtd\/status\/1587810547080331279?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">November 2, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Cristiano Ronaldo Will Travel to Spain While Anthony Misses Out<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ahead of their crucial game against Sociedad, United announced the players who will be boarding the flight to Spain.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Following an illness, Victor Lindelof makes the squad. The Swedish international was unavailable during the Red Devils\u2019 English Premier League game against West Ham United, which the side won 1-0. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was also announced that Brazilian star Anthony and forward Anthony Martial will not be joining the squad and will remain at Carrington to \u201ccontinue their individual training work.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/25\/update-mike-phelan-manchester-united\/\" target=\"_self\">Update on future of United&#8217;s former Assistant Manager<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Portuguese star Cristiano Ronaldo will make it to Spain following the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2022\/10\/23\/manchester-united-crisitano-ronaldo-january-transfer\/\" target=\"_self\">infamous walkout<\/a> against Chelsea. He has since made up with Ten Hag and was reintegrated into the squad. Ronaldo also started the previous Europa League game against FC Sheriff.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.manutd.com\/en\/news\/detail\/man-utd-travelling-squad-for-real-sociedad-away-game-on-3-november-2022\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is the official squad from United:<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Goalkeepers:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> David De Gea, Martin Dubravka, Radek Vitek.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Defenders:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Victor Lindelof, Harry Maguire, Lisandro Martinez, Tyrell Malacia, Diogo Dalot, Luke Shaw, Aaron Wan-Bissaka.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Midfielders:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Bruno Fernandes, Christian Eriksen, Fred, Casemiro, Facundo Pellistri, Donny van de Beek, Scott McTominay, Zidane Iqbal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Forwards:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Cristiano Ronaldo, Marcus Rashford, Anthony Elanga, Shola Shoretire, Alejandro Garnacho.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Jadon Sancho Also Misses Out on United\u2019s Squad in the Europa League<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Star winger Jadon Sancho will also miss out on Manchester United\u2019s game against Real Sociedad. According to an update from the club, the English star is ill and did not make it to Ten Hag\u2019s final 23-man squad.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sancho was also absent from the club\u2019s latest home again against West Ham over the weekend. It has been reported that he could be suffering from a knock and will be back in time for United\u2019s final games ahead of the World Cup.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the pre-match press conference, Ten Hag reiterated the same, stating that the former Borussia Dortmund star is indeed injured. He also added that Anthony Martial has been recuperating well from his injury and is slowly progressing towards full fitness.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It remains to be seen how United will fare against a difficult opposition in Sociedad.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Manchester United recently revealed the squad travelling to Spain for the upcoming game against Real Sociedad in the UEFA Europa League. Erik ten Hag and co. will be looking to top Group E as they take on the Spanish club on November 3 in an all-important match in the Europa League. 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