Wales 1 Northern Ireland 1

Manchester United 1 Watford 0: Louis van Gaal perhaps had a point earlier this week when he warned Marcus Rashford the hard work is only just beginning.

Man United 1 Sheffield United 0: Louis van Gaal insisted the result was all-important after Manchester United limped into the fourth round of the FA Cup thanks to Wayne Rooney’s late penalty against League One side Sheffield United.

Bournemouth 2 Man Utd 1: Michael Carrick held his tongue but it was impossible for the midfielder to disguise his frustration after Manchester United’s bad week turned a lot worse.

Leicester City 1 Manchester United 1: In many ways Saturday was a severe case of deja vu for Jamie Vardy. On the same weekend four years ago he also scored in a 1-1 draw, playing through the pain barrier to help his side earn a valuable point.

Northern Ireland head coach Michael O’Neill paid tribute to the team for buying into his philosophy after they sealed their place at next summer’s European Championship last night.

Manchester United face their rivals Liverpool at Old Trafford this evening without the services of striker Wayne Rooney.

Manager Louis van Gaal brought in Phil Jones and Luke Shaw as Manchester United looked to halt their losing streak in the late Barclays Premier League kick-off at Crystal Palace.

Darren Fletcher’s Manchester United’s credentials are so unquestionable that the West Brom midfielder, 15 years a player at Old Trafford, admitted he lined up on the wrong side of the tunnel before his new team’s surprise victory.

Robin van Persie started his first game in 10 weeks as Manchester United looked to return to winning ways against West Brom.

EVERTON 3 MANCHESTER UNITED 0: There was no Grim Reaper accosting the Manchester United manager, as had been the case when David Moyes visited Goodison a little over a year ago in his final game in the job.

Captain Wayne Rooney starts in central midfield in an injury-depleted Manchester United side at Premier League leaders Chelsea.

Striker Robin van Persie will not play in Manchester United’s derby against City on Sunday despite returning to first-team training.

Scotland 1 Northern Ireland 0: A late header by substitute Christophe Berra gave Scotland a narrow but deserved 1-0 win over Northern Ireland in their Vauxhall International Challenge match at Hampden Park.

Check out the starting line-ups for all of tonight's matches.

Manchester United 3 Burnley 1

The team news for tonight's Premier League games.

FA Cup Fourth Round Replay

Yeovil Town 0 Manchester United 2

Midfielder Angel di Maria is back in training following his pelvic injury and could feature for Manchester United against Stoke on New Year’s Day.

An unchanged Manchester United travelled to Tottenham looking to finish an ignominious 2014 on a high and continue their bid to regain a Champions League place.

Man United 3 Newcastle 1 Whether it is his decision to utilise Wayne Rooney in a deep-lying midfield role or take the unusual step of granting his players Christmas Day off, rarely a day goes by in this new era at Old Trafford without Louis van Gaal looking like the perfect man to restore Manchester United to their pre-eminent position in English football.

Premier League team news.

Manchester United 3 Liverpool 0

All the team news from around the grounds ahead of Week 16 in the Premier League - more to follow as it comes in.

Premier League

Southampton 1 Manchester United 2

PREMIER LEAGUE:

Radamel Falcao and Marcos Rojo may be back to provide a huge boost for Manchester United against Hull on Saturday.

Manchester United moved back into the top four of the Barclays Premier League with a 2-1 smash-and-grab raid at Arsenal.

Manchester United 1 Crystal Palace 0

Manchester United 1 Crystal Palace 0

Manchester United have a shortage of centre-backs for Saturday’s home game against Crystal Palace.

Manchester City 1 Manchester United 0

The January transfer window is only 59 days away; and although Louis van Gaal must take some comfort from his team’s battling display with only 10 men at the Etihad, that is probably the only piece of good news for Manchester United fans as they contemplate a frustrating start to another difficult season.

When ‘Spanish Dave’ was enduring his stormy beginnings at Old Trafford, outsider knee-jerkers would often question his supposedly timorous temperament.

Manchester United 2 West Ham 1

Tracy Morgan was "screaming for help" after being involved in a car accident.

Waterford United 1 Manchester United XI 2

A FALSE tip from a psychic prompted Texas authorities to swarm a rural home searching for a non-existent mass grave and up to 30 bodies, including those of dismembered children.

Authorities in Texas have admitted that a tip-off about a mass grave containing dozens of bodies east of Houston has turned out to be a hoax.