Sentences with phrase «trafford pecking order»

The 24 - year - old has seen himself drop further down the Old Trafford pecking order following the # 28m signing of Ander Herrera, also 24.

With Wayne Rooney, Robin van Persie, Radamel Falcao, and James Wilson all ahead of the youngster in the Old Trafford pecking order, it is unlikely he will ever make an impact for his parent club.

The 19 - year - old has found the going tough over the past year and is seemingly way down Louis van Gaal's Old Trafford pecking order.

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The England international Chris Smalling — who has fallen behind the pecking order at Old Trafford — is also expected to star for the Red Devils tonight.

The 24 - year - old found himself fourth in the pecking order behind David De Gea, Victor Valdes, and Anders Lindegaard at Old Trafford before being allowed to leave on a temporary deal in January.

Aside from the fact that Marcos Rojo will be closing in on a return from injury in the coming weeks, Ashley Young has even established himself above Shaw in the pecking order at Old Trafford as he impressed again in the win over Tottenham in that role last weekend.

Defour is of a similar mould to Manchester United veteran Scholes in terms of physique and style which explains Sir Alex Ferguson's interest with Michael Carrick falling down the pecking order at Old Trafford.

Nemanja Matic and Paul Pogba have been firmly ahead of Herrera in the pecking order at Old Trafford, so if Fabinho or Vidal arrived, they would presumably push one of those players out of the starting XI.

At this stage of his career, it seems like a sensible decision especially coming off the back of the serious knee injury that he suffered last season and having been pushed down the pecking order at Old Trafford by Romelu Lukaku.

In turn, competition is fierce at Old Trafford, but Fosu - Mensah has shown his worth to earn this reported new deal and now his next objective, once putting pen to paper, will be to put pressure on those above him in the pecking order and try to displace one of them.

Despite only arriving at Old Trafford in January, Mata has dropped down the pecking order with new United manager Louis van Gaal, who is likely to favour new signings Angel di Maria and Radamel Falcao.

Having fallen further down the pecking order at Old Trafford under Jose Mourinho's management, it looks increasingly likely that Rooney will leave the club he has served since 2004 before the expiry of his contract in 2018.

Barcelona are reported to be the latest club to join the race for Manchester United forward Martial and the left - sided attacker looks to be on the verge of an exit from Old Trafford having fallen down the pecking order under Mourinho.

According to The Mirror, Smalling could find himself dropping down the pecking order at Old Trafford with Maguire being identified as a probable option to bolster the heart of the defence.

The former Barcelona man agreed an 18 - month contract with Manchester United earlier this year in January and has fallen down the pecking order at Old Trafford, with reports claiming he has been banned from training after having argument with manager Louis van Gaal.